Whitefish golfers take gold, silver at Western Divisional
Daniel McKay | Hagadone News Network | UPDATED 5 years, 5 months AGO
The Lady Bulldogs took first, while the boys took second at the Western A Divisional Golf Tournament last week in Frenchtown. Back row, Gates Gilman, Cameron Kahle, Johnny Nix, Bjorn Olson and Andrew Brozek. Front row, Megan Archibald, Anyah Cripe, Ella Shaw, Anna Elm and Kendall Reed (Jeff Doorn photo)
Whitefish’s Cameron Kahle and Ella Shaw were both individual champions at the Western A Divisional Golf Tournament. (Jeff Doorn photo)
The Bulldogs had two individual champions and one team title at the Western A Golf Divisional Tournament at King Ranch Golf Course on Thursday.
Ella Shaw and Cameron Kahle won the girls and boys individual titles for Whitefish.
Shaw came out on top in a one-hole playoff, after tying with Corvallis’ Macee Greenwood with an 85.
Anyah Cripe, Megan Archibald and Anna Elm also finished in the top 10.
The team took first overall, ahead of second-place Corvallis and third-place Frenchtown.
On the boys side, Kahle won with a seven-stroke lead over Tristan Hanson of Hamilton. Kahle finished with a 72.
Johnny Nix also took seventh for Whitefish.
As a team, the boys took second behind Hamilton.
The top 30 players will go on to compete at the state tournament in Laurel on Oct. 3-4.
Western A Golf Divisional Tournament
at King Ranch Golf Course, Frenchtown
Thursday’s Scores
Boys
Individual Whitefish Scores
Cameron Kahle WF 72
Johnny Nix WF 82
Andrew Brozek WF 87
Gates Gilman WF 94
Bjorn Olson WF 95
Team Scores
Hamilton 324; Whitefish 335; Frenchtown 339; Columbia Falls 355; Corvallis 380; Butte Central 388; Dillon 414; Libby 423; Polson 429; Ronan 429; Browning 541.
Girls
Individual Whitefish Scores
Ella Shaw WF 85
Anyah Cripe WF 95
Megan Archibald WF 99
Anna Elm WF 100
Kendall Reed WF 105
Team Scores
Whitefish 379; Corvallis 391; Frenchtown 413; Polson 423; Ronan 433; Browning 451; Dillon 501
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