STATE HIGH SCHOOL GOLF TOURNAMENTS: Cd'A frosh Wilson leads 6A girls after first day
• 6A
POCATELLO — If Ella Wilson felt nervous heading into her first state high school golf, she didn't show it.
Wilson, a freshman from Coeur d'Alene High, shot a 3-under 73 to take the lead after the first day of the state 6A girls golf tournament at Highland Golf Club on Friday.
Wilson, who won the state 13-14 Junior Amateur championship in August, leads five others — including defending individual champion Ella Arnzen of Timberline — who are tied at 78.
“She’s just dialed in right now,” Coeur d’Alene girls coach Jeff Lake said. “It was her third round on the course, so she had a good gameplan and didn’t try to do too much. She just went out, golfed and let the scores work out. She had a lot of good putts and put herself into good position to score. She’s excited, but she’s got another 18 holes tomorrow.”
Coeur d’Alene, which finished runner-up to Rocky Mountain, is second after the first day in the girls tournament with a 332. Rocky leads with a 317.
“We’ve got some room for improvement,” Lake said. “It might seem like a lot, but we’re right there. We’ve got a good course management plan about how to score tomorrow. The girls are ready to go all-in tomorrow to catch Rocky for sure.”
Coeur d’Alene’s boys are tied for fourth with a 319, 21 shots back of Boise, which leads with a 298.
"We knew there was going to be five teams within a few shots of each other,” Post Falls boys coach Chase Bennett said. “There’s some teams on our heels and a few right in front of us. Boise played incredible today and to have a round like that, it’s going to be tough to catch them. It’s a lot of ground to make up, but it’s high school golf, so anything can happen.”
Coeur d’Alene freshman Ben Focke is tied for 10th individually with a 76.
“We had a lot of shots on the green today,” Bennett said. “The team with the best short game is probably going to win this thing.”
• 5A
Zachary third after
first day in Burley
BURLEY — Lakeland sophomore Tyler Zachary shot a 3-under 70 in the first round to sit third after the first day of the state 5A tournament at River’s Edge Golf Club.
“His up-and-down success was fantastic,” said second-year Lakeland coach Colleen Hall of Zachary, who eagled the513-yard par-5 11th hole. “He did a great job of saving pars and making birdies. He had an impressive first day.”
Bishop Kelly’s Will Comstock leads the boys tournament after a 9-under 63.
Bishop Kelly leads both the boys (287) and girls (314) tournaments. The Knights of Boise have won the past two boys team titles.
Sandpoint’s girls, paced by Taylor Mire who is tied for third with a 79, are third with a 353.
6A
At Highland Golf Course, Pocatello
BOYS
Par 72
6,512 yards
TOP 10 INDIVIDUALS — 1, Andy Metzler, Timberline, 69. 2, Brayden Johnson, Meridian, 71. 3, Justin Anderson, Thunder Ridge, 72. 4, Jack Bureau, Boise, 73. 5 (tie), Mason McGee, Mountain View; Chad Gibbs, Rocky Mountain; Reid Hoppock, Boise, 74. 8 (tie), Reid Piron, Boise; Beau Sahr, Eagle, 75. 10 (tie), Trey Parkinson, Madison; Ben Focke, Coeur d’Alene; Kaden Gempler, Mountain View; Noah Metzler, Boise, 76.
TEAM SCORES — 1, Boise 298. 2, Rocky Mountain 311. 3, Madison 315. 4 (tie), Mountain View, Coeur d’Alene 319. 6, Highland 320. 7, Eagle 324.
COEUR d’ALENE — t-10, Ben Focke, 76; t-14, Hunter Paquin 77; t-20, Grant Potter 79; t-36, Dylan Cook 87; t-41, Brady Rubert 90.
GIRLS
Par 76
6,372 yards
TOP 10 INDIVIDUALS — 1, Ella Wilson, Coeur d’Alene, 73. 2 (tie), Megan Merrill, Highland; Danika Humphries, Canyon Ridge; Ella Arnzen, Timberline; Natalie Nichenko, Rocky Mountain, 78. 6 (tie), Anna Li, Boise; Zoe Moore, Rocky Mountain, 79. 8 (tie), Maggie Urian, Rocky Mountain; Adel Peterson, Rocky Mountain, 80. 10 (tie), Mady Riley, Coeur d’Alene; Jossetta Williams, Coeur d’Alene, 82.
TEAM SCORES — 1, Rocky Mountain 317. 2, Coeur d’Alene 332. 3 (tie), Boise, Highland 363. 5, Mountain View 365. 6, Eagle 371. 7, Canyon Ridge 382.
COEUR d’ALENE — 1, Ella Wilson 73; t-10, Mady Riley 82; t-10, Jossetta Williams 82; t-26, Stella Deitz 95; t-29, Sophia Vignale 97.
5A
At River’s Edge Golf Club, Burley
BOYS
Par 72
6,507 yards
TOP 10 INDIVIDUALS — 1, Will Comstock, Bishop Kelly, 63. 2, Brody Payne, Twin Falls, 69. 3, Tyler Zachary, Lakeland, 70. 4, Aidan Szentenai, Bishop Kelly, 71. 5 (tie), Chad Stevenson, Mountain Home; Noah Salem, Idaho Falls, 73. 7 (tie), Kyler Barker, Jerome; Matthew Lockhead, Middleton, 74. 9, Chase Lovell, Moscow, 75. 10 (tie), Nic Ward, Skyview; Dan Moodie, Bishop Kelly, 76.
TEAM SCORES — 1, Bishop Kelly 287. 2, Jerome 316. 3, Twin Falls 317. 4, Moscow 323. 5 (tie), Mountain Home; Skyview 326. 7, Middleton 328. 8, Skyline 336. 9, Preston 340. 10, Sandpoint 352. 11, Blackfoot 355.
LAKELAND — 3, Tyler Zachary, 70.
GIRLS
Par 72
6,055 yards
TOP 10 INDIVIDUALS — 1, Cara Carter, Bishop Kelly, 68. 2, Gracee Payne, Twin Falls, 75. 3 (tie), Taylor Mire, Sandpoint; Allison Shockey, Minico, 79. 5, Jessi Moodie, Bishop Kelly, 80. 6 (tie), Mallory Higham, Shelley; Kate Miller, Twin Falls, 81. 8 (tie), Claire Hall, Vallivue; Maeve Fitzgerald, Bishop Kelly, 82. 10, Julie Klefforth, Mountain Home, 83.
TEAM SCORES — 1, Bishop Kelly 314. 2, Twin Falls 334. 3, Sandpoint 53. 4, Idaho Falls 386. 5, Middleton 395. 6, Jerome 404. 7, Shelley 405. 8, Century 409. 9, Lewiston 443.
Courtesy photo Lakeland sophomore Tyler Zachary hits a shot during the first round of the state 5A boys golf tournament on Friday at River's Edge Golf Club in Burley.