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Cole Powell\u2019s defense of the PIAA Class 2A individual golf championship got off to a strong start on Monday at Penn State\u2019s Blue Course.<\/p>\n
The Scranton Prep senior fired a three-under-par 69 to finish his opening round tied for first place as the PIAA Individual golf championships got underway.<\/p>\n
Powell shared the opening-round lead with Ben Allwein from Annville Cleona, each two shots clear of the rest of the field as they look ahead to Tuesday\u2019s final round.<\/p>\n
In total, 17 District 2 golfers (including six from the Wyoming Valley Conference) were in action Monday as the Class 2A and Class 3A boys\u2019 and girls\u2019 tournaments began.<\/p>\n
Powell\u2019s Cavalier teammate Brendan Bell finished Monday in a tie for ninth place with a 74, while fellow Scranton Prep golfers Bobby Stott and Jack Pavuk were in a tie for 15th after shooting matching 75s.<\/p>\n
Lake-Lehman\u2019s Jack Oliver, the lone WVC entrant in the Class 2A Boys field, shot a 78 and sits in a tie for 37th. Lakeland\u2019s Mikey Pisarcik shot an 80.<\/p>\n
Elsewhere from the WVC contingent, Dallas\u2019s Ryan Roman and Landon Moser both shot 75s in their opening rounds of the Class 3A championship, good for a tie for 27th place.<\/p>\n
Abington Heights junior Sebastian Meyer, who beat Roman in a playoff for the District 2 Class 3A title earlier this month, is in seventh place after an opening round 69, three strokes under par on Penn State\u2019s White Course.<\/p>\n
Honesdale\u2019s Trevan Dahlgren shot a 78 and Meyer\u2019s Abington Heights teammate Cole Severs posted an 82 to round out District 2\u2019s Class 3A golfers.<\/p>\n
Two-time defending Class 3A state champ Carson Kittsley, from Fox Chapel High School, led the way with a seven-under 65, one shot ahead of State College\u2019s Luke McGraw.<\/p>\n
Michelle Wu from Wyoming Seminary was the strongest District 2 starter in the Class 2A Girls competition, finishing the opening round in a tie for 13th after posting an 84.<\/p>\n
Tunkhannock\u2019s Madison Walker shot a 96 and sits in a tie for 31st along with Montrose\u2019s Victoria Kipar.<\/p>\n
Liz George from Abington Heights paced the trio of District 2 golfers in the Class 3A girls competition with a 79, good for a share of 14th place after one round.<\/p>\n
North Pocono\u2019s Julia Biko shot an 89 and Wyoming Valley West\u2019s Meghan Singer finished her opening round with a 90.<\/p>\n
Shady Side Academy\u2019s Alyssa Zhang leads the Class 2A field after shooting a three-under 69, the only Class 2A girls golfer to shoot under par on Monday.<\/p>\n
Dallastown\u2019s Bryn Krosse and York Suburban\u2019s Vivienne Powers each shot a one-under 71 to finish the opening round tied for first.<\/p>\n
The PIAA Individual Golf championships will conclude on Tuesday. The team championships, featuring Scranton Prep attempting to defend a Class 2A team state title, will be held Wednesday.<\/p>\n
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