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St. Mary's girls in second at state golf REDMOND -- St. Mary's, one of the strongest small-school girls golf programs in the state in recent years, is again in the hunt for a state championship. The Crusaders, led by an 84 by Katie Johnson, are in second place among 16 teams following first-day action at the Class 3A-2A-1A state tournament Monday at Eagle Crest Golf Resort. They trail leader Marist by 19 strokes. This despite subpar performances by three of their five players. "It's the golf gods," said St. Mary's coach Bert Putney after his team came in with a 372 total on the 5,395-yard, par-72 layout. "There's no reason, it just happens. Sometimes you've got it, sometimes you don't." St. Mary's finished eighth at last year's tournament and third the year before. Johnson had a solid round and is five shots behind leader Omaki Hanamoto of Waldport, who shot 79. Katie Mania, who won the District 6 crown a week earlier, shot 89 for the Crusaders. After that, teammates Jodi Luce (98), Heidi Durden (101) and Cherrywin Kongma (115) were off their games. Luce and Durden each averaged 91 through the season and Kongma averaged 101. Still, Putney isn't ruling out a charge in today's second and final round. "If they fall off a little," he said of Marist's players, "and we gain a little, we have a shot at it." District 6 runner-up Henley is in third place at 383. TEAM SCORES (Top 5) -- 1, Marist, 353; 2, St. Mary's, 372; 3, Henley, 383; 4, Riverside, 384; 5, Burns, 387. INDIVIDUAL RESULTS (Top 10) -- 1, Omaki Hanamoto, Waldport, 79; 2, (tie) Kelly Alexander, Brookings, and Meredith Jones, Marist, 81; 4, (tie) Katie Johnson, St. Mary's, and Anna Jaramello, Ontario, 84; 6, Adrian Wolf, Riverside, 86; 7, Andi Wavera, Kennedy, 87; 8, (tie) Michelle Olson, Seaside, and Kim Gloor, McKenzie, 88; 10, (tie) Katie Mania, St. Mary's, and McKenna Jones, Marist, 89. ST. MARY'S (372) -- Katie Johnson 41-43--84, Katie Mania 44-45--89, Jodi Luce 53-45--98, Heidi Durden 50-51--101 (Cherrywin Kongma 60-55--115). Boys Golf CLASS 4A STATE TOURNAMENT -- At Aurora, rain held over from Sunday night left the fairways wet and the scores high for early risers Monday at the par-71 Langdon Farms Golf Course. Individual players Steve Hilgendorf of South Medford and Per Englund of Ashland each had early first-round tee times and each paid the price. Englund posted a 78, Hilgendorf an 82. Mid-morning sunshine helped dry out the course and lower scores for those with later tee times, with Grant's Raun Atkinson taking the early lead at 3-under-par 68. Westview managed the first-round team lead at 296, with Roseburg nearby in fourth place at 308 and Grants Pass in 10th at 314. South Medford coach Bill Singler said Hilgendorf was a little stunned with his first-round total. "He played well (Sunday) in his practice round," said Singler. "Today he just didn't putt as well or get on the greens as well, and that cost him a few strokes." Singler said Hilgendorf and Englund should be able to turn things around in today's final round of play because they will "have a round under their belt and can relax a little bit." TEAM SCORES (Top 10) -- 1, Westview, 296; 2, South Salem, 306; 3, Centennial, 307; 4, Roseburg, 308; 5, (tie) Sheldon and Mountain View, 309; 7, (tie) Jesuit and Hood River Valley, 311; 9, Sprague, 313; 10, Grants Pass, 314. INDIVIDUAL RESULTS (Top 10) -- 1, Raun Atkinson, Grant, 68; 2, Donnie Dickerson, Westview, 70; 3, Forbes Robinson, Westview, 71; 4, Kellen Maurer, Hood River Valley, 72; 5, (tie) Chris Dukeminier, Sheldon, Joe Howden, Mt. View, Matt Wade, South Salem, and Daniel Griffiths, West Linn, 73; 9, (tie) Jeff Dunn, Dallas, Danny Nedelisky, Barlow, Toni Peressini, Jesuit, Eric House, Roseburg, Mike Burge, Sprague, and Matt Klenz, Tualatin, 74. SOC First Round Results ASHLAND -- Per Englund 78. KLAMATH UNION -- Mark Paulsen 81. SOUTH MEDFORD -- Steve Hilgendorf 82. ROSEBURG (308) -- Eric House 74, Jeremy Thorburn 78, Jason Gaston 78, Jon Beckenhauer 78, (Tyler Miller 79). GRANTS PASS (314) -- Geoff Davis 76, Joe Rossknecht 75, Robbie Lesher 80, Travis Briseno 83, (Erik Hill 86). CLASS 3A STATE TOURNAMENT -- At Redmond, Henley's Brad Hixon posted the top round of Skyline Conference competitors at Eagle Crest Resort, but his 4-over-par 76 could only put him tied for eighth after the opening round at the 6,673-yard, par-72 course. Jayme Berkowitz of Brookings took the early lead for medalist with a 5-under 67, while Taft had three players card 76s to take the team lead ahead of Valley Catholic. Ryan Defenbach of Illinois Valley and Dereck Horning of Hidden Valley each carded a 77. TEAM SCORES (Top 10) -- 1, Taft, 307; 2, Valley Catholic, 308; 3, Sisters, 310; 4, Siuslaw, 315; 5, Seaside, 316; 6, (tie) Henley and Ontario, 319; 8, Scappoose, 324; 9, Hidden Valley, 325; 10, Tillamook, 332. INDIVIDUAL RESULTS (Top 10) -- 1, Jayme Berkowitz, Brookings, 67; 2, Craig Nelson, Valley Catholic, 69; 3, (tie) Keegan Mason, Sisters, and Nate Westfall, Siuslaw, 72; 5, Andy Krassly, Ontario, 74; 6, (tie) Tyler Weston, Seaside, and Eric Stone, Vale, 75; 8, (tie) Levi Woodard, Taft, Dylan Miller, Taft, Brian Fowler, Taft, Brad Hixon, Henley, Jake Burke, Seaside, and Jonathan Greene, Sisters, 76. Skyline First Round Results ILLINOIS VALLEY -- Ryan Defenbach 77. HENLEY (319) -- Brad Hixon 76, Dale Verbarendse 78, Jason Cantrell 81, Kyle Stanfield 84, (Seth Schell 92). HIDDEN VALLEY (325) -- Dereck Horning 77, Marcus Omdahl 78, Steve Ewan 83, Travis Biller 87, (Andrew Panks 88). CLASS 2A - 1A STATE TOURNAMENT -- At Stayton, St. Mary's is tied for third place and Cascade Christian's Andy Kimmelshue is tied for fourth in the individual race after the first day at the 6,385-yard, par-72 Santiam Golf Club. Enterprise managed the team lead with a 322, with St. Mary's tied for third at 332. St. Mary's Nic Caplan and Alex Duncan shot 79 and 80, respectively. Kimmelshue shot 78 and trails leader Jared Fry of McKenzie by three strokes. TEAM SCORES (Top 8) -- 1, Enterprise, 322; 2, Portland Adventist, 329; 3, (tie) St. Mary's and Harrisburg, 332; 5, (tie) Jefferson and Catlin Gabel, 348; 7, Santiam Christian, 361; 8, Heppner, 374. INDIVIDUAL RESULTS (Top 10) -- 1, Jared Fry, McKenzie, 75; 2, Clint Ables, Enterprise, 76; 3, Tim Amburn, Harrisburg, 77; 4, (tie) Andy Kimmelshue, Cascade Christian, and Austin Livingston, Harrisburg, 78; 6, (tie) Nic Caplan, St. Mary's, and Jeremy Priest, Colton, 79; 8, (tie) Alex Duncan, St. Mary's, Jeff Held, Portland Adventist, and Tyler Ward, Gold Beach, 80. Local Results CASCADE CHRISTIAN -- Andy Kimmelshue 42-36--78. ST . MARY'S (332) -- Nic Caplan 42-37--79, Alex Duncan 40-40--80, Jason Caplan 42-40--82, Will Kongma 47-44--91, (Elliot Dodd 45-47--92). Today's Edition : News | Sports | Business | Weather | Tempo | Classifieds Mail Tribune Copyright � The Mail Tribune 2000, Medford, Oregon USA