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| Cowgirls in second after first day of state golf |
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| Crook County trails Bend by 16 strokes going into day two at Woodburn |
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 | | LON AUSTIN/CENTRAL OREGONIAN | | Sarah Crofcheck watches her putt approach the hole last week at district. Crofcheck shot a 92 yesterday. |
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By Lon Austin
The Crook County Cowgirls are in second place after one day of the state OSAA 5A girls golf championships at the OGA golf course in Woodburn.
"Looking at how we finished it was pretty solid," said Head Coach Grant Patterson. "The girls were disappointed. They thought that they should have played better. But they felt better once they got in and saw how they compared to all the other teams."
With one round of play remaining, Bend is leading the team championship with a score of 369 while Crook County is 16 shots back after firing a 385. West Albany sits in third place with a 397 and Crescent Valley is in fourth after shooting a 400. Fifth place Glencoe looks to be the only other team that has a chance to earn a team trophy as they shot a 407, 46 shots ahead of sixth place Thurston.
Sarah Crofcheck and JoBeth Hamon led the Cowgirl charge with a pair of 92's, good enough to be tied for 11th place in individual scoring. Rachel Kelso was the third Cowgirl in shooting an even 100, while Kersey Wilcox shot a 101 and Cami Williams fired a 105 score.
Pendleton's McKennon Cimmiyotti is leading the tournament with a first round 82. Mountain View's Chelsey Lind is in third place after shooting an 86.
The top ten individuals will be named to the all-state team at the end of the championship and right now it looks like most of those positions could go to golfers from the Intermountain Conference.
"The golf course is tough as you can see from the scores," Patterson said. "It's a tough course but we are right in the thick of it."
This morning the Cowgirls were paired with Bend and West Albany golfers with Cami Williams scheduled to tee off at 8:42 followed by the rest of the team at nine minute intervals.
"I think every one of them can play better and are planning on it," Patterson said. "We are going to be playing with Bend and West Albany who are right behind us. We will be playing with better players. We will be with our competition and I think that will actually help. We will be more comfortable because we have played with them before."
The state tournament appears to be shaping up very much like district did a week ago with the Cowgirls chasing Bend and everyone else chasing the Cowgirls. Last week Crook County played Bend even on the second day, but were too far behind to mount a serious challenge for the district title. This week they are a little closer and are poised to challenge Bend.
"We are looking forward to day two and a little improvement and I would personally like to see us give Bend a run," Patterson said. "Anything can happen on this golf course because there are a lot of big numbers out there to be had. We just have to avoid the big numbers and play steady and we should be OK. |
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