Butte High, Central golfers litter top-10 standings
ANACONDA — If the first two days of the high school golf season are any indication, the Butte High Bulldogs and Butte Central Maroons are ready for one heck of a season.
Five boys and four girls from Butte High or Butte Central placed in the top 10 Tuesday at the Butte High Invitational at the Old Works.
Butte High’s boys claimed the team title with a 20-over-par total of 308 for their top four scores. Belgrade placed second at 321. Great Falls Russel was third at 324, while BC took fourth at 331, and Great Falls High took fifth at 378.
Jack Pinski of CMR fired a 1-under-par 71 to take boys’ medalist honors. The next four players one the leaderboard are from the Mining City.
Butte High’s Chase Choquette matched par at 72 to place second. He was followed by teammates Jack Muhlestein and Teagan Yelenich, who place third and fourth at 73 and 74. Central’s Will McGree took fifth at 74.
Maroon Beau McGree, who won the BC Invitational on Monday, tied for seventh at 79.
Also for BC, Connor Kachmarik shot an 84, Kelton Berger fired a 93, and Drew Kachmarik hit 109.
Rigley Vincent added an 89 for Butte High. Teammate Braden Donnelly shot a 96.
CMR’s girls won the team title with a 372. Belgrade as second at 418, followed by Great Falls High at 430. Butte High and BC do not have enough girls to qualify for a team score.
Brooklyn Hageman from CMR carded a 79 to claim girls’ medalist honors. Belgrade’s Lilia Troxel and CMR’s Quincy Weymouth were next at 85.
Butte High’s Kate DeShaw, who won the Central tournament Monday, placed fourth at 96, while BC’s Mya McGree finished fifth at 98.
Also for Butte High, Keeley Johnston finished eighth at 105, one place and one shot ahead of teammate Sage Leber.
Central’s teams will continue the busy opening week with a tournament at Ronan on Thursday. Next up for the Bulldogs is a tournament Monday and Tuesday in Missoula.
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