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When junior Ella Slicker ended the first round of the Sunflower League tournament with a two-foot putt for par, she had no idea what she’d just done.   Mildly disappointed after missing her third birdie putt in a row, she walked away, relieved she made it through the 18-hole round with eight birdies and only one bogey — a major accomplishment to complete a round with mostly par or under. She scribbled on her scorecard thinking she shot a 6-under-par 66. Meanwhile, buzz of Ella’s actual score was spreading among her teammates, parents and coaches. Ella had in fact fired a 7-under-par 65, the lowest score ever for both girls and boys in East golf history — a program with a whopping 23 state titles.  Ella’s teammate and senior Ingrid Blacketer’s dad told her from the Kansas Golf Score live scoring website as they drove back to the clubhouse. Freshman teammate Katie Robinett was told via word-of-mouth. Both Blacketer and Robinett gasped and cheered for their friend, but they weren’t sur...

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