Shelby native Pete Svennungsen of Spokane swept the Open division of the Montana State Handball Championship in Butte Sunday at the Butte Elks.

Svennungsen defeated Butte’s Brett Badovinac to win the Open Singles title. He then paired with Chance Wachholz of Whitefish to win the Open Doubles crown by defeating two-time defending champions Sam Sottosanti of Ohio and Chris Tico of Sand Point, Idaho.

This marks Svennungsen’s third consecutive open singles title. It is the fourth time Svennungsen and Wachholz teamed to win the title. Wachholz has now won six state doubles titles to go along with his four state singles titles.

Missoula’s Kirk Johnson defeated Ken Scott of Lander, Wyoming in a thrilling final of the Super Golden Masters Singles. Johnson edged Scott 11-10 in the tiebreaker after splitting the first two games. It is Johnson second consecutive title and third state singles title.

Jay Spooner of Fargo, North Dakota won the Diamond Masters Singles. He defeated East Helena’s John Larson 21-14, 21-17 in the final. It is Spooner’s fourth Montana singles title.

Spooner then teamed with Jackson Wyoming’s Dan Passolt to win the Super Golden Masters Doubles title, defeating Luther’s Dan Scilley and Billings’ Mike Meyer in the final. It is the third Montana doubles title for Spooner and Passolt.

Billings’s Chris Graham won the A division and Butte’s Connor O’Neill won the B Division.

In all, 32 players competed in the tournament, which celebrated 100 years of Handball at the Elks in Butte. The courts opened in the fall of 1925 and the first invitational tournament was held in March 1926. The two original courts are much the same as when they opened. Complete Results:

Open Singles
1st Round – Don Foley, Butte d. Chris Graham, Billings 20-21, 21-13, 11-1; Shaun Gonda, Sheridan, WY d. Luke Santore, Missoula; Henry O’Brien, Florence d. Nick Piazzola, Butte

Quarterfinals – Pete Svennungsen, Spokane, WA d. Foley 21-13, 21-15; Sam Sottosanti, Ohio d. Gonda 21-8, 21-14; Marcus Madrazo, Butte d. Travis Peevey, Cheney, WA 19-21, 21-12, 11-3; Brett Badovinac, Butte d. O’Brien 21-4, 21-11

Semifinals – Svennungsen d. Sottosanti 21-12, 21-12; Badovinac d. Madrazo 21-10, 21-16

Final – Svennungsen d. Badovinac 21-15, 21-12

Super Golden Master (60+) Singles
Quarterfinals – Mike Hitchcock, Butte d. Todd Timboe, Seeley Lake ; Ken Scott, Lander, WY d. Eric Howe, Melrose 

Semifinals – Kirk Johnson, Missoula d. Hitchcock; Scott d. Don Schmidt, Missoula

Consolation – Howe d. Timboe 21-4, 21-8

Third – Hitchcock d. Schmidt 21-8, 21-17

Final – Johnson d. Scott 11-21, 21-12, 11-10

Diamond Masters (70+) Singles
Quarterfinals – Jay Spooner, Fargo, ND d. Tom Madrazo, Butte 21-6, 21-8; John Larson, East Helena d. Steve Birrell, Bozeman 21-11, 12-21, 11-3; Dan Scilley, Luther d. Scott Salo, Butte 21-14, 21-9

Semifinals – Spooner d. Mike Meyer, Billings 21-16, 21-15; Larson d. Scilley 21-7, injury default

Final – Spooner d. Larson 21-14, 21-17

Open Doubles
Quarterfinals – Henry O’Brien, Florence and Eric Schmidt, Lolo d. Chris Graham, Billings and Shaun Gonda, Sheridan, WY; Pete Svennungsen, Spokane, WA and Chance Wachholz, Whitefish d. Ken Scott, Lander, WY and Dan Passolt, Jackson, WY; Marcus Madrazo, Butte and Don Foley, Butte d. Luke Santore, Missoula and Nick Piazzola, Butte

Semifinals – Sam Sottosanti, Ohio and Chris Tico, Sand Point, ID d. O’Brien and Schmidt 21-3, 21-10; Svennungsen and Wachholz d. Madrazo and Foley 21-15, 21-13

Final – Svennungsen and Wachholz d. Sottosanti and Tico 21-12, 20-21, 11-4

Super Golden Masters (60+) Doubles
Quarterfinals – Todd Timboe, Seeley Lake and Sam Baldridge, Whitefish d. Steve Birrell, Bozeman and Rich Jones, Bozeman

Semifinals – Dan Scilley, Luther and Mike Meyer, Billings d. Timboe and Baldridge 10-21, 21-4, 11-7; Jay Spooner, Fargo, ND and Passolt, Jackson, WY d. Tom Madrazo, Butte and Scott Salo, Butte

Consolation Semifinal – Madrazo and Salo d. Birrell and Jones 21-15, 17-21, 11-2

Third – Timboe and Baldridge d. Madrazo and Salo 21-16, 20-21, 11-4

A Singles (Round Robin)

1st – Chris Graham, Billings d. Luke Santore, Missoula; d. Nick Piazzola, Butte

2nd – Nick Piazzola, Butte d. Santore 21-15, 21-7

A Doubles (Round Robin)
1st – Ken Scott, Lander, WY and Dan Passolt, Jackson, WY d. Chris Graham, Billings and Shuan Gonda, Sheridan, WY; d. Luke Santore, Missoula and Nick Piazzola, Butte 21-14, 21-18

2nd – Chris Graham, Billings and Shaun Gonda, Sheridan, WY d. Santore and Piazzola

B Singles
Final – Connor O’Neill, Butte d. Tommy Heppler, Butte 21-11, 21-18

Open Singles Consolation
Semifinals – Shaun Gonda, Sheridan, WY d. Don Foley, Butte, MT 21-12, 21-11; Travis Peevey d. Henry O’Brien 21-19, 21-16

Final – Gonda d. Peevey 21-1, 21-8

Diamond Masters (70+) Consolation
Tom Madrazo, Butte d. Steve Birrell,  Bozeman 21-8, 21-9; Scott Salo, Butte d. Birrell 20-21, 21-15, 11-1