PREP GOLF: Paul (Jack) and Groves (Jill) help Kellogg win Mullan team tourney

| April 11, 2023 1:05 AM

PINEHURST — Stephen Paul and Izzy Groves of Kellogg won the Jack and Jill scramble portion of the tournament, leading the Wildcats to victory at the Mullan Invitational on Monday at Pinehurst Golf Course.

The tourney consisted of a team format, with each school eligible to enter a team in boys best ball, girls best ball, boys scramble, girls scramble and Jack and Jill scramble.

Each portion is scored 10-7-5-3-2-1, with those points going to the overall team score for each school.

“Coaches select the kids they want to play together,” Mullan coach and tournament director Paul Elston said. “The X factor is the Jack and Jill scramble, and that result has, more often than not, determined the winner.”

Kellogg edged St. Maries by two points to take home the traveling trophy.

Players from 11 schools participated.

This is the eighth year of the tournament — Elston has used this format the last seven years to make it different from the usual stroke-play tourneys.

“The kids seem to like it, and that’s the important thing,” he said.

TEAM SCORES — 1, Kellogg 36. 2, St. Maries 34. 3, Genesis Prep 25. 4, Priest River 16. 5, Lapwai . 6, Orofino 6.5. 7, Lakeside 6. 8, Logos 3. 9, Mullan 2. 10, Wallace 2. 11, Clark Fork 1.1.

BOYS BEST BALL — 1, Seth Swallows/Landon Warren, St. Maries, 69. 2, Jace Yount/William Stockton, Priest River, 72. 3, CJ Elliott/Carson Rubert, Genesis Prep, 74.

BOYS SCRAMBLE — 1, Jaeger Hall/Blake Coburn, Kellogg, 69. 2, Luke Butler/Jade Best, Priest River, 70. 3, Byron Hammett/Gabe Missamore, Genesis Prep, 73.

GIRLS BEST BALL — 1, Chiara Lehman/Audrey Wilson, Genesis Prep, 90. 2, Keianna Olson/Jaelyn Barden, St. Maries, 92. 3, Madden Bisbee/Skylin Parish, Lapwai 102.

GIRLS SCRAMBLE — 1, Kaci Finlay/Kendra Korasick, Kellogg, 86. 2, Emmah Spooner/Addy Crane, St. Maries, 97. 3, Julia Grimaldo/Jenna Smathers, Orofino, 101.

JACK AND JILL SCRAMBLE — 1, Stephen Paul/Izzy Groves, Kellogg, 67. 2, Lance Hamblin/Sami Sindt, St. Maries, 75. 3, Brady Rubert/Carli Scribner, Genesis Prep, 76.