Men's leagues reach halfway point of season

The first half of the men's league regular season came to a close this past week at Beaver Creek Golf Course. And tournament action across the Hi-Line is just heating up.

Tuesday night saw Stockman Bank score 24 points to take high team honors as well as grab one of the four coveted playoff spots. Stockman Bank is composed of Tom Adams, Bruce Normandy, Chuck Wimmer and Murray Barkus.

Normandy also earned low gross after firing a 1-under-par 35. Pat Foster was low net with a score of 30.5.

Stockman Bank finished in third place in the final Tuesday night standings, while the first half of the season was captured by Hi-Way Bar with 191 points. The Shanty Bar was second and Schubert/ Anderson jumped three places on the final night to finish in fourth place.

On Wednesday night, Michelob Light earned high-team honors with 23.5 half points. The win on Wednesday also catapulted the team of Jim Kato, Rick Reynolds, Tom Baker and Dick Scharfe into first place in the final Wednesday night standings. Scharfe was also low gross with a 1-over-par 37 and Chris Young earned low-net honors with a 31.

Joining Michelob Light in September's playoffs is Stone Child College, which finished in second place with 165 points. Mariani Insurance was third and D.A. Davidson finished fourth.

The second half of the men's league regular season will begin on Tuesday night with Frontier Lawn and HPDP having byes. Beaver Creek Golf Course is out on Wednesday night.

Saturday afternoon saw the Chinook Golf Club host the annual Natalie Patrick Scramble. The tournament was captured by the team of Barry Kato, Pat Foster, Dave Peterson and Kathy Peterson. The foursome finished the tournament with a net score of 52.6.

Meanwhile, Sunday afternoon saw BCGC host its annual Men's League Calcutta. The duo of Larry Morsette and Steve Galbavy defeated Butch Albertson and Max L. Erickson in a one-hole playoff. Both teams carded net scores of 12-under-par 60. Frank Henry was low gross for the day with a 76 and Galbavy earned low-net honors with a 64.

Men's League Results

Tuesday, June 22

1. Stockman Bank 24 pts (Tom Adams 40, Murray Barkus 42, Bruce Normandy 35, Chuck Wimmer 38); 2. Hi-Line Drilling 23.5 pts (Rodger Freier 45, Steve McLain 51, Bob Wehr 48, Steve Bebee 51); 3. Farnik Bin Sales 23 pts (Pat Foster 38, Mike Farnik 42, Rod Spicher 48, Rob Spicher 42); 4. Schubert/Anderson 22 pts (Dan Kiederowski 45, Rick Ervin 42, Dan Weidinger 41, Jerry Schubert 46); 5. Boxcars 21 pts (Tim Solomon 51, Chris Young 48, Gene Harada 49, Brett Gilman 40); 6. Drivers Choice 20.5 pts (Steve Burstock 42, Dave Hamilton 48, Bob Breum 47, Larry Johnson 43,); 7. Hole 19 20.5 pts (Eric Fee 37, Gerry Veis 47, Mike Purkett 48, Tim Keating 46); 8. Hi-Way Bar 18 pts (Craig Patrick 48, Don Miller 44, Dennis Kannberg 52, Larry Martinson 47); 9. Wagner Plumbing 18 pts (Greg Baltrusch 46, Dave Sheppard 43, Dan Wagner 39, Russ Earl 43); 10. Liquor Stop Plus 17 pts (Steve Granell 44, Dan Carpenter 57, Jim Kirkpatrick 40); 11. Frontier Lawn 16 pts (Steve Johnstone 41, John Tibbits 44, Tom Hennessy 49, Forfeit); 12. Bing-N-Bob's 15.5 pts (Howie Stromberg 46, Lunar Evans 40, Bill Evans 52, Dick Scharfe 39); 13. BCGC 15 pts (Bill Schilling 41, Ron Surber 55, Kent McCormick 51, Butch Albertson 59); 14. Serv-UR-Self 13 pts (Gary Richardson 47, Dave Rucinsky 49, Bob Horn 57, Cal Wirtzberger 51); 15. Independence Bank 12.5 pts (Nate Simons 61, Larry Hogquist 46, Les Odegard 57, Matt Wertheimer 52); 16. HPDP 12.5 pts (A.J. Lamere 41, Leland Topsky 51, John Mitchell 51, Forfeit); 17. Golden Spike 12 pts (Matt Corcoran 48, A.J. Keller 54, Lee Farmer 55, Ryan McLean 56); 18. Havre Laundry 11 pts (Jim Welter 51, Dave Boles 46, Bryon Hobbs 52, Forfeit); 19. Shanty Bar 18 pts (Out); 20. Pizza Pro 18 pts (Out).

Tuesday Night Standings

(First Half Ends)

1. Hi-Way Bar 191, 2. Shanty Bar 187.5, 3. Stockman Bank 183, 4. Schubert/Anderson 180.5, 5. Wagner Plumbing 180, 6. Drivers Choice 177.5, 7. Bing-N-Bob's 177, 8. Havre Laundry 175.5, 9. Hi-Line Drilling 173, 10. Hole 19 163.5, 11. Farnik Bin Sales 159.5, 12. Golden Spike 158.5, 12. Pizza Pro 158.5, 14. Serv-UR-Self 156.5, 15. BCGC 145, 16. Frontier Lawn 136, 17. Boxcars 135, 18. Independence Bank 121, 19. HPDP 118, 19. Liquor Stop Plus 118.

Wednesday, June 23

1. Michelob Light 23.5 pts (Dick Scharfe 37, Rick Reynolds 40, Jim Kato 42, Tom Baker III 51); 2. Bear Paw Credit Union 22.5 pts (Ron Evanson 47, Steve Brown 46, Jim Sullins 54, Brian Lillivedt); 3. Mariani Insurance 22 pts (Jerry Mellem 40, Jerrad Gilham 50, Greg Munson 39, Chris Young 39); 4. D.A. Davidson 20.5 pts (Max Erickson 46, Steve Strand 40, Dan Sheppard 55, Vance Blatter 49); 5. Taco John's 20.5 pts (Dave Greenwood 41, Larry Johnson 41, Kraig Greenwood 39, Tom Reynolds 50); 6. Stone Child College 19 pts (A.J. Butler 45, Steve Galbavy 51, Larry Morsette 40, Ed Stamper 51); 7. Tilleman Motors 19 pts (Jerry Schubert 51, Mark Henderson 45, Larry Tilleman 57, Chuck Wimmer 44); 8. U.S. Bank 18.5 pts (Kerry Ward 48, Greg Drummer 46, Eric Ward 40, Jerry Kuhn 54); 9. Clausen & Sons 18 pts (Buzz Pizzini 40, Dan Holt 49, Tracy McLain 45, Steve McLain 52); 10. Office Equipment 18 pts (Dave Hamilton 48, Jeff Jensen 44, Steve Burstock 44, Bill Schilling 45); 11. Erickson-Baldwin Insurance 17.5 pts (Max L. Erickson 54, Bud Baldwin 48, Murray Barkus 42, Tom Adams 38); 12. Wells Fargo 17 pts (Arlin Kaul 44, Scott Leeds 53, Powell Becker 48, Brian Jenkins 49); 13. Havre Credit Bureau 17 pts (Bill Evans 50, Tiger Evans 54, Mark Henderson 43, Jim Evans 55); 14. Koefod Insurance 15.5 pts (Doug Ross 54, Tom Healy 51, Jim Wirt 49, Steve Johnstone 41); 15. Valley Furniture 15.5 pts (Mike Evans 58, Mike Purkett 44, Jim Kirkpatrick 42, Mike Peterson 45); 16. BCGC 14 pts (Derrick Brown 47, Art Weyh 51, Jerry Donoven 52, Rick Ervin 41); 17. Independence Bank 13.5 pts (Pat Foster 50, Bill Keller 53, Mark West 46, Dennis Murphy 45); 18. Havre Ford 12.5 pts (Lance Reesor 52, Kevin Harada 42, George Ferguson 42, Brett Gilman 48); 19. Master Sports 18 pts (Out).

Wednesday Night Standings

(First Half Ends)

1. Michelob light 165.5, 2. Stone Child College 165, 3. Mariani Insurance 158, 4. D.A. Davidson 155.5, 5. Clausen & Sons 151, 6. Valley Furniture 150.5, 7. U.S. Bank 147.5, 8. Erickson/Baldwin Insurance 146.5, 8. Taco John's 146.5, 10. Bear Paw Credit Union 143.5, 11. Master Sports 138, 12. Wells Fargo 137, 12. Tilleman Motors 137, 14. Koefod Insurance 136.5, 15. BCGC 133.5, 16. Office Equipment 133, 17. Havre Ford 132.5, 18. Havre Credit Bureau 129.5, 19. Independence Bank 119.

Men's League Calcutta Results

Sunday, June 27, 2004

1. Larry Morsette/Steve Galbavy 60 (won in a playoff), 2. Butch Albertson/Max L. Erickson 60, 3. Bruce Normandy/Tom Baker III 61, 4. Steve Johnstone/Brad Dugdale 62, 5. Tom Adams/Scott McLean 64, 6. Mark West/Scott Leeds 64, 7. Don Normandy/Dave Herman 64.

Low Gross: Frank Henry 76

Low Net: Steve Galbavy 64.