Falls boys claim rare win of own Invite
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April 26, 2018
John Hamilton
GOING LONG! Falls senior Michael Johnson tees off during the Thompson Falls Invitational at River's Bend Saturday. Hawk boys won the tourney for the first time in recent memory.
It's good to be back home again; especially when you win.
The Thompson Falls boys made a triumphant return to River's Bend Saturday, hosting and going out and winning the boys side of the Thompson Falls Invitational.
"We are pretty excited to finally win this thing," coach Mike Bates said. "And to top it off, we shot our lowest round of the season on our home course."
Dylan Beckman and Kade Pardee led the Hawks, each scoring 78 to tie for second place. Pardee won in a playoff on hole No. 9. Loyola's Bucky Crippen fired a 77 to win the tournament.
Senior Michael Johnson scored an 85, followed by Ethan Brown with an 87 for the Hawks. Kaden Sparks hot a 119.
The Hawk boys won the meet with a final team score 328, Loyola was second with 353, Darby third with 430, Bigfork fourth with 467 and Superior fifth with 483.
In the non-team scoring girls event, Kylie Esh of Loyola shot a 78 to win, Heart Breaker teammates Katie Fagg and Isadora Tomazelli were second and third with 80 and 97, and Lady Hawk senior Elsie Brown was fourth with a 90.
Thompson Falls' only other girl competing Saturday, freshman Megan Baxter carded a 159.
Bates is impressed with what his linksters are giving him, and has high hopes for the rest of the slowly disappearing season. With only two weeks to go until the Western B divisional tournament is played in Bigfork, the Hawks were to have played in the Anaconda Invitational Tuesday and will play in the Eureka Invite Thursday.
In one of their favorite tournaments of any recent season, the Hawks will then play in the Missoula Invitational on the Canyon Creek and Ranch Club courses next Monday and Tuesday.
"We putting together some good rounds, have three to four kids playing really well each time out," he said. "We hope to keep it going the rest of the way."
In other links action last week, the Hawks finished second in team scoring to Loyola in the Bigfork Invitational played at Eagle Bend in Bigfork.
Beckman was again second to Crippen, who shot 73, with an 80, Pardee won third with 82 and Brown and Johnson both finished with rounds of 89. The Hawks' No. 5 golfer went around the Bend in 131.
Representing the Lady Hawks, Elsie Brown won fifth with a round of 98.
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