The Hamilton boys team ran away with the Southwest A Divisional golf title on Saturday on their own course. With Eli Rogers leading the way, the Broncs cruised to the title and now look to the state championship this weekend in Laurel. The Hamilton team shot a 298. Anaconda was second with 364, Dillon third with 375, Stevensville with 383 and Frenchtown with 404.

The Hamilton boys pose Saturday afternoon after winning the Southwest A Divisional championship. Shown are Tyler Jessop, Eli Rogers, Brad Palin, Kyle Lubke, Dillon Frances and Graham Silcher. Jean Schurman photo.

“It was a perfect day for golf,” said Hamilton coach Owen Burch.

Rogers shot a blistering 68 to take the lead from teammate Brad Palin who shot a 73. Rogers has had some good practices and Burch said the win was not unexpected.

“I made some long puts today and hit the ball really well,” said Rogers. “What I focused on was just hitting the next shot. I didn’t want to think about anything else.”

Palin, who was leading the tournament until Rogers finished, said he was disappointed. “I knew he (Eli) was playing well and I just didn’t get the job done. I missed a lot of stupid puts that I don’t normally miss.”

The Bronc team has played well all season and worked hard to get to the level of play they are at now. Burch said Rogers, Palin and Tyler Jessop have shot in the 60’s in practice and adds that sophomore Kyle Lubke has the capability to shoot that low as well. Jessop finished with a 74 and Lubke shot an 83. The final team member, Dillon Frances, earned the final team berth last week in a play off against Graham Silcher.

“Dillon was so nervous,” said Burch. “Once he settled down, he played pretty well.

The top three teams and the top 15 individuals will compete at the State A tournament in Laurel. Although they haven’t had a chance to play the course this year, Thursday will be a practice day for the schools and Burch and company plan on getting in as much practice as possible. Burch said he hopes that this finale is not a repeat of last year’s state championship.

“The tournament was scheduled for Kalispell and we felt we had a chance on that course. Then they changed the tournament to Whitefish which gave them a big break.”

Whitefish went on to win and Hamilton placed third. Burch said that in order to win, they will have to play very strongly on the first day. “It’s Laurel’s home course. That’s why the first day is so important. If we get too far behind, their confidence on their home course will be huge. We have to put ourselves in a position to win.”

Top 15 individuals: Eli Rogers, Hamilton 68; Brad Palin, Hamilton 73; Tyler Jessop, Hamilton 74; Anthony Wood, Anaconda 81; Kyle Lubke, Hamilton 83; Brett Creger, Dillon 84; Milan Plachy, Stevensville 90; Geoff Dierenfeldt, Anaconda 91; Jackson Wagner, Anaconda 91; Troy Wolff, Frenchtown 91; Nigel McCallum, Stevensville 91; Marcus Osborne, Dillon 92; Tyler Love, Dillon 95; Chris Merritt, Frenchtown 95; Dillon Francis, Hamilton 95.

Four girls from Hamilton will advance to the state tournament even though the girls’ team finished fourth. Meg Maclean shot a 106 to take fourth. Emily Winter shot a 118 for 12th place and Mishaila Conway (125) and Alyssa Heath (131) filled the last two spots. Teryn Green of Anaconda won the medal with an 84.

Cross Country

Raymer wins for Darby but Corvallis takes team titles

The soccer fields and football fields at Corvallis were filled with cross-country racers on Saturday as Corvallis hosted teams from around the southwest at the annual Corvallis Cross Country Invitational. Corvallis runners won both the girls and the boys team scoring. Sadi Henderson and Kaycie Stewart were first and second in the girl’s race, finishing just over a second apart. Doug Raymer of Darby won the boys race but two Blue Devils, Colby Henderson and Chris Jessop, were second and third. These runners will be at the Daly Mansion this weekend at the Hamilton Invitational.

Team scores: Corvallis 31, Hamilton 63, Darby 74, Anaconda 79, and Dillon 109.

Top local individuals

Boys

1. Doug Raymer, Darby, 16:21; 2. Colby Henderson, Corvallis, 16:25; 3. Chris Jessop, Corvallis, 16:30; 4. Sean Abrahamsen, Darby, 16:49; 5. Easton Albert, Hamilton, 16:52; 6. Chase Stoker, Corvallis, 17:03; 8. Emmett Stoker, Corvallis, 17:43; 10. Denny Hoselton, Hamilton, 18:05; 11. Sean Hansen, Darby, 18:08; 12. Tanner Palin, Corvallis, 18:16; 13. Devon Williams, Corvallis, 18:18; 14. Colin Robinson, Hamilton, 18:21; 15. Anthony Schmalz, Hamilton, 18:27; 19. Angelo Porcella, Hamilton, 18:46;

Girls

Team scores: Corvallis 26, Anaconda 56, Hamilton 63, Dillon 77.

Top local individuals

1. Sadi Henderson, Corvallis, 19:35; 2. Kaycie Stewart, Corvallis, 19:36; 4. Annie Jessop, Corvallis, 20:39; 5. Sara Amish, Hamilton, 20:43; 6. Sarah DelRae, Hamilton, 21:31; 7. Paige Squire, Corvallis, 21:52; 11. Jenny Smith, Hamilton, 22:28; 12. Hanna Smith, Corvallis, 23:00; 14. Ari Watt, Corvallis, 23:11; 17. Chelsea Hayes, Hamilton, 23:27; 19. Chelsi Clarke, Corvallis, 23:45;

Valley Volleyball recap

The Lady Tigers of Darby lost a close match against Plains on Thursday. After winning the first two sets, Darby fell to the Trotters. Sarah Jakober led the Lady Tigers with eight blocks.

Florence picked up a couple of wins on the court over the week. The team blanked both Valley Christian and Plains behind the play of Makenzie Bauck and Melody Maki. Bauck is back at the setter position and making the play. Maki is playing strongly at the net as well.

Heidi Heiland of Darby goes up for a kill as Trisha Smith (5) and Halie Rennaker look on during the match against Plains. Jean Schurman photo.

Stevensville defeated Frenchtown in three games with a balanced attack on the court. Maddie Jones and Molly Brewer each had nine kills and Brewer added six blocks. Alexa Omlid added five aces and Michaila Funkhouser had 13 assists.

Corvallis fell to Anaconda in four games. Brooke Heckeroth had 12 kills and Laura Berner had 13 assists and five aces.

Hamilton lost to Dillon in four games. Mary Conwell had 19 digs and 27 assists.

Victor swept Seeley-Swan in three games and kept their winning streak alive. Krystyne Corkern had 17 assists and seven aces.

Plains def Darby 3-2

Plains def. Darby 21-25, 22-25, 25-17, 25-19, 15-8

Kills – Plains 31, Darby 26 (Sarah Jakober 8). Blocks – Plains 3, Darby 5 (Jakober 3). Digs – Plains 52, Darby 37 (Julie Abrahamsen 9, Tisha Smith 9). Assists – Plains 25, Darby 15 (Halie Rennaker 13). Aces – Plains 23, Darby 6 (Heidi Heiland 2, Rennaker 2).

Stevensville 3, Frenchtown 0

Stevensville def. Frenchtown 25-22, 25-17, 25-16

Kills – Frenchtown 23, Stevensville 30 (Maddie Jones 9, Molly Brewer 9). Blocks 20 (Brewer 6). Assists – Frenchtown 12, Stevensville 26 (Michaila Funkhouser 13). Aces – Frenchtown 9, Stevensville 10 (Alexa Omlid 5).

Anaconda 3, Corvallis 1

Anaconda def. Corvallis 25-20, 25-17, 23-25, 25-19

Kills – Corvallis 28 (Brooke Heckeroth 12), Anaconda 31. Blocks – Corvallis 12 (Whitney Jessop 6), Anaconda 9. Digs – Corvallis 63 (Lairen Phinney 16), Anaconda 46. Assists – Corvallis 25 (Laura Berner 13), Anaconda 20. Aces – Corvallis 15 (Berner 5), Anaconda 11.

Florence 3, Valley Christian 0

Florence def. Valley Christian 25-16, 25-11, 25-19.

Kills – Florence 31 (Melody Maki 6, Courtney Byrne 6), Valley Christian 9. Blocks – Florence 5 (Makenzie Bauck 3), Valley Christian 22. Digs – Florence 14 (Taylor Maricelli 5). Valley Christian 24. Assists – Florence 21 (Bauck 19), Valley Christian 7. Aces – Florence 12 (Cassie McCann 3). Valley Christian 8.

Victor 3, Seeley-Swan 0

Kills – Seeley – 18, Victor 21 (Liz Taylor 9) Blocks – none, Digs – Seeley 20, Victor 36 (Mariah Caniglia 19). Assists – Victor 17 (Krystyne Corkern 17). Aces – Seeley 9, Victor 24 (Corkern 7).

Frenchtown def. Corvallis, 25-19, 25-20, 25-18.

Kills - Frenchtown 23, Corvallis 18 (Alex Ewing 8). Blocks - Frenchtown 7, Corvallis 3 (Brooke Heckeroth 2). Digs - Frenchtown 37, Corvallis 61 (Lairen Phinney 19). Assists - Frenchtown 15, Corvallis 15 (Phinney 8). Aces - Frenchtown 11, Corvallis 2 (Julia Battista 1).

Dillon def. Hamilton, 23-25, 25-20, 25-19, 25-21.

Kills - Hamilton 35 (Presley Chadwick 14), Dillon 40. Blocks - Hamilton 4 (Rebecka Hood 2), Dillon 3. Digs - Hamilton 80 (Mary Conwell 19), Dillon 75. Assists - Hamilton 29 (Conwell 27), Dillon 37. Aces - Hamilton 7 (Chadwick 3), Dillon 18.

Florence def. Plains, 25-23, 25-12, 25-18.

Kills - Florence 36 (Courtney Byrne 10), Plains 14. Blocks - Florence 4 (Mackenzie Bauck 2), Plains 4. Digs - Florence 37 (Taylor Maricielli 16), Plains 28. Assists - Florence 27 (Bauck 22), Plains 9. Aces - Florence 10 (Maricelli 4), Plains 6

Football roundup

It was a tough weekend for the valley’s six teams. Only Florence came away with a win. They notched their fourth win of the season with a 34-0 blanking of Boulder in non-conference action. Riley Philips caught two touchdown passes from Spencer Burns. Philips’ first pass was from seven yards out and the second was from 41 yards out. Garret Wilke had a two yard plunge and Kendall Cotton had scoring runs of one yard and four yards. Zach Newbary kicked four of five PATs. Burns threw for 282 yards and completed 16 of 24 passes.

Dillon defeated Hamilton, 38-17. Dillon scored early in the first quarter but Hamilton came right back when Seth Mason kicked a 24-yard field goal. But then the tough Beaver defense put up a wall and kept the Broncs from the end zone until the fourth quarter when Cody Noffsinger caught a 13-yard pass from Josh Brenneman. Semisi Rigby also caught a touchdown pass from Brenneman from 14 yards out. Brenneman passed for 241 yards and completed 20 of 49 passes.

Stevensville stayed with the Frenchtown Broncs for two quarters but the bigger Broncs just wore down the ‘Jackets, winning 28-6. Stevensville got on the board with a Caleb Vance pass to Josh Haynes from eight yards out.

Corvallis fell to Anaconda, 33-26. Although the Blue Devils were held to only one touchdown in the first half, they came out ready to go in the second half when Trevor Brown broke through for an 86-yard kickoff return. He also had a touchdown reception from Logan Connors for 59 yards. Stuart Landis caught a Connors pass for a touchdown and Connors ran the ball in once for a score.

Darby fell to Deer Lodge, 50-6, in 7B action. Jeremy Campbell had a 12-yard run to the end zone for the Tigers’ only score.

Victor fell to Charlo, 55-12. Victor got on the board first when Corey Deering caught a 20-yard pass from Kurt Manely. Manely threw for 112 yard and completed 6 of 15 passes. Randy Lewis scored a touchdown for the Pirates as the clock wound down.

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