HELENA -- Day 1 of the Helena Invitational golf tournament saw a handful of low numbers on both the boys and girls sides.
Great Falls CMR's Eli Groschelle and Helena Capital's Trevor Swanson ended their first round knotted at 2-over-par apiece. The boys top five on the individual leaderboard was only separated by a grand total of five strokes, with Jhett Braley and Gabe Witham in third and fourth at 4-over and 5-over, respectively.
The team leaderboard, much like the individual leaderboard, was tight near the top. Helena Capital led with a total of 320 strokes, and Billings Senior was right behind at 325 total strokes. Billings West and Great Falls CMR were also only separated by two strokes, as both teams jockeyed for third place Thursday at 341 and 343 total strokes, respectively.
On the girls side of the leaderboard, Billings West's Carrie Carpenter was lights out on Day 1 shooting 7-over, but Helena High's Ginny Kerr was hot on her heels shooting 8-over. Billings West and Helena High dominated the individual leaderboard posting three golfers each in the top six. The team leaderboard reflected what the individual leaderboard displayed. Billings West leads after Day 1with a combined score of 349 strokes, but Helena High is within striking distance as they head into Day 2, at a total score of 351 strokes.
Boys Individual Leaderboard
| Trevor Swanson | 74 | Helena Capital |
| Eli Groschelle | 74 | Great Falls CMR |
| Jhett Braley | 77 | Billings Senior |
| Gabe Witham | 78 | Helena Capital |
| Reece Mayala | 79 | Billings Senior |
| Connor Halligan | 79 | Billings West |
| Luke Thomson | 80 | Helena High |
| Caswell Bloomquist | 82 | Helena Capital |
| Siam Wilailuc | 82 | Billings Senior |
| Croix Flohr | 83 | Billings West |
| Camron Ketchum | 85 | Billings Skyview |
| Brett Stoos | 86 | Helena Capital |
| Trenton Olson | 86 | Great Falls High |
| Fox Weymouth | 87 | Great Falls CMR |
| Cade Wagner | 87 | Billings Senior |
| Ben Ebel | 87 | Billings Skyview |
| Dutch Teders | 88 | Helena Capital |
| Brevyn Goosen | 88 | Great Falls CMR |
| Jacob Wassmer | 89 | Billings West |
| Dylan Ahlgren | 90 | Billings West |
| Myles Jacobs | 91 | Helena High |
| Tyler Brynner | 93 | Billings Senior |
| Aidan Binau | 93 | Billings Skyview |
| Wyeth Hayes | 94 | Great Falls High |
| Kaleb Engel | 94 | Great Falls CMR |
| Jace Kirschman | 95 | Billings West |
| Ashton Grewell | 95 | Billings Skyview |
| Byren Stoner | 96 | Helena High |
| Trey Wasson | 96 | Great Falls CMR |
| James Lane | 97 | Helena High |
| Ridge Wohler | 97 | Billings Skyview |
| Adler Lybbert | 105 | Helena High |
| Manny Montoya | 107 | Great Falls High |
| Tate Swanon | 113 | Great Falls High |
Boys Team Leaderboard
| Helena Capital | 320 |
| Billings Senior | 325 |
| Billings West | 341 |
| Great Falls CMR | 343 |
| Billings Skyview | 360 |
| Helena High | 364 |
| Great Falls High | No Score |
Girls Individual Leaderboard
| Carrie Carpenter | 79 | Billings West |
| Ginny Kerr | 80 | Helena High |
| Raelynn Bruyere | 85 | Billings West |
| Pilar Santos | 87 | Helena High |
| Lauren Williams | 88 | Helena High |
| Kadence Fisher | 90 | Billings West |
| Amanda King | 91 | Billings Skyview |
| Cierra Sundheim | 91 | Billings Skyview |
| Gigi Montague | 91 | Billings Senior |
| Meilyn Armstrong | 91 | Billings Skyview |
| Cassidy Venner | 92 | Billings Senior |
| Lexi McNew | 93 | Helena Capital |
| Morgan Sunchild | 93 | Great Falls High |
| Barbara McGreger | 95 | Billings West |
| Mckenna Malsam | 95 | Great Falls High |
| Sami Benson | 95 | Billings Senior |
| Celi Chapman | 96 | Helena High |
| Zita Gravely | 96 | Helena Capital |
| Kelly Jones | 97 | Great Falls High |
| Kennedy Venner | 99 | Billings Senior |
| Patyn Viker | 101 | Billings West |
| Kaitlyn Hensel | 102 | Billings Skyview |
| KK Lawrence | 104 | Helena Capital |
| Kendra Thayer | 106 | Great Falls CMR |
| Paige O'Mara | 106 | Helena Capital |
| Bryn Turnquist | 107 | Billings Senior |
| Megan Swanson | 108 | Helena Capital |
| Alex Madsen | 111 | Great Falls CMR |
| Jadyn Johnson | 113 | Helena High |
| Alexa Fjelstad | 115 | Great Falls High |
| Kylie Henderson | 116 | Great Falls CMR |
| Gracie Mensas | 120 | Billings Skyview |
| Kendall Haverlandt | 124 | Great Falls High |
| Isabella Corn | 127 | Great Falls CMR |
| Tritan Zaremski | 127 | Great Falls CMR |
Girls Team Leaderboard
| Billings West | 349 |
| Helena High | 351 |
| Billings Skyview | 375 |
| Billings Senior | 377 |
| Helena Capital | 399 |
| Great Falls High | 400 |
| Great Falls CMR | 460 |
