Johnston defends Division 3 Tournament golf title
The Daily Inter Lake
BOZEMAN — Another tournament, another title for Libby’s Ryggs Johnston.
The sophomore defended his Division 3 Tournament golf title on Monday by carding a 7-under 65 to finish eight shots ahead of runner-up Bucky Crippen of Missoula Loyola.
Dylan Beckman of Thompson Falls and Colton Stodghill of Bigfork tied for third with 76s.
Townsend turned in a 320 score to claim team honors.
Manhattan, 334, was second, Missoula Loyola, 335, third, and Libby, 345, fourth.
Johnston shot a 6-under 66 last year at Old Works Golf Club near Anaconda to win the Division 3 Tournament by four shots.
Kylie Esh of Loyola shot a 3-under 69 for medalist honors in girls play on Monday.
Makayla Rowan of Three Forks and Katie Fagg of Loyola tied for second with 83s.
Loyola captured the team title with a 348 score. Three Forks, 351, was second, Thompson Falls, 397, third, and Bigfork and Anaconda, with 430 totals, tied for fourth.
The top four teams advance to state (Bigfork won the tie-breaker over Anaconda) along with the top 15 lowest scores.
The state tournament is May 16-17 in Shelby at the Marias Valley Golf Course.
Division 3 Tournament
At Cottonwood Hills Golf Course, Bozeman
Boys Results
Team Totals
1, Townsend 320; 2, Manhattan 334; 3, Missoula Loyola 335; 4, Libby 345; 5, Ronan 357; 6, Thompson Falls 365; 7, Bigfork 376; 8, Three Forks 377; 9, Anaconda 407; 10, Florence 415; 11, Jefferson 447; 12, Deer Lodge 484. No score: Eureka.
Top 15 Individuals
1, Ryggs Johnston, Lib, 65; 2, Bucky Crippen, ML, 73; 3, (tie) Dylan Beckman, TFalls, 76; Colton Stodghill, Bfork, 76; 5, Scott DeMars, Tow, 77; 6, (tie) Josh Neth, Man, 79; Easton Hatfield, Tow, 79; 8, Bryan Swanson, ML, 81; 9, (tie) Jaden Graveley, Tow, 82; Steven Cantalupo, Man, 82; Cody Graveley, Tow, 82; 12, (tie) Josh Eckmann, Jeff, 83; Dylan Shults, Man, 83; 14, James Farmer, Ron, 84; 15 (tie), Thomas Sellman, ML, 86; Augie Emslie, Bfork, 86.
Girls Results
Team Totals
1, Missoula Loyola 348; 2, Three Forks 351; 3, Thompson Falls 397; 4, (tie) Bigfork 430*; Anaconda 430; 6, Ronan 444; 7, Manhattan 490. No score: Deer Lodge, Eureka, Florence, Jefferson, Townsend.
*Bigfork advanced to state as the fourth team from the tournament.
Top 15 Individuals
1, Kylie Esh, ML, 69; 2, (tie) Makayla Rowan, TForks, 83; Katie Fagg, ML, 83; 4, Elsie Brown, TFalls, 84; 5, Shainy Mack, TForks, 85; 6, (tie) Isabella Santistevan, Bfork, 86; Isadora Tomazeli, ML, 86; 8, Sydney Rochford, TForks, 89; 9, Morgan Nunn, Tow, 92; 10, Brooklyn Olson, Ron, 93; 11, Taylor Jones, TForks, 94; 12, Jessica Bronner, TFalls, 95; 13, Julia Vanicek, TFalls, 95; 14, (tie) Brittney Robinson, TForks, 98; Darian Truman, Eur, 98.