State golf begins Tuesday; preview story and capsules of local state-bound golfers

State boys and girls golf tournaments
-- Tuesday and Wednesday

State golf preview story: Olympia's Dominick Francks went from 'hack' eighth grader to Class 4A state champ

Class 4A
Boys: At Hangman Valley Golf Course, Spokane
South Sound qualifiers: Dominick Francks, sr., Olympia; Brendan McCauley, so., Olympia; Alec Martinson, jr., Shelton; Zach Lund, jr., Shelton
Notable: The Stanford-bound Francks looks to capture his second 4A individual title after shooting a two-day total of 141 at Qualchan Golf Course in Spokane a year ago.

Class 3A
Boys: At Indian Canyon Golf Course, Spokane
South Sound qualifiers: Alex Willing, jr., Capital; Joel Christopher, so., Capital; Brent Chapin, so., Capital; Drew Kollar, jr., Yelm; Justin Sevier, sr., Yelm.

Girls: At Esmeralda Golf Course, Spokane
South Sound qualifiers: Hollianne Wieland, jr., Capital; Nina Orwoll, sr., Capital; Naomi Yamamoto, fr., Capital; TiAnna Ford, so., Yelm; McKenzie Devore, jr., Yelm; Ally Redifer, sr., Timberline; Franchesca Borja, jr., Timberline; Amy Martin, so., Timberline; Michaela Smith, fr.; Timberline

Notable: Timberline, which went undefeated during the 3A Narrows League regular-season, qualified four girls golfers to state, which is a first in school history on the girls or boys side.

Class 2A
Boys: At The Classic Golf Club, Spanaway
South Sound qualifiers: Jacob Lowe, fr., North Thurston; Ben Reece, sr., North Thurston; Brady Calkins, jr. W.F. West; Jared Rasmussen, jr., W.F. West; Jacob Botten, jr., W.F. West; Lucas Vasilauskas, sr., W.F. West; Jackson Boe, jr., Tumwater; Seth Nickerson, sr., Tumwater; Jake Shier, so., Black Hills; Logan Goulet, sr., River Ridge; Tucker Voetberg, fr., Centralia

Girls: At Lake Spanaway Golf Course, Spanaway
South Sound qualifiers: Olivia Lowe, so., North Thurston; Audrey Marlatt, fr., North Thurston; Kayla Monroe, so., Tumwater; Morgan Schimelfenig, jr., Tumwater; Stephanie Roloff, sr., Black Hills; Nicole Adams, jr., Black Hills; Sara Fontenot, sr., Black Hills.

Notable: The state golf tournaments will be the final time North Thurston sibligns Olivia and Jacob Lowe will play for the Rams. The Lowes will be moving to Texas following the end of the school year.

Class 1A
Boys: At The Home Course, DuPont
South Sound qualifiers: Deric Hawes, so., Rochester

Girls: At The Home Course, DuPont
South Sound qualifiers: Alexis Keating, sr., Elma; Lauryn Keating, fr. Elma; Jenna Powers, sr., Elma

Notable: The Keating sisters helped the Eagles capture the 1A District IV title. Alexis, bound for Colorado, is seeking her second individual state title. She won the 2A tournament as a sophomore, and was runner-up at 1A as a junior.

Class 2B
Boys: At Oakbrook Golf and Country Club, Lakewood
South Sound qualifiers: Trevor Magruder, sr., Northwest Christian; Justin Blang, sr., Northwest Christian

Girls: At Oakbrook Golf and Country Club, Lakewood
South Sound qualifiers: Kristy Jung, jr., Northwest Christian; Jordyn Wagner, jr., Northwest Christian; Anna Bakker, sr., Northwest Christian

Notable: Matruder, a two-time state placer, looks to give the Navigators their second top-three team finish in the past three years.