Sandpoint slighted in opening round

RUPERT — As the only girl representing Sandpoint, junior Ashleigh Mire shot 89 on the par-72, 5,498-yard Rupert Country Club course Tuesday in the rain-delayed 4A state golf tournament.

"Ashleigh could of been in the running for a medal for a while, but she ran into some trouble with her short game and had a couple double boogies on the back nine," said Sandpoint golf coach Mike Keough.

The boys, who finished in last place out of seven teams, were led by Joey Lovell's 11-over-par score of 83.

"It was windy and cold but at least it was dry," said Keough, after spending an extra day in Rupert due to Monday's series of rain delays.

"I think the elements effected them a lot. We had a bunch of delays and it was hard to keep everything mentally together," said Keough. "But all the kids still should be proud of what they did to get there, because they earned their way there."

After advancing into the second round, the Bishop Kelly boys won the 36-hole event with a score of 605. Post Falls tied for fourth with 616.

In the girls tournament, which was shortened to 27 holes from 36, the Knights won with a score of 494.

BOYS

TEAM SCORES — 1, Bishop Kelly 605. 2, Minico 608. 3, Hillcrest 610. 4 (tie), Post Falls, Vallivue 616. 6, Madison 625. 7, Nampa 631. Failed to qualify for second round — 8, Emmett 326. 9, Pocatello 334. 10, Century 337. 11, Sandpoint 360.

MEDALISTS — 1, David Nuhn, Moscow, 70. 1, Keaton Skyles, Nampa, 72. 3, Kris Sayer, Hillcrest, 73 (won playoff on third hole). 4, Nick Cuchessi, Post Falls 73.

SANDPOINT — Joey Lovell 83, Andrew Genovese 84, Colin Slaughter 96, Nick Hawkins 97.

GIRLS

TEAM SCORES — 1, Bishop Kelly 494. 2, Caldwell 523. 3, Vallivue 546. 4, Pocatello 555. Failed to qualify for second round — 5, Nampa 378. 6, Skyview 389. 7, Jerome 393. 8, Post Falls 397. 9, Blackfoot 407. 10, Moscow 412. 11, Hillcrest 428. 12, Minico 431.

MEDALISTS — 1, Maddie Sheils, Bishop Kelly, 73. 2, Jordan Burnham, Jerome, 76. 3, Andrea Haney, Caldwell, 78. 4, Kacey Valla, Bishop Kelly, 81.

SANDPOINT — Ashleigh Mire 89.