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Badger Golf has great spring, both teams place
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Boys' team competing at State |
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May 24, 2016 |
The Bonners Ferry Badgers Golf Team has had a
great spring, doing well at the Intermountain
League District Tournament, and competing in the
Idaho State Tournament.
The Intermountain League held its District Golf
Tournament at Mirror Lake Golf Course on Monday,
May 9 to determine the League's qualifying teams
and individuals to represent the League at the
State Tournament. The Bonners Ferry Badgers
Boys' team came in second at District, which
qualified them to go to State. In first place at
District was perennial powerhouse Kellogg,
shooting a team total of 318, followed closely
by the Badgers with a 341. In third place was
Timberlake with a 408, and rounding out the
scoring was Priest River at 443.
Individually at the District Tournament, Badger
Phil Pollacia had a round of 77, putting him in
second place at the District Tournament, and
only a single stroke behind Kellogg's Chase
Jerome who had a 76 to take first place at the
Tournament. Other Badger golfers at District
were: Kevin Shea in fourth place with 80, Mitch
Kramer with 88, Christopher English with 96, and
Drew Foster at 106.
As the District Tournament closed, BFHS Head
Golf Coach Ralph Lotspeich was optimistic about
the team's chances at State. "It's going to be
interesting at State. We keep getting closer and
closer to Kellogg, who will be a contender to
win State. I like our chances to compete both as
a team and individually."
The Badgers' Lady Golfers also performed well at
the District Tournament. With their first full
team in years, the Girls finished second in the
District Tournament, shooting 557. Leading the
way for the team was Serenity Winey with a 133,
followed by Sydney Chouinard at 139, Kaylee
Kramer 141, Alayna Youngwirth 144 and Mariah Roy
171. Winning the District tournament was
Kellogg, which shot a team total of 419, while
Timberlake came in third behind the Badgers with
a 579 total.
"I am really excited for the future of this
girls team," Coach Lotspeich said. "This is the
first year any of these girls played in any
tournament, and for them to come in second at
District is amazing. If these girls make golf a
priority this summer and play and practice a
lot, I know they will give Kellogg a run for
their money next year. "
Next, it was on to State for the Badger Boys'
team. The State Tournament was held May 16 and
17 at River Birch Golf Course in Star, Idaho.
The Boys finished Day 1 of the Tournament in
fifth place, but with great play on Day 2 where
they trimmed 30 strokes off their Day 1 total
team score, they moved up a spot to fourth
place, taking the fourth place overall trophy at
State with a total two day team score of 702.
Order of finish at the 3A State Golf Tournament
for the Boys was:
1. Buhl
2. Gooding
3. Kellogg
4. Bonners Ferry
5. Homedale
6. Snake River
7. Shelley
8. Weiser
Bonners Ferry's Phil Pollacia placed ninth
individually out of all golfers at the 3A State
Tournament, shooting
 78
the first day and 79 the second, for a total two
day score of 157.
The Badger Girls did not compete at the State
Golf Tournament. The Intermountain League's
Kellogg team took first place at State Golf for
the Girls' 3A classification. |
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