AMES - Maddie Bertsch shot a 10-over par 83 to lead Xavier into second place after the first day of the Class 4A state girls golf tournament at Ames Golf & Country Club.

Bertsch is in seventh place in medal play. Grace Winker is tied for 10th after shooting an 87.

Charles City holds a 22-stroke lead over Xavier. The Comets' Jessie Sindlinger fired an 8-under par 65 and holds the top spot in medal play. She has an eight-stroke lead over MacKenzie Black of Independence.

Xavier is eight shots ahead of Clear Lake and Grinnell.

The tournament concludes Wednesday.

CLASS 4A STATE GOLF
At Ames Golf & Country Club (par-73)

Tuesday's First Round

Team Standings
1. Charles City 330
2. CR Xavier 352
3. Clear Lake 360
4. Grinnell 360
5. Western Dubuque 393
6. Newton 394
7. Mount Pleasant 395
8. Humboldt 409

Individual Top 10
1. Jessie Sindlinger (Charles City) 65
2. MacKenzie Black (Independence) 73
3. Megan Joerger (Charles City) 79
4. Amanda Hintz (Grinnell) 80
5. Megan Loux (Clear Lake) 82
6. Rochelle Beardsley (W.Dubuque) 82
7. Maddie Bertsch (CR Xavier) 83
8. Samantha Ramsey (Grinnell) 84
9. Mallorie Fischels (Clear Lake) 85
10t. Emily Cox (Mount Pleasant) 87
10t. Grace Winker (CR Xavier) 87
10t. Kayla Redeker (Lewis Central) 87

Xavier (352)
7. Maddie Bertsch 83
10t. Grace Winker 87
13t. Lisa Olberding 88
21t. Kara Zwanziger 94
28t. Morgan DeLong 98
28t. Hailey Sojka 98