Southwestern Conference Preview

Avon and Avon Lake have battled back and forth the past few years for supremacy in the Southwestern Conference. That trend appears to continue in 2023. Avon Lake returns all of their scoring players while Avon will be losing some key contributors. Olmsted Falls has some young talent coming up and will look to create a foundation based off those freshmen. North Ridgeville will have a lot of talent to replace if they want to contend this season. Amherst and Midview will both also have a say in the SWC this year. Berea-Midpark and Elyria will both be trying to add depth to their programs.

Impact Players

Ella Atkins (SR) Olmsted Falls
Gianna Betonte (JR) North Ridgeville
Sabrina Crowley (SR) Midview
Miranda Haneberg (JR) Berea-Midpark
Lizzy Iliff (SR) Amherst
Madigan O’Leary (SR) Avon
Zoe Pol (SO) Elyria
Sarah Quayle (SR) Avon Lake
Olivia Tobin (JR) Avon Lake

Freshmen to Watch

Addison Mullen (Olmsted Falls)
Ashley Veverka (Olmsted Falls)

Amherst Comets

Head Coach- Dave Svarra
Last Year’s Results- 11th at Springvale Sectional

Avon Eagles

Head Coach- Aaron Millet
Last Year’s Results- 4th at Springvale Sectional, 15th at Districts, SWC Champions, Aubrie Rush qualified for state
Coach Comments- Madigan O’Leary will be entering her fourth year as a varsity player. Allie Day and Rivya Veena will be third year players. They all should provide experience coming into the season.

Avon Lake Shoregals

Head Coach- Krystine Frisch
Last Year’s Results- 6th at Springvale Sectional, 2nd place in SWC, 12-0 in conference, two players advanced to Districts, 3rd place Edison Invitational at Thunderbird Golf Course
Coach Comments- We are looking forward to a competitive season. We have a trip planned to EagleSticks and The Virtues with the boys team in early August. This should get us ready for the season.

Berea-Midpark Titans

Head Coach- Robert Intihar
Last Year’s Results- 16th at Springvale Sectional

Elyria Pioneers

Head Coach- Mel Rainey
Last Year’s Results- DNS at Springvale Sectional

Midview Middies

Head Coach- Jim Brabenec
Last Year’s Results- 14th Springvale Sectional

North Ridgeville Rangers

Head Coach- Joshua Houser
Last Year’s Results- 10th at Springvale Sectional, 3rd in SWC
Coach Comments- Gianna Betonte is going into her 3rd year on varsity and worked hard in the off season. She is looking to improve her scores from last year.

Olmsted Falls Bulldogs

Head Coach- Alan Evangelista
Last Year’s Results- 9th at Springvale Sectional, Record 9-5; 4th SWC; 8th Edison Invitational
Coach Comments- We graduated 11 seniors last year, have a new home course, a new assistant coach in Samantha Torres, and plenty of opportunity for our young ladies to make names for themselves. This is truly a rebuild season. Excited to see how returning Varsity starters Ella Atkins and Aubrey Caraballo perform, as well as a bunch of fresh new faces including sophomore Mya Hovan and incoming freshmen Ashley Veverka and Addison Mullen.


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