Glacier’s Teigan Avery jumped ahead in the first round of Montana State Junior Golf Championship at the Laurel Golf Club on Monday.
Avery shot a 1-over 73 and leads the girls 16-17 age division by five strokes. Avery won the state junior title in the 14-15 division last year.
Ryggs Johnston of Libby leads on the boys 14-15 division after carding a 2-over 74. He leads by one stroke.
Johnston placed second in the 12-13 division last year and Billings’ Joey Moore, who is sitting two shots back in second place, won the title.
Other local competitors include Glacier’s Tommy Mann, who shot an 82 and Whitefish’s Cooper Donahue, who shot a 78. Libby’s Bucky Crippen shot a 79 and sits in second place in the 13-under division, followed by Polson’s Jack Johnston, who carded 88. Kalispell’s Brayden Aurish carded a 110. Heather Frank of Polson shot 119.
The tournament concludes today.
Montana State Golf Association
State Junior Championships
at Laurel Golf Club
Par 72
First round
Boys
16-17 — Caleb Stetzner, Anaconda, 72; Payton Stott, Billings, 75; Cody Babinecz, Great Falls, 76; Michal Nicholas, Seeley Lake, 76; Barron Culver, Helena, 76; Sean Benson, Billings, 78; Connor Brown, Bozeman, 78; Cooper Donahue, Whitefish, 78; Easton Enott, Great Falls, 78; Austin Walter, Billings, 78; Garrison Allen, Billings, 80; Jackson Boos, Billings, 80; Scott Redelsperger, Bozeman, 80; Mark Soloman, Great Falls, 81; Adam Henneberry, Billings, 82; Tommy Mann, Kalispell, 82; Bryce Mocabee, Huntley, 84; Martin Martin, Shelby, 85; Chris Delaney, Frenchtown, 85; Tyson Odden, Bozeman, 91; Cole Stenzel, Great Falls, 93.
14-15 — Ryggs Johnston, Libby, 74; Colton Hudson, Huntley, 75; Joey Moore, Billings, 76; Caleb Trost, Billings, 76; Liam Clancy, Park City, 79; Will Holloran, Bozeman, 81; Garrett Woodin, Billings, 81; Riley Kaercher, Billings, 83; Parker Jones, Billings, 85; Schafer Paladichuk, Great Falls, 86; Jackson Beyer, Bozeman, 87; Scott DeMars, Townsend, 87; Carson McDaniel, Polson, 87; Tanner Jahner, Bozeman, 89; Thain Johnson, Great Falls, 91; Kyler Garsjo, Sidney, 91; Jaden Graveley, Townsend, 91; David Izard, Belgrade, 92; Duncan Hollar, Great Falls, 93; Ky Burch, Hamilton, 95; Devon Doughty, Miles City, 95; Rylan Perriman, Great Falls, 96; Bryan Swanson, Missoula, 96; Kelly Irion, Miles City, 97; Chase Morehouse, Sidney, 97; Andrew Hansen, Sidney, 105; Brayden Aurich, Kalispell, 110.
13-under — Paul O’ Neil, Laurel, 79; Bucky Crippen, Libby, 79; Jack Johnston, Polson, 88; Nick Pasquarello, Billings, 89; Cody Graveley, Townsend, 90; Brady Cady, Billings, 91; Jack Bentson, Bozeman, 92; Cody Brunner, Billings, 93; Connor Mora, Great Falls, 93; Ethan Brown, Hamilton, 98; Tyler Avery, Missoula, 100; Blake Thelen, Great Falls, 102; Carter Wells, Great Falls, 103; George Carpenter, Sidney, 105; Logan Greef, Sidney, 117; Landen Blades, Great Falls, 121; Blane Lawrence, Sidney, 144.
Girls
16-17 — Teigan Avery, Kalispell, 73; Coral Schulz, Helena, 78; Shealyn Hafer, Butte, 80; Hannah Zwemke, Billings, 81; Morgan McNeil, Laurel, 83; Kortney McNeil, Billings, 84; Sadie Crippen, Missoula, 86; Anna DeMars, Townsend, 86; Bridget Beyer, Bozeman, 89; Brooke Bezanson, Missoula, 92; Mikela Atkinson, Billings, 93; Tanna Campbell, Big Timber, 99; Heather Franck, Polson, 119; Addison Beagles, Great Falls, 122.
14-15 — Catrina Babinecz, Great Falls, 87; Casey Babinecz, Great Falls, 89; Lynzee Dexter, Townsend, 93; Meggie Delaney, Bozeman, 98; Rylie Carmichael, Great Falls, 101; Hannah Rosanova, Bozeman, 104; Angela King, Billings, 108; Kaelyn Volk, Sidney, 115; Chase Bockbahn, Bozeman, 120; Tierney Messmer, Sidney, WD; Sydni Rose, Hamilton, WD.
13-under — Tricia Joyce, Butte, 94; Skyler Martin, Great Falls, 108; Jalen Wagner, Billings, 113; Madeline Dawson, Billings, 115; Macee Greenwood, Corvallis, 117; Nevin Larsen, Billings, 126; Carrie Carpenter, Billings, 131; Laura Duff, Great Falls, WD.