State Champions: Bayer and Badger girls golf
Badger girls golf wins the state championship. (left) Holly Alexander, Ava Villelli, AVery Bayer, Mia Blackmore and Braylyn Bayer, individual state champion.
(Courtesy Photo Maureen Blackmore)
BLACKFOOT — Braylyn Bayer of Bonners Ferry shot a 9-over 153 to win the 3A girls individual title at Blackfoot Golf Course.
Braylyn Bayer was runner-up at state in 2022.
Also for the Badger girls, Avery Bayer took third with a 162 and Mia Blackmore 10th with a 194. The Badger beat Kimberly, the 2022 state champions, by 9 strokes. In 2022, the Badgers took second place with only two strokes behind Kimberly.
Bonners Ferry won its second title in the last three years, also winning in 2021.
For the boys, Eli Blackmore took 13th at 172 and Evan Reitz finished 14th at 173.
Timberlake senior Colton Mendenhall finished 10th with a 166. Kimberly’s boys won for the second straight year, finishing with a 635.
3A
At Blackfoot Golf Course
Par 70
BOYS
TEAM SCORES — 1, Kimberly 323-312—635. 2, Homedale 343-359—702. 3, Snake River 351-366—717. 4, McCall-Donnelly 365-361—726. 5, Buhl 376-384—760. 6, Teton 384-385—769. 7, Bonners Ferry 390-382—772.
STATE MEDALISTS (Top 10) — 1, Toby Heider, Kimberly, 73-71—144. 2, Carter Williams, Weiser, 74-73—147. 3, Kyler Kelly, Buhl, 74-75—149. 4 (tie), Luke Henry, Homedale, 75-81—156; Tate Ova, McCall-Donnelly, 77-79—156. 6, Jameson Harper, Kimberly, 76-82—158. 7, Joe Hopkins, Kimberly, 87-75—162. 8, Treyson Katseanes, Snake River, 83-80—163. 9, Jimmy Kendall, American Falls, 85-81—166. 10, Colton Mendenhall, Timberlake, 77-89—166.
BONNERS FERRY — 13, Eli Blackmore 89-83—172, 14, Evan Reitz 88-85—173, t-32, Tyson Tadlock 96-103—199, 41, Chago Jimenez 117-112—229, 42, Jacob Bliss 120-111—231.
TIMBERLAKE — 10, Colton Mendenall, 77-89—166.
GIRLS
TEAM SCORES — 1, Bonners Ferry 364-375—739. 2, Kimberly 372-371—743. 3, Teton 404-407—811. 4, McCall-Donnelly 436-426—862. 5, Weiser 451-439—890. 6, Snake River 440-461—901. 7, Filer 459-446—905.
STATE MEDALISTS (Top 10) — 1, Braylyn Bayer, Bonners Ferry, 75-78—153. 2, Ellie Stastny, Kimberly, 78-81—159. 3, Avery Bayer, Bonners Ferry, 79-83—162. 4, Gwen Parker, Homedale, 85-85—170. 5, Alli Stastny, Kimberly, 87-84—171. 6, Lucy Hickey, Weiser, 94-88—182. 7, Piper Lamm, McCall-Donnelly, 91-95—186. 8, Sadie Bagley, Teton, 89-98—187. 9, Ava Harper, Kimberly, 93-98—191. 10, Mia Blackmore, Bonners Ferry, 96-98—194.
BONNERS FERRY — 1, Braylyn Bayer 75-78—153, 3, Avery Bayer 79-83—162, 10, Mia Blackmore 96-98—194, 23, Holly Alexander 114-116—230, 34, Ava Villelli 125-129—254.