Gross wins medalist honors, but HCHS girls fall to Denison

 HARLAN -- Amber Gross and Maggie Langenfeld of Harlan Community both carded a 54 for the top scores Thursday, but Denison-Schleswig’s balance prevailed in the end as the Monarch girls topped HCHS by 18 strokes (246-264) in a windy season opener at the Harlan Golf and Country Club.
 Gross notched the only par of the dual with a four on number two and took medalist honors over Langenfeld on a tiebreaker handicap hole. The Cyclones, who are opening the season without two of their golfers, also got a 64 from Kristen Ferry.
 Denison’s top four scores ranged from 61 to 62.