Birch Ridge golfers used their home course to their advantage Monday in the first day of the Alaska Junior State Championship at Birch Ridge Golf Course. The tournament concludes today with tee times starting at 8:30 a.m.
Birch Ridge golfers have the lead in five of the eight divisions.
Katelin Richards leads in the girls 16-through-18, 18-hole division, Danica Schmidt leads in the girls 16-through-18, nine-hole division, Anika Richards leads in the girls 11-to-13 division, Max Dye leads in the boys 16-through-18 division, and Shane Sundberg leads in the boys 10-through-12 division.
The team competition also will be decided on the final day of play today. Coming into the Alaska Junior State Championship, the Kenai Peninsula and Anchorage were tied for the team lead, with Valley just behind.
Alaska Junior State Championship
at Birch Ridge Golf Course
Day 1
Girls 16-18, 18-hole division
Katelin Richards 78
Cianna Jorgenson 105
Carter Nelson 114
Girls 16-18, 9-hole division
Danica Schmidt 50
Aliann Schmidt 56
Caitlin Gohr 56
Emma Broyles 64
Girls 11-13 (9 holes)
Anika Richards 50
Gabi Gohr 59
Grace Gohr 61
Jolie Widaman 76
JulieAnn Nye 81
Girls 10 and under (9 holes)
Karly Ellis 68
Keely Sundberg 74
Boys 16-18 (18 holes)
Max Dye 80
Tyler Young 87
Dustin Day 96
Dylan Campbell 122
Boys 13-15 (18 holes)
Sullivan Menard 79
Max Escobedo 83
Jack Newell 85
Brock Kant 90
Grant Epple 93
Hudson Jackson 94
Zach Day 109
Brandon Groesbeck 113
Cody Nye 113
Boys 10-12, 18 holes
Shane Sundberg 85
Ben Broyles 87
Wyatt Ellis 89
Aden Sadler 92
Caleb Tachick (9 holes) 61
Hudson Mobley (9 holes) 72
Boys 9 and under
Sebastian Maglaqui 60
Sam Klein 61
