McALLEN — Boerne-Champion’s Savannah Dupre and Smithson Valley’s Sayers Allen separated from the pack during the first day of the Class 5A Region IV golf tournament Monday at Champion Lakes Golf Course.
Dupre shot a 66, and Allen a 68. Smithson Valley’s Maddie Lawless and Victoria West’s Harper Edwards both carded a 72 and are tied for third place. Par for the course at Champion Lakes is 72.
It was a beautiful morning at Champion Lakes. Cool weather was met by a nice breeze as the girls took to the course first this week. The boys are set to play Wednesday and Thursday after the girls finish today, when they take to course at 8 a.m.
Alamo Heights blue and Smithson Valley finished tied for first in the team scoring portion of the tournament. Both team scored a total of 309 from their four highest-scoring players.
Alamo Heights gold and Corpus Christi Veterans Memorial are tied for third with 316.
Sharyland Pioneer’s Joslyn Lopez had the best day of all the golfers from the Rio Grande Valley. Lopez posted a score of 77 and is in the hunt for a spot in state.
McAllen High’s Kayla Vargas is also hanging around after finishing with an 80. Sharyland Pioneer’s Ritzy Dominguez shot an 82, Sharyland High’s Ximena Paz scored an 83 and another from Pioneer, Alyssa Cedillo shot an 85 to round out the top five from the Valley.
Sharyland Pioneer as a team is currently in sixth place with a total score of 341. Sharyalnd High is not far off with 349 points and are sitting in eighth place.
La Joya Palmview is 11th with a 400, Mission Veterans Memorial is 12th after posting a 416, Harlingen South is 13th with 423 and Brownsville Veterans Memorial is in 14th with a 453.
Players are scheduled to tee-off at 8 a.m. all week at Champion Lakes Golf Course in McAllen.