BIGFORK — For the second straight day, Max Milton came to play.
The Polson golfer scorched Eagle Bend for a 7-under 65 Thursday, winning medalist honors by nine strokes and leading the Pirates to the boys team title at the Steve Hullett Invitational.
Milton was medalist for the second straight day, as was Whitefish’s Karlee Brown: Both athletes had the low scores at Wednesday’s Whitefish Invitational. Whitefish won the girls team title for the second straight day as well.
With Carson Emerson and Cash Brown both breaking 80, Polson finished with 303 strokes to win the team title by 10 over Whitefish. Corvallis, which won the Whitefish Invitational with 308 strikes — three less than Polson — was third at 316.
Milton shot a 65 that day as well on the par-71 Whitefish Lake Golf Club.
On Thursday Brady Powell of Corvalis and Aiden Ricks of Whitefish tied for second among the boys, at 74; Colby Milton shot 76 and Finn Hobert 77 for the Bulldogs.
Columbia Falls’ Dylan Owens and Austin Hall tied for 11th, at 81; host Bigfork had Keenan Voelker finish in a five-way tie for 15th at 83.
On the girls side, Whitefish rode Brown’s 78 to a team title by 10 strokes over Polson.
Brown, who shot 83 to win by two strokes over Hamilton’s Cameron Burnett Wednesday, fired a 78. Bigfork’s Keegan Campbell was eight strokes back with an 86; then came Burnett at 87.
Whitefish was boosted by Ryhlee Scott and Caroline Owens, who also finished in the top-10 among the girls.
Pirates Madi Lake, Johana Bieber and Harlie Fisher placed 5-6-8.
Browning’s Lily Juneau tied for 15th.
Steve Hullett Invitational
Thursday, Eagle Bend GC
BOYS
Team scores — 1, Polson 303; 2, Whitefish 313; 3, Corvallis 316; 4, Columbia Falls 336; 5, Ronan 341; 6, Butte Central 342; 7, Frenchtown 343; 8, Hamilton 345; 9, Glacier JV 355; 10, Bigfork 372; 11, Browning 374; 12, Stevensville 375; 13, Libby 412.
Individual Top 15
Max Milton, Polson 65
Brady Powell, Corvalls 74
Aiden Ricks, Whitefish 74
Oliver Rowe, Ronan 75
Tag Jessop, Corvallis 76
Carson Emerson, Polson 76
Colby Minton, Whitefish 76
Finn Hobart, Whitefish 77
Cash Brown, Polson 79
Silas Zetterberg, Frenchtown 80
Dylan Owens, Columbia Falls 81
Austin Hall, Columbia Falls 81
Beau McGree, Butte Central 82
Dylan Wirt, Corvallis 82
Bentley Cady, Columbia Falls 83
Elliot Anderson, Glacier 83
Jackson Kirkbride, Hamilton 83
Keenan Voelker, Bigfork 83
Soren Lund, Polson 83
GIRLS
Team scores — 1, Whitefish 377; 2, Polson 387; 3, Hamilton 397; 4, Corvallis 429; 5, Frenchtown 432; 6, Bigfork 450; 7, Browning 453.
Individual Top 15
Karlee Brown, Whitefish 78
Keegan Campbell, Bigfork 86
Cameron Burnett, Hamilton 87
Ryhlee Scott, Whitefish 90
Madi Lake, Polson 92
Johana Bieber, Polson 94
Kirsten Race, Corvallis 97
Harlie Fischer, Polson 97
Marissa Patch, Frenchtown 98
Caroline Owens, Whitefish 100
Rhain Hollingsworth, Hamilton 100
Ellie Hattlestad, Hamilton 101
Laney Halleran, Frenchtown 102
Jocelyn Lambert, Stevensville 102
Lily Juneau, Browning 104
Olivia Cottet, Polson 104
Casey Kreider
Polson’s Max Milton chips out of a greenside bunker on the second hole of the Bigfork Invitational at Eagle Bend Golf Club on Thursday, Sept. 4. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)Casey Kreider
Whitefish’s Aiden Rickels watches his drive on the 11th tee at the Bigfork Invitational at Eagle Bend Golf Club on Thursday, Sept. 4. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)Casey Kreider
Bigfork’s Keegan Campbell watches her drive on the 18th tee at the Bigfork Invitational at Eagle Bend Golf Club on Thursday, Sept. 4. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)Casey Kreider
Ronan’s Oliver Rowe watches his drive on the 11th tee at the Bigfork Invitational at Eagle Bend Golf Club on Thursday, Sept. 4. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)Casey Kreider
Whitefish’s Rhylee Scott watches her approach on the first fairway at the Bigfork Invitational at Eagle Bend Golf Club on Thursday, Sept. 4. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)Casey Kreider
Polson’s Johanna Bieber watches her drive on the 18th tee at the Bigfork Invitational at Eagle Bend Golf Club on Thursday, Sept. 4. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)Casey Kreider
Corvallis’ Brady Powell watches his drive off the third tee at the Bigfork Invitational at Eagle Bend Golf Club on Thursday, Sept. 4. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)Casey Kreider
Hamilton’s Cameron Burnett watches her drive on the 18th tee at the Bigfork Invitational at Eagle Bend Golf Club on Thursday, Sept. 4. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)Casey Kreider
Polson’s Cash Brown watches his drive on the 11th tee at the Bigfork Invitational at Eagle Bend Golf Club on Thursday, Sept. 4. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)Casey Kreider
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