PR golf finishes in third at 3A state tournament
Luke Butler holds his follow through on a tee shot during a match at the Ranch Club Golf Course in 2021.
(Photo by DYLAN GREENE)
WILDER — The Priest River boys golf team finished third overall at the Class 3A Idaho State golf tournament at the River Bend Golf Course in Wilder.
The Spartans ended day one of the state tournament tied for third place with Homedale. Priest River improved its score by 10 strokes in the second round to edge out the Trojans by six strokes.
The Spartans finished the second round with a score of 333.
Kimberly took home the boys title with a score of 649. The Bulldogs took one stroke off in the second round, finishing with a score of 324.
Luke Butler led the Spartans with a combined score of 157, as an individual, Butler finished in sixth place. He finished the second round with a score of 75.
Bowen Fegert just missed the top-10, with a score of 170. He finished tied for 12. Fegert looked better in round one. He added four strokes to his score in round two, scoring 87.
Kameron Salesky finished tied for 27 with a final score of 171.
He improved in the second round, taking five strokes off his score, scoring an 83.
Jace Yount had the biggest jump in round two by taking off six strokes.
He finished round one with a score of 94. He ended round two with a score of 88.
Hayden Stockton rounded up the boys team with a final score of 181.
BOYS
TEAM SCORES — 1, Kimberly 325-324—649. 2, Kellogg 326-330—656. 3, Priest River 343-333—676. 4, Homedale 343-339—682. 5, McCall-Donnelly 344-350—694. 6, Filer 358-365—723. 7, Sugar-Salem 359-371—730. 8, American Falls 367-387—754.
STATE MEDALISTS (Top 10) — 1, Toby Heider, Kimberly, 71-71—142. 2, Carter Williams, Weiser, 71-73—144. 3, Archie Rauenhorst, Kellogg, 74-71—145. 4, Jameson Harper, Kimberly, 71-77—148. 5, Hudson Reinke, Filer, 80-76—156. 6 (tie), Kyler Kelly, Buhl, 80-77—157, Luke Butler, Priest River, 82-75—157. 8, Treyson Katseanes, Snake River, 83-78—161. 9, Griffey Doerschel, Kellogg, 83-79—162. 10 (tie), Thomas Knudson, McCall-Donnelly, 80-89—169, Eli Heck, Homedale, 87-82—169.
KELLOGG — 3, Archie Rauenhorst 74-71—145. 9, Griffey Doerschel 83-79—162. t-15, Tanner Groves 83-88—171. t-24, Brodie Robinson 86-94—180. 37, Blake Coburn 97-92—189.
PRIEST RIVER — t-6, Luke Butler 82-75—157, t-12, Bowen Fegert 83-87—170, t-15, Kameron Salesky 88-83—171, t-27, Hayden Stockton 90-91—181, t-29, Jayce Yount 94-88—182.