Libby's Malyevac headed to state golf for third straight year
Libby's Reece Malyevac watches his approach on the 11th fairway during the Western A Divisional tournament at Whitefish Lake Golf Club on Thursday, Sept. 21. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)
Libby’s Reece Malyevac is headed to his third straight appearance in the Montana Class A Golf Championship after a second-place finish at the Western Divisional tournament Thursday in Whitefish.
Malyevac’s 73 at Whitefish Lake Golf Course put him just one stroke behind Polson’s Christian Lund. Malyevac was also second in 2021. He placed eighth a year ago to reach state.
The state tournament is being held in Sidney on Sept. 28-29.
Malyevac has placed 18th at the last two state tourneys.
According to reporting in the Daily Inter Lake, Polson claimed the team titles at the one-day tournament.
Lund’s 1-over 72 led three Polson boys in the top six — Carson Hupka and Espn Fisher were the others — and four in the top 15. The Pirates shot 304 as a team, and Corvallis was second at 316, followed by Hamilton and Ronan.
Polson’s girls won by 20 strokes over Hamilton, carding a 355. Ashley Maki (76) and Kylee Seifert (85) finished 3-4 for the Pirates. Frenchtown’s Katie Lewis shot 72 to claim medalist honors by four strokes over Maki and Keni Wade of Bigfork.