Milton third, Cannon fourth at Divisionals
Polson’s Max Milton placed third at 2024 Western A Divisional at the Old Works Golf Course in Anaconda on Friday, Sept. 27. He was one of six Lake County golfers to qualify for the State A Golf Tournament, slated for Oct. 4-5 at Polson Bay Golf Course.
The Corvallis boys won the team divisional championship, led by Brady Powell’s first-place finish – shooting a 72 along with Hamilton’s Tyce O’Connell. Milton posted a 73 to place second.
Ronan’s Connor Durglo tied for 18th with an 82, and Polson’s Carson Emerson tied for 18th with Ronan’s Cooper Clary with an 83.
On the girls’ side, Polson’s Kila Cannon placed fourth with an 88. Ronan’s Hanna Lytton also qualified for state, placing 18th by scoring a 105.
Whitefish won the girls’ divisional title, while Frenchtown placed second, anchored by Katie Lewis’ first-place finish with a 76.
The top four teams, plus top eight individual scores thereafter, qualify for this weekend's state tournament in Polson.
2024 Western A Divisional at Old Works GC, Anaconda
GIRLS
Team scores
1, Whitefish (Wf) 368; 2, Frenchtown (Fr) 382; 3, Dillon (Dil) 400; 4, Bigfork (Bf) 408; 5, Hamilton (Ham) 416; 6, Polson (Pol) 488; (<4): Ronan (Ron), Columbia Falls (CF), Browning, Libby, Corvallis.
Top 15 Individuals
1, Katie Lewis (Fr) 76; 2, Keni Wade (Bf) 78; 3, Stella Jaffe (Wf) 80; t4, Skylar LaPierre (Dil) 88; t4, Kila Cannon (Pol) 88; 6, Rhylee Scott (Wf) 92; 7, Cameron Burnett (Ham) 93; t8, Karlee Brown (Wf) 94; t8, Keegan Campbell (Bf) 94; 10, Briley Alberi (Dil) 96; 11, Addy Bowler (CF) 99; 12, Bridget Anderson (Fr) 100; t13, Bryn Cianflone (Ham) 102; t13, Aubrey Tollefson (Fr) 102; t13, Ava Zignego (Wf) 102.
Individual qualifiers
t4, Kila Cannon (Pol) 88; 7, Cameron Burnett (Ham) 93; 11, Addy Bowler (CF) 99; t13, Bryn Cianflone (Ham) 102; 18, Hanna Lytton (Ron) 105; t20, Heather Beerman (Ham) 110; t20, Lexi Johnson (CF) 110; 22, Haley Weber (Ham) 111.
Individual team placers (Mission Valley abridged)
POLSON (488) – t4, Kila Cannon 88; 33, Sophia Matt 130; 34, Ianna Young 131; 36, Madi Lake 139; 39, Harlie Fisher 151.
RONAN – 18, Hanna Lytton 105; t23, Emma Smith 112; t37, Ezra TwoTeeth 149.
BOYS
Team scores
1, Corvallis (Cor) 301; 2, Whitefish (Wf) 323; 3, Columbia Falls (CF) 325; 4, Frenchtown (Fr) 329; 5, Hamilton (Ham) 331; 6, Polson (Pol) 338; 7, Ronan (Ron) 344; 8, Dillon (Dil) 347; 9, Butte Central (BuC)350; 10, Bigfork 393; 11, Stevensville 395; 12, Browning (Br) 409; 13, Libby 443.
Top 15 Individuals
t1, Brady Powell (Cor) 72; t1, Tyce O’Connell (Ham) 72; 3, Max Milton (Pol) 73; t4, Aden Rickels (Wf) 75; t4, Tag Jessop (Cor) 75; t4, Josh Bender (Ham) 75; t7, Tate Jessop (Cor) 76; t7, Winslow Peters (CF) 76; t9, Will Pickard (CF) 78; t9, Dylan Wirt (Cor) 78; t11, Silas Zetterberg (Fr) 79; t11, Mason O’Neil (Wf) 79; t11, Will McGree (BuC) 79; t14, Otto Klein (Wf) 81; t14, Brooks Day (Fr) 81.
Individual qualifiers
t1, Tyce O’Connell (Ham) 72; 3, Max Milton (Pol) 73; t4, Josh Bender (Ham) 75; t11, Will McGree (BuC) 79; t16, Connor Durglo (Ron) 82; t18, Isaac Flamand (Br) 83; t18, Carson Fluckiger (Dil) 83; t18, Carson Emerson (Pol) 83; t18, Cooper Clary (Ron) 83;
Individual team placers (Mission Valley abridged)
POLSON (338) – 3, Max Milton 73; t18, Carson Emerson 83; t28, Wyatt Wadsworth 88; t39, Branson Moss 94; t53, Ryan Lake 104.
RONAN (344) – t16, Connor Durglo 82; t18, Cooper Clary 83; 32, Oliver Rowe 89; t33, Trey Samsel 90; t59, Joey Fulwiler 110.