Butte girls, Bozeman boys lead State AA golf

Scott Thompson
Great Falls Tribune
CMR's Eli Groshelle tees off during the Great Falls Invitational Golf Tournament earlier this season at Eagle Falls Golf Course. Groshelle is in fourth place after the first round of the State AA tournament at Meadow Lark Country Club on Monday.

The Butte Bulldog girls' golf team and the Bozeman Hawk boys' team both have leads after the first day of the State AA golf tournament at Meadow Lark Country Club on Monday.

Billings West's Carrie Carpenter shot an opening-round 75 to open a four-shot lead over Kalispell Flathead's Marcella Mercer in the girls' individual race, while twin sophomore brothers Justus (71) and Jordan (74) Verge of Bozeman High are setting the pace for the boys.

Freshman Eli Groshelle of C.M. Russell is in fourth place with an 81.

The tournament wraps up at Meadow Lark on Tuesday.

State AA golf

Meadow Lark Country Club



Team: 1, Butte 356; 2, Bozeman 362; 3, Helena High 366; 4, Billings West 375; 5, Billings Senior 386; 7, Billings Skyview 386; 8, Kalispell Flathead 400; 9, Helena Capital 413; 10, Kalispell Glacier 417; 11, Great Falls 417; 12, C.M. Russell 470.

Individual: 1, Carrie Carpenter, West, 75; 2, Marcella Mercer, Flathead, 79; 3, Ella Prigge, Butte 82; 4, Cooper Knarr, Bozeman, 85; 5T Samantha Benson, Senior, Lauren Williams, Helena, 87; 7, Cierra Sundheim, Skyview, 88; 8T, Sami Yates, Bozeman, Jillian Wynne, Flathead, and Ginny Kerry, Helena, 89; 11T, Kadence Fischer, West, Cora Rosanova, Bozeman, and Kennedy Lean, Butte, 90; 14, Kodie Hoagland, Butte, 91; 15T, Bryn Tumquist, Senior, Grace Luoma, Butte, and Lexi McNew, Capital, 93; 18, Celi Chapman, Helena, 94; 19, Pilar Santos, Helena, 96; 20T, Franchi Ceartin, Bozeman, and KK Lawrence, Capital, 98; 23T, Gigi Montague, Senior, Cassidy Venner, Senior, Kaitlyn Hensel, Skyview and Halle Vandersloot, Bozeman, 99; 27T, Abi Manger, Glacier, and Morgan Sunchild, Great Falls, 100; 29, Meilyn Armstrong, Skyview, 101; 30T, Kennedy Venner, Senior, and Blayke Fropppiana, Glacier, 102; 33, Mackenzie Finnegan, Butte, 103; 34, Kelly Jones, Great Falls 104; 35T, Stella Claridge, Glacier, and Zita Gravely, Captial, 105; 37, Bailee Potratz, CMR, 106; 38, Raelyan Bruyere, West, 108; 39, Kendra Thayer, CMR, 109; 40T, Barbara McGregor, West, and Hannah Nikunen, Glacier, 110; 43T, McKinlie Murer, Flathead, Bella Cory, Hellgate, Gabbie Hasskamp, Big Sky, 113; 47, Gracie Mestas, Skyview, 114; 48T, McKenna Malsam, GFH, Paige O’Mara, Capital, and Morgan Jacobson, Big Sky, 117; 51, Kiana Storm, Flathead, 119; 52, Jadyn Johnson, Helena, 121; 53, Kendall Haverlandt, GFH, 122; 54, Megan Swanson, Capital, 123; 55, Alexa Fjelstad, GFH, 125; 56, Tristan Zaremski, CMR, 126; 57, Kylie Henderson, CMR, 129; 58, Brynn Butler, Belgrade, 130; 59, Sophie Dykhuizen, Flathead, 131; 60, Isabella Corn, CMR, 136; 61, Jordan Whitaker, Belgrade 137.


Team scores: 1, Bozeman 309; 2, Missoula Sentinel, 346; 3, Helena Capital 347; 4, Billings Senior 350; 5, Kalispell Glacier 361; 6T, Billings Skyview and Belgrade 362; 8, Kalispell Flathead 368; 9, Butte 370; 10, Billings West 373; 11, Missoula Big Sky 375; 12, C.M. Russell 377; 13, Missoula Hellgate 378; 14, Helena High 400; 15, Great Falls High 408.

Individual: 1, Justus Verge, Bozeman, 71; 2, Jordan Verge Bozeman 74; 3, Kaven Noctor, Butte, 79; 4, Eli Groshelle, CMR, 81; 5T, Aidan Binau, Skyview, 82, JR Small, Bozeman, Lloyd Ramey, Bozeman and Gabe Witham, Capital; 9, Tyler Avery, Glacier, 84; 10T, Reece Mayala, Senior, 85, Connor Halligan, West, Jaden Dennis, Sentinel, Trevor Swanson, Capital, and Blake Brock, Belgrade, 86; 15, Ezra Epperly, Flathead, Trenton Olson, GFH, Hayden Ellis, and Zack Hangas, Sentinel, 86; 19T, Cameron Ketchum, Skyview, Daniel Loomis, Bozeman, Will Salonen, Glacier, and Joe Opitz, Sentinel, 87; 23T, Siam Wilailuck, Senior, Tyler Brunner, Senior, Clay Goodwin, Sentinel, and Luke Thomson, Helena, 88; 27, Jhett Braley, Senior, 89, Hunter Salcido, Butte, Dutch Teders, Capital, Anthony Madison, Belgrade, and Jaxson Hinshaw, Belgrade, 89; 32T, Carson Shuchecki, Big Sky, Trey Mattson, Hellgate and Andrew Hauser, Sentinel, 90; 35T, Fox Weymouth, CMR, Joston Cripe, Flathead, Aiden Gappert, Hellgate and Caswell Bloomquist, Capital 91; 40T, Kadin Gall, Flathead, and Ryan Harvey, Big Sky; 42T, Jacke Prigge, Butte, and Sam Manaker, Glacier, 94; 44T, Ben Ebel, Skyview, Coby Kunda, Glacier and William Philliber, Hellgate, 96; 47T, Ridge Wohler, Skyview, Jace Kirschman, West, and Keaton Cassidy, Glacier, 97; 50T, Cade Wagner, Senior, and Drew Lowry, Flathead, 98; 52T, Byren Stoner, Helena and Brodie Falk, Belgrade, 99; 54T, Robby Harper, Skyview, Jacob Wassmer, West, and Breet Stoos, Capital, 100; 57, Josh Beck, Hellgate, 101; 58T, Dylan Ahlgren, West, Kaleb Engel, CMR, and Braxton Butler, Belgrade, 102; 61, Brevyn Goosen, CMR, 103; 62T, Wyeth Hayes, GFH, and Thomas Huguet, Hellgate, 104; 64T, Lucas Coulter, Flathead, and Adler Lybbert, Helena, 105; 66, Cayden Bateman, Big Sky, 106; 67T, JT Sullivan, and James Lane, Helena, 108; 69T, Manuel Montoya, GFH, and Tate Swanson, GFH, 109; 71, Ty Insko, Butte, 111; 72, Myles Jacobs, Helena, 118; 73, Trey Wasson, CMR, 120; 74, Chris Dill, Big Sky, 123; 75, Tate O’Neill, GFH, 138.