EAST MISSOULA – Flathead’s girls and Glacier’s boys finished second in the team races while Flathead’s Marcella Mercer again was girls’ medalist at the Missoula Invitational held Tuesday at Canyon River Golf Club.

Mercer fired a 73 to take a six-stroke victory over Butte’s Ella Prigge. But Prigge’s Bulldogs took the team title with 351; Flathead, with Jillian Wynne firing an 89, was second at 389.

Glacier, which put three players in the top 15 led by Chloe Tanner at 85, was third at 389. The Wolfpack was boosted by an 87 from Alana Griffin and a 96 from Stella Claridge.

Glacier teammates Keaton Cassidy and Tyler Avery tied for fourth on the boys’ side, with Cassidy winning the scorecard playoff. Each fired a 71, two strokes behind medalist Joe Opitz of Missoula Sentinel.

Sentinel won the boys’ team crown by just four strokes over Glacier, which also got a 77 from Will Salonen.

Flathead was sixth in the boys’ team race, led by Ezra Epperly’s 78.

Missoula Invitational

Tuesday

Canyon River Golf Club

BOYS

Team scores – Missoula Sentinel 298, Glacier 302, Helena Capital 314, Helena 318, Missoula Big Sky 324, Flathead 336, Missoula Hellgate 343, Butte 344, Sentinel JV 360.

Top 15 Individuals

Joe Opitz, Sentinel 69

Caswell Bloomquist, Capital 70

Logan Meyer, Helena 70

Keaton Cassidy, Glacier 71

Tyler Avery, Glacier 71

Kade McDonough, Sentinel 72

Hayden Ellis, Big Sky 73

Austin Zeiler, Helena 75

William Philliber, Hellgate 75

Jack Prigge, Butte 75

Jaden Dennis,Sentinel 76

Caden Bateman, Big Sky 76

Will Salonen, Glacier 77

Dutch Teders, Capital 77

Ezra Epperly, Flathead 78

Flathead (336) – Ezra Epperly 78, Joston Cripe 82, Drew Lowry 89, Kadin Gill 89, Korbin Hawley 87.

Glacier (302) – Tyler Avery 71, Will Salonen 77, Keaton Cassidy 71, Ethan Purdy 83, Sam Manaker 92.

GIRLS

Team scores – Butte 351, Flathead 384, Glacier 389, Helena Capital 391, Missoula Setninel 504, Missoula Big Sky, Missoula Hellgate and Helena had incomplete teams.

Top 15 Individuals

Marcella Mercer, Flathead 73

Ella Prigge, Butte 79

Kodi Hogland, Butte 82

Chloe Tanner, Glacier 85

Lauren Williams, Helena 85

Jillian Wynne, Flathead 85

Alana Griffin, Glacier 87

Celi Chapman, Helena 90

Kennedy Lean, Butte 94

Mackenzie Finnegan,, Butte 96

Lexi McNew, Capital 96

Stella Claridge, Glacier 96

Megan Swanson, Capital 97

Zita Graveley, Capital 97

Paige O’Mara, Capital 101

Flathead (384) – Marcella Mercer 73, Jilliam Wynne 85, McKinlie Murer 117, Sophia Dykhuizen 112, MJ Reed 114.

Glacier (389) – Alana Griffin 87, Chloe Tanner 85, Stella Claridge 96, Kenna Sandler 21, Colete Daniels 125.