SIOUX FALLS – Mitchell Kernels girls golf sits in second place after the first day of the Class AA state tournament at Prairie Green Golf Course in Sioux Falls.
Mitchell shot +39 as a team and trails first place Aberdeen Central by 10 shots heading into Tuesday’s final round.
Maddie Childs and Anna Eliason are in a three-way tie for second place individually with a +5 (77). Aberdeen Central’s Olivia Braun holds a six shot lead with a -1 (71).
Childs had 13 par’s on the day with five bogeys, while Eliason has 14 par’s, three bogeys and a double bogey. After being +3 through her first four holes, Eliason shot +2 over her last 14 holes.
The final day of the state golf tournament starts on Tuesday at 9 am.
CLASS AA GIRLS GOLF TEAM STANDINGS
1. Aberdeen Central: +29 (317
2. Mitchell: +39 (327)
3. Rapid City Stevens +54 (342)
4. O’Gorman: +65 (353)
5. SF Lincoln: +70 (358)
CLASS AA GIRLS GOLF INDIVIDUAL STANDINGS
1. Olivia Braun, Aberdeen Central: -1 (71)
T2. Maddie Childs, Mitchell: +5 (77)
T2. Emma Dohrer, Aberdeen Central: +5 (77)
T2. Anna Eliason, Mitchell: +5 (77)
5. Alison Kennedy, Spearfish: +7 (79)