Blue Pony golfers fire mixed scores at Browning tourney

The Havre High golf teams got back on the course after a week that was filled with rain and more rain. But there was plenty of sunshine for Havre’s latest varsity tournament.

Thursday, the Blue Ponies were at the East Glacier Lodge Golf Course for the Browning Tournament. Havre went up against Central A rivals Lewistown and Browning, as well as golfers from Whitefish, CMR and Great Falls High.

And it was an up-and-down day for the Ponies, who played 18 holes for the first time since the Great Falls Invitational. Last week’s Havre Golf Tournament was shortened to nine holes due to rain.

In the boys meet, HHS finished second with a team score of 353. Havre’s top rival in the Central A Conference, the Lewistown Golden Eagles, beat the Ponies for the team title Thursday.

Individually, Havre did get top finishes from sophomore Dustin Haas and junior Jeff Miller. Both players shot rounds of 84, good enough for a tie for fifth place. But overall, HHS’ scores were higher than they had been the first two weeks of the season, Senior Wyatt Lindbloom shot 92, while junior Jerod Boles shot 93 and sophomore Kane Gabrielsen shot 94.

On the girls side, a young and inexperienced Blue Pony foursome finished the day with a team score of 548. Junior Randi Gabrielsen paced the Pony girls, but still struggled to a score of 122. Jordan Keith was second for HHS with a 133, followed by MacKenzie Tilleman’s 139 and Regan Lammers’ 154.

The Ponies will head back to East Glacier for the Browning Invitational next Friday. After that, HHS will be at home Sept. 13 to host the Havre Invitational at Beaver Creek Golf Course.