Atwater-Cosmos-Grove City junior Liberty Slinden's first state track and field championship could not have gone much better.

One day after finishing second in the discus, Slinden won the Class A shot put title June 7 at Hamline University in St. Paul.

Slinden's throw of 41 feet, 11 inches was more than a foot better than second-place finisher Leah Dietel of Jordan.

Slinden's effort single handedly placed ACGC 13th in the Class A state team standings.

Litchfield's Abby Goraczkowski scratched on her three throws and did not make the finals.

Atwater-Cosmos-Grove City's Liberty Slinden finished second in discus at the Class A state track and field meet June 6 at Hamline University in St. Paul.

Slinden posted a throw of 136 feet, 3 inches in the event.

Eden-Valley-Watkins/Kimball's Courtney Nistler placed sixth in the discus (127-7).

The Litchfield girls golf team shot 406 on a wind-swept Ridges at Sand Creek golf course, finishing seventh at the Class AA state tournament June 6 near Jordan.

Litchfield's two-day total of 805 was just two strokes behind sixth-place Holy Family Catholic.

Minnewaska Area won the meet with a score of 643, while second-place Red Wing was 54 shots off the pace.

Litchfield senior Zach Nelson finished tied for 74th at the Class AA state boys golf tournament June 6 at Ridges at Sand Creek near Jordan.

Nelson, who played eight holes before his round was delayed by weather, finished at 86 in the first-round.

Nelson shot 92 in Round 2, finishing with a total of 178.

Orono and Detroit Lakes tied for the Class AA team title.

Robert Bell of Pierz shot 151 to win the individual championship.

Litchfield senior Zach Nelson did not finish his opening round at the Class AA state boys golf tournament because of rain and lightning June 5 at Ridges at Sand Creek in Jordan.

Play was suspended at 3 p.m. without any boys finishing their first round.

The boys teed off at 7 a.m. June 6 to complete their first round.

Second-round action is expected to begin at 1 p.m.

The Litchfield girls golf team is in seventh place after the opening round of the Class AA state tournament played June 5 at Ridges at Sand Creek in Becker.

Minnewaska Area leads the tourney with a score of 305.

Litchfield shot 399 as a team.

Kalli Swanson shot a team- low 96 for the Dragons, while Kayla Sommerfeld finished with a 98.

The final round will be played June 6.

Heavy rains and lightning forced the second round of the Class A boys golf tournament to be postponed June 5 at Pebble Creek Golf Club in Becker.

Atwater-Cosmos-Grove City senior Damian Zaeska shot 83 June 4.

That score was good enough to finish tied for 30th overall.

Meadow Creek Christian won the team championship and Bethlehem Academy's Grant Wayland captured the individual title.

Atwater-Cosmos-Grove City senior Damian Zaeska shot 40-43-83 during his first round at the Class A state boys golf tournament June 4 at Pebble Creek Golf Club in Becker.

Zaeska is tied with four other golfers and is tied for 30th.

Grant Wayland of Bethlehem Academy shot 73 and is the first-round leader.

The 87-player field will wrap up the two-day event June 5.