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Beachwood Bison

Coach- Drew Pierson
Conference- Chagrin Valley Conference (Metro)
Home Course- Highland
Team Website
Schedule
Last Year’s Results- 7-5 Overall Record / 2nd Place Chagrin Valley Conference / 4th Place at Sectionals

Returning Players
Cameron Feuerman- 10th
Gavi Lappen- 10th
Ethan Malek- 10th
Lucius Venditti- 10th
Josh Wolfe- 10th

Coach Comments- This is a young team with a lot of competitive spirit. They are a tight knit group of players that are working hard to improve.

Chagrin Falls Tigers

Coach- Anne Caja
Conference- Chagrin Valley Conference (Chagrin)
Home Course- Tanglewood Golf Club
Team Website
Schedule
Last Year’s Results- 4th State Championship; 1st district Championship; 1st Sectional Championship; CVC Champions; 10-0 Match record

Returning Players
Sven Nielsen- 12th
Charlie Pollock- 11th
John Catney- 12th
Oliver Tepper- 12th

Potential New Contributors
Xander Burnight- 11th
Noah Risman- 9th

Coach Comments- We are working toward returning to the State Championship with Sven Nielsen and Charlie Pollock as the leaders from 2022. Additionally, Oliver Tepper and John Catney are returning varsity players and anticipate they will all be stronger players with the experience gained from last year.

Elyria Catholic Panthers

Coach- Rick Montgomery
Conference- Great Lakes Conference
Home Course- Grey Hawk
Last Year’s Results- 17-6, three top ten tournament finishes, one top 5 finish.

Returning Players
Sammy Zambataro- 11th
Jack Radosevich- 11th
Lex Grimes- 12th
Brace Dillinger- 11th
Giovanni Barb
Tyler Suhie
Alex Meecha
Daniel Justiniani

Potential New Contributors
Kellen Burns

Coach Comments- Should be a fun year, looking to get several players more Varsity experience.

Gilmour Academy Lancers

Coach- Andy Deehr
Conference- Independent
Team Website
Schedule
Twitter- @GALancerGolf
Last Year’s Results- 1st at Sectionals, 6th at Districts

Returning Players
Aidan McKito- 12th
Charlie Tzefronis- 12th
Ryan Panzica- 10th

Potential New Contributors
Christian Kerner- 10th
Hayden Lee

Coach Comments- Even though we lost three seniors, we will be going into this season with more experience than we did last year. We have two very solid seniors in Aidan McKito and Charlie Tzefronis and we are expecting a big sophomore year from Ryan Panzica. With the leadership from these three, the incoming Varsity players should follow in their footsteps to produce results.

Hubbard Eagles

Coach- David Cooper
Conference- Northeast 8 Conference
Home Course- Pine Lakes Golf Club
Last Year’s Results- NE-8 Record 11-3 Overall Record 12-6

Returning Players
Matt Johnston- 12th
Lucas Vargo- 12th
Gabe Rusnack- 11th
Garrett Brajkovich- 11th

Potential New Contributors
Danny Scarmack- 12th
Sam Wagner- 11th
Colten Smith- 10th

Coach Comments- My outlook for the season is good. I see plenty of potential with this group and if they learn to play 18 holes then we could get out of sectionals this year and maybe further. We should be a very competitive team this year . With the addition of Colten our first four players should carry the team with five and six able to win points also

Lake Catholic Cougars

Coach- Bob Forrai
Conference- Crown Conference
Home Course- Black Brook Golf Course
Last Year’s Results- 3rd place Sectional, 2nd place District, 8th place State Tournament.

Returning Players
James Hoose- 12th
Kyle Boyd- 11th
AJ Trobenter- 11th
Brayden Mann- 10th

Potential New Contributors
Jimmy Meden- 11th
Drew Zgela- 10th
Patrick Zigman- 10th

The Cougars return a core group of athletic, skilled, and experienced players led by senior captain James Hoose. A competitive group with a good work ethic the 2023 Cougars will look to add to the Cougar golf legacy this fall.

Lutheran West Longhorns

Coach- Dale Lehrke
Conference- Chagrin Valley Conference (Metro)
Home Course- Red Tail Golf Club
Team Website
Schedule
Last Year’s Results- 4th in the conference

Returning Players
Eric Dill- 12th
Ray Pavlick- 10th
Trey Kemper- 10th

Potential New Contributors
Peyton Wenz- 11th
Alex Roland- 10th
Brendan Middendorf- 11th

Coach Comments- We have a great deal of inexperienced golfers, but our top 3 players have been working hard this summer. I am cautiously optimistic!!

Manchester Panthers

Coach- Michael Ankrom and Shawn Zavodney
Conference- Metro Conference
Home Course- Spring Hills GC
Last Year’s Results- 1st Place Griffiths Cup Tournament, PAC 7 League Champions, Qualified as a team for State Districts

Returning Players
Logan Carr- 12th
Evan Hausch- 12th
Brady Johnson- 12th
Eric Ouimet- 11th
Zach Smith- 11th
Drew Mothersbaugh- 10th

Coach Comments- Hope to continue to see improvements in their individual games and continue to see them grow as gentlemen on and off the course…….let’s not forget having fun too.

Marlington Dukes

Coach- Rick Snode
Conference- Eastern Buckeye Conference
Home Course- Tannenhauf Golf Club
Last Year’s Results- Finished 2nd in sectional, advanced to Districts. Had individual Garett Dillon, sophomore, go to state.

Returning Players
Garett Dillon- 11th
Sam Yoder- 11th
Jeremy Toole- 12th
Noah Jordan- 12th

Potential New Contributors
Ben Warner- 9th

Coach Comments- We have some experience, but need to continue to improve this summer.

Orange Lions

Coach- Rick Clark
Conference- Chagrin Valley Conference (Chagrin Division)
Home Course- The Country Club and Highland Park
Twitter- @OHSBoysGolf
Last Year’s Results- District Qualifier as a team. Finished 2nd at Bunker Hill Sectional.

Returning Players
Gabe Nemer- 12th
Max Eisenberg- 12th
Jayden Park- 10th

Coach Comments- While graduating two important players from last year’s team, we hope to continue our string of three straight district team appearances.

Orrville Red Riders

Coach- Chuck Davis
Conference- Principals Athletic Conference
Home Course- The Pines
Team Website
Last Year’s Results- PAC record 4-10; Abby Ankenman (SR) 4th place individual finisher @ Sectionals/10th place overall; 2x District qualifier. In 2022 Abby finished 20th out of 60 At Sable Creek District

Returning Players
Abby Ankenman- 12th
Matt Anderson- 12th
Drew Alexander- 10th
Caleb Carter- 10th
Miles Pertee- 10th
Kellen Wayt- 10th

Coach Comments- Last season was tough with 4 starting Freshman, but these season has high expectations with the return of 6 letter winners. Look for Abby Ankenman to make a good run as she has for her Sophomore and Junior seasons.

Springfield Spartans

Coach- Jack Morgan
Conference- Metro Athletic Conference
Home Course- Chenoweth Golf Course and Ohio Prestwick Country Club
Last Year’s Results- 12-6 Overall 10-4 League – Metro Athletic Conference Champions

Returning Players
Brady Hahn- 12th
Connor Eckenrode- 12th
Jacob Thomas- 12th
Maddox Warford- 12th
Jordan Bradley- 12th
Logan Porter- 11th

Coach Comments- With every player from last year’s league championship season, the Springfield Spartans are excited to get the season started and want to make a run in the state tournament.

Streetsboro Rockets

Coach- Bruce Thomas
Conference- Metro Athletic Conference
Home Course- Boulder Creek Golf Course
Last Year’s Results- 2nd place finish at the Ravenna Sectional; 1st time a Streetsboro Golf Team has qualified for the district

Returning Players
Tyler Paul- 12th
Jordan Vian- 12th
Zach Schramm- 11th
Jayden Vyse- 11th
Brett Epple- 10th

Potential New Contributors
Andrew Burton- 11th
Bryce Pocek- 10th
Evan Reger- 10th

Coach Comments- 5 letter winners back from a district qualifying team, last year we were in the running for a league (MAC) championship team and are looking to win it this year.

Triway Titans

Coach- Brian Kiper
Conference- Principals Athletic Conference
Home Course- Wooster Country Club
Team Website
Schedule
Last Year’s Results- 9 -10, 6-8, 5th Place

Returning Players
Tyler Snyder- 12th
Isaac Moorman- 11th
Jaxson Zemrock- 10th

Potential New Contributors
Gabe Roth- 9th

Coach Comments- We are not blessed with numbers, but we have two players at the top of our lineup who can go low on any given night. We will look to those two to lead us this year.

Waynedale Golden Bears

Coach- Melinda Budd
Conference- Wayne County Athletic League
Home Course- Riceland Golf Course
Team Website
Last Year’s Results- 18-8 overall, 12-6 in Wayne County Athletic League (3rd) Second Place in the WCAL final season tournament, Second Place in the Piines Invitational, Sectional Tournament 5th Place finish at The Elms. Team Consisted of One senior, One Junior and Ten Freshmen.

Returning Players
Mark Yoder- 12th
Jordan Miller- 10th
Hank Miller- 10th
Brayden Schlabach- 10th
Doug Gingerich- 10th
Adi Weirick- 10th

Potential New Contributors
Caden Snyder- 10th
Mason Henderson- 10th
Hudson Barkman- 9th

Coach Comments- Our young players experienced several varsity level golf matches and tournaments last season. Look forward to seeing them compete with a season under their belt.

Woodridge Bulldogs

Coach- Jeff Walter
Conference- Metro Conference
Home Course- Brookledge GC
Last Year’s Results- 10-8

Returning Players
Alex Schneckenburger- 12th
Jack Iglehart- 12th
Max Porter- 12th
Mason Lorenz
Will Rorrer- 10th

Coach Comments- We will be young and inexperienced