Farouze, Vaqueros in fourth place at North-South Invitational

Stephanie Farouze and the SBCC women's golf team are in fourth place after Round 1 of the North-South Invitational women's golf tournament at Morro Bay Golf Course.

The 36-hole event attracts most of the top teams in the state and Morro Bay GC will also host the State Championships on Nov. 11-12.

Farouze, a sophomore from Japan, fired a 5-over 77. Gurman Kaur of Sierra was the medalist at 73 and Mackenzie Kelly of Mt. SAC shot 75.

Canyons grabbed the team lead at 320 with four players between 79 and 81. College of the Desert is second at 325, followed by last year's state runner-up Sierra (326) and last year's third-place state finisher SBCC (337). Reedley is fifth at 343.

Corina Garcia added an 85, Lauren Calvin shot 86 and Alexa Bleth posted an 89 for the Vaqueros, who are seeking their fourth straight North-South title.

The final round gets under way on Monday at 8:30 a.m.

North-South Invitational
At par-72 Morro Bay GC
First round
 16 schools (14 scoring teams) -- 1, Canyons 320. 2, Desert 325. 3, Sierra 326. 4, SBCC 337. 5, Reedley 343. 6, Modesto 350. 7, Fresno City 359. 8, Mt. SAC 365. 9, Napa Valley 367. 10, San Joaquin Delta 378. 11, Citrus 398. 12, Bakersfield 400. 13, Moorpark 406. 14, American River 426.
 Medalist -- 1, Gurman Kaur, Sierra, 73. 2, Mackenzie Kelly, Mt. SAC, 75. 3, Katie Stribling, Irvine Valley, 76. 4, Stephanie Farouze, SBCC, 77. 5 (tie), Melanie Anderson, Sierra, 78; Tammy Lim, Fresno City, 78.
 SBCC scores -- 4, Farouze 77. Corina Garcia 85, Lauren Calvin 86, Juliet Parsons 97, Kayla Karst 98.