Libby's Johnston blitzes soaked Hullett Invite
BIGFORK — Libby sophomore Ryggs Johnston continued his torrid start to the golf season, carding a 5-under-par 67 to win the Steve Hullett Memorial by 14 strokes on Thursday at Eagle Bend Golf Club.
Johnston bettered his winning score from last year’s tournament by one stroke to thoroughly dominate the field, helping the Loggers to a third place finish in the process.
Bigfork’s Colton Stodghill finished second with an 81 and Missoula Loyola’s Bucky Crippen third with an 82 in less than ideal weather that switched between rain and drizzle all day.
Ronan won the boys team title, bolstered by a sixth place performance from Anthony Camel, who shot an 85. Bigfork finished in fourth as a team.
Loyola took the top three spots in the girls tournament to run away with the team title.
Kylie Esh took medalist honors with a 5-over 77, Isadora Tornazeli was second with an 82 and Katie Fagg third with an 86.
Bigfork’s Isabella Santistevan finished in seventh with a 97 as the host Vals finished third as a team.
Steve Hullett Memorial Golf Tournament
Thursday
Eagle Bend Golf Club, Bigfork
Par 72
BOYS
Team Scores — 1. Ronan 357, 2. Loyola 361, 3. Libby 366, 4. Bigfork 370, 5. Thompson Falls 397, 6. Florence 466
Top 10 Individuals — 1. Ryggs Johnston, Libby, 67; 2. Colton Stodghill, Bigfork, 81; 3. Bucky Crippen, Loyola, 82; T4. Sean Kaleva, Loyola, 83; T4. McKinley Nicholas, Seeley-Swan, 83; 6. Anthony Camel, Ronan, 85; T7. Ethan Brown, Thompson Falls, 86; T7. Michael Johnson, Thompson Falls, 86; 9. Vinny Bird-Webster, Ronan, 88; 10. James Farmer, Ronan, 89
Ronan (357) — Vinny Bird-Webster 88, Anthony Camel 85, James Farmer 89, Chance Denault 95, L Garcia 123
MISSOULA Loyola (361) — Bucky Crippen 82, Sean Kaleva 83, Kevin Sheehan 102, Rian McKinnon 102, Joseph Kendrick 94
Libby (366) — Ryggs Johnston 67, Andrew Freese 91, Sebo Sanders 103, Riley Vogel 105
Bigfork (370) — Colton Stodghill 81, Augie Emslie 94, Brandon Hopkins 95, Beau Santistevan 100, Asher Van Campen 115
Thompson Falls (397) — Ethan Brown 86, Michael Johnson 86, Kole Stone 101, Payton Frields 124
Florence (466) — Gavin Zaluski 116, Cole Cowan 127, Caden Plasmier 120, Jaden Smith 109, Dax Miller 121
Eureka (NS) — Jacob Tullis 114, Riley Chapman 113, Zach Hamson 118
Seeley-Swan (NS) — McKinley Nicholas 83, Shane Lindemer 94, Bo Jungers 105
Heart Butte (NS) — Anthony Aims Back 120
Bigfork JV (NS) — Christian Bencomo 108, Remi Carrie 97, Jimmy Abney 106, Chase Pacheco 98
Bigfork JV No. 2 (NS) — Logan McMann 142, Alec Taylor 132, Colt Thorness 155
Girls
Team Scores — 1. Loyola 376, 2. Thompson Falls 445, 3. Bigfork 476, 4. Florence 489
Top 10 Individuals — 1. Kylie Esh, Loyola, 77; 2. Isadora Tomazeli, Loyola, 82; 3. Katie Fagg, Loyola, 86; 4. Skyler Martin, Shelby, 90; 5. Brooklyn Olson, Ronan, 91; 6. Elsie Brown, Thompson Falls, 94; 7. Isabella Santistevan, Bigfork, 97; 8. Jessica Bronner, Thompson Falls, 98; 9. Keerston Salveson, Florence, 106; 10. Jesse Hood, Seeley-Swan, 107.
Missoula Loyola (376) — Kylie Esh 77, Katie Fagg 86, Isadora Tomazeli 82, Ashton Libel 131
Thompson Falls (445) — Elsie Brown 94, Jessica Bronner 98, Julia Vanicek 122, Maggie Riddell 131
Bigfork (476) —, Isabella Santistevan 97, Rachel Whitney 115, Melissa Paulsen 128, Carly Stodghill 136, Hattie Emslie 156
Florence (489) — Shelby Pallo 121, Meghan St. Germain 124, Keerstyn Salveson 106, Zoe Lewis 138, Edna Martinez 143
Eureka (NS) — Darian Truman 110, Peyton Benson 124, Maggie Graves 166
Ronan (NS) — Brooklyn Olson 91, Kim Van Der Laan 122, Ally Buhr 143
Shelby (NS) — Skyler Martin 90, Kendall Anderson 123
Seeley-Swan (NS) — Jesse Hood 107
Bigfork JV (NS) — Kimberlee McDonald 140