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Kinney in front after Day 1 KLAMATH FALLS - So far so good for defending Southern Oregon Conference girls district tournament champion Tai Kinney. The North Medford High senior fought through fast greens and hardening fairways at Reames Golf Course to lead after Day 1 of the district tournament on Monday. Tee time for today's final round is set for 10 a.m. Kinney shot a 38 on the front nine and 40 on the back for a 78. But like most of the SOC competitors, Kinney's total was a little high. "I think if you were to ask any one of them they would have said its been a struggle," said North Medford coach Tim Sam. "The putts are speeding up and the fairways are hardening up due to the heat." South Medford's Abby Fowler stands in second, just one stroke back of Kinney, while Grants Pass' Johnna Nealy and Kaite Davis are tied at 80. The Cavers also have a commanding lead in team points with 344 with the Panthers 20 strokes back at 364. The Black Tornado are in third with 401 points and Roseburg fourth with 402. "We've been playing good golf the past couple of weeks so I thought we had a chance at maybe sneaking into second place," said Sam. "Some of our golfers have struggled, though, and Grants Pass has been playing great." As for Kinney, Sam believes a repeat title, while tough to do, is there for the taking. "It's always tough to repeat," said Sam. "but for the most part Tai's stayed unaffected (by the pressure). I was surprised how focused she was." GRANTS PASS (344) - Johnna Nealy 38-42-80, Danae Thomason 44-39-83, Kaite Davis 38-42-80, Carly Wright 49-52-101. SOUTH MEDFORD (364) - Abby Fowler 38-41-79, Kacy Clark 47-47-94, Natalie Botsford 44-45-89, Sara Friend 51-51-102. NORTH MEDFORD (401) - Tai Kinney 38-40-78, Kelly Berry 51-51-102, Chelsea Rettmann 53-56-109, Amanda Walker 53-59-112. ROSEBURG (402) - Jennifer Gaston 44-40-84, Kelly Klein 49-45-94, Lacy Bartholomew 50-60-110, Melissa Carl 63-51-114. ASHLAND (410) - Ellen Dow 43-44-87, Bianca Montagnino 48-47-95, Carrie Thorpe 52-48-100, Kellie Thompson 63-65-128. KLAMATH UNION (474) - Krystal Flink 48-50-98, Aubrey Eccles 60-61-121, Holly Brookshire 69-65-134, Betsy Gaurard 59-62-121. CRATER (504) - Linsy Johnson 74-55-129, Lacey Oerman 54-69-123, Teresa Gould 64-62-126, Laura Beck 69-60-129, Katie Thomson 65-61-126. EAGLE POINT (Inc.) - Ashley Curtis 84-66-150, Erin McCann 70-65-135. Mail Tribune Home | Ottaway Newspapers, Inc. | Dow Jones & Co., Inc. | Privacy | Contact Us Copyright � 2001 Mail Tribune, Inc.