Local golfers wrap up Frenchtown Invitational
FRENCHTOWN — Frenchtown’s Courtney Ockler won her second golf meet in two days as a handful of Western A teams wrapped up the second Frenchtown Invitational in as many days.
Ockler edged Whitefish’s Gracie Young and Ronan’s Brooklyn Olson by a single stroke on Wednesday, scoring a 90 to take medalist honors at The Ranch Club. With those teams gone, Ockler won by 20 strokes on Thursday at King Ranch over a pair of Browning golfers as the Broncs split the team title.
Hamilton’s Tristan Hanson took boys medalist honors on Thursday at the University of Montana golf course, topping a mostly JV field that saw Stevensville’s Jayce Painter finish second with an 82. Polson, which didn’t golf any of the same lineup that nearly won the tournament the day before, was led by Colby Devlin in sixth with an 89.
Libby’s Ryggs Johnston torched The Ranch Club on Wednesday, shooting a 8-under-par 64 to win by 12 strokes over Polson’s Carson McDaniel. The Hamilton boys and Whitefish girls took home team honors from the first meet.
With a little more than two weeks left until the state tournament, the next big stop for the area Class A teams will be the Hamilton Invitational on Saturday. Weather permitting, Columbia Falls will host a meet on Tuesday before next Saturday’s divisional round back in Hamilton.
The state tournament will be held on Sept. 29-30 at Sidney Country Club on the far Eastern edge of the state.
Frenchtown Invitational
GIRLS
Thursday at King Ranch, Frenchtown
Par 72
Team results — Frenchtown 412, Browning 412, Corvallis 500.
Individual scores — Courtney Ockler, Frenchtown 78; Makayla LaBuff, Browning 98; Sequoia Butlerfly, Browning 98; Harper Armitage, Frenchtown 102; Jill Sure Chief, Browning 104; Kelci Martin, Hamilton 108; Keelee Storrud, Corvallis 112; Danaiya Polk, Browning 112; Catherin Gustin, Frenchtown 113; Sami Knapp, Corvallis 118; Kara Klietz, Frenchtown 119; Hailey Zepeda, Hamilton 121; Grace Bintz, Frenchtown 128; Madison Chesnut, Frenchtown 132; Kalie Patterson, Corvallis 133; Signee Storrud, Corvallis 137; Chloe Patterson, Corvallis WD.
BOYS
At UM Golf Course, Missoula
Par 70
Team scores — Hamilton 344, Stevensville 369, Frenchtown 373, Corvallis 389, Polson 418.
Individual scores — Tristan Hanson, Hamiton 75; Jayce Painter, Stevensville 82; Zach Taylor, Hamilton 83; Zel Frost, Stevensville 84; Bryce Reed, Hamilton 84; Colby Devlin, Polson 89; Tanner Hanson, Hamilton 92; Colby Emmons, Frenchtown 92; Ben Duhame, Frenchtown 92; Mason Pyron, Frenchtown 93; Luke Schlimgen, Corvallis 95; Michael Mckay, Corvallis 96; Derek Wolff, Frenchtown 96; Nate Hull, Corvallis 97; Nic Martello, Frenchtown 99; JP Briney, Stevensville 100; Sam Schultz, Polson 101; Kobe Jessop, Corvallis 101; Driston Louis, Browning 103; Coltin Mauler, Stevensville 103; Mark Pollock, Browning 104; Will Lytton, Polson 109; Matt Glenn, Corvallis 111; Ryan Kipp, Browning 119; Mike Smith, Polson 119; Josh Young, Polson 120; Trace Coyle, Stevensville WD.
Wednesday
Frenchtown Invitational
Wednesday
at The Ranch Club, Missoula
Par 72
GIRLS
Team results: Whitefish 412, Polson 419, Browning 437, Libby 445, Frenchtown 474, Corvallis 508,
Top 15 individuals — Courtney Ockler, Frenchtown 90; Gracie Young, Whitefish 91; Brooklyn Olson, Ronan 91; Jill SureChief, Browning 101; Cali Cannon, Polson 101; Allie Snyder, Libby 102; Ella Shaw, Whitefish 104; Megan Archibald, Whitefish 106; Esme Yarbrough, Polson 106; Amanda Farley, Polson 106; Berkley Ellis, Polson 106; Kelci Martin, Hamilton 106; Sammie Bradeen, Libby 107; Sequoia Butterfly, Browning 108; Annie Nixon, Whitefish 111.
BOYS
Team results — Hamilton 328, Polson 330, Stevensville 348, Whitefish 351, Libby 354, Frenchtown 381, Corvallis 386.
Top 15 individuals — Ryggs Johnston, Libby 64; Carson McDaniel, Polson 76; Derek Wolff, Frenchtown 78; Tristan Hanson Hamilton 79; Cameron Kahle, Whitefish 79; Matt Hobbs, Polson 80; Bryce Reed, Hamilton 81; Zach Taylor, Hamilton 83; Andrew Brozek, Whitefish 83; Trey Kelley, Polson 83; Zel Frost, Stevensville 84; Cannon Hawkes, Hamilton 85; Jacob Watters, Stevensville 85; Ivan Yazvac, Stevensville 87; Tanner Hanson, Hamilton 89.