Whitefish girls lead, Milton fires 66 at Class A state golf

SHELBY — The Whitefish girls' golf team is knocking on the door for a state championship. 

In the opening round of the Class A state tournament at Marias Valley Golf and Country Club, the Bulldogs shot a 352 and took a 24-shot lead over Corvallis heading into Saturday. 

Ryhlee Scott led Whitefish with a 78 to take the individual lead. Teammate Karlee Brown added an 82 to sit in fourth place. Jillian Wagner sits ninth with an 88, giving Whitefish three golfers inside the top 10. 

Bigfork’s Keegan Campbell put herself in all-state contention, shooting an 84 to sit tied for sixth, while Polson’s Sara Dumouchel shot an 88 to tie for ninth. 

Polson sits fourth in the team standings at 378, just two shots behind second-place Corvallis. Johanna Bieber and Cheyenne Bieber each shot 94, while Addie Rushing added a 102. 

On the boys side, Billings Central leads the boys team standings at 293, followed by Polson at 301 and Whitefish at 312. 

Polson was led by Max Milton, who fired a 6-under 66 to take a three-shot lead. Billings Central’s Colin Jensen sits second after a 69, while Laurel’s Royce Taylor is third at 70. 

Carson Emerson added a 76 for the Pirates, Soren Lund shot 79 and Cash Brown finished with an 80 as the Pirates ended the day eight shots behind the lead in the team race. 

Whitefish’s Mason O’Neil is in the mix with an even-par 72, tying for fourth. Zack Schmid-Sommer shot a 76 and Aston Taylor added a 78 for the Bulldogs. 

Columbia Falls’ Bentley Cady opened the tournament with an 83. 

State A Golf

Marias Valley Golf and Country Club, Shelby 

October 2-3 

Boys 

Team standings — 1, Billings Central 293; 2, Polson 301; 3, Whitefish 312; 4, Livingston 315; 5, Laurel 317; 6, Lockwood 328; 7, Corvallis 339; 8, Hamilton 340. 

Individual Top 15 

Max Milton, Polson     66 

Colin Jensen, Billings Central     69 

Royce Taylor, Laurel     70 

Stuart Gentry, Park     72 

Beau McGree, Butte Central     72 

Matthew Hermanson, Billings Central     72 

Mason O'Neil, Whitefish     72 

Carson Mangel, Billings Central     74 

Sawyer Gentry, Park     75 

Oliver Rowe, Ronan     75 

Carson Emerson, Polson     76 

Zack Schmid-Sommer, Whitefish     76 

Grady Wilder, Laurel     77 

Brayden Garr, Frenchtown     77 

Aston Taylor, Whitefish     78 

Ethan Stergar, Billings Central     78  

Whitefish: O'Neil 72, Zack Schmid-Sommer 76, Taylor 78, Nick Schmid-Sommer 86, Wyatt Scott 89. 

Polson: Milton 66, Emerson 76, Soren Lund 79, Cash Brown 80, Ryan Lake 83. 

Columbia Falls: Bentley Cady 83. 

GIRLS 

Team standings — 1, Whitefish 352; 2, Corvallis 376; 3, Fergus 377; 4, Polson 378; 5, Dawson County 382; 6, Custer County 383; 7, Park 401; 8, Hamilton 402. 

Individual Top 15 

Ryhlee Scott, Whitefish    78 

Cameron Burnett, Hamilton     79 

Autumn Goodan, Fergus     79 

Karlee Brown, Whitefish     82 

Skylar LaPierre, Beaverhead     83 

Keegan Campbell, Bigfork     84 

Kirsten Race, Corvallis     84 

CeCe Fornshell, Billings Central     85 

Sara Dumouchel, Polson     88 

Jillian Wagner, Whitefish     88 

Ava Flotketter, Custer County     88 

Brooklyn Bieber, Frenchtown     88 

Mya Flotketter, Custer County     88 

Evelynn Driskell, Stevensville     91

Jocelyn Holton, Bigfork     92 

Murphy Mcpherson, Dawson County     92 

McKenna Tiesen, Sidney     92 

Gracee Storrud, Corvallis     92  

Whitefish: Scott 78, Brown 82, Wagner 88, Mary Hannah-Smith 104, Baylee Hyland 110. 

Bigfork: Campbell 84, Holton 92. 

Polson: Dumouchel 88, Johanna Bieber 94, Cheyenne Bieber 94, Addie Rushing 102, Harlie Fischer 104. 

Columbia Falls: Sawyer Clark 97.