With 18 holes left in the City Section boys golf championships, Palisades was sitting in third place, 16 shots behind frontrunner El Camino Real, after Monday?s first round at Harding Golf Course in Griffith Park. The Dolphins? score of 397 was five fewer than Granada Hills and LACES, who were tied for fourth heading into Wednesday?s final round on the longer Wilson Course. “We?ve come back from a bigger deficit than this,” Pali Coach James Paleno said. “It?s not going to be easy, but if everyone shoots what they?re capable of we?ve got a shot.” Sophomore Sean Goldberg was the Dolphins? low scorer with a five-over-par 77. Ashton Roberts, who won the 6A League championship with a 73 at Hansen Dam, fired a 79 along with fellow senior Jason Weintraub. Sophomores Chris Lee and Bo Jacobsen each finished at 81 while junior Zach Sklar carded a 84. The top five scores each day are counted towards a team?s total. Palisades must finish at least second to qualify for the Southern California Regionals May 31 in Murrieta. Softball Palisades advanced to the semifinals of the City Invitational draw with a 5-4 victory over 19th-seeded Sun Valley Poly on Tuesday. The 27th-seeded Dolphins (15-6) upset 22nd-seeded Van Nuys Grant 4-2 in the second round last Thursday. Palisades plays Lincoln Thursday at 2:30 p.m. at South Gate Park.
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