Atlantic is halfway to defending their Class 3-A state girls golf championship.  Atlantic shot a team score of 356 on Monday and lead second place Beckman Catholic, who shot 363.  It is a fairly tight race, as the rest of the field includes Clarion-Goldfield-Dows at 368, New Hampton at 369, MOC-Floyd Valley and Monticello both at 375 and Nevade and Williamsburg each with 385.  Brooke Klostermann of Beckman Catholic leads the tourney with a first day score of 75.  That puts her two strokes ahead of Atlantic’s Brooke Newell who shot 77.  Also for Atlantic, Erin Olsen shot 86, Sarah Fixmer 94, McKenna Den Beste shot 99 and Mary Hayes carded a 117.  Kuemper Catholic’s Courtney Snyder is tied for 10th after posting an 85.

In Class 2-A, Treynor is in fifth place, 34 strokes back of Alta-Aurelia after a day one score of 376.  Treynor is led by Madelyn Deitchler who shot 86 and Ally Anderson who posted a 91.

In Class 4-A, Madison Hance of Creston is tied for 11th place after shooting a 90, and Sara Sweeney of Carroll carded a 92.