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Pocatello’s Natalie Beck led all District 5 girls in the 4A golf state championships at Twin Falls Golf Course on Tuesday, tying for 10th place after shooting a 30-over 174. Beck tied with Ridgevue’s Maya Elliot and Bishop Kelly’s Ava Defranco.

Twin Falls’ Brinlee Stotts beat Moscow’s Makena Rauch in a playoff to win the individual girls title.

Poky’s Abi Pearson tied for 17th, scoring a 180 and helping the Poky girls place fifth with a team score of 759. Twin Falls placed first with a 667.

Century scored a two-day 820 to finish ninth, led by Sofia Lippiello’s 183 and 22nd-place finish. Teammate Ciarra Carter placed 33rd with a 199.

In the boys tournament, Preston’s Garrett Kelley tied for ninth with a 4-over 148. The Preston golfer carded a 3-under 69 during Monday’s opening round before closing with a 7-over 79 Tuesday. Minico’s Gage Skaggs won the boys crown with a 7-under 137.

Preston’s Ethan Pearson shot a two-day 156, helping the team finish eighth with a 667. Minico took first with a 600 after beating Ridgevue in a playoff.

Pocatello’s boys placed 10th with a 728. Bridger Smith tied for 28th with a 162. Teammate Dylin Praska tied for 51st with a 184.

3A STATE CHAMPIONSHIPS

Two District 5 boys golfers finished in the top 10 Tuesday at the 3A golf state championships at Twin Falls’ Canyon Springs Golf Course.

American Falls’ Logan Mills tied for fourth place with Fruitland’s Jake O’Neil after carding a 12-over 154. Snake River’s Noah Watt placed eighth, scoring a 22-over 166. Mills and Watt carded a 79 and 83, respectively, on Tuesday. Homedale’s Daniel Uranga placed first with a 1-under 143.

Watt helped the Panthers finish fourth in the boys standings with a two-day score of 717. Fruitland took home the title with a 629. Snake’s Gus Murdock (184) tied for 17th, while teammates Anthony Harrison (189) and Jacob Lee (189) tied for 22nd.

Snake River’s Mia Harper led the local 3A girls with a seventh-place mark at state. The Panther carded a 25-over par 97 on Tuesday’s final day after a 17-over 89 on Monday’s opening day. Buhl’s Kylie Crossland won with a two-day score of 148.

Harper was the lone District 5 girl to finish in the top 15. Marsh Valley placed fifth in the team standings with an 892, 191 strokes behind first-place Buhl.

The Eagles’ Sadie Davids finished 18th with a 203, followed by teammates Mallory Davids (219), Emma Olsen (221) and Cheyenne Anderson (249), who finished 21st, 22nd and 25th, respectively.

TUESDAY’S BOX SCORES

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4A STATE CHAMPIONSHIPS

Girls team standings

1. Twin Falls 667, 2. Middleton 709, 3. Sandpoint 733, 4. Ridgevue 743, 5. Pocatello 759, 6. Skyline 786, 7. Shelley 818, 8. Kuna 819, 9. Century 820

Girls individual medalists (top 10)

1. Stotts, Twin Falls, 153; 2. Rauch, Minico, 153; T3. Jones, Twin Falls, 162, T3. Nelson, Shelley, 162; 5. Hall, Idaho Falls, 165; T6. Shockey, Minico, 168; T6 Fuchs, Twin Falls, 168; T6. Wagoner, Middleton, 168; 9. Larson, Sandpoint 170; T10 Elliot, Ridguvue, 174; T10. Beck, Pocatello, 174; T10. Defranco, Bishop Kelly, 174

Girls team scores

Pocatello (759) Beck 174, Pearson 180, S. Wray 202, H. Wray 203, Orr 222

Century (820) Lippiello 183, Carter 199, Long 221, Millward 223, Jensen 225

Boys team standings

1. Minico 600, 2. Ridgevue 600, 3. Bishop Kelly 614, 4. Twin Falls 631, 5. Emmett 646, 6. Lakeland 647, 7. Hillcrest 665, 8. Preston 667, 9. Idaho Falls 685, 10. Pocatello 728

Boys individual medalists (top 10)

1. Skaggs, Minico, 137; 2. Weatherston, Hillcrest, 139; 3. Gibson, Minico, 142; 4. Dykas, Bishop Kelly, 143; 5. Pickup, Burley, 144; T6. Brown, Moscow, 146; T6. Anderson, Twin Falls, 146; 8. Orr, Minico, 147; T9. Van Auker, Ridgevue, 148; T9. Kelley, Preston, 148

Boys team scores

Preston (667) Kelley 148, Pearson 156, Ward 168, Porter 196, Alder 197

Pocatello (728) Smith 162, Praska 184, Williams 190, Ralphs 193, Hall 205

3A STATE CHAMPIONSHIPS

Boys team standings

1. Fruitland 629, 2. Kimberly 696, 3. Kellogg 714, 4. Snake River 717, 5. Buhl 745, 6. Weiser 768, 7. Sugar-Salem 787, 8. Priest River 849

Boys individual medalists (top 10)

1. Uranga, Homedale, 143; T2. Rynearson, Fruitland, 151; T2. Bicknese, Fruitland, 151; T4. O’Neil, Fruitland, 154; T4. Mills, American Falls, 154; 6. O’Brien, Teton, 162; 7. Rauenhorst, Kellogg, 164; 8. Watt, Snake River, 166; 9. Hopkins, Kimberly, 167; 10. Baumann, Kimberly, 169

Boys team scores

Snake River (717) Watt 166, Murdock 184, Harrison 189, Lee 189, Anderson 191

Girls team standings

1. Buhl 701, 2. Weiser 780, 3. Homedale 836, 4. Kellogg 849, 5. Marsh Valley 892, 6. Timberlake 913

Girls individual medalists (top 10)

1. Crossland, Buhl, 148; 2. Ravenhorst, Kellogg, 171; 3. Lundberg, Weiser, 176; 4. Foss, Fruitland, 177; 5. Weaver, Buhl, 179; 6. Uranga, Homedale, 183; 7. Harper, Snake River, 186; 8. Scott, Buhl, 188; 9. Jaynes, Buhl, 191; 10. Beams, Weiser, 192

Girls team scores

Marsh Valley (892) S. Davids 203, M. Davids 219, Olsen 221, Anderson 249, Neeser 274

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