By Terry Boehmker
NKyTribune sports reporter
Ryle senior Elizabeth Dickson is among the leaders going into the final round of the girls state golf tournament on Saturday at Bowling Green Country Club.
Dickson shot 1-over 73 in Friday’s opening round to tie for fifth place. She’s six strokes behind Lexington Catholic eighth-grader Parker Haddix, who fired 3-under 69 to top the leaderboard.
After shooting 4-over 40 on the back nine, Dickson finished strong with three birdies and six pars on the front nine.
First-round scores for Northern Kentucky’s other individual state qualifiers were St. Henry eighth-grader Reese Anthony (75), Notre Dame senior Maria Penaranda (82) and Ryle senior Lacey Wilson (102).
Conner was ninth in the team standings with a 384 total. The Cougars’ team leader was junior Sofia Seals (86), followed by eighth-grader Cam Broering (97), and juniors Bella White (99) and Evie Fay (102). The fifth golfer that did not count in the team total was junior Evie Maurits (114).
Lexington Christian Academy leads the nine-team girls standings with a 14-over 302 total. The Eagles were state runner-up last year.