PREP GOLF: Blackmore wins district title; Bonners Ferry girls clinch state bid

BONNERS FERRY — Bonners Ferry High senior Eli Blackmore carded an 8-over-par 80 to win the 4A District 1 Championship held Monday at the Mirror Lake Golf Course, punching the Badgers' sole ticket to the state tournament.

For the girls, Bonners Ferry started off the postseason by qualifying for state as a team, winning the district title outright. Senior Sydney Hinthorn's personal best round of 93 led the way while Nollie Hiatt added a 107, Callie Bateman a 110, and Sadie Newhouse contributed a 137 for the Lady Badgers, which defeated the Lady Tigers by over 100 strokes.

The 4A State Championship will be held Monday and Tuesday at Clear Lake Country Club in Buhl.  

BOYS

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TEAM SCORES (winner to state) — 1, Timberlake 379. 2, Bonners Ferry 420. 

INDIVIDUALS (top two to state) — 1, Eli Blackmore, Bonners Ferry, 80. 2, Payden DeVore, Timberlake, 85.

TIMBERLAKE — Payden DeVore 85, Tyler Sells 94, Soren Sande 95, Harry Hunter 105, Carter Hilliard 108. 

BONNERS FERRY — Eli Blackmore 80, Gabriel Warren 106, Makeen Loretto 116, Rowdy Hull 118, Caden Bates 135. 

GIRLS

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TEAM SCORES (winner to state) — 1, Bonners Ferry 448. 2, Timberlake 567. 

INDIVIDUALS (top two to state) — 1, Malia Miller, Timberlake, 88. 2, Sydney Hinthorn, Bonners Ferry 93.

BONNERS FERRY — Sydney Hinthorn 93, Nollie Hiatt 107, Callie Bateman 110, Sadie Newhouse 138, Eleanor Sheets 153.

TIMBERLAKE — Malia Miller 88, Addison Hunter 154, Kate Eberly 163, Autumn Gosman 162. 

    Bonners Ferry High senior Sydney Hinthorn, who shot a personal best round of 93 on Monday, shows off her second-place medal and all the trophies the Badgers earned at the 4A District 1 Championship.