Lady Dog golfers grab gold at Columbia Falls invite

The Lady Bulldogs golf team picked up another first-place finish at the Columbia Falls Invitational at Meadow Lake Resort Thursday.

Whitefish edged out Libby for the overall team title, posting a 454 to Libby’s 460.

Senior Gracie Young shot a 94 to take first by four strokes. Megan Archibald tied for third with a 104 and Ella Shaw took seventh with a 108.

The boys finished fifth of six teams at the invitational with 371 points. Hamilton, Polson and Libby rounded out the top three.

Whitefish’s Cameron Kahle tied for ninth with 88.

Columbia Falls Invite

Thursday At Meadow Lake Resort (Par 72)

BOYS

Team Scores — Hamilton 329, Polson 341, Libby 351, Stevensville 353, Whitefish 371, Columbia Falls 386.

Top 10 — 1, Ryggs Johnston, Libby, 69; 2, Bryce Reed, Hamilton, 75; 3, Matt Hobbs, Polson, 78; T4, Trey Kelley, Polson, 79; T4, Zel Frost, Stevi, 79; 6, Tristan Hanson, Hamilton, 80; 7, Jayce Painter, Stevi, 83; 8, Tanner Hanson, Hamilton, 86; T9, Cannon Hawkes, Hamilton, 88; T9, Cameron Kahle, Whitefish, 88.

GIRLS

Team Scores — Whitefish 454, Libby 460.

Top 10 — 1, Gracie Young, Whitefish, 94; 2, Esne Yarbrough, Polson, 98; T3, Sammee Bradeen, Libby, 104; T3, Megan Archibald, Whitefish, 104; 5, Kelci Martin, Hamilton, 106; 6, Cali Cannon, Polson, 106; 7, Ella Shaw, Whitefish, 108; 8, Allie Snyder, Libby, 114; 9, Khalyn Hageness, Libby, 118; 10, Hailey Zepeda, Hamilton, 124.