Whitefish golfers finish another strong week on course
Gracie Young works her way out of a sand trap in Missoula at the University Golf Course on Aug. 29. She finished in first place for the girls with a score of 90. (Jeff Doorn photo)
Two more first place finishes for the Lady Dog golfers have the team rolling mid-way through the season.
Whitefish picked up wins at the Corvallis Golf Meet last Tuesday and at the Ronan Invitational on Thursday.
For the Corvallis meet, senior Gracie Young picked up first place by just two strokes, posting a 90 to edge out Dillon’s Lindsey Huber.
Ella Shaw took fifth with a 109 and Megan Archibald eighth with 114.
The boys had a solid outing as well, taking second overall by one stroke. Whitefish finished with 363, behind Stevensville’s 342 and ahead of Frenchtown’s 364.
Cameron Kahle took third with 80 and Jace Cripe finished fifth, posting an 87.
Just two days later the girls handily won in Ronan, finishing with a score of 415 overall. Libby and Frenchtown rounded out the top three.
Shaw posted a 97 for fourth and Young a 101 for fifth. Archibald came in at seventh with a 104.
For the boys, Kahle shot an 82 for seventh. Libby’s Ryggs Johnston posted a 66 to finish nine shots ahead of the field.
Whitefish finished sixth as a team.
The Bulldogs head to Polson on Wednesday and Libby on Thursday. Both events begin at 10 a.m.
Corvallis Golf Meet
At University of Montana Golf Course
GIRLS
Team Results: 1, Whitefish 439; 2, Frenchtown 461; 3, Corvallis 522. No score: Belgrade, Dillon, Hamilton, Ronan.
Individual Top 10: 1, Gracie Young, Wfsh, 90; 2, Lindsey Huber, Dil, 92; 3, Courtney Ockler, Ftwn, 95; 4, Brooklyn Olson, Ron, 102; 5, Ella Shaw, Wfsh, 109; 6, Keelee Storrud, Cor, 109; 7, Harper Armitage, Ftwn, 113; 8, Megan Archibald, Wfsh, 114; 9, Lily Antos, Bel, 117; 10, Madyson Running Crane, Ron, 118.
BOYS
Team Results: 1, Stevensville 342; 2, Whitefish 363; 3, Frenchtown 364; 4, Corvallis 372; 5, Ronan 391; 6, Polson 405; 7, Hamilton 439; 8, Dillon 441. No score: Belgrade.
Individual Top 10: 1, Zel Frost, Stevi, 77; 2, Derek Wolff, Ftwn, 77; 3, Cameron Kahle, Wfsh, 80; 4, Calvin Nowlen, Pol, 84; 5, Jace Cripe, Wfsh, 87; 6, Ivan Yazvac, Stevi, 87; 7, Brock Blake, Bel, 87; 8, Sean Craft, Stevi, 89; 9, Jayce Painter, Stevi, 89; 10, Anthony Camel, Ron, 90.
Ronan Invitational
Thursday
At Mission Mountain Golf Course
BOYS
Team Totals
Polson 325, Stevensville 334, Libby 358, Columbia Falls 363, Frenchtown 366, Whitefish 367, Corvallis 384, Ronan 412, Dillon 423, Browning, NS.
Top 10 Individuals
1, R. Johnston, Lib, 66; 2, C. McDaniel, Pol, 75; 3, M. Hobbs, Pol, 77; 4, Z. Frost, Stevi, 79; 5, J. Painter, Stevi, 81; 6, D. Wolff, FT, 81; 7, C. Kahle, WF, 82; 8, T. Kelly, Pol, 82; 9, L. Lybbert, C. Falls, 82; 10, J. Watters, Stevi, 86.
GIRLS
Team Totals
Whitefish 415, Libby 450, Frenchtown 461, Browning 464, Corvallis 495, Polson, Ronan, Dillon, Columbia Falls NS.
Top 10 Individuals
1, C. Ockler, FT, 88; 2, L. Huber, Dil, 91; 3, B. Olson, Ron, 92; 4, E. Shaw, WF, 97; 5, G. Young, WF, 101; 6, C. Cannon, Pol, 103; 7, M. Archibald, WF, 104; 8, S. Bradeen, Lib, 105; 9, E. Yarbough, Pol, 105; 10, J. Sure Chief, Br, 107.