Currie cards season low; earns berth to state tourney
TWIN LAKES — Senior Conner Currie picked the perfect time to shoot his best round of the year, finishing birdie-birdie for a sizzling 78, good for second place overall and an individual berth at state next week, leading Sandpoint at the 4A Region 1 tournament at Twin Lakes Village.
Ashlie McIntire and Jessie Webster-Merwin each shot 94 to lead the Bulldog girls, who didn’t qualify anyone for state.
Moscow’s boys and girls won team titles, claiming the lone team berths to state, scheduled for next Monday and Tuesday at Twin Lakes Village.
BOYS
TEAM SCORES (winner to state) — 1, Moscow 319. 2, Lakeland 357. 3, Sandpoint 371.
INDIVIDUAL STATE QUALIFIERS — Garrett Adair, Moscow, 77 (medalist); Shaun Hill, Moscow, 78; Conner Currie, Sandpoint 78.
MOSCOW — Shaun Hill 78, Garrett Adair 77, Cooper Wright 83, Michael Wagner 81, Shawn Barber 106.
LAKELAND — Lucas Portello 84, Jon Rucker 87, Dyllan Darrington 99, Ryan Ettner 91, Bo Leichtnam 95
SANDPOINT — Mike Lewis 87, Conner Currie 78, Chris Lewis 110, Michael Lorden 98, Kanyen Bauer 108.
GIRLS
TEAM SCORES (winner to state) — 1, Moscow 330. 2, Sandpoint 413. 3, Lakeland 415.
INDIVIDUAL STATE QUALIFIERS — Katie Greear, Moscow, 79 (medalist); Taylor Anderson, Moscow, 80; Cindy Pitkin, Moscow, 85.
MOSCOW — Katie Greear 79, Nikki Tatham 86, Taylor Anderson 80, Cindy Pitkin 85, Emma Kimberling 126.
SANDPOINT — Jessie Webster-Merwin 94, Ashlie McIntire 94, Charissa Chatburn 109, Beth Lewis 116, Kristi Mire 134.
LAKELAND — Chelsea Bayley 90, Carson Sharrai 99, Brook Tingey 139, Becca Jenkins 112, Hailey Palmiter 114.