Golf season begins for Flathead, Glacier
GREAT FALLS — The high school golf season got started on Monday with the 36-hole Great Falls Invitational.
Four local athletes are among the top 10 individuals after the first round. Flathead’s Ezra Epperly sixth among the boys with a first-round 79, while Glacier’s Sam Manaker is one shot back in a six-way tie for seventh.
Among the girls, Flathead’s Jillian Wayne is tied for fifth with an 82. Alana Griffin of Glacier sits in eighth place with an 84.
Justin Verge leads the boys field by five after a first day 68.
Carrie Carpenter of Billings West and Cora Rossanova of Bozeman lead the girls, tied at 78.
The Bozeman boys and girls lead the way, with 296 and 340, respectively.
The Wolfpack boys are in fifth place at 345, with Flathead sitting ninth at 364.
The Glacier girls are sixth at 396 with the Bravettes are tenth at 451.
The tournament wraps up today at the Eagle Falls Golf Club.
Golfers are set to tee off at 8:30 a.m.
Boys
Team scores — Bozeman 296, Missoula Sentinel 329, Helena Capital 336, Butte 338, Glacier 345, Billings West 347, Billings Senior 350, CMR 352, Flathead 364, Missoula Hellgate 372, Billings Skyview 373, Belgrade 373, Havre 384, Helena High 392, Great Falls High 397.
Top 10 Individuals
Place Player Score
1 Justin Verge, Boz 68
2. JR Small, Boz 73
3. (tie) Jordan Verge, Boz 75
Joe Opitz, Sentinel 75
5. Eli Goshelle, CMR 78
6. Ezra Epperly, Flathead 79
7. (tie) Dylan Ahlgren, West 80
Kaven Noctor, Butte 80
Jack Prigge, Butte 80
Ramey Lloyd, Boz 80
Sam Manaker, Glacier 80
Jaden Dennis, Sentinel 80
Glacier summary (345) —7. (tie) Sam Manaker, 80, 18. (tie) Cody Kunda, 84; 28. (tie) Ethan Purdy, 88; 43. (tie) Joe Schlegel, 93; 53 (tie) Trey Engellent, 97.
Flathead summary (364) — 6. Ezra Epperly, 79; 23. (tie) Drew Lowry, 86; 28. (tie) Kadin Gall, 88; 74. Thomas Huckeba, 111; 75. Sam Huckeba, 118.
Girls
Team scores —Bozeman 340, Butte 340, Billings West 342, Billings Senior 358, Helena High 370, Glacier 396, Great Falls 413, Billings Skyview 418, Helena Capital 422, Flathead 451, CMR 474, Belgrade 524
Top 10 Individuals
Place Player Score
1 (tie) Carrie Carpenter, West 78
Cora Rosanova, Boz 78
3. Kodie Hoagland, Butte 79
4. Gigi Montague, Sentinel 81
5. (tie) Ella Prigge, Butte 82
Jillian Wayne, Flathead 82
7. Sami Yates, Boz 86
8. Alana Griffin, Glacier 84
9. (tie) Cooper Knarr, Boz 86
Ginny Kerr, Helena 86
Lauren Williams, Helena 86
Flathead summary (451) —5. (tie) Jillian Wynne, 82; 50. (tie) Kianna Storm, 121; McKinlie Murer, 121; 55. (tie) MJ Reed, 127.
Glacier summary (396) — 8. Alana Griffin, 84; 31. (tie) Blayke Foppiano, 103; Abi Manger, 103; 34. (tie) Stella Claridge, 106; 38. Hannah Nikunen, 107.