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The Havre High boys and girls golf teams take a photo after the Laurel Invitational last Friday in Laurel. Havre High wrapped up the regular season last weekend, and will head to the Eastern A divisional tournament this Friday in Sidney.
The Havre Blue Pony golf teams are ready for divisionals. But before the Ponies go there, they played two tough golf courses to wrap up the regular season.
On Thursday, Havre took part in the Billings Central Invitational at Peter Yemen Golf Club, where the HHS boys finished fifth, though they shot a stellar 337. Theron Peterson paced Havre with a 79, which got him a Top-10 finish overall. Caleb Spangler fired an 81, while Kale Reno shot 86, and Matt Huse and Shane Patascil each shot 91.
On the girls side, Havre finished fifth, led by a 102 from Shea Reber. Katharine Greenwood shot 106, Sylvie McKeon-Hanson and Callie Bebee tied at 113 and Sophie Drew shot 123.
“We shot some great scores in Billings,” HHS head coach George Ferguson said. “For getting up at 4 a.m. and going down there to play in cold, windy conditions, our kids did so great. I was really proud of their scores, and more so, just how much they all battled. It was a tough day, and we faced tough competition, so I couldn’t have been more pleased.”
Havre moved on to an even bigger challenge Friday when the Ponies played the Laurel Invite at the famed Laurel Country Club. There, the HHS boys took fourth, while the Pony girls were fifth again.
Individually, Spangler led HHS with an 84, which got him a ninth-place finish. Peterson added an 89, while Reno fired a 93, Patacsil shot 96 and Huse finished with a 100. The girls shot a strong round, as well, with Reber finishing at 101, McKeon-Hanson earning a 113, Greenwood shooting 115, Bebee coming in at 121 and Drew rounding out the scoring at 131.
“It was a great day in Laurel,” Ferguson said. “That’s a tough golf course and a perfect way to go into divisionals. I didn’t want our players focused on scoring, but more so, just playing good golf against a tough course. And they did that. They battled and they did a great job. We have so many young kids and newcomers, this stretch of golf has been a challenge for them, but they’re all improving. Our girls have taken some huge steps forward, and our boys are peaking when we need to. So I was happy with these two rounds, and now it’s time for our kids to go to divisionals and make all their hard work pay off.”
Havre will take on the rest of the Eastern A in Sidney Friday. The top four boys and top four girls teams, as well as the top 28 individual boys and girls advance to the Class A state tournament Oct. 1-2 In Polson.
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