Golf fans were not disappointed by the epic race that saw Strongsville win the Greater Cleveland Conference championship in 2024. The Mustangs battled with the Brunswick Blue Devils the entire season and ended up winning the conference in the final tournament. Brunswick won the first two league tournaments and it looked like the transition of power had been complete. But Strongsville had other ideas, winning the third league tournament by two strokes and hanging on to win the final tournament, getting help from Medina, who finished in second place, which gave the Mustangs the overall title. 2025 could be a much different story, however, as Strongsville loses most of their top scorers and Brunswick brings back their entire lineup plus one of the top incoming freshmen in the area, Emma Gonzalez-Ribble, sister of sophomore Ellie Gonzalez-Ribble. With senior Jess Buzinski and junior Rylee Roth providing quality scores to fill out the lineup, Brunswick will enter the season with very lofty goals. Strongsville will return junior Kanishka Badri but will have to rely on newcomers to help them compete. Medina will be a team to keep an eye on as they will have a lineup dominated by four seniors, including Corinne Christeon and Lily Zimmerman, both legacy players for the Bees. Mentor will have a solid base to the roster and most players returning beyond 2025 while Shaker Heights will need to find a way to compete without the star power they have had the past few years.

Impact Players

Kanishka Badri (JR) Strongsville
Jessica Buzinski (SR) Brunswick
Corinne Christeon (SR) Medina
Ellie Gonzalez-Ribble (SO) Brunswick
Nina Mahony (SR) Mentor
Addie Prude (JR) Shaker Heights
Rylee Roth (JR) Brunswick
Lily Zimmerman (SR) Medina

Freshmen to Watch

Bri Behrend (Brunswick)
Morgan Bell-Allen (Shaker Heights)
Emma Gonzalez-Ribble (Brunswick)
Honor Hlavna (Medina)
Jordyn Minor (Shaker Heights)

Brunswick Blue Devils

Head Coach- Chad Thompson
Last Year’s Results- 3rd at Big Met Sectional, 11th at Brookledge District
Coach’s Comments- Brunswick is excited about the opportunity in front of us this golf season. We have extremely high expectations for our kids and our program these next few years. A lot of our varsity players are working hard during this summer to make sure they are ready to compete in 2025. We return all players except one graduating senior. Our varsity team will consist of mostly underclassmen this season and will be led by Jess Buzinski (12th), Rylee Roth (11th), Ellie Gonzalez-Ribble (10th), and Emma Gonzalez-Ribble (9th). After breaking every school record in 2024, we are hoping to achieve the same goal this season. 2024 was the first time Brunswick qualified for the district tournament, and we are hoping 2025 becomes the first time we qualify for states! We are excited to have added more tournaments to this year’s schedules and would like to thank the teams that have extended invitations to their events! Go Blue!

Medina Bees

Head Coach- Laura Stauffenger
Last Year’s Results- 7th at Big Met Sectional
Coach’s Comments- Medina girls golf is looking forward to adding to our roster this year and continuing to grow our program. We have some incoming players who are dedicated to the game. We also have returning seniors who are looking forward to a great season.

Mentor Cardinals

Head Coach- James Hrusovsky
Last Year’s Results- 14th at Old Avalon Sectional, the team finished under 500 overall, GCC finished 4th
Coach’s Comments- We have a good amount of girls returning in the program and we will need to see how the lineup shakes out early in the season.

Shaker Heights Raiders

Head Coach- Joe Welsch
Last Year’s Results- 12th at Fox Den Sectional with a 424, finished 5-6 in regular season matches, low tournament score of 398 at Fox Den GC and a low 9-hole match score of 189 at Airport Greens.
Coach’s Comments- We don’t have a ton of experience on our team, but we do have a growing team! Our team has increased in numbers each of the last 4 seasons. We are continuing to learn and improve to maximize our ability. Our 3 returning players (Camryn Dozier, Addie Prude, Stella Wilson) could make big strides as they all have improved each year since starting as freshman. Junior Addie Prude has all the potential to reach the district tournament this year if she can play quality golf at the right time.

Strongsville Mustangs

Head Coach- Kevin Weir
Last Year’s Results- 6th at Springvale Sectional, Finished 1st place in the GCC
Coach’s Comments- With only 1 returning varsity player from the GCC champs (3 out of last 4 years) this year we are looking for the junior class to step up and fill the roles of the departed seniors. We are young but with a great leader in Kanishka Badri.