2024 Tri-County Conference Preview

Carrollton and Massillon were division champions in the Tri-County Conference in 2023 and will both look to repeat that task. Garaway is always a strong, non-Northeast District contender as well. For the Northeast District teams, Massillon should have a good chance to be on top of their division once again, as they return a team with a good amount of depth and consistency. Dover is a team that will be right up there with the Tigers, as the Tornadoes will be led by senior Miya Downing. Marlington will be competitive if they are able to find a quality fourth scorer. The Dukes will once again rely on superstar senior Zoe Mort to put up low numbers this fall. Canton South brings back a strong top of the lineup, and like Marlington, will need to supplement their top scorers. New Philadelphia, Northwest, Louisville, and West Branch are all in a rebuild but have promise for the future.

Impact Players

Angelina Boyles (SO) Fairless
Sadie Compher (JR) New Philadelphia
Leah Cramer (JR) Canton South
Miya Downing (SR) Dover
Hanna Farris (JR) Massillon
Mallory Findley (SR) Massillon
Hailey Franks (JR) Canton South
Alexandria Frey (SR) Massillon
Chessie Hatheway (SR) Massillon
Olivia Jackson (SR) New Philadelphia
Grace McGeehen (SO) Alliance
Hayden Mesler (SR) West Branch
Mady Misch (JR) Marlington
Zoe Mort (SR) Marlington
Addison Rey (JR) Canton Central Catholic
Isabella Tack (SR) Louisville
Tatum Tylke (JR) Dover
Sadie Villers (SR) Northwest
Natalie Warner (JR) Louisville

Freshmen to Watch

Lilly Peterson (Marlington)
Edisa Plants (Massillon)
Arianna Repp (Massillon)
Jenna Robson (Marlington)
Taniyah Spencer (Marlington)

Alliance Aviators

Head Coach- Phillip Yarian
Last Year’s Results- DNS at The Elms Sectional

Canton Central Catholic Crusaders

Head Coach- John Crane
Last Year’s Results- 10th at The Pines Sectional

Canton South Wildcats

Head Coach- David Mullett
Last Year’s Results- 3rd at The Pines Sectional, 5th at Good Park District, Canton South Girls Golf had their greatest season in school history last year! A school record 18 wins and only 2 losses! A 3rd Place finish at Sectionals was amazing and it sent us to Districts where we finished 5th! We also won our first two 18 Hole Tournaments ever! We Won The Griffth Cup at Spring Hills Golf Course, and I must give a giant THANK YOU to Laura Traganza from Northwest for inviting us, and SPRING HILLS GOLF COURSE for being the greatest host of a tournament I have ever seen! Me and my girls were blown away by your kindness and hope to see you more often! Thanks again Gary and Greg, and I encourage everyone to go visit SPRING HILLS!!!
Coach’s Comments- After an Amazing and School record breaking season last year for the Wildcats, this 2024 team will look a little bit different. We will be led by Juniors Hailey Franks and Leah Cramer!! I think they are ready to lead this team, but they will need some help if we are to make it back to the District Tournament!

Dover Tornadoes

Head Coach- Steve Spradling and Benj Miller
Last Year’s Results- 10th at The Elms Sectional

Fairless Falcons

Head Coach- Brian Schultz
Last Year’s Results- 9th at The Pines Sectional
Coach’s Comments- Coming off our best season ever last year, we are excited to get back at it this year as we continue to grow our program!

Louisville Leopards

Head Coach- Bart Keiser
Last Year’s Results- 5th at The Elms Sectional

Marlington Dukes

Head Coach- Shawn Dillon
Last Year’s Results- 12th at The Elms Sectional, 10-8 Overall Record 6-2 EBC and 4-2 Tri-County. Zoe Mort made it to Districts.
Coach’s Comments- Zoë Mort was Stark County POY and MVP in both Leagues. Hopefully we can get her to State this year. Our team is inexperienced but hopefully we can find our way.

Massillon Tigers

Head Coach- Justin Van Dyke
Last Year’s Results- 14th at The Elms Sectional, 14-4 Overall, 12-0 in Tri-County League, 1st in Tri-County Red Division
Coach’s Comments- Massillon is going to be lead by plenty of Seniors this year and is hoping to have success this year including another undefeated league play and hopefully get a few individuals close to making it past Sectionals this year.

New Philadelphia Quakers

Head Coach- Brian Migoni
Last Year’s Results- 11th at The Elms Sectional

Northwest Indians

Head Coach- Laura Traganza
Last Year’s Results- 11th at The Pines Sectional
Coach’s Comments- Improving your game is a personal responsibility and takes effort.

West Branch Warriors

Head Coach- Dan Hall
Last Year’s Results- 1st at Pine Lakes Sectional, 10th at Good Park District


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