Notes from the Back Nine

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SEVENTH HEAVEN Casen Kavan said he had played Indianhead six prior times this season; however, the sophomore said his two rounds at state were among his best. ALL ABOARD FOR A CHAMPIONSHIP During the final few holes of the NSAA Class C State Golf Championships, the Union Pacific’s Big Boy 4014 Locomotive—which is crossing America in celebration of the country’s semiquincentennial— passed by the course, the steam engine’s whistle being easily heard across the fairways, including on the back nine, where the tournament’s leaders were finishing their rounds.