MISSOULA — MISSOULA -- A late afternoon round at Larchmont Golf Course left the hosting Missoula Sentinel boys holding slim leads halfway through the Missoula Golf Invite. The Butte team and one Kalispell Flathead Bravette top the girls leaderboard with one round to go.
Sentinel's Jaden Dennis carded a 2-under-par 70 to surge to the lead as his school's No. 2 player on Day 1 Monday. Butte's Kaden Noctor trails by two after shooting even-par. Hamilton's Bryce Reed is four back after a 74.
Sentinel's team also holds a narrow two-shot lead, with the Helena Capital Bruins nipping at their heels. Hamilton is only seven shots back in third place.
Flathead's Marcella Mercer built a three-shot advantage after the first 18 holes by scoring 80. Butte's Kodie Hoagland and Macee Greenwood of Corvallis trail by three after carding matching 83s.
Butte's team has soared to a 30-shot lead by putting four players in the top nine. Helena High and Corvallis are in a tight battle for second place.
The second and final round of the Missoula Invite will tee off at 8:30 a.m. Tuesday at Canyon River Golf Course.
BOYS TEAM SCORES
1. Sentinel - 313
2. Helena Capital - 315
3. Hamilton - 320
4. Butte - 331
5. Kalispell Glacier - 338
6. Kalispell Flathead - 359
7. Missoula Hellgate - 361
8. Corvallis - 363
9. Helena - 375
BOYS INDIVIDUAL SCORES
| Jaden Dennis-SHS | 70 |
| Kaven Noctor-BUT | 72 |
| Bryce Reed-HAM | 74 |
| Gabe Witham-CAP | 76 |
| Tristan Hanson-HAM | 76 |
| Brett Stoos-CAP | 77 |
| Tyler Avery-GLA | 78 |
| Keaton Cassidy-GLA | 78 |
| Andrew Hauser-SHS | 79 |
| Cas Bloomquist-CAP | 79 |
| Luke Schlimgen-COR | 80 |
| Joe Opitz-SHS | 81 |
| Zach Hangas-SHS | 83 |
| Ryan Harvey-BIG | 83 |
| Trevor Swanson-CAP | 83 |
| Dutch Teders-CAP | 83 |
| Max Cianflone-HAM | 83 |
| Luke Thomson-HEL | 84 |
| Joston Cripe-FLA | 84 |
| Jack Prigge-BUT | 84 |
| Ezra Epperly-FLA | 85 |
| Caden Bateman-BIG | 86 |
| Hunter Salcido-BUT | 86 |
| Hayden Ellis-BIG | 87 |
| Tanner Hanson-HAM | 87 |
| Sean Craft-STEV | 88 |
| Mason Anderson-COR | 88 |
| William Philiber-HLG | 88 |
| Clay Godwin-SHS | 89 |
| Jacob Watters-STEV | 89 |
| Brady Anderson-BUT | 89 |
| Trey Mattson-HLG | 89 |
| Ty Insko-BUT | 90 |
| Ethan Purdy-GLA | 90 |
| Jackson Heath-HAM | 91 |
| Luke O'Leary-HLG | 91 |
| Drew Lowry-FLA | 92 |
| Sam Manaker-GLA | 92 |
| Thomas Huguet-HLG | 93 |
| Coltin Mauler-STEV | 94 |
| Myles Jacobs-HEL | 95 |
| Aiden Gappert-HLG | 95 |
| Adler Lybbert-HEL | 97 |
| Matt Glenn-COR | 97 |
| Thomas Huckaba-FLA | 98 |
| Ashton Pintok-COR | 98 |
| James Lane-HEL | 99 |
| Byren Stoner-HEL | 100 |
| Korbin Hawley-FLA | 106 |
| Shane Lachenhauer-COR | 125 |
GIRLS TEAM SCORES
1. Butte - 347
2. Helena - 377
3. Corvallis - 383
4. Kalispell Flathead - 398
5. Kalispell Glacier - 408
6. Helena Capital - 422
GIRLS INDIVIDUAL SCORES
| Marcella Mercer-FLAT | 80 |
| Kodie Hoagland-BUT | 83 |
| Macee Greenwood-COR | 83 |
| Jillian Wynne-FLA | 85 |
| Ella Prigge-BUT | 86 |
| Grace Luoma-BUT | 87 |
| Ginny Kerr-HEL | 87 |
| Alana Griffin-GLA | 89 |
| Mackenzie Finnegan-BUT | 91 |
| Jasi Oyler-STEV | 92 |
| Lauren Williams-HEL | 93 |
| Kennedy Lean-BUT | 95 |
| Sami Knapp-COR | 95 |
| Pilar Santos-HEL | 97 |
| Celi Chapman-HEL | 100 |
| Lexi McNew-CAP | 100 |
| Kalie Patterson-COR | 102 |
| Stella Claridge-GLA | 103 |
| Keelee Storrud-COR | 103 |
| Megan Swanson-CAP | 104 |
| Abi Manger-GLA | 105 |
| Aly Rose-HAM | 105 |
| Sofie Fero-SHS | 107 |
| K. K. Lawrence-CAP | 108 |
| Paige O'Mara-CAP | 110 |
| Blayke Fappiano-GLA | 111 |
| Gabby Hasskamp-BIG | 111 |
| McKinlie Muren-FLAT | 114 |
| Jadyn Johnson-HEL | 115 |
| Signee Storrud-COR | 115 |
| Makayla Bury-CAP | 115 |
| Allee Meyer-GLA | 116 |
| Morgan Jacobsen-BIG | 117 |
| Kianna Storm-FLAT | 119 |
| Brooklyn Sampson-FLAT | 120 |
| Bella Cory | 124 |
| Ashlee Owens-BIG | 134 |
