ALAMOSA – Here is a recap of boys golf tournament in which San Luis Valley schools participated this week.

Gunnison Invitational

Alamosa and Monte Vista sent their top golfers to the Gunnison Invitational which took place Tuesday at the Dos Rios Golf Course.

The Pirates finished in second place with 246 – just nine strokes behind tournament champion Grand Junction Central with 237. Leading Monte Vista was Connor Mellott who was the individual medalist with a one-under-par 70. Aiden Ford tied for 20^th with an 86, Jakoby Ross tied for 32^nd with a 90, and Jason Gonzales tied for 40^th with a 92.

The Mean Moose were third with 248. Leading the way was Eliott MacKey who tied for fifth with an 81. Serjio Najera tied for 10^th with an 83, Zavier Medina tied for 14^th with an 84, and Gibson Gillespie tied for 42^nd with a 93.

Team scores

Grand Junction Central 237, Monte Vista 246, Alamosa 248, Montrose 248, Vail Mountain 250, Palisade 251, Telluride 262, Gunnison 270, Lake County 271, Palisade 2 273, Aspen 278, Cedaredge 281, Rangely 299, Gunnison 3 299, Gunnison 2 304.

Pagosa Springs Invitational

Both Alamosa and Monte Vista also sent golfers to compete at the Pagosa Springs Invitational Tuesday at the Pagosa Springs Golf Course. Del Norte also competed at that tournament.

The Mean Moose finished in fifth place with a score of 265. They were led by Brady Van Iwaarden who placed 10^th with an 85. Erik Garcia tied for 11^th with an 86, Jace Sanchez was 22^nd with a 94, Kyan Mason was 24^th with a 97, and Foster Boyd tied for 27^th with a 102.

Three more Alamosa golfers competed as extras and did not figure in the team scoring. Mason Weyers tied for 18^th with a 90, Hoyt Johnson was 30^th with a 106, and Camdyn Montoya tied for 31^st with a 109.

The Pirates placed sixth with 310. Leading the way was Logan Futrell who tied for 14^th with an 87, followed by Zaiden Villagomez who was 14^th with a 111, Uriah Fielder who tied for 35^th with a 112, and Rylen Ross who was 37^th with a 113.

The Tigers took seventh place with 390. They were led by Damon Ledford-Vigil who was 38^th with a 124, Julian Vigil who was 39^th with a 126, and Graesyn Coulson who was 40^th with a 140.

Durango won the tournament with 212, followed by Pagosa Springs with 247.

Pagosa Springs’ Johnathon Smith was the medalist with an even par 71.

Team scores

Durango 232, Pagosa Springs 247, Durango 2 248, Montezuma-Cortez 252, Alamosa 265, Monte Vista 310, Del Norte 390.