Boulder City senior Lani Potter finished 3-over-par 75 at Mountain Falls on Wednesday afternoon to grab a one-stroke lead over Lowry junior Tatyana Carlson.
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Entering the day eight strokes back of the leader, Faith Lutheran senior Sydney Smith shot 7-under-par 65 Tuesday to finish 2-under-par 142 for the tournament and win the Class 4A state title at Highland Falls.
A trio of freshmen concluded the opening round of the Class 4A state golf tournament at Highland Falls in the top 10, and will look to play spoiler against a sea of experienced golfers at the same 5,579-yard course on Tuesday.
Palo Verde senior Annick Haczkiewicz birdied four of the last nine holes, including 16 and 17, on Tuesday afternoon to pull away from Clark freshman Riana Mission and win her third Class 4A Sunset Region individual title.
Coronado’s girls golf team had six of the top seven golfers, and ran away with its fifth consecutive Class 4A Sunrise Region title.
Boulder City’s Lani Potter shot 1-over-par 73 at Las Vegas Municipal on Tuesday to pull away for her second consecutive Class 3A Southern Region title.
Palo Verde and Coronado’s girls golf teams braved the windy conditions Monday afternoon to take leads in the Class 4A Sunset and Sunrise Region tournaments at Boulder City Municipal.
Lani Potter carded a 1-under-par 71 at Las Vegas National on Tuesday to earn medalist honors and lead Boulder City’s girls golf team to victory with a team score of 207.
Clark’s Riana Mission shot 1-over-par 73 on Wednesday to win a Southwest League match at Palm Valley.
Hailey Stevenson fired a 5-under-par 67 on Wednesday to lead Centennial’s girls golf team to a win in a Northwest League match at Paiute.
McKenzi Hall shot a 3-over-par 74 Monday to earn medalist honors and lead Centennial’s girls golf team to victory in a Northwest League match at TPC Las Vegas.
Sami Penor carded a 2-under-par 70 at Revere on Monday to earn medalist honors and lead a dominant Coronado girls golf team to victory in a Southeast League match.
Hailey Stevenson and McKenzi Hall each shot 2-over-par 74 as Centennial’s golf team edged Palo Verde to win the team title in a Northwest League Match at Palm Valley on Tuesday.
Hunter Pate fired a 1-under-par 71 on Thursday at Spanish Trail to lead Bishop Gorman’s girls golf team to victory in a Southwest League match.
Sometimes it’s a challenge to write an entertaining weekly golf notebook when there is plenty of strife and struggle in the world. But even in difficult times, golf can hopefully provide a diversion.
