Corvallis, Hamilton rule Western A; Whitefish girls 2nd
HAMILTON — Corvallis had the best boy golfer and won the boys title Friday; Hamilton had the girls medalist and the best girls team.
Brady Powell of Corvallis shot 69 to win boys medalist honors Friday, while leading a 1-2-4 Blue Devil finish with Tag Jessop and Dylan Wirt at the Western A Divisional tournament at Hamilton Golf Club. The trio helped Corvallis shoot 8-over 296, winning the one-day event by 27 strokes.
Frenchtown was second at 323; Polson (329) and Dillon (331) rounded out the top four, with Whitefish one stroke behind the Beavers.
The top four teams advance to next week’s State A tournament in Sidney, along with the next eight individuals (plus ties) that aren’t on a state-qualified squad.
Aiden Rickels, who tied for seventh with a 79, is one of three Whitefish boys to qualify individually along with Finn Hobart and Colby Minton.
On the girls side, Burnett’s 76 gave the Bronc golfer medalist honors by seven strokes over Ryhlee Scott of Whitefish, who was alone in second at 83.
A pair of Dillon golfers, Skylar LaPierre and Briley Alberi, were third and fourth.
Whitefish’s Caroline Owens and Karlee Brown were sixth and seventh, and teammate Ava Zignego was tied for 12th.
The Bulldogs finished second by five strokes to Hamilton, 372-377. Dillon was third at 386, and Frenchtown was a distant fourth.
Polson’s Olivia Cottet (101) and Bigfork’s Keegan Kampbell and Jocelyn Holton earned individual spots to state.
Full results can be found at golfgenius.com; ggid is WESTA2025,
BOYS
Team scores — 1, Corvallis 296, 2, Frenchtown 323; 3, Polson 329; 4, Dillon 331; 5, Whitefish 332; 6, Butte Central 335; 7, Ronan 339; 8, Columbia Falls 351; 9, Hamilton 354; 10, Bigfork 366; 11, Stevensville 378; 12, Browning 404.
Individual Top 15
Brady Powell, Corvallis 69
Tag Jessop, Corvallis 72
Max Milton, Polson 73
Dylan Wirt, Corvallis 76
Silas Zetterberg, Frenchtown 77
Oliver Rowe, Ronan 77
Aiden Rickels, Whitefish 79
Will McGree, Butte Central 79
Beau McGree, Butte Central 79
Kolby Finley, Ronan 79
Tanner Sorenson, Corvallis 79
Brayden Garr, Frenchtown 81
Brooks Day, Frenchtown 81
Zach Maki, Dillon 82
Carson Fluckiger, Dillon 82
GIRLS
Team scores — 1, Hamilton 372; 2, Whitefish 377; 3, Dillon 386; 4, Frenchtown 431; 5, Polson 433; 6, Corvallis 437; 7, Bigfork 479; 8, Browning 500; 9, Ronan 542.
Individual Top 15
Cameron Burnett, Hamilton 76
Ryhlee Scott, Whitefish 83
Skylar LaPierre, Dillon 86
Briley Alberi, Dillon 86
Bryn Cianflone, Hamilton 88
Caroline Owens, Whitefish 95
Karlee Brown, Whitefish 96
Tatum Nagle, Dillon 97
Laney Holleran, Frenchtown 99
Kirsten Race, Corvallis 100
Olivia Cottet, Polson 101
Keegan Campbell, Bigfork 102
Ava Zignego, Whitefish 103
Maryssa Skinner, Frenchtown 103
Ellie Hattlestad, Hamilton 104
Haley Weber, Hamilton 104