Eagle staff report

AUSTIN -- Anderson-Shiro's junior Ross Arrington shot an eight-over 79 in the opening round of the UIL Class 2A State Golf Championship Monday at Roy Kizer Golf Club.

The 79, which matched his opening round at state a year ago, has Arrington tied for third, four shots off the pace set by Tyson Turnbow of Muleshoe, who claimed sole possession of first place with a 75 on the par 71, 6.729-yard course.

Quitman's Jake Gorman is second with a 76 and Arrington is part of a four-way tie for third place. He shares that spot with Wall's Garrett Smith, Crawford's Jake Blenden and Tyler Williamson from Jim Ned. Blenden beat Smith in a playoff for second place at the 2010 state tournament.

Arrington's only birdie came on his next-to-last hole, the par-3, 179-yard eighth hole.

The Cameron Lady Yoe shot 385 and hold fourth place in Class 2A after the first of two rounds. Kermit leads with a 368, with Jim Ned at 372 and Callisburg third at 377.

Cameron's Emily Fuchs, the Region IV-2A champion, was 14 over for the day, shooting an 85, which had her alone in fifth place. Fuchs was four over at the turn, but had three bogeys and three double bogeys on her back nine.

Playing in Class 3A last year, Fuchs shot an opening-round 83 on the same course. She finished with a two-day total of 124, playing just nine holes on the second day when rain and lightning shortened the tournament.

Sonora's Elizabeth Chavarria shot a four-over 75 for a three-stroke lead over a pair of golfers from Melissa -- Sydney Williams and Macie Seeker.

Lauren Fichinger of Cameron shot 92 and is tied for 13th. Other Lady Yoe totals included Haley Miller (100), Emily Dohnalik (108) and Jenna Sapp (129).

Winds between 15 and 20 mph, with gusts over 25, buffeted the sunny Kizer course.