Polson golfers seize Ronan Invitational titles
Dillon Pretty On Top of Ronan tees off on the No. 1 hole Thursday at Mission Mountain Golf Club. (Scot Heisel/Lake County Leader)
RONAN — Polson golfers swept the team titles at the Ronan invitational held Thursday at the Mission Mountain Golf Club.
The Pirates’ Christian Lund (72), Hunter Emerson (73) and Torren Ellis (74) finished 1-2-3 en route to an 18-stroke victory over second-place Hamilton in the boys team standings. Hamilton’s Cole Dickemore tied Ellis for third in the individual standings.
Nash Niemeyer (84) was Ronan’s top boys finisher. The Chiefs finished fourth in the team standings, nine strokes behind third-place Whitefish.
Macee Greenwood of Corvallis scorched the course with a 69 to lead all girls.
The Lady Pirates edged Hamilton by two strokes for the team title, with Ashley Maki (85) leading the way with a fourth-place individual finish.
Alyssa Pretty On Top of Ronan finished fifth with an 89.
Ronan Invitational
Thursday, Aug. 26, Mission Mountain GC
Boys team scores: 1, Polson 298; 2, Hamilton 316; 3, Whitefish 342; 4, Ronan 351; 5, Libby 352; 6, Corvallis 355; 7, Dillon 359; 8, Frenchtown 363; 9, C-Falls 383; 10, Browning 418; shorthanded: Stevensville, Butte Central.
Boys Top 15: 1, Christian Lund (Pol) 72; 2, Hunter Emerson (Pol) 73; 3, Cole Dickemore (Ham) 74; 4, Torren Ellis (Pol) 74; 5, Jackson Heath (Ham) 76; 6, Kamas Romney (Fr) 77; 7, Lane Clark (CF) 78; 8, Carson Hupka (Pol) 79; 9, Tate Jessop (Cor) 79; 10, Riley Brown (Wf) 80; 11, Parker Puyear (Dil) 82; t12, Carson Richie (Ham) 83; t12, Andrew Ricklefs (Ham) 83; t12, Reece Malyevac (Lib) 83; t15, Nash Niemeyer (Ron) 84; t15, Mason Gotham (Lib) 84.
Boys local individual scores: POLSON (298) – Christian Lund 72, Hunter Emerson 73, Torrin Ellis 74, Carson Hupka 79, Cole Cross 91; RONAN (351) – Dillon Pretty On Top 90, Nash Niemeyer 84, Ruben Couture 85, Conner Cornwell 92, Cooper Clary 107.
Girls team scores: 1, Polson 386; 2, Hamilton 388; 3, Frenchtown 411; 4, Browning 433; 5, Stevensville 452; shorthanded: Ronan, C-Falls, Corvallis, Dillon.
Girls Top 15: 1, Macee Greenwood (Cor) 69; 2, Katie Lewis (Fr) 80; 3, Aly Rose (Ham) 84; 4, Ashley Maki (Pol) 85; 5, Alyssa Pretty On Top (Ron) 89; 6, Kylee Niemeyer (Ron) 91; 7, Kylee Seifert (Pol) 96; 8, Claren Konen (Pol) 96; 9, McKinley Murray (Ham) 97; 10, Grace Martello (Fr) 98; 11, Aaliyah Decker (Ron) 98; 12, Brittney Wagner (Br) 98; 13, Ava Leopold (Cor) 100; 14, Fern Stewart (Ham) 103; tt15, Brooklyn Brown (Ham) 104; t15, Emma Hollingsworth (Ham) 104.