Sun Park of Cienega chips onto the 10th green during the 4A Kino Region tournament at Torres Blancas Golf Club in Green Valley. Park led the Bobcats to the regional championship.

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Cienega's Sun Park put on a show during the second day of the 4A regional championships, setting a course record at Torres Blancas Golf Club in Green Valley.

Park torched the field, shooting a 63 on the final day to help the Bobcats claim their third straight 4A-I Kino Region title.

Cienega finished with a 643. St. Gregory (733) was second, followed by Desert View (815) and Sahuaro (1,053).

On Monday, "I hit the ball really well," said Park, referring to the first day of the regionals. "It was amazing today. On Monday, I didn't take my chances and scored when I should have. I told myself, 'I will never lose a chance if I have one.'

"This feeling is incredible right now," she said.

Park, who shot a 70 on the first day, followed that with the record-setting round.

After making par on the 12th hole, Park birdied the next three, and when she reached the 18th, she was 9 under par.

"I wanted to get a birdie so bad," said Park, who had to settle for par after taking a one- stroke penalty when she hit into the water. "I went for it, and I think I got a little greedy. I wanted it so bad."

St. Gregory's Sarah Mann was also in her group. She finished with her personal best of 77 to qualify for the state tournament as an individual.

"I just tried to stay relaxed throughout the day," said Mann, who will make her second trip to the state tournament.

"I played with Sun, and she shot her best, and it was intimidating. She is someone that I definitely look up to. I think my nerves calmed down toward the end of the first nine, and that helped my score."

Bev Bass and Carrie Ford of St. Gregory's also qualified for the state tournament.

Also qualifying individually were Desert View's Alex Romero and Ariana Leyvas.

Catalina Foothills claimed the title and also set a school record by beating the previous two-day tournament record by 13 strokes. The Falcons finished with 602.

Foothills' Laura Jabczenski's didn't start as well as she had hoped, and after finishing 2 over on the front, she bounced back to finish even on the day and even overall for the regional tournament.

"The first day was pretty solid," Jabczenski said. "I knew I had to come back, and I shot 2 under on the back (nine). It's a good confidence builder to shoot even for two days.

"I'm really excited about state, and it's amazing to know we are so consistent."

Sabino finished second with a combined score of 655 and will send Brittany Rooyakkers, Stephanie Spahr, Alyssa Vega and Shelby Wardlaw as individuals to the state tournament.

Canyon del Oro (791) will be represented by Lara Batterton as an individual qualifier. Flowing Wells scored a 971.

  

Santa Rita's team improved its scores from the previous day to claim the region title. The reward is a trip to the state tournament for the fourth straight year.

The Eagles had a two-day total of 839.

Santa Rita's Amanda Kim shaved four strokes off her opening round to finish with a 75.

Amphitheater was second in the region with a 942. Cholla (1,041) was third, followed by Catalina (1,130) and Palo Verde (1,153).

Lilli Salazar of Catalina will go to the state tournament as an individual, as will Cholla's Noelle Ramirez and Karissa Ramirez.

Palo Verde will be represented by Jessica Sanchez and Sadie Rodriguez.