By Terry Boehmker

NKyTribune sports reporter

Ryle senior Anika Okuda topped the leaderboard with a two-over-par 73 at the Region 7 girls golf tournament on Monday at the Kenton County Pioneer course.

This is first time that Okuda has been region medalist after finishing second the last two years and sixth in 2022. Her winning score was one stroke better than Maria Penaranda of Notre Dame and Tatjana Andracenko of Dixie Heights.

Ryle claimed its second consecutive Region 7 girls team title with a 313 total and Notre Dame placed second at 347.

Both of those teams advance to the first round of the state tournament to be played next week at Pendleton Hills Country Club.

Andracenko heads the list of 10 individual state qualifiers from Region 7. Last year, she tied for second in the first

See Full Page