by Scott Sacry, Sports Editor
The Corvallis, Hamilton, and Stevensville golf teams will compete in the Western A Divisional Tournament this week on Friday, September 26 at the Hamilton Golf Club in Hamilton. The Class A State Tournament will be held the following week at Sidney on Friday, Oct. 3 and Saturday, Oct. 4.
The three teams had a last tune up before divisionals last week as they competed in the 2025 Hamilton Invite at the Hamilton Golf Club on Saturday, September 20, and the East Helena Invite on Tuesday, September 16.
Hamilton Invite results
In the boys team standing, Corvallis won the event, going +7 as a team, Whitefish took second place at +31. Hamilton took 6th and Stevensville took 9th.
In the girls team standing, Corvallis took 6th and Hamilton took 7th.
Individually for the girls, Corvallis’s Kristen Race tied for 7th (96), Hamilton’s Ellie Hattlestad tied for 11th (99), and Stevensville’s Bella Raszler tied for 14th (102). Corvallis’s Gracee Storrud and Hamilton’s Rhain Hollingsworth tied for 21st (106).
Individually for the boys, Corvallis’s Brady Powell took 1st with a 69 (-3). Corvallis’s Tag Jessop shot a 70 (-2) to take 2nd. Corvallis’s Dylan Wirt and Tanner Sorenson tied for 8th with matching 78s. Hamilton’s Cash Duncan shot a 79 to tie for 10th. Hamilton’s Jackson Kirkbride and Stevensville’s Kaden Wyant tied for 15th (81).
East Helena Invite results
The Corvallis boys kept up their strong play and won the event. The Hamilton boys took 7th and the Stevensville boys took 11th. The Hamilton girls had another strong showing, taking 2nd place, while the Corvallis girls took 4th.
Individually for the girls, Hamilton’s Cameron Burnett won the event with a round of 84 (+12). Also for the Hamilton girls, Bryn Cianflone took 4th (95), and Ellie Hattlested tied for 11th (110). Corvallis’s Kristen Race tied for 8th (106). Stevensville’s Jocelyn Lambert tied for 15th (116).
Individually for the boys, Corvallis’s Tag Jessop and Brady Powell shot matching 70s to tie for 1st place. Teammate Tanner Sorenson took 3rd (74) and Dylan Wirt took 15th (83). Stevensville’s Kaden Wyant tied for 21st (86), and Hamilton’s Cash Duncan tied for 23rd (87).