Missoula, April 10, 2016 

Kalispell’s Chance Wachholz won his second consecutive and fourth overall Montana State Singles Open Division Handball Championship at the Peak Health and Wellness Center in Missoula. He defeated Pete Svennungsen of Spokane 21-19, 21-7 in the final. 

Other division winners were Brett Badovinac of Butte in the Masters (40+), Mike Hitchcock of Butte in the Golden Masters (50+), Jay Spooner of Fargo, ND in the Super Golden Masters (60+), Paul Polzin of Missoula in the Diamond Masters (70+), Nate Guza of Missoula in the A Division, and Maleki MCKell of Billings in the B Division. 

Complete Results:  

Quarterfinals – Chance Wachholz, Kalispell d. Justin Sullivan, Missoula; Les Seago, Emigrant d. Don Foley, Butte 21-13, 21-14; Brett Badovinac, Butte d. Nate Guza, Missoula; Pete Svennungsen, Spokane, WA d. Eric Aschim, Missoula

Semifinal – Wachholz d. Seago 21-10, 21-7; Svennungsen d. Badovinac 9-21, 21-20, 11-7

Third – Badovinac d. Seago 21-11, 18-21, 11-7

Final – Wachholz d. Svennungsen 21-19, 21-7

Semifinals – Guza d. Sullivan 21-11, 21-12; Foley d. Aschim

Third – Aschim d. Sullivan 21-110, 21-19

Final – Guza d. Foley 4-21, 21-19, 11-9

Round Robin – Brandt Montelius, Missoula d. Andy White, Bozeman; Vinny, Russia d. Bob Gensemer, Missoula; Maleki McKell, Billings d. Montelius; Montelius d. Vinny; White d. Vinny; White d. Gensemer; McKell d. White; McKell d. Vinny; McKell d. Gensemer; Montelius d. Gensemer; Vinny d. Gensemer; White d. Gensemer;

1^st – McKell 4-0

2^nd – Montelius 3-1

3^rd – White 2-2

Round Robin – Les Seago, Emigrant d. Don Foley, Butte 21-13, 21-14; Brett Badovinac, Butte d. Foley 21-17, 21-12; Badovinac d. Seago 21-11, 18-21, 11-7

1^st – Badovinac 2-0

2^nd – Seago 1-1

Quarterfinals – Dave Montelius, Missoula d. Nick White, Bozeman; Dan Scilley, Luther d. Kirk Johnson, Missoula; Dan Bersanti, Butte d. Jay Spooner, Fargo, ND; Mike Hitchcock, Butte d. Craig Canfield, Billings

Semifinals – Scilley d. Montelius; Hitchcock d. Bersanti

Third – Bersanti d. Montelius, forfeit

Final – Hitchcock d. Scilley 21-9, 12-21, 11-8 

Semifinals – Johnson d. White; Spooner d. Canfield

Third – White d. Canfiels

Final – Spooner d. Johnson

First Round – Scott Salo, Butte d. Steve Birrell, Bozeman

Quarterfinals – Mike Meyer, Billings d. Salo; Jay Spooner, Fargo, ND d. Frank Cikan, Bozeman; Doug Davis, Missoula d. Tom Morris, Billings; John Larson, East Helena d. Tom Madrazo, Butte

Semifinals – Spooner d. Meyer; Davis d. Larson 21-15, 18-21, 11-10

Third – Meyer d. Larson 21-12, 21-18

Finals – Spooner d. Davis 21-11, 21-10

Quarterfinal – Morris d. Birrell

Semifinal – Cikan d. Morris; Salo d. Madrazo

Third – Madrazo d. Morris, injury forfeit

Final – Salo d. Cikan 21-12, 21-18

First Round – Jay Jewett, Great Falls d. Bob Gensemer, Missoula; Louis Chinske, Missoula d. Gary Williamson, Great Falls;

Quarterfinals – Wally Page, Florence d. Jewett; Jim Lambert, Big Fork d. Dan Ferriter, Missoula; Paul Polzin, Missoula d. Fred Chapman, Missoula; Chinske d. Larry White, Missoula

Semifinals – Polzin d. Chinske; Lambert d. Page

Third – Chinske d. Page, injury forfeit

Final – Polzin d. Lambert 21-8, 20-21, 11-8

Quarterfinal – Ferriter d. Gensemer; Williamson d. Chapman

Semifinal – Ferriter d. Jewett; White d. Williamson

Final – White d. Ferriter