THE CHAMPS ARE HERE
Polson golfers No. 1 in state
By BRANDON HANSEN For The Leader
Polson’s golf teams had to find extra room to bring back all the hardware they won at the State A Golf Tournament in Sydney on Friday and Saturday, Sept. 29-30. Both the boys and girls teams won the team championships, while Hunter Emerson was the top finishing boys golfer in the state and Lady Pirate Ashley Maki finished third. It was the second straight state championship for the Polson girls, while the Polson boys were able to slay the proverbial dragon by defeating Laurel, a team they hadn’t previously bested in stroke play.
“It feels fantastic on both accounts,” Polson Head Coach Cameron Milton said. “First on the girls side to not lose for two years, only have four girls, and then have two banners for the girls in Linderman (Gym) is truly incredible.”
“It’s hard to overstate how hard it is to know you have no room for error with four girls,” he added. “I’m extremely proud of their work together as a group.”
GIRLS Team scores — 1, Polson 736; 2, Billings Central 760; 3, Hamilton 767; 4, Frenchtown 799; 5, Sidney 808; 6, Dillon 809; 7, Lockwood 813; 8, Laurel 843.
Individual Top 15 Katie Lewis, Frenchtown 79-69—148 Keni Wade, Bigfork 80-80—160 Ashley Maki, Polson 75-86—161 Jori Haugen, Billings Central 82-88—170 Kylee Seifert, Polson 85-89—174 Alivia Webinger, Laurel 88-86—174 Kiaralynn Weidinger, Lockwood 8887—175 Camille Poncin, Livingston 91-87—178 Emma Hollingsworth, Hamilton 86-93— 179 Skylar LaPierre, Dillon 93-91—184 Anna Prill, Billings Central 83-102—185 Cameron Burnett, Hamilton 96-91—187 Bryn Cianflone, Hamilton 97-90—187 Alyssa Robertus, Laurel 93-95—188 Anna Lende, Livingston 94-94—188