History was made for Compass Charter as they won their first ever state title in boys golf at the 2A state golf tournament at the Circling Raven Golf Course in Worley on Monday and Tuesday. The Aviators won by 15 strokes over defending champions Declo, shooting 115-over. It was a team effort with three golfers placing inside the top 15. Cole Fay tied for sixth with a 14-over 158. Hunter Sutton tied for 10th at +26 and Tucker Fortin was 14th at +31.
Nampa Christian finished fourth as a team, shooting +150. Ryan Gonzales was the highest local finisher at fifth overall, shooting 13-over 157.
Palmer Coleman of Priest River won the individual title, shooting a 7-over 151, two strokes ahead of Lakeside’s Beau Jones.
For the second-straight year, the Ambrose girls golf team took home a state championship at the 2A state golf tournament.
The Archers cruised ahead of the rest of the field, winning by 18 strokes over Cole Valley Christian. Ambrose shot +108 as a team, the Chargers were +126.
Entering the second round on Tuesday, Cole Valley held a two-stroke lead over Ambrose. A strong second day from the Archers won them the state title for the second time in school history. They were led by Ashley and Katrina Von Behren, who finished 1-2 individually, one stroke apart.
Ashley was 7-over for the tournament with a 75 second round score. Katrina shot a 75 on Monday but shot 77 Tuesday. Cole Valley had a pair of top five finishers — Chloe Singpraseuth finished third at 11-over and Caroline Caven was fifth at 17-over.
The top five were well above the rest of the field with Ambrose’s Ella McNicholas in sixth at 39-over.
3A
The Homedale boys came in second place at the 3A state golf tournament held at Twin Lakes Village Golf Course in Rathdrum. Over the course of two rounds, they had a team score of 684. Finishing first — and winning a state title for the first time in school history — was Filer with a score of 666. They entered the second round with an 18 stroke lead.
Luke Henry had the best round individually for the Trojans. He finished third overall with a 17-over 161 over the two days. McCoy Swallow also finished inside the top 10, coming in ninth at 167. Tyler Erickson was 11th and Kinley Balkovetz was 23rd.
Fruitland’s Rylon Pierce finished fifth overall with 19-over 163. He shot 5-over 77 in round two, nine strokes better than his first round score. As the team, the Grizzlies finished tied for sixth.
Kimberly freshman Wyatt Williams and Filer’s Hudson Reinke finished well ahead of the rest of the field — 11 strokes ahead of Henry at 6-over 150 atop the leaderboard. Williams began the day four strokes behind Reinke before shooting an even round at 72 Tuesday. He then defeated Reinke on a second playoff hole to win the individual title.
In the girls tournament, Weiser’s Lucy Hickey was the top local finisher, shooting 22-over 166, good for fourth overall. Her second-round score of 7-over 79 was tied for the best round by any golfer on day two.
The Wolverines came in fourth as a team with a score of 840. Kimberly won the team title at 678. Braylyn Bayer of Bonners Ferry was the individual champion at 19-over 163, defeating Ellyce Simmons of Kimberly on a second playoff hole.
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