Young golfers take to the greens at Plains Golf Invitational
SHAYNA BURGESS at the Plains Golf course during the annual Plains Invitational golf meet.
LOGAN BENSON at the Plains Golf course during the Plains Invitational golf meet.
FAME LOPEZ at the Plains Golf course during the Plains Invitational golf meet.
Karsen Krebs at the Plains Golf course during the Plains Golf Invitaitonal meet. (Photo courtesy of Sam Rehbein)
Connor Sampson works on a put during the Plains Invitational Golf meet at the Plains Golf course. (Photo courtesy of Sam Rehbein)
ALEC COLE at the Plains Golf course during the Plains Invitational golf meet. (Photos courtesy of Sam Rehbein)
While the Masters event was going on in Georgia, young golfers in Plains were busy on the greens here at Plains. On Saturday, April 8, the Plains Golf Invitational was held at the Plains Golf course. A total of 11 schools participated in the annual event, including Plains, Thompson Falls, Libby, Bigfork, Seeley Swan, Ronan, Loyola, Florence, Eureka, Florence, and Clark Fork.
Ryggs Johnson of Libby took first place in the boys group with a score of 73. Dyan Meckman of Thompson Falls was four strokes behind in second place with a 77. The third place was a four-way tie with Alec Cole of Plains, Colton Stodghill of Bigfork, Fisher Niemeyer of Ronan, and Mckinley Nicholas of Seeley Swan all scoring 80.
Kylie Esh of Loyola was the top girls score with a 72. Katie Fagg of Loyola was 13 strokes behind in second place with an 85. Brooklyn Olson of Ronan was in third place with a score of 96.
The overall team scores for the boys had Thompson Falls in first place with a score of 362. Plains placed seventh with an overall score of 416. The girls overall team scores had Bigfork in first place with a score of 484.
Plains Golf Invitational
Top Boys Scores
Name School Score
1. Ryggs Johnson Libby 73
2. Dyan Beckman T. Falls 77
3. Alec Cole Plains 80
Colton Stodghill Bigfork 80
Fisher Niemeyer Ronan 80
McKinley Nicholas Seeley-Swan 80
7. Anthony Camel Ronan 84
8. Sean Kaleva Loyola 85
Ethan Brown T. Falls 85
9. Michael Johnson T. Falls 89
10. Cameron Webber Florence 94
Gavin Zaluski Florence 94
12. Fame Lopez Plains 95
13. Chance DeNault Ronan 96
14. Hunter Harrington Florence 98
15. Sam Gendron Loyola 98
Top Girls Scores
Name School Score
1. Kylie Esh Loyola 72
2. Katie Fagg Loyola 85
3. Brooklyn Olson Ronan 96
5. Jessica Bromier T. Falls 107
5. Elsie Brown T. Falls 108
Darian Truman Eureka 108
7. Jesse Hood Seeley-Swan 111
8. Isabella Santistevan Bigfork 114
Keerstyn Salverson Florence 114
10. Peyton Benson Eureka 122
Rachel Whitney Bigfork 122
12. Melissa Paulsen Bigfork 123
13. Gabby Wikz Ronan 124
14. Carly Stodghill Bigfork 125
Meghan St. Germain Florence 125
Boys Team Scores
1. Thompson Falls (362) — Dylan Beckman 77, Ethan Brown 85, Michael Johnson 89, Kale Stone 115, Kaden Sparks 111.
2. Ronan (370) — Fisher Niemeyer 80, Anthony Camel 84, Chance Denault 96, Caden Rhine 110, Andereas Smalstrom 137.
3.Loyola (387) — Sean Kaleva 85, Sam Gendron 98, Blake Danielson 104, Kaden Lincoln 100, Peter Mitzel 104.
4. Florence (391) — Caden Plasmier 120, Gavin Zoluski 94, Cole Cowan 105, Hunter Harrington 98, Camron Webber 94.
5. Libby (396) — Ryggs Johnson 73, Andrew Freese 115, Sebo Sanders 104, Riley Vogel 104
6. Bigfork (400) — Colton Stodghill 80, Christian Bencomo 116, Beau Santistenan 106, Jimmy Abney 122, Brandon Hopkins 98.
7. Plains (416) — Alec Cole 80, Fame Lopez 95, Karsen Krebs 123, Connor Sampson 118, Logan Benson 128.
8. Eureka (480) — Ed Crocher 102, Jacob Tullis 120, Zack Hamson 118, Riley Chapman 140, Tristan Kaufmann 145.
Boys Teams
Plains — Alec Cole 80, Fame Lopez 95, Karsen Krebs 123, Connor Sampson 118, Logan Benson 128.
Thompson Falls — Dylan Beckman 77, Ethan Brown 85, Michael Johnson 89, Kale Stone 115, Kaden Sparks 111.
Seeley Swan — McKinley Nichols 80, Shane Lindemer 99.
Loyola — Sean Kaleva 85, Sam Gendron 98, Blake Danielson 104, Kaden Lincoln 100, Peter Mitzel 104.
Ronan — Fisher Niemeyer 80, Anthony Camel 84, Cance Denault 96, Caden Rhine 110, Andereas Smalstrom 137.
Clarkfork — Taryn Ververis 114, Drake O’Neil 158.
Libby — Ryggs Johnson 73, Andrew Freese 115, Sebo Sanders 104, Riley Vogel 104.
Florence — Caden Plasmier 120, Gavin Zoluski 94, Cole Cowan 105, Hunter Harrington 98, Camron Webber 94.
Eureka — Ed Crocher 102, Jacob Tullis 120, Zack Hamson 118, Riley Chapman 140, Tristan Kaufmann 145.
Bigfork — Colton Stodghill 80, Christian Bencomo 116, Beau Santistenan 106, Jimmy Abney 122, Brandon Hopkins 98.
Girls Team Scores
1. Bigfork (484) —Isabella Satistevan 114, Rachel Whitney 122, Carly Stodghill 125, Melissa Paulsen 123, Kimberlee McDonald 147.
Girls Teams
Plains — Shayna Burgess WD.
Thompson Falls — Elsie Brown 108, Julia Vanicek 118, Jessica Brommer 107.
Seeley Swan — Jesse Hood 111.
Loyola — Kylie Esh 72, Katie Fagg 85, Isadora Tomazeli WD, Ashton Libel 128.
Ronan — Brooklyn Olson 96, Gabby Wirz 124, Kim VanDerlaan 143.
Libby — Allie Snyder 159, Sydney Croucher 167.
Florence — Keerstyn Salverson 114, Meghan St.Germain 125.
Eureka — Darian Truman 108, Peyton Benson 122, Maggie Graves 164.
Bigfork — Isabella Satistevan 114, Rachel Whitney 122, Carly Stodghill 125, Melissa Paulsen 123, Kimberlee McDonald 147.