ALAMOSA – All three San Luis Valley high school boys golf teams competed at the Pagosa Springs Invitational Wednesday at the Pagosa Springs Golf Club.
Monte Vista won the tournament with 236. It was led by Kaden Mellott who finished third with a 74, followed by Connor Mellott who was fourth with a 78, Liam Ellithorpe who was fifth with an 84, and Jakoby Ross who was 22nd with a 104.
Also golfing for the Pirates but not figuring in the final team score were Logan Futrell who was 18th with a 101, Anthony Dupont who was 24th with a 106, Aiden Ford who was 26th with a 107, Landon Sanchez who was 29th with a 111, Jason Gonzales who was 31st with a 112, and Otto Gosar who was 36th with a 117.
Alamosa placed fourth with 276 and was led by Jaidyn Burciaga who was seventh with an 88, followed by Keenan Mackey who was 12th with a 93, Carsten Kirkland who was 13th with a 95, and Clayton Treinen who was 20th with a 103.
Other Mean Moose golfers who did not figure in the team score were Grant Kirkland who was 14th with a 97, Eirk Garcia who was 29th with a 111, and Tate Baker and Perry DiCamillo who tied for 34th with a 113.
Del Norte was fifth with 294. Leading the Tigers was Tytus Atencio who was ninth with a 91, followed by Trenton Woolf who was 15th with a 99, Landan Valesquez who was 22nd with a 104, and Noah Bailey who was 24th with a 106.
Monte Vista was also at the Canon City Invitational Thursday at the Four-Mile Ranch Golf Course and it won that tournament with 224. Connor Mellott led the Pirates as he tied for third with a 75, followed by Ellithorpe who tied for fifth with a 75, Kaden Mellott who tied for seventh with a 76, and Ross who tied for 25th with an 89.
All three schools will be at the Rye Invitational on Thursday and at the Monte Vista Invitational on Friday.
