It wasn't her best round of the season ...

Nor was it her worst.

So let's just call it a solid performance for what has been a super fall golf season thus far for Whitefish's Kiley McConnell.

McConnell shot a 3-under 79 on Monday for the first-round lead in the Flatfish Invitational at Whitefish Lake Golf Club.

The senior carded six pars on both nines of the 5,361-yard South Course, shooting a 38 on the front to go with a 41 on the back.

Her 79 was just one shot off her best score ever on the South Course. She posted a 78 at the 4th of July Tournament this summer.

"I was in a few bunkers," she said of the opening round.

"My driver got me into a little trouble, but I decided not to think about that too much. Otherwise it gets to your head."

McConnell opened by shooting 4-4-4-4 on the first four holes. Three of those 4s were for pars.

"I had a couple of 3-putt (greens today)," she said.

"I definitely need to work on my chipping ... putting. The short game always needs some work."

McConnell holds a six-shot advantage on teammate Danielle McCully, who shot 85.

Only two players broke 90.

Whitefish is first in the team standings with a 355 total. Polson is well back in second place, 400, with Glacier third, 407.

McConnell has earned medalist honors in three outings to date - Anaconda, Ronan and Great Falls.

She shot 79 at Old Works, to finish 11 shots ahead of the field, and 77 at Mission Mountain Golf Course, where she won by nine shots.

In the Great Falls Invitational last week, she carded a season best 74 on opening day at Meadow Lark Country Club and followed that with a season high 82 at Eagle Falls Golf Course. McConnell and Katie Fish of C.M. Russell, who shot 75-81-156, tied for first, but McConnell won medalist honors on a scoreboard playoff.

McConnell trailed by one shot after the first day of that event.

"I'm surprised by it," she said of placing first at all three meets.

"There are a ton of great golfers in A and AA."

She admits, however, that to win every tournament this fall would be a difficult task.

"There is great competition in the state and we don't get to play those teams (from eastern Montana in the regular season until state)."

State is Oct. 1-2 in Laurel.

McConnell finished fourth at state last year.

"I've been able to play a little more consistent this year," she said.

"Last year I had some ups and downs."

McConnell and the girls head for Indian Springs today for the final 18 holes.

Twelve schools are competing in the tournament.

Glacier, led by Logan Iverson and Ryan Porch, have the Wolfpack on top of the team standings with a 310 total after Monday's round for boys at Indian Springs. Iverson shot a 75, which puts him in fourth place, and Porch was right behind him with a 76, where he is fifth.

Missoula Hellgate is second, 311, followed by Missoula Sentinel, 323.

Colin Gunstream of Hellgate shot a 71 to top the leader board. Reed Platke of Whitefish is tied for second with Brad Palin of Hamilton. Both shot 75.

Flathead's Michael Lavin finished with a 78, which ties him with Andy Boyer of Glacier for seventh place.

The boys play their final round today at Whitefish Lake.

Flatfish Invitational

Monday's Results

Girls

Whitefish Lake Golf Club

Team Totals

Whitefish 355, Polson 400, Glacier 407, Missoula Hellgate 415, Flathead 422, Columbia Falls 463, Browning 487

Top 10

Kiley McConnell, Whitefish 79

Danielle McCully, Whitefish 85

Mairi Wolverton, Sentinel 94

Erin Tabish, Whitefish 95

Amy Williamson, Polson 95

Klaire Taylor, Whitefish 96

Anna DiGiallondardo, Polson 96

Andrea Battello, Flathead 98

Jackie Wells, Hellgate 100

Shea Stevens, Glacier 100

By Team

WHITEFISH (355) - Kiley McConnell 79, Danielle McCully 85, Erin Tabish 95, Emma Dowaliby 114, Klaire Taylor 96

POLSON (400) - Amy Williamson 95, Anna DiGiallondardo 96, Jaylin Kenney 112, Makaliah Wilson 105, Kat Medlund 104

GLACIER (407) - Shelby Ballard 102, Shea Stevens 100, Kaydee Aurich 104, Hannah Davis 101, Terri Mattson 115

HELLGATE (415) - Jackie Wells 100, Katia Martens 103, Lyndsey Christian 102, Shaelea Gariepy 110

FLATHEAD (422) - Andrea Battello 98, Jourdan McFarland 102, Jaycee Rocha 111, Geneva Zoltek 111, Jessica Abbrecia 116

COLUMBIA FALLS (463) - Michele Hagen 114, Courtney Tamburelli 112, Maggie Panusuk 130, Nika Ceratova 107

BROWNING (487) - Ashton Smith 103, Jessica Magee 118, Angie Ironpipe 124, Whitney Morris 142 -----

MISSOULA BIG SKY - Kayln Brown 124

HAMILTON - Mashaela Conway 133, Emily Winters 122, Alyssa Heath 121 MISSOULA SENTINEL - Mari Wolverton 94, Gwen Lockman 119, Kate Hopkins 138

WHITEFISH JV - Simone Craft 116

GLACIER JV - Mallory Skinn 104, Karlee Omsburg 112, Whitley Newberry 124

FLATHEAD JV (495) - Ellie Lapp 116, Courtney Diehl 120, Carly Diehl 128, MacKenzie Williams 131

Boys

Indian Springs Ranch Golf Club

In Eureka

Team Totals

Glacier 310, Missoula Hellgate 311, Missoula Sentinel 323, Hamilton 326, Whitefish 329, Polson 341, Flathead 344, Missoula Big Sky 348, Stevensville 370, Columbia Falls 373, Libby 402

TOP TEN:

Colin Gunstream, Hellgate 71

Reed Platke, Whitefish 74

Brad Palin, Hamilton 74

Logan Iverson, Glacier 75

Ryan Porch, Glacier 76

Hayden Congdon, Polson 77

Andy Boyer, Glacier 78

Michael Lavin, Flathead 78

Eli Rogers, Hamilton 79

Derek Colberg, Sentinel 79

Kendrick Lee, Glacier 79

Pat Colberg, Hellgate 79

By Team

Glacier (310) - Ryan Porch 76, Logan Iverson 75, Andy Boyer 78 (80 after 2-stroke penalty for being late to the bus), Tyson Howe 81, Kendrick Lee 79

Hellgate (311) - Colin Gunstream 71, Anders Nord 80, Sebastian Robitaille 81, Evan Schultz 93, Pat Colberg 79

SentineL (323) - Derek Colberg 79, Alec Shull 83, Robbie Jacobsen 82, Rory Mill 83, Kyle White 79

Hamilton (326) - Brad Palin 74, Tyler Jessop 86, Eli Rogers 79, Kyle Lubke 87, Dillon Francis 117

Whitefish (329) - Reed Platke 74, Arthur Doorn 82, Camp Kenyon 83, Dylan Parr 90, Iaian Cameron 96

Polson (341) - Cody Fischer 84, Hayden Congdon 77, Dakota Jenson 82, Logan Howell 104, Austin Von Tom 98

Flathead (344) - Michael Lavin 78, Max Applegate 90, Andrew Olson 87, Remington Barnes 91, Dylan Nelson 89

Big Sky (348) - Casey Diaz 81, Hudson Ruiz 89, Stephen Schmidt 90, Aaron Koerner 88, Wyatt Smith 95

Stevensville (370) - Milan Pluchy 82, Nigel McCallum 94, Blake Servoss 96, Clayton Rea 98, Corbin Disney 103

Columbia Falls (373) - Parker Johnson 82, Jordan Mueller 95, Nick Emerson 89, Brian Marcille 107

Libby (402) - Louis Cielak 95, Chris Campbell 99, Byron Benefield 98, Carson Whitmarsh 116, Morgan Wilkins 110

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Glacier JV (347) - Kevin Talcott 84, Cody Buck 89, Dillon Eaves 81, Austin Hilde 101, Devin Myren 93

Flathead JV (380) - Erik Karolak 95, Jake Williams 97, Joseph LoPresti 117, Ben Tanberg 97, Cory Felde 91

Whitefish JV - Carl Talsma 82, Kyler Blades 87, Kyle Barron 95

Browning - Ryan Hoyt 86, Frank Harrison 89, Jonathan Skunkcap 107