Rinker tied for 15th at state golf match
Slippery Rock High junior Jenna Rinker shot an 8-over par 80 at Heritage Hills Golf Resort in York in the first round of the PIAA Championships Monday.
Rinker, who is the first golfer in school history to advance to the state tournament, is 11 strokes off the pace set by Rachel Rohanna of Waynesburg. She is tied for 15th place in the 24-golfer field.
Rohanna fired a 33 on the back nine to finish with a 3-under 69. She leads by a stroke over freshman Nadia Luttner of Fox Chapel.
Rinker shot a 40 on both the front and back of the challenging Heritage Hills course.
On the boys side, Grove City senior Derek Forese had a difficult day, shooting a 11-over 82. He is tied for 42nd place.
Greg Orlando of Erie Cathedral Prep leads by three strokes after firing a 67.
The final round for both the boys and girls tournaments will be held today.
Michael Ramirez scored two goals and Dan Jeon added another to lead Slippery Rock to a 3-0 win over Hickory Monday afternoon.The win secured a top seed for the Rockets in the District 10 tournament, which begins next week.Ryan Gercken had two assists and AbirChatterjee recorded the shutout in goal for Slippery Rock (15-1-1, 14-0-1).<B>Grove City 7, Oil City 0 —</B> Caleb Ritenour, Elias White and Shaun Barr scored two goals each for the Eagles (12-5-1). Josiah Welker scored the other goal in this Saturday contest.Jordan Nichols had two assists.
