PANORA - The Kirkwood men's golf team is locked in a tight battle with DMACC for top honors at the NJCAA Region XI Championship at the Lake Panorama National Resort.

DMACC holds the first-round lead with a team score of 299 Saturday, with Kirkwood just one shot behind in second place at 300.

The final round is Sunday. The top three teams advance to the national tournament.

JD Goodfellow, Dawson Peters and Max Thrune of Kirkwood fired rounds of 2-over-par 74 and are tied for second place in the individual standings with five other golfers. Reinhardt Saunderson of Southwestern Community College has a four-shot lead at 2-under 70.

Ryan Morrison of Kirkwood is tied for 13th at 6-over 78. Niall Powell of Kirkwood is 17th at 7-over 79.

TEAM STANDINGS

1. DMACC 299, 2. Kirkwood 300, 3. NIACC 309, 4. Southwestern 315, 5. Iowa Lakes 319, 6. Iowa Central 332, 7. Southeastern 335, 8. Northeast 351.