Hintzen comes in with a strong first day score at the Class AA state girls' golf meet

Sauk Centre's Laura Hintzen, in her second straight state appearance, shot a 49 on the front nine and 43 on the back to come in for a three-way tie at 46th place out of 88 golfers in Class AA today at Jordan.

Six-time state champion Minnewaska Area sits in third place overall with a 345. The top team in Class AA, Detroit Lakes, has a 329. Red Wing has a 330.