For the second straight year and the fifth time in the last six years, Whitefish is the boys Class A state golf champion. Playing in freezing temperatures on their home course in Whitefish, the Bulldogs shot a 473 in the shortened 27-hole tournament. The next closest team was Hamilton, 40 strokes back at 513.
The Bulldogs were led by sophomore phenom, Reed Platke, who won the individual title by shooting a 76 through the first 18 and a 37 on the final nine for a 113 total. He finished second at state last year. Teammate Joe Blakemore, a senior, finished second at 117. The girls came in fifth, shooting a 619, which was 83 strokes behind first-place Billings Central at 536. The AA tournament is ongoing and is expected to wrap up today. Billings West currently leads for the boys by a wide margin and Bozeman leads for the girls. I will update those results.
Here are the full Class A results:
Boys:
Team scores: Whitefish 473, Hamilton 513, Laurel 522, Livingston 525, Polson 531, Sidney 540, Miles City 543, Columbia Falls 554, Butte Central 572, Stevensville 590, Lewistown 599, Dillon 621
Top 10 Individuals:
Reed Platke, Whitefish – 76-37-113
Joe Blakemore, Whitefish – 78-39-117
Neil Martin, Sidney – 78-39-117
Zack Maassen, Whitefish – 77-42-119
Connor Solomon, Laurel – 83-37-120
Eli Rogers, Hamilton – 80-41-121
Joel Mallams, Whitefish – 83-39-122
Zack Stowell, Belgrade – 82-42-124
Drew Ramey, Livingston – 86-38-124
Jake McKinney, Laurel – 85-41-126
Brett Normandy, Havre – 88-38-126Girls:
Team scores: Billings Central 536, Sidney 583, Laurel 584, Livingston 609, Whitefish 619, Polson 630, Belgrade 667, Anaconda 679, Dillon 701, Columbia Falls 750, Hamilton 764, Lewistown 892
Top 10 Individuals:
Katelyn Frank, Sidney – 79-37-116
Kyla Clancy, Billings Central – 81-39-120
Katy Peterson, Glendive – 82-42-124
Kylie McConnell, Whitefish – 83-45-128
McKenzie Webinger, Laurel – 88-43-131
BreAnna Cameron, Whitefish – 90-43-133
Chere Anderson, Billings Central – 95-43-138
Kenzi White Billings, Central – 90-48-138
Ashleigh Walter, Billings Central – 92-50-142
Sarah Hagen, Billings Central – 93-50-143
Randie Lewis, Dillon – 95-48-143