Lake Orion captured the Division I girls state championship in golf on Saturday, turning an eight-stroke lead after the first day of competition into a 21-stroke win over second place Grand Blanc.
It is the second team state title in the school’s history, and first for a girls team.
The Dragons shot 341 as a team on Friday and improved by three strokes on Saturday (for a 679 total), in spite of a rain delay that prolonged the final few holes at Forest Akers West on the campus of Michigan State University.
Seniors Britney Hamilton and Darby Peters tied for fifth in the state at 156, with Hamilton shooting 76, 80 and Peters shooting 80, 76.
The Dragons got strong performances from Megan Clemence 89, 86 – 175 and Maggie Hughes 96, 96 – 192 to distance themselves from the competition.
Rochester, which went into the tournament as the top-ranked team, finished third with a 706 total.
This year marked the fourth time that the state finals had been held exclusively at Forest Akers West. The Dragons’ total was just one stroke of off the 678 mark set by Farmington Hills Mercy in 1999.
For more on the State Champion Dragons’ performace, see this week’s Lake Orion Review.