The PIAA high school golf championships tee’d off at Penn State University’s Blue and White courses on Monday, Oct. 19, as the two-day championship events will crown PIAA champions in the boys and girls Class 2A & 3A fields.
Here is a look at how the Beaver Valley field of eight golfers shot in the first round of competition.
Class 2A Boys
Joseph Kamnikar, Quaker Valley
Kamnikar finished the first round with an 81 (+9) and heads into the final round tied for 55th.
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Matthew Prince, OLSH
Prince completed round one with a score of 85 (+13), posting a pair of birdies on No. 17 and No. 18. He is tied for 64th overall.
Class 2A Girls
Addison Davis, Quaker Valley
Davis is tied for seventh place after one day of action, shooting 79 (+7). She carded one birdie on the round on No. 5.
Emily Milanovich, Sewickley Academy
Milanovich finished round one with a score of 92 (+20) and currently sits tied for 24th place.
Class 3A Boys
Nico Ward, West Allegheny
Ward finished day No. 1 two shots off the lead of Fox Chapel’s Carson Kittsely, carding a 67 (-5). The junior eagled the sixth, while also birding four holes on the front nine.
Ethan Bobonski, West Allegheny
Bobonski is tied for 36th place after round one, carding a 76 (+4). He finished the day with one birdie on No. 18.
Levi Vaughn, West Allegheny
Vaughn rounds out the Class 3A Beaver Valley field after recording a +6 score in the first round, birding a pair of holes on the front nine.
Class 3A Girls
Liv DeGori, Moon Area
DeGori sits four shots off the lead and tied for eighth place, shooting 17 (+3) in her third consecutive PIAA championship appearance. DeGori had one birdie on her card, getting it on her final hole of the day on No. 18 to jump into the top 10.
Ethan Morrison is the sports reporter for the Beaver County Times. Contact him at emorrison@usatodayco.com and follow him at EthanMorrison26 on X.
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