GOLF: Bigfork second at Seeley-Swan Invite
SEELEY LAKE — Bigfork senior Joseph Potkonjak carded a 1-under-par 71 to lead the Vikings to a second place finish at the Seeley-Swan Invitational at Double Arrow Golf Course on Tuesday.
The Carroll-bound Potkonjak finished second overall, one shot behind 2014 Class A state champion Caleb Stetzner of Anaconda. Bigfork wound up behind team champion Missoula Loyola, which boasted the third (Bucky Crippen, 72) and fourth-place (Thomas Sellman, 77) finishers. The Rams won the event with a combined score of 234, 13 shots better than the Vikings.
Jonathan Landon (86) and Jacob Haberlock (90) were the other two scoring golfers for Bigfork.
Ronan (304) won the girls team title and Jade LeDeaux of Plains shot a 95 to claim individual medalist honors.
Seeley-Swan Invitational
Double Arrow Resort
Par 72
BOYS
Team scores — 1, Loyola Sacred Heart 234; 2, Bigfork 247; 3, Anaconda 250; 4, Seeley-Swan 254; 5, Ronan 262; 6, Deer Lodge 290; 7, Darby 312.
Top 10 Individuals
1, Caleb Stetzner, A, 70; 2, Joseph Potkonjak, B, 71; 3, Bucky Crippen, LSH, 72; 4, Thomas Sellman, LSH, 77; 5, Fisher Niemeyer, R, 78; 6, Cory Valenzano, D, 79; 7, McKinley Nicholas, SS, 81; 8, Bryan Swanson, LSH, 85; t-9, Jacob Haley, SS, 86; t-9, Jonathan Landon, B, 86.
Teams
LOYOLA SACRED HEART (234) — Bucky Crippen 72, Thomas Sellman 77, Bryan Swanson 85, Samuel Genron 107, Rian McKinnon 112.
BIGFORK (247) — Joseph Potkonjak 71, Jonathan Landon 86, Jacob Haberlock 90, Augie Emslie 97.
ANACONDA (250) — Caleb Stetzner 70, Bryce Napier 88, Ethan Peterson 92, Ricco Ungaretti 94, Dusty Gervais 95.
SEELEY-SWAN (254) — McKinley Nicholas 81, Jacob Haley 86, Joshua Cahoon 87, Shane Lindemer 87, Bo Jungers 103, Wrangle Parcell 139.
RONAN (262) — Fisher Niemeyer 78, Anthony Camel 88, Tanner Olson 96, James Farmer 100, Matt McGuyer 115.
DEER LODGE (290) — Kaehl Lowery 93, Taryn Korang 94, John Bannon 103, Koby Owens 108.
DARBY (312) — Cory Valenzano 79, Brennan Fisher 115, Zack Kline 118, JJ Horvath 136.
FAIRFIELD — Paxon Swarz 87, Tarren Lee 105.
ST. REGIS — Connor Dulap 115, James Booker 142.
PLAINS — Alan Ihms 131, Justin Gravell 140.
SUPERIOR — Taryn Ververis 96.
GIRLS
Team scores — 1, Ronan 304; 2, Loyola Sacred Heart 345; 3, Anaconda 364; 4, Seeley-Swan 391.
Top 10 Individuals
1, Jade LaDeaux, Plains, 95; 2, Kaitlyn Woirhaye, R, 100, 3, Brooklyn Olson, R, 101; 4, Lauryn Hales, R, 103; 5, Tania Ulutoa, R, 104; t-6, Jessie Hood, SS, 110; t-6, Haley Davis, A, 110; 8, Emily Burt, LSH, 111; 9, Madison Purdy LSH, 116; t-10, Heather Pospishil, R, 118; t-10, Rosie McCormack, LSH, 118.
Teams
RONAN (304) — Kaitlyn Woirhaye 100, Brooklyn Olson 101, Lauryn Hales 103, Tania Ulutoa 104, Heather Pospishil 118.
LOYOLA SACRED HEART (345) — Emily Burt 111, Madison Purdy 116, Rosie McCormack 118, Jordan Huffman 122, Hannah Burt 130.
ANACONDA (364) — Haley Davis 110, Brooke Conrady 126, Lauryn Stoppler 128, Olivia McQueary 133, Brooke Worl 139.
SEELEY-SWAN (391) — Jessie Hood 110, Serena Lonery 120, Nicole Williams 161.
PLAINS — Jade LaDeaux 95, Shayna Burgess 148.
ST. REGIS — Courtney Cheesman 122.
SUPERIOR — Jonna Warnken 134.