3A STATE: Vanderbeek, Greenwave take first-day lead; Bulldogs third
Churchill County’s Matt Vanderbeek carded an even-par 72 on Monday to lead the Greenwave to the opening round lead at the Class 3A state golf meet at Hidden Valley Country Club in Reno.
Churchill County shot 403 as a team to take a 15-stroke lead over Lowry heading into the final round Tuesday.
Virgin Valley was third at 423, and Elko was fourth at 432.
The field will have plenty of work to do to catch Vanderbeek, who holds a seven-stroke lead.
Moapa Valley’s Cody Kelly, Dayton’s Michael Peterson, Churchill County’s Aaron Evett, Virgin Valley’s Kaden Atkin and Lowry’s Dillon Bryan each shot 79 on Monday.
3A Southern League individual champ Ryan Baeza of Virgin Valley shot 81 to tie for seventh.
Virgin Valley’s Tyler Hughes shot 84, and teammate Brandon Cohen shot 86.
The tournament continues at 7:30 a.m. Tuesday.
State Championship
At Hidden Valley, Reno (par 72)
Monday’s First Round Results
Lowry 418
Virgin Valley 423
Elko 432
Cody Kelly, Moapa 79
Michael Peterson, Day 79
Aaron Evett, CC 79
Kadan Atkin, VV 79
Dillon Bryan, Lowry 79
Dylan Rainwater, Elko 81
Ryan Baeza, VV 81
Dean Vetter, Lowry 81
Jon Hull, Elko 83
Miles Adams, CC 83
Tyler Schroeder, CC 84
Tyler Hughes, VV 84
Ethan Gray, Lowry 84
Thaaron Kalt, CC 85