The Foothill League girls’ golf season is here and featured a neck-and-neck battle between Valencia and West Ranch in Thursday’s opening round at the Vista Valencia golf course.
The Wildcats claimed the win in the first round of the Foothill League season with a total team score of 183, along with West Ranch’s Zoe Greif, who secured top medalist honors with a score of 33 (-3).
Greif, who was one of three golfers in the first round to finish under par, shot the lowest score for West Ranch as Phoebe Tsao shot a total score of 35 (-1) and the second-lowest score on the team.
As for Valencia, Eliana Saga, who’s a commit to the University of Southern California for women’s golf, finished the day 1-under par with a score of 35 (-1) and led the Vikings with the lowest score.
Saga’s teammate, Kara An, shot the second-lowest score for the Vikings as she ended the day with an even score of 36.
The Valencia Vikings shot a total score of 196 and ended the first round 13 strokes behind the first-place Wildcats.
As for the rest of the Foothill League, Saugus finished in third place with Ruby Johnson leading all Centurions with a total score of 42 (+6). The Centurions, as a team, ended the day with a total score of 238 and hold a 29-stroke advantage over the fourth-place Castaic Coyotes.
The Coyotes, who turned in a total team score of 267, finished with a one-stroke advantage over the fifth-place Golden Valley Grizzlies.
Castaic’s Savannah Fry shot the lowest score out of all the Coyotes with a score of 41 (+5).
Jhenonna Abrot Gianetti led all Grizzlies with a score of 49 (+13).
Elise Craig-Forcum turned in the lowest score for Hart as she shot 41 (+5) and tied with Fry and two other golfers for seventh in the individual Foothill League standings. The Hawks ended the first round in sixth place in the team standings after a total score of 272.
As for Canyon, the Cowboys did not report an official team score as four golfers ended the first round. Canyon’s Mady Morgan shot the lowest score out of the Cowboys, who turned in an official score with a 58 (+22).
The Foothill League will return for its second round of play on Thursday with teams set to play at the Vista Valencia golf course with the tee time scheduled for 1 p.m.
