TUMWATER — The benchmark was set at 112 strokes, and seven golfers from the area made the most of their opportunities to advance to the Day 2 here in the opening of the District 4 2A Girls Golf Tournament on Monday.
W.F. West's Carly Noble finished in a tie for third place, shooting an 88 and largely outshooting her season average of 54.7 with a 48 in the front nine and a 40 in the back nine.
Shasta Lofgren didn't trail too far behind for the Bearcats, shooting a 101, with a 47 in the back nine coming as a season low.
"Both Shasta and Carly shot a season low today," W.F. West coach Bruce Thompson said. "They were pretty excited and we were happy about that."
Kate Balmelli rounded out the Bearcats that would move on, shooting a 106 and going 53-53 on either end of the course.
Centralia's Julie Mettler came in at a score of 103 strokes, while Taylor Bell shot a 110 and Shelby Duffy scored 111 for the Centralia Tigers.
The Rochester Warriors were also represented by sophomore Mati Ashton, whom shot a 109 to make the cut.
Districts will continue today with a tee time of 10 a.m. at Tumwater Valley Golf Course.
