PREP GOLF: Mire leads Lady Bulldogs to crushing victory at The Links
Sandpoint High senior Taylor Mire is all smiles after winning the Lakeland Invitational held Thursday at The Links Golf Club in Post Falls.
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POST FALLS — Senior Taylor Mire shot an even-par 73 and the Sandpoint High girls’ golf team finished 1-2-3-4 at the Lakeland Invitational held Thursday at The Links Golf Club, winning the team title by an astounding 46 strokes.
Mire finished nine strokes ahead of teammate and second-place finisher Claire Loutzenhiser, who shot a season-best 82. Alexa Tuinstra and Raegan Samuels came in third and fourth, respectively, carding an 83 and 84. Senior Demi Driggs rounded out the top five, shooting an 88, good enough for a tie for sixth overall. The Lady Bulldogs finished with a total score of 322, 46 strokes ahead of runner-up Coeur d’Alene.
On the boys’ side, Sandpoint finished fourth out of seven scoring teams, their best team finish so far this season. Sophomore Bode Eacret carded an 8-over-par 81, junior Micah Young an 82 to lead the way. Junior Cooper Zimmerman shot an 86, junior Logan Roos an 88, to round out the Bulldogs’ top four. Junior Everett Gilman finished with a 98 in the No. 5 spot while junior Logan McGrann posted a score of 92 playing as an individual.
Sandpoint will be back in action on Sept. 30. The girls will play at the Hayden Lake Country Club, the boys at the Avondale Golf Club.
GIRLS
At The Links Golf Club
Par 73
MEDALIST — Taylor Mire, Sandpoint, 73.
TEAM SCORES — 1, Sandpoint 322. 2, Coeur d’Alene 368. 3, Post Falls 392. 4, Moscow 393. 5, Lake City 395. 6, Lewiston 423. 7, Lakeland 458.
SANDPOINT — Taylor Mire 73, Claire Loutzenhiser 82, Alexa Tuinstra 83, Raegan Samuels 84, Demi Driggs 88.
COEUR d’ALENE — Leah Heavener 87, Mack Kelly 88, Kinsley Meier 92, Chloe Orear 101, Ava Jaegar 114.
POST FALLS — Kloe Monette 93, Dani Bastedo 94, Jewel Malmoe 102, Lailah Bonner 103, Maria Gordon 110.
MOSCOW — Addison Raney 95, Haili Hull 95, Alexa Lambert 100, Gemma Sorenson 103, Paige Raney 115.
LAKE CITY — Lanie Carter 93, Libby Montgomery 97, Emily Clausen 101, Danika Thompson 104.
LEWISTON — Josey Hemphill 99, Shelby Arellano 101, Cora Lott 109, Kalen Kelly 114, Destiny Ellenwood 116.
LAKELAND — Dani Russell 100, Ellie Austad 112, Bridget Derbyshire 116, Annie Mattila 130, Amanda Olson 132.
BOYS
At The Links Golf Club
Par 73
MEDALIST — Chase Lovell, Moscow, 77.
TEAM SCORES — 1, Lake City 317. 2, Lakeland 322. 2, Moscow 336. 4, Sandpoint 337. 5, Lewiston 342. 6, Post Falls 344. 7, Coeur d’Alene 356.
LAKE CITY — Luke Mason 78, Carbin Jacobson 79, Tanner Collins 80, Eli Wilson 80, Wes Adams 88.
LAKELAND — Tyler Zachary 77, Jakob Jovick 78, Daniel Lowe 88, Marty Babb 89, Maddox Score 89.
MOSCOW — Chase Lovell 77, Keaton Clark 81, Cooper Trout 87, Traiden Cummings 91, Cohen Miller 94.
SANDPOINT — Bode Eacret 81, Micah Young 82, Cooper Zimmerman 86, Logan Roos 88, Everett Gilman 98.
LEWISTON — Dash Walker 81, Kayden Orton 85, Jayden Estlund 86, Brock Fairley 90, Colt Walker 93.
POST FALLS — Karl Berend 83, Jaeson Walker 83, Colin Davis 88, Mason Leiser 90, Kellen Odd 98.
COEUR d’ALENE — Asa Morton 85, Beckett Larson 89, Cash Betts 90, Beck Jacobson 92, Elliott Hayine 96.