Locals locked and loaded for links at Libby
The 2020 Polson Lady Pirate golf team poses in front of the first hole at the Cabinet View Golf Course in Libby before teeing off for the tournament. Pictured, from left: Coach Cameron Milton, Ellie Thiel, Carly Garrick, Clare Konen, Ashley Maki, Kylee Seifert, Coach John Kelley.
Courtesy of Cameron Milton
On the links at Libby, local area golfers fared quite well over the weekend. The Ronan Maiden girls captured the team title by a narrow two stroke edge over the Whitefish Lady Bulldogs. Polson Lady Pirate Ellie Thiel took individual medalist honors, but Ronan's Macao Jackson turned in a strong second place finish with an 89. Fellow Maidens Kylee Niemeyer and Alyssa PrettyOnTop squeezed onto the top ten grid by posting scores just a scratch over the century mark.
On the boys side of the spectrum, Whitefish took both team and individual medalist honors, much as they have consistently done over the course of this season thus far. Among local area golfers, Ruben Couture of Ronan tied for third to lead the Chiefs fourth place team finish, while Hunter Emerson and Carson Hupka tied for sixth to spearhead a Polson Pirate second place team finish with Torrin Ellis rounding out the top ten.
Polson was originally slated to host the Polson Invitational at the Polson Bay Golf Course on Monday, but poor air quality on account of lingering wildfire smoke from the West Coast cancelled the event for the time being. Other scheduled events may be likewise affected.
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2020 Cabinet View Invite
Cabinet View GC, Libby, MT
Friday, September 11
Girls
Team scores
1, Ronan (R) 401; 2, Whitefish (W) 403; 3, Polson (P) 414; 4, Browning (B) 426; 5, Columbia Falls (CF) 467; 6, Flathead JV 533; <4: Libby.
Top ten individuals
1, Ellie Thiel (P) 83; 2, Macao Jackson (R) 89; 3, Kendall Reed (W) 91; 4, Anna Elm (W) 95; 5, Jill SureChief (B) 98; t6, McKenna McNulty (L) 99; t6, Elizabeth Opalka (CF) 99; 8, Kylee Niemeyer (R) 102; 9, Alyssa PrettyOnTop (R) 104; 10, Anyah Cripe (W) 105.
Team results
RONAN (401) – Macao Jackson 89, Kylee Niemeyer 102, Alyssa PrettyOnTop 104, Madyson RunningCrane 106.
WHITEFISH (403) – Kendall Reed 91, Anna Elm 96, Anyah Cripe 105, Grace Jensen 111, Makenna Woody 112.
POLSON (414) – Ellie Thiel 83, Ashley Maki 107, Carly Garrick 110, Clare Konen 114, Kylee Seifert 115
BROWNING (426) – Jill SureChief 98, Brittney Wagner 107, Brooke Blue 106, Joslyn Grinsell 115, Cassidy Day Rider 126.
COLUMBIA FALLS (467) – Elizabeth Opalka 99, Rylie Cole 128, Eddie Chisholm 113, Emma Stephens 127, Hannah Tyler 131.
FLATHEAD JV (533) – Brooke Brewer 131, Ladahlia Hook 121, Becca Voisen 132, Siarah Holden 149.
LIBBY – McKenna McNulty 99, Gabby Fantozzi 120.
Boys
Team scores
1, Whitefish (W) 348; 2, Polson (P) 366; 3, Columbia Falls (CF) 381; 4, Ronan (R) 383; 5, Libby (L) 410; 6, Browning 434; na, Flathead JV 391.
Top ten individuals
1, Marcus Kilman (W) 75; 2, Luke Sova (CF) 84; t3, Ruben Couture (R) 86; t3, Cody Brothwell (CF) 86; t3, Mason Gotham (L) 86; t6, Hunter Emerson (P) 89; t6, Carson Hupka (P) 89; t6, Jonny Nix (W) 89; 9, Bjorn Olson (W) 90; 10, Torrin Ellis (P) 93.
Team results
WHITEFISH (348) – Marcus Kilman 75, Jonny Nix 89, Bjorn Olson 90, Finn Stagg 94, Matthew Peschel 98.
POLSON (366) – Hunter Emerson 89, Carson Hupka 89, Torrin Ellis 93, Christian Lund 95, Michael Smith 102.
COLUMBIA FALLS (381) – Luke Sova 84, Cody Brothwell 86, Kale Peters 103, Jaeger Mohr 100, Lane Clark 111.
RONAN (383) – Ruben Couture 86, Dillon PrettyOnTop 98, Troy Alford 98, Sage Coffman 101.
LIBBY (410) – Mason Gotham 86, Landon Haddock 104, Reece Malyevac 105, Thomas Roark 115, Dylan Buckner 120.
BROWNING (434) – Chris Hall 98, Keenan Rides At The Door 109, Francis Ground 113, Shandon Wagner 114, Riley Cromwell 117.
FLATHEAD JV (391) – Sam Huckeba 94, Oscar Kallis 96, Joey Thatcher 97, Thomas Huckeba 104, Brock Storm 106.
Hole-in-One
Terry Payne of Missoula recorded a hole in one on #13 of the championship course on Saturday, September 12. The hole measured 131 yards and Mr. Payne used a 6 iron. Witness was his summer playing partner Ted Stetler.