Caprian Kan finishes first at Galen Hall

   It would be completely unfair to compare Chichester freshman Caprian Kan with her big sister, Purdue junior and 2010 PIAA champion Aurora.

   But Caprian Kan, who had a solid freshman campaign last fall, is slowly, but surely turning into a nice  player. There was further evidence of that Saturday as the Philadelphia PGA Junior Tour stopped at Galen Hall Golf Club, an A.W. Tillinghast design in western Berks County.

   Kan fired a 79 on a Galen Hall layout that measures 5,464 yards and has a par of 72 for the girls to take first place in the 13-to-15 division. Kan played 2-under par golf for a stretch of nine holes to edge Esther Park of Wilmington, Del. by a shot. Breaking 80 on a nearly 5,500-yard course is pretty good playing.

   Another up-and-comer on the local scene – who, by the way, is also the younger sibling to a recent PIAA girls champion – Jacob Calamaro of Newtown Square had a strong showing in the 13-to-15 division with an 80 at Galen Hall.

   That left Calamaro, one of the younger competitors in the field, a shot back of Nicholas Gianelos of West Chester, who took the division with a 79.

   Calamaro is the younger brother of Jackie Calamaro, who won the 2009 PIAA title as a senior at Radnor and is redshirt junior on the Illinois women’s team.

   Also in the 13-to-15 division, D.J. Colleran of Radnor finished in a tie for 15^th with an 89 and Daniel Bullock of Wayne finished in a tie for 21^st with a 94.

   Among the nine-holers, Jackson Fields of Glen Mills finished third with a 51 and Aidan Lowe of Villanova finished eighth with a 73.