Three Priest River golfers qualify for the 2A state championship
POST FALLS — A trio of Priest River Lamanna High School golfers qualified for the 2A state tournament Monday at the Links Golf Club, one of the most challenging courses in the state of Idaho.
Earning a spot at state were Luke Butler, Hayden Stockton and Jace Yount.
Butler led the Spartans by shooting a 78 to finish fourth overall. Following him was Stockton, with an 81 to place sixth. Rounding out the Priest River state qualifiers was Yount, who shot an 82 to tie for seventh place in the district.
Brooklyn Best and Payvin Coleman competed on the girls side for the Spartans. Coleman shot a team-best score of 115.
Four members from the Clark Fork golf team, Solomon Holderman, Peyton Stevens, Trey Mueller and Piper Scarlett, also competed in the District 1A/2A tournament. Stevens led the Wampus Cats with a score of 114. Scarlett, Clark Fork’s only girl golfer, led the way with a score of 142.
Stephen Paul of Kellogg shot an 8-under-par 65 to claim boys medalist honors by one shot, just in front of St. Maries’ Seth Swallows, at the 2A District 1-2 tournament. He sank a 15-foot eagle putt on the par-5 18th hole for the victory.
Kellogg shot 327 to win the district title by 10 strokes over Genesis Prep. St. Maries will join the Wildcats and Jaguars at state after finishing third.
The 1A/2A state tournament is next Monday, May 15, and Tuesday, May 16, at Sage Lakes Golf Course in Idaho Falls.
BOYS
TEAM SCORES (top 3 to state) — 1, Kellogg 327. 2, Genesis Prep 337. 3, St. Maries 338. 4, Priest River 365. 5, Lapwai 491. 6, Mullan 502. 7, Logos 528.
INDIVIDUAL STATE QUALIFIERS — 1, Stephen Paul, Kellogg, 65. 2, Seth Swallows, St. Maries, 66. 3, CJ Elliott, Genesis Prep, 77. 4, Luke Butler, Priest River, 78. 5, Beau Jones, Lakeside. 6, Hayden Stockton, Priest River, 81. 7 (tie), Jaeger Hall, Kellogg, Jace Yount, Priest River, 82.
KELLOGG — Stephen Paul 65, Brodie Robinson 90, Jaeger Hall 82. 4, Easton Towne 90, Blake Coburn 92.
GENESIS PREP — Byron Hammett 92, Carson Rubert 83, CJ Elliott 77, Brady Rubert 90, Gabe Missamore 87.
ST. MARIES — Seth Swallows 66, Lance Hamblin 88, Greyson Sands 88, Landen Warren 96, Deacon Machado 104.
PRIEST RIVER — Luke Butler 78, William Stockton 81, Jace Yount 82, Hayden Bruns 127, Jade Best 124.
LAPWAI — Tristan Konen 120, Wanbi Chimburas 123, Anton Arthur 112, Quinton Kipp 148, Jim Van Woerkom 136.
MULLAN — Kofi Appiah 114, Steve Petit 115, Kasen Lowman 141, Zeke Hess 132, Blake Knoll 144.
LOGOS — Jonah Snell 112, Titus Blum 141, David Daniels 130, Isaac Hale 145.
CLARK FORK — Solomon Holderman 118, Peyton Stevens 114, Trey Mueller 148.
INDIVIDUALS — Beau Jones, Lakeside, 81; Jordan Guardipee, Wallace, 94; Caiden Sabala, Wallace, 98; Kadan Schaff 117, Luke Wetmore 128, Terrance Biles, Lakeside, 101; Corey Rivera, Lakeside, 112.
GIRLS
TEAM SCORES (top 2 to state) — 1, Kellogg 454. 2, St. Maries 465. 3, Lapwai 498. 4, Genesis Prep 536.
INDIVIDUAL STATE QUALIFIERS — 1, Kendra Korasick, Kellogg, 95. 2, Julia Grimaldo, Orofino, 97. 3, Chiara Lehman, Genesis Prep 102. 4, Sami Sindt, St. Maries, 105.
KELLOGG — Izzy Groves 122, Kendra Korasick 95, Kaci Finlay 117, Kadimay Hart 117, Elliott Hei 120.
ST. MARIES — Sami Sindt 105, Keinanna Olson 114, Jaelyn Barden 122, Emmah Spooner 124, Addie Crane 140.
LAPWAI — Madden Bisbee 118, Charlie Cootes, Tailee Kicking Woman 172, Faith Sabotta 116, Ayanna Oatman 128.
GENESIS PREP — Chiara Lehman 102, Abrey Wilson 137, Carli Scribner 131, Sophie Martin 166.
INDIVIDUALS — Julia Grimaldo, Orofino, 97; Brooklyn Best, Priest River, 135; Payvin Coleman, Priest River, 115, Evie Grauke, Potlatch, 118; Jasmine Korasick, Wallace, 114; Areannia Lowley, Lakeside, 140; Destiny Lowley, Lakeside, 114; Jael Otto 154, Piper Scarlett, Clark Fork, 142, Dah-Yiit’i-Hi White, Lakeside, 133.