STATE 3A, 2A GOLF: Bonners' Braylyn Bayer leads after first day
3A
RATHDRUM — Bonners Ferry senior Braylyn Bayer shot a 6-over-par 78 on Monday for a two-shot lead after the first round of the state 3A girls golf tournament at Twin Lakes Village Golf Club.
Her twin sister, Avery Bayer, is tied for sixth heading into the final round after shooting 87.
Bonners Ferry’s girls, state champions last year and in 2021, are in second place with a 399. Kimberly leads comfortably after shooting 340.
In the boys tournament, Eli Blackmore of Bonners Ferry is tied for 11th after shooting 86. The Badgers are in sixth place out of seven teams after the first day. Filer shot 328 and leads by 12 over Homedale.
The tourney concludes today, with the boys and girls final groups going off at 10:40 a.m. — the boys from No. 10, the girls from No. 1.
BOYS
TEAM SCORES — 1, Filer 328. 2, Homedale 340. 3, Sugar-Salem 359. 4, Kimberly 363. 5, Snake River 364. 6, Bonners Ferry 377. 7, Fruitland 381.
TOP INDIVIDUALS — 1, Hudson Reinke, Flier 74. 2, McCoy Swallow, Homedale 77. 3 (tie), Wyatt Williams, Kimberly; and Luke Henry, Homedale, 78. 5 (tie), Kyler Kelly, Buhl; Karsen Le Moyne, Filer; Dallan Nielson, Folder, 81. 8 (tie), OP Ricks, Sugar-Salem; Keaton Swift, McCall-Donnelly, 84. 10, Gavin Gehmlich, Sugar-Salem, 85.
BONNERS FERRY — Eli Blackmore 86, Chago Jimenez 93, Jacob Bliss 95, Peyton Hinchorn 103, Tyson Tadlock 108.
GIRLS
TEAM SCORES — 1, Kimberly 340. 2, Bonners Ferry 399. 3, Filer 418. 4, Weiser 425. 5, Teton 449. 6, Snake River 487. 7, McCall-Donnelly 497.
TOP INDIVIDUALS — 1, Braylyn Bayer, Bonners Ferry, 78. 2, Ellyce Simmons, Kimberly 80. 3, Tanli Le Moyne, Filer 82. 4, Ellie Stastny, Kimberly, 85. 5, Alli Stastny, Kimberly 86. 6 (tie), Avery Bayer, Bonners Ferry; and Lucy Hickey, Weiser 87. 8, Shelby Heider, Kimberly 89. 9, Sadie Bagley, Teton 98. 10, Ava Harper, Kimberly 101.
BONNERS FERRY — Braylyn Bayer 78, Avery Bayer 87, Noali Hiatt 110, Sydney Hinthorn 124, Callie Bateman 127.
2A
First round suspended due to darkness
WORLEY — Palmer Coleman of Priest River shot a 4-over-par 76 for a two-shot lead after the first day of the state 2A boys golf tournament at Circling Raven Golf Club.
A handful of players did not finish the first round due to darkness. Those players will resume their first round today at 7:30 a.m., with the second round scheduled for 10 a.m. Today’s first round began at noon.
Beau Jones of Lakeside shot 79 and was in third place among finishers. Seth Swallows of St. Maries and Byron Hammett each shot 81 and were tied for sixth. Brodie Robinson of Kellogg was tied for eighth with an 83.
In the girls tournament, 36 of the 62 players did not finish the first round.
BOYS
TEAM SCORES — No full teams finished.
TOP INDIVIDUALS (finishers) — 1, Palmer Coleman, Priest River 76. 2, Dylan McNeley, Rimrock 78. 3, Beau Jones, Lakeside 79. 4 (tie), Ryan Gonzales, Nampa Christian; and Cole Fay, Compass Charter, 80. 6 (tie) Seth Swallows, St. Maries; and Byron Hammett, Genesis Prep, 81. 8 (tie), Brodie Robinson, Kellogg; Alex Galley, Declo; and Axel Silcock, Declo, 83.
PRIEST RIVER — Palmer Coleman 76.
LAKESIDE — Beau Jones 79.
ST. MARIES — Seth Swallows 81, Zeke Watts DNF, Brayden Buell 92, Allen Wise DNP, Grant Mills 101.
GENESIS PREP — Byron Hammett 81, Gabe Missamore 86, Isaiah Bateman DNF, Brady Rubert 90, Emmaus Nichols DNF.
KELLOGG —Boden Glindeman DNF, Brodie Robinson 83, Johnny Stovern 93, Easton Towne 98, Ben Frohlich DNF.
GIRLS
TEAM SCORES — No full teams finished.
TOP INDIVIDUALS (finishers) — 1 (tie), Chloe Singpraseuth, Cole Valley Christian; and Katrina Von Behren, Ambrose, 75. 3, Ashley Von Behren, Ambrose, 76. 4 (tie), Kamryn Mansfield, Grace; and Caroline Caven, Cole Valley Christian, 79.
GENESIS PREP — Chiara Lehman DNF,
KELLOGG — Kendra Korasick DNF, Kadimay Hart DNF.
ST. MARIES — Addy Crane DNF, Kylie Boutillier DNF, Sami Sindt 98, Paige Offerman DNF, Jaelyn Barden 108.
LAKESIDE — Destiny Lowley DNF
PRIEST RIVER — Paityn Yount DNF, Aleigha Jensen DNF, Pavin Coleman 104, Brooklyn Best 126.