Blue Ponies score well at Prairie Farms

Havre High's Nikki Gabrielson puts on the ninth green during the Blue Pony Tournament Thursday morning at Prairie Farms Golf Course. Gabrielson won the girls meet, as did the Blue Pony girls.

Havre freshman Jeff Miller watches a putt during Thursday morning's high school golf tournament at Prairie Farms Golf Course.

HHS's Boston Swensen gets ready to hit during the Blue Pony Golf Tournament Thursday afternoon in Havre.

Mild temperatures and low winds made for an amazing opening day of golf season on Thursday, and Havre High and other area prep golfers took full advantage of the beautiful conditions.

The annual Blue Pony Tournament at Prairie Farms in Havre was another successful season debut for the Central A Ponies.

The HHS boys and girls won last season, and came close again this year, facing a tough group of golfers from Lewistown, Browning, CMR and Great Falls High. The HHS boys took second to Lewistown's 367 with a score of 372. And the HHS girls took first place with a score of 425, followed by a 439 from Browning.

Ramsey Drew led the Blue Pony boys with a score of 86, taking second place in the tournament for the second straight year. Freshman Jeff Miller also shined, taking fifth place with a 92 in his first-ever high school tournament. Spencer Ross also placed eighth with 94, while David Denny finished with 100 and Jerod Boles finished with a score of 101.

"I have higher expectations for this team now that I see what they can do," Havre High head coach McKinsey Rodriguez said. "Jeff Miller is going to be a great player, for his first round of his career he came in 5th place. I believe that this is only the start for him. Spencer Ross also shot a personal best (94)."

And for the Pony girls, Nikki Gabrielsen came in first place overall with a personal best 96. Boston Swensen also played well, finishing in third with a score of 103, while Katie Beck placed sixth with a 109. Payton Howard placed 10th in her first ever high school round with a 117, while Dani Murphy placed just outside the top 10 with a round of 120.

"(The) girls have an excellent shot at placing at divisionals this year," Rodriguez said. "Havre's 5 varsity players placed in the top 11 golfers of this tournament. Numbers are low but spirits are high."

Lewistown's Jesse Kynett was tops in the boys tournament with a wold score of 92.

Monday and Tuesday, the Ponies are back in action at the Great Falls High Invite, then will travel to East Glacier for the Browning Tournament on Friday.

Blue Pony Golf Tournament

at Prairie Farms Golf Course

Boys Top 10

Jesse Kynett FHS, 82

Ramsey Drew HHS, 86

Preston Kynett FHS, 89

Kurtis Steinmetz GFH, 90

Jeff Miller HHS, 92

Trey Wolf CMR, 92

Cole Stenzel CMR, 92

Spencer Ross HHS, 94

Dylan Halverson CMR, 94

Bryson Behl FHS, 95

Havre Boys

Ramsey Drew HHS, 86

Jeff Miller HHS, 92

Spencer Ross HHS, 94

David Denny HHS, 100

Jaron Boles HHS, 101

Austin Christiansen HHS, 96

Trey Scolfield HHS, 103

Micheal Bakke HHS, 121

Brad Bender HHS, 121

Kody Hickman HHS, 125

Garret Hentchel HHS, 133

Jacob Holden HHS, 133

Jesse Lieberg HHS, 144

Aaron Erikson HHS, 167

Girls Top 10

Nikki Gabrielsen HHS, 96

Sydney Smith FHS, 99

Boston Swensen HHS, 103

Terryn Williamson BHS, 103

Jessica Maree BHS, 108

Katie Beck HHS, 109

Jenn Monger FHS, 113

Cyan Old Chief BHS, 113

Summer Kennerly BHS, 115

Payton Howard HHS, 117

Havre Girls

Nikki Gabrielsen HHS, 96

Boston Swensen HHS, 103

Katie Beck HHS, 109

Payton Howard HHS, 117

Dani Murphy HHS, 120

Randi Gabrielsen HHS, 119

Megan Cline HHS, 125

Taylor McLain HHS, 136

Julie Kadrmas HHS, 145

Kelly Reynolds HHS, 174

Havre High senior Ramsey Drew chips up to the ninth green during Thursday's Blue Pony Tournament at Prairie Farms. Drew finished second in the meet, and so did his HHS boys team.