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South Eugene golfer nabs early lead Prep roundup South Eugene's Jimmy White found Rogue Valley Country Club to his liking Friday, carding an opening-round 73 in the 11-team Southern Oregon Invitational. Tournament play concludes today at Grants Pass Golf Club. White has a four-stroke advantage on Roseburg's Jason Gaston for medalist honors heading into today, with South Eugene's Michael Skillern and Roseburg's Tyler Miller another shot back at 78. Leading the local contingent are South Medford's Steve Hilgendorf and Nate Webb, Geoff Davis of Grants Pass and Ashland's Kyle Allred. The four Southern Oregon Conference players each carded 79s in the opening round. South Eugene leads the team standings at 314, with Roseburg in second at 326. Ashland (330), North Medford (331) and Grants Pass (333) round out the top five. The two-day Southern Oregon Invitational also counts as two of the six rounds used to determine the SOC champion. SOUTHERN OREGON INVITATIONAL Results from Friday's opening round at Rogue Valley Country Club. TEAM RESULTS -- 1, South Eugene, 314; 2, Roseburg, 326; 3, Ashland, 330; 4, North Medford, 331; 5, Grants Pass, 333; 6, South Medford, 334; 7, Klamath Union, 345; 8, Eagle Point, 375; 9, North Eugene, 384; 10, Thurston, 391; 11, Crater, 395. INDIVIDUAL RESULTS (Top 5) -- 1, Jimmy White, SE, 73; 2, Jason Gaston, R, 77; 3, (tie) Michael Skillern, SE, and Tyler Miller, R, 78; 5, (tie) Steve Hilgendorf, SM, Nate Webb, SM, Geoff Davis, GP, and Kyle Allred. INDIVIDUAL TEAM RESULTS NORTH MEDFORD -- Kyle Freeman 37-44--81, Paul Srisarakorn 42-39--81, Justin Wise 43-40--83, Adam Huycke 40-46--86, Derek Muir 39-47--86. SOUTH MEDFORD -- Nate Webb 42-37--79, Steve Hilgendorf 38-41--79, Mark Goerke 43-44--87, Tony Guiliano 45-44--89, Alan Johnson 47-44--91. CRATER -- Logan Genaw 42-53--95, Randy Herrera 43-53--96, Steve Lang 48-51--99, Brandon Wood 55-50--105, Mike Slusher 49-57--106. ASHLAND -- Kyle Allred 41-38--79, Adam Hooper 43-38--81, Pat Oropallo 42-40--82, Kyle Oldfield 43-45--88, Pete Kirkpatrick 41-49--90. EAGLE POINT -- Ryan Frazier 41-40--81, Chris Lilya 50-45--95, Chris Hurley 50-49--99, Zack Heath 53-47--100, Cody Gray 52-66--118. GRANTS PASS -- Geoff Davis 40-39--79, Jay Slack 46-38--84, Erik Hill 41-44--85, Joey Rossknecht 44-41--85, Robbie Lesher 49-44--93. ROSEBURG -- Jason Gaston 36-41--77, Tyler Miller 37-41--78, John Beckenhauer 46-39--85, Jeremy Thorburn 40-46--86, Brian Pyle 41-45--86. KLAMATH UNION -- Mark Paulsen 41-39--80, Jeff Barker 42-43--85, Justin Leeper 42-47--89, Riley Eccles 45-46--91, Craig Paulsen 44-48--92. NORTH EUGENE -- Mike Boettger 48-46--94, Jarrett White 47-47--94, Jarrad Ballard 51-43--94, Craig Isley 50-52--102, Mike Wellentin 52-50--102. SOUTH EUGENE -- Jimmy White 34-39--73, Michael Skillern 41-37--78, Chris Dukeminier 41-40--81, Colin Gory 38-44--82, Keith Ornelas 42-43--85. THURSTON -- Justin St. Clair 42-45--87, Chad Wald 46-49--95, Ryan Omlid 48-53--101, Nick Smith 52-56--108, Brent Holden 68-41--109. Girls Tennis JESUIT TOURNAMENT -- At Portland, North Medford finished third out of four teams in the tourney. Jesuit ran away with the title by posting 54 points, followed by Lakeridge (29), North Medford (28) and South Eugene (25). Ali Mostue and Christie Brawner teamed to place second in No. 1 doubles. The Black Tornado duo fell shy in the championship match to Jesuit's Katherine Hatch and Deidre Senders, 7-6, 6-2. SINGLES -- Jenny Brown, No. 1 singles, 3rd; Leslie Schultz, No. 2 singles, 4th (injury); Andrea Pratt, No. 3 singles, 3rd; Marlie Hilmer, No. 4 singles, 2nd. DOUBLES -- Ali Mostue-Christie Brawner, No. 1 doubles, 2nd; Emily Folsom-Kelsey Chamberlain, No. 2 doubles, 3rd; Molly Pratt-Ashley Olson, No. 3 doubles, 2nd; Rebekah Murphy-Melissa Mitchell, No. 4 doubles, 4th. Today's Sports Index Mail Tribune Copyright� The Mail Tribune 1999, Medford, OR U.S.A.