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Tournament Results

We are trying to keep tabs on all tournament scores. We will have separate pages for Conference Tournaments and Regular Tournaments. Any scores that are not posted, please feel free to send over (bolinr@hudson.k12.oh.us). Unfortunately, we aren’t able to post scores from 9 hole matches as there are too many to keep track of.

Conference Races

The chase to win the Federal League is shaping up to be one of the most interesting storylines of the season. After winning the first league tournament and getting a huge victory over Hoover, the Lake Blue Streaks dropped a close match to Jackson at The Elms Country Club. That upset keeps Hoover in contention to win the conference and it brings Jackson back into the race as well. The match between Hoover and Jackson will go a long way in determining who has a chance to win the league.

Kent Roosevelt came into the Metro Athletic Conference as the favorites to win the league and dominated the first tournament. They hosted Cloverleaf at Twin Lakes on Tuesday with the Colts coming in with a conference winning streak of 118 straight matches. Cloverleaf was well prepared but fell just short as the Rough Riders held on for a four shot victory. The battle for individual conference supremacy remained very interesting as Cloverleaf’s Quinn Malarkey held of Kent’s Brooke Beatty by won shot. Malarkey ended up with a 38 and Beatty shot a 39. Cloverleaf will still have a chance at the conference but

In CVC action, the Chagrin Falls Tigers held on to defeat the Orange Lions by one stroke on Tuesday at Tanglewood. Chagrin Falls was able to impressively win the match without Elizabeth Pollock in the lineup. Anuja Patel of Orange easily took the medalist spot with a 38.

Brunswick took control of the Greater Cleveland Conference after winning their third league tournament on Thursday at Tanglewood. Riverside hung with the Blue Devils early on but Brunswick pulled away, getting stellar scores of 72 from Ellie Gonzalez-Ribble and 77 from Emma Gonzalez-Ribble. Riverside will have to defeat Brunswick in the final league tournament to have a shot to share the conference.

The Generals of Wooster High School have a commanding lead in the Ohio Cardinal Conference, but have not gotten to that position easily. Wooster won the first league tournament by one shot over Ashland and then doubled the margin of victory to defeat the Arrows by two shots last week at the Pines. West Holmes is still hanging tight, finishing close behind Wooster and Ashland in both tournaments. Wooster will look to clinch the conference in their next tournament.

Sectional Sites Released

The Northeast District Board has released the dates and sites for the 2026 Girls Sectional Tournaments. Teams will be assigned after the seeding meetings in early September. This will be the first year the Northeast District uses seeding to determine Sectional sites. The amount of teams that are seeded is determined by the number of teams that qualify out of each Sectional. The remaining teams will be placed geographically.

Here are the Sectional sites and dates:

Division 1
Big Met – September 28
The Elms – September 28
Old Avalon – September 29
Fox Den – September 30

Division 2
Pine Lakes – September 25
Punderson – September 28
The Pines – September 28

District Tournaments
Division 1 at Tanglewood – October 6
Division 2 at Good Park – October 6

Updated information can be found on the Northeast District Athletic Board website.

iWanamaker Rankings

iWanamaker Rankings will be used to determine seeding for Sectional Tournaments. When viewing the OHSAA rankings, here are the settings that need to be selected. This can be done in the OHSAA Golf App or on the iWanamaker website, but Ohio High School Athletic Association must be selected before going to rankings, or else it will default to National Rankings. A subscription may be required to view.

Settings
2026-27
Best 6 Rounds
Team
Boys or Girls
iWR
9 Hole Rounds
Select Division
Northeast District
All Conferences
6 Count 4

Golf Course Recognition

Please send an email to bolinr@hudson.k12.oh.us to nominate a golf course that has been supportive of high school golf. They will be featured in future editions of This Week in Golf.