Havre High golfers put a wrap on the regular season

With two tough tournaments, on two tough golf courses, the regular season came to an end for the Havre High golf teams this past week.

The Blue Ponies were in Billings on Thursday for the Billings Central Invitational, which was played at Eaglerock Golf Course, then HHS was in Laurel Friday for the Laurel Invite at the prestigious Laurel Country Club.

And in both tournaments, the Havre High boys put up strong showings.

In Billings, Havre placed third with a team score of 339. The Ponies were right behind champion Billings Central and second-place Laurel. Individually, senior Jerod Boles and Jeff Miller were solid, both shooting 81, which put them in the Top 5 in the all Class A event. Dustin Haas shot 87, while Aden Passon shot 90 and Kane Gabrielsen shot 93 to round out the scoring for the Ponies.

And Boles was just getting warmed up. On Friday, he fired a stellar round of 75 at Laurel to take home medalist honors. He also helped Havre push past both the Rams and Locomotives in the team standings, as the Ponies finished second behind only the junior varsity team from Billings West.

HHS’ team score of 334 included an 82 from Miller, an 85 by Haas, as well as a 92 from Gabrielsen. Passon rounded out the scoring for the Ponies with a 95.

Meanwhile, the Pony girls had some good moments as well on the road trip. On Thursday, HHS shot a 418, led by senior Randi Gabrielsen’s 92. Her score was good enough for an outstanding fifth-place finish individually.

Payton Howard shot 103, while improving freshman Teagan Fee shot a 109. Grace Litzinger shot 111, while Regan Lammers came in at 120.

At the difficult Laurel track, Howard paced the Ponies with a 106, while Gabrielsen shot 117. Fee came in at 122, Lammers at 127 and Litzinger at 131. Sidney would finish in first place in Billings, while the Laurel girls were first on their home course.

The Blue Pony junior varsity team also finished up their season Saturday with a home meet at Beaver Creek Golf Course. Havre, Lewistown and Browning were in attendance, and it was an outstanding round for junior Trey Hanson, who won the tournament with an 85.

Nick Keller placed third overall, shooting a 96, while Kyle Kirkpatrick shot 99. Ryan Bakke shot 102, Tucker Carlson came in at 104, Gavin Mosbrucker shot 106 and Hondo Owens shot 110 for the Pony boys.

On the girls side, Mackinzie Tilleman finished in first with a score of 120, while Kinzee Peterson was second at 127 and Marcee Murphy was third at 132.

Now, the HHS boys and girls varsity teams will prepare for this Saturday’s Central A Divisional tournament. The 18-hole tourney will be held in Lewistown, with the top two teams and top 15 individuals advancing to the state tournament Oct. 2-3 in Sidney.

Billings Central Invitational

At Eaglerock

BOYS

Team scores: Billings Central 322, Laurel 330, Havre 339, Sidney 353, Miles City 355, Glendive 427, Hardin 444.

Top 10: Liam Clancy, BC, 74; Samuel Berry, BC, 77; Jerod Boles, Hav, 81; Paul O'Neil, 81; Jeff Miller, Hav, 81; Garrison Allen, Lau, 82; Robbie Nardela, Lau, 82; Kaiden Caraveau, BC, 82; Nick Anderson, MC, 83; Devin Doughty, MC, 84.

GIRLS

Team scores: Sidney 364, Laurel 371, Billings Central 416, Havre 418, Glendive 426, Miles City 472, Hardin N/S.

Top 10: Morgan O'Neil, Lau, 79; Kaelyn Volk, Sid, 82; Tierney Messmer, Sid, 90; Breilyn Riggin, Gle, 91; Randi Gabrielsen, Hav, 92; Amanda Middlestat, Gle, 92; Shaelyn Bowlds, Sid, 94; Madi Tucker, 97; Dakota Boehler, Lau, 97; Kallie Linse, Lau, 98.

Laurel Invitational

Laurel Country Club

BOYS

Team scores: 1. Billings West I 316, 2. Havre 334, 3. Laurel 339, 4. Miles City 351, 5. Lewistown 357, 6. Billings Central 359, 7. Sidney 369, 8. Billings Skyview I 374, 8. Billings Senior 374, 10. Glendive 436, 11. Hardin 467.

Top individuals: Boles, Havre, 75; Elliott, West I, 76; Derheim, West II 76; Jones, West I, 77; O'Neil, Laurel, 78.

GIRLS

Team scores: 1. Laurel 390, 2. Sidney 399, 3. Lewistown 401, 4. Billings Central 421, 5. Glendive 428, 6. Miles City 470, 7. Havre 472.

Top individuals: O'Neil, Laurel, 81; Volk, Sidney, 91; Messmer, Sidney, 91; Irvin, Lewistown, 93; Kautzman, Billings Senior, 95.