The Independence Blue Devils have dominated the Chagrin Valley Conference the past several years and are bringing back another contending team in 2023. They will have to do it without Karl Schuld, the founder of the program and the only coach the team has ever known. Hawken will need to bounce back after losing two time state champion Ella Wong. The Edgewood Warriors are a team on the rise and could make an impact in the CVC this season. Chagrin Falls is another team that is always in contention and will look to make a splash after a solid 2022 season. Along with the addition of Madison High School, the CVC will have a new divisional alignment in 2023, which can be found by visiting the CVC Page on our website.
Impact Players
Jocelyn Bancroft (JR) Madison Emily Capitosti (SR) Perry NeVaeh Carlo (JR) Lakeside Ellie Conrad (SR) Chagrin Falls Juliana Faraguna (JR) West Geauga Sam Holtz (SR) Chagrin Falls Annie Johnston (SO) Edgewood Tessa Kemelhar (JR) Orange Aurora Martin (SR) Berkshire Macey McGhee (JR) Independence Molly McGreal (SR) Independence Shai Moore (SR) Cuyahoga Heights Alexis Shuttleworth (SR) Geneva Isabel Trombetta (JR) Independence Avery Vencill (JR) Edgewood Helena Yanchar (SR) Hawken
Head Coach- Christina Fischer Last Year’s Results- 5th at Punderson Sectional, Finished 16-1 regular season last year. 1st place CVC Valley Division, 5th Place Team finish at Sectionals, Annie Johnston went to Districts as individual
Coach Comments- Good core group returning for the 2023 season. Looking for Avery Vencill, Annie Johnston and Zoe Naus will move up to the top 3 spots and push each other to improve from where they left off last year and Emma Hart-Wood and Hannah Brunell to round out the team and contribute as well. Need to stay healthy and conditioned since our numbers are down.
Head Coach- Cody Kovach Last Year’s Results- 17th at Punderson Sectional, 1-6 in conference; 1 tie Coach Comments- This season we have a great group of women who will be ready to compete. Our returning 1 and 2 (Tessa Kemelhar and Alex O’Connor are back with some added golfers who include Annabelle Blake and Bree Turner). Anuja Patel is a freshman coming in with experience. Also returning are Giada Klisovic and Charlotte Goykhberg.
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
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.
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.
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.
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.
The Metro Conference is a competitive league with teams surrounding the city of Akron. Cloverleaf, now under first year head coach Dan Brodnik, has dominated the league the last few years, but they are going to face some tough competition as the league continues to see a rise in talent. Streetsboro returns a lot of talent from last year’s squad and may be the favorite to win the conference this year. Springfield will also be looking to compete for a league title, but will have to do so without District qualifier Cami Leporis, who graduated after last season. Woodridge, Field, and Norton will fill out the league standings as each of those programs are still developing their homegrown talent.
Impact Players
Kendall Brugler (SR) Field Samantha Clark (SR) Streetsboro Abigail Collins (SO) Norton Cortney Evert (SR) Streetsboro Maggie Putt (SO) Springfield Sarah Rathbun (SR) Woodridge Juliana Reyes (SR) Streetsboro Mackenzie Siewerth (JR) Cloverleaf
Head Coach- Tim Foster Last Year’s Results- 6th at Fox Den Sectional, 16-4, Second Place overall in MAC, Won MAC postseason tournament, Won Spartan Invitational Coach Comments- I am really excited for the upcoming season. The girls have been working very hard this off-season and have started to show a lot of improvement in their game. I am hoping to build upon last year’s successes.
Head Coach- Kelly Sasavicz Last Year’s Results- 11th at The Pines Sectional, Finished 4th in the MAC last year Coach Comments- We have some returners from last year who are looking to step up and fill some big shoes lost to graduation. I know they are up for the challenge.
The Suburban League has seen a good amount of success over the past several years. In the American Division, Highland has been the class of the league for years, making multiple state appearances. They return every one of their scorers from last year, including superstar Isabella Goyette, fellow senior Paige McKendry, and incoming sophomore sensation Elizabeth Coleman. Aurora, under new coach Collin McEndree, will be knocking at the door, especially with the return of Brooklyn Millard, who individually finished second in the state two years ago before moving out of state. Gracyn Vidovic has had a great summer and will have a huge impact on the league this year. Kent Roosevelt always has a strong team and will see the return of coach Bryan Harvey. Revere is a team to watch as they keep getting better by the year and will be under the leadership of new coach Jeremy Harpley. Copley returns several key pieces from last year’s squad and Tallmadge, also with a new coach in Ali Eads, will also be hoping to improve as the season progresses.
In the National Division, Nordonia made their first ever trip to the State Tournament last year. They will have some work to do to make a return after losing two strong seniors to graduation. Julia Gulla will look to be the National Division Player of the Year for the second straight season. Hudson will also look to replace senior Lizzy Grant, although they return their other top three scorers, Emmy Burling, Sherry Du, and Julia Van Bokkelen. Stow will be led by sisters Gabby and Olivia Berlingieri and will rely on Sophia Thompson for their third score. North Royalton is also a program on the rise as they have immense depth and will hope for one of their experienced players to take the next step after making a run to Districts last year. Another wild card will be the Solon Comets, coming over from the Greater Cleveland Conference. They will be without 2023 graduate Kaitlin Kormuth, but will turn to Serena Wu to lead the team. Brecksville, Wadsworth, now under the direction of Will Virgin, and Twinsburg will round out the National Division.
Impact Players
Cameron Babcock (JR) Barberton Brooke Barnes (SR) Nordonia Gabby Berlingieri (SR) Stow-Munroe Falls Olivia Berlingieri (SO) Stow-Munroe Falls Emmy Burling (JR) Hudson Kavya Chada (SR) Highland Elizabeth Coleman (SO) Highland Sherry Du (SR) Hudson Manisha Girn (JR) Aurora Isabella Goyette (SR) Highland Julia Gulla (JR) Nordonia Maddie Harpley (JR) Revere Anna Hurst (SR) Stow-Munroe Falls Jaycee Kabasky (SR) Wadsworth Liana Klepec (JR) Twinsburg Cassidy Klodnick (JR) Brecksville Maddie Kost (SR) Kent Roosevelt Ashlyn Leavery (JR) Kent Roosevelt Saumya Mahajan (JR) Revere Paige McKendry (SR) Highland Brooklyn Millard (SR) Aurora Ava Moore (JR) Tallmadge Nina Newkirk (SR) Aurora Anna Picicco (SR) Kent Roosevelt Caroline Roush (SR) Copley Sophia Thompson (JR) Stow-Munroe Falls Julia Van Bokkelen (JR) Hudson Gracyn Vidovic (JR) Aurora Malia Weatherbie (SR) North Royalton Izzi Wood (SR) Kent Roosevelt Serena Wu (SO) Solon
Freshmen to Watch
Maddi Adessi (Revere) Kate Banning (Revere) Ashley Bodish (Copley) Amrita Deo (Revere) Coco Golden (Kent Roosevelt) Ryenne Harpley (Revere) Polly Loney (Nordonia) Hallie McKendry (Kent Roosevelt) Sarah Riley (Revere) Clara Roush (Copley) Elena Varga (Hudson) Anna Yacknow (Copley) Chloe Yoon (North Royalton)
Head Coach- Collin McEndree Last Year’s Results- 2nd at Old Avalon Sectional, 10th at Districts Coach Comments- As a first year coach, I am very excited to see what this team can do out on the golf course. I have already noticed that this team is full of experience and talent, with a ton of potential to strongly compete in every tournament we play in. We have a good core of upperclassmen, with a strong group of sophomores and freshmen that will try and push their way into the varsity rotation. I plan to set the bar pretty high for this group, and can not wait to see how many expectations we can exceed.
Head Coach- Bob Harris Last Year’s Results- 10th at The Elms Sectional, 9-7 match record, Finished 3rd Irish Invitational, Finished 5th Warren JFK Invitational, 5th place Suburban League American Coach Comments- Looking for current Varsity players to continue the next step forward in the improvement of their games.
Head Coach- Mary Becker Last Year’s Results- 1st at Fox Den Sectional, 2nd at Districts, 4th at State Tournament, Won the American Division of the Suburban League Coach Comments- Retuning all Players from last year’s 4th Place State Tourney finish, we hope to vie for a state championship in 2023! Quality Players at 1-10 have us running a Varsity A and B Team and competition within the program.
Head Coach- Bobby Bolin Last Year’s Results- 3rd at Fox Den Sectional, 6th at Districts, 2nd in Suburban League National Coach Comments- We are continuing to build and set high goals for our team. Emmy Burling and Sherry Du are two players to watch and will get support from Julia Van Bokkelen, Ellie Davis, McKenna Kiewatt, and Hannah Lee. Elena Varga should make an impact as a freshman this year.
Head Coach- Greg Harris Last Year’s Results- 2nd at Fox Den Sectional, 4th at Districts, 11th at State Tournament, First Place in the Suburban League – National Division Coach Comments- Our younger players are looking forward to stepping up this year after graduating 8 seniors from our 2023 state qualifying team.
Head Coach- Don Filips Last Year’s Results- 4th at Fox Den Sectional, 12th at Districts, The Bears were district qualifiers by finishing 4th at the Fox Den Sectional. The Bears were 6-2 in match play this season and finished fourth in the ultra competitive Suburban League which saw three National league teams make it to district competition. The Bears finished in 4th place in all four tournaments (355, 375, 335, 365) including a sizzling 335 which was one stroke off the school record. The team also competed in the Lady Pirate Invitational (3rd place 401), Lady Rider (8th place 387), Flamingo Frenzy (11th 387), Blue Devil Classic (18th 389), and the EBC / TriCounty Tournament (5th 362). The Bears teamed up with Nordonia to defeat St. Joseph and Brunswick in the 3rd Annual Jim Rademaker Ryder Cup.
Coach Comments- Returning lettermen senior Malia Weatherbie and Mia Whitt will look to fill out to the top of the Bears line up that graduated their top four players from the 2022 season. Both players ended the 2022 seaon on an ascending tragetory and will look to fill a leadership role in 2023. Rising sophomore and returning letterman Ava Grugle will look to secure her spot in the Bears lineup. Rising junior Sam Macek will try to parlay her 2022 varsity experience to earn a starting role in the 2023 lineup.
The Bears had one of the largest rosters in northeast Ohio which featured 26 golfers in 2022. Coach Filips expects the group of returners and talented incoming freshmen to battle for all the varsity sports. Those spots are out there for the all the players to earn. He is very excited about the upcoming team and their potential.
Head Coach- Jeremy Harpley Last Year’s Results- 7th at Fox Den Sectional Coach Comments- Returning letter winners (4) and suburban all league performers (Mahajan, Harpley and Sucato); the Freshman class will booster our talent roster. We look forward to an immediate impact from the Freshman and continued improvements from our returning letter winners to sectional and district qualifiers.
Head Coach- Damien Kopkas Last Year’s Results- 3rd at Old Avalon Sectional, 14th at Districts, Individual qualifier for States (Kaitlin Kormuth – finished 15th); finished 3rd in GC; overall record 6-4 Coach Comments- After saying goodbye to 2 strong seniors, we hope to find a solid combination of varsity golfers to back incoming sophomore Serena Wu, who has the ability to contend for a state qualifying spot. We are looking forward to a fresh start in a very challenging new conference (Suburban).
Head Coach- Scotte Rorabaugh Last Year’s Results- 5th at Old Avalon Sectional, Gabriella Berlingieri and Olivia Berlingieri both qualified for Districts as individuals. Coach Comments- We are looking forward to a good season since we only lost one player to graduation. Our sister duo of Gabby Berlingieri and Olivia Berlingieri both qualified for Districts last year, so they both are working hard and have high expectations. Sophia Thompson had to miss the second half of last season after open enrolling, so we are looking forward to having her for a full season.
A huge thank you to the many coaches who took the time to send in their team information!
Black River Pirates
Coach- Dave Mate Conference- Lorain County Conference Home Course- Rolling Acres Team Website
Returning Players Nicholas Jackson- 12th Lenny Ramirez- 12th Charlotte Falsone- 11th
Potential New Contributors Hunter Mate
Cardinal Huskies
Coach- Mike Topalian Conference- Chagrin Valley Conference (Valley) Twitter- @CardinalHSGolf Last Year’s Results- CVC Valley Division 2nd place, 11-2 overall
Returning Players Troy Domen- 12th Matt Hissa- 11th
Coach Comments- Cardinal will be a very inexperienced squad led by our only senior Troy Domen for the 4th straight season. Matt Hissa will be asked to step into the 2 spot after a solid sophomore year. Rotation spots 3 through 6 are wide open and brand new golfers will have to contribute right away.
Columbia Raiders
Coach- Sam Clark Conference- Lorain County Conference Home Course- Pine Brook Last Year’s Results- 8-8 Overall 3-5 Conference Third Place in Conference 8th at Sectional
Potential New Contributors Trenton Hall- 9th David Masters- 9th Geoffrey Malkomson- 9th Nick Klindworth- 9th Troy Fry- 9th Alex Mascher- 9th
Coach Comments- A lot of new players, looking for Seniors Crawford & Hall to lead a young group. A lot of new players will be playing in there first Invitationals and sectional.
East Canton
Coach- Mitchell Sierzant Conference- Inter-Valley Conference Home Course- Clearview Golf Club Last Year’s Results- 7-20 overall, T-9th in IVC. Finished 11th at Sectionals.
Returning Players Isaac Kandel- 11th Kellen Deutschman- 11th Carter Menegay- 11th Owen Geisey- 12th
Potential New Contributors Dominick Reda- 11th Lincoln Bauman- 9th Jayce Pocock- 9th Dominick Sierzant- 9th Logan Fenderson- 9th
Coach Comments- East Canton graduated 2 Seniors from last season, but we have 1 Senior and some Juniors (both existing and incoming) that we will look to take on the task of replacing two of our top three golfers from last year. A similar finish in our league schedule would be expected this season. We should have a pretty exciting competition for our #1 golfer, as there are up to 4 student athletes that could realistically finish as our #1 golfer!
Jackson-Milton Blue Jays
Coach- Dan Crish Conference- Mahoning Valley Athletic Conference Home Course- Olde Dutch Mill Team Website Last Year’s Results- 12-6
Coach- Doug Byler Conference- Portage Trail Conference Home Course- Sable Creek Team Website Last Year’s Results- 4-12, 4th place PTC, Dylan Maninga District Qualifier
Potential New Contributors Jacob Rainieri- 9th Nathan Marshalk- 12th
Coach Comments- Look for us to compete for a league title, and district qualifier. I expect Dylan Maninga, Jacob Spickard, Jacob Rainieri to lead us in scoring, all capable of sub par rds
Lowellville Rockets
Coach- Fred Schriner Conference- Mahoning Valley Athletic Conference Home Course- Bedford Trails
Potential New Contributors Connor Anderson- 11th Kaden Smith- 9th
McDonald Blue Devils
Coach- Matt Vukovic Conference- Mahoning Valley Athletic Conference Home Course- Mahoning Country Club Last Year’s Results- 11-7 overall, 2nd place MVAC, sectionals 7th place, one district qualifier (Caleb Domitrovich)
Returning Players Avery Maley- 12th Gavin Schriner- 11th Marco Pecchia- 11th Chris Ragazzine- 10th Josh Srock- 10th Brady Flere- 10th
Potential New Contributors Jaxson Candel- 10th Derek Hilbun- 10th
Coach Comments- Last year, we relied on a lot of youth, with only one returning lettermen. I am hoping the year of experience leads to better results this year. Each day we practice, we strive to make it our best golf possible. The effort the boys are putting into things should pay off in a big way this year.
Mineral Ridge Rams
Coach- Shawn Brown Conference- Mahoning Valley Athletic Conference Home Course- Olde Dutch Mill Team Website Schedule Twitter- @RamGolf1 Last Year’s Results- 15-4, 8-4
Returning Players Chas Colantone- 12th Keaton Kucera- 12th Trey Rigley- 12th Cody Gongaware- 11th RJ Jensen- 11th AJ Sandy- 11th Jackson Geddes- 10th Eric Christoff- 10th Grant Wiscott- 10th
Potential New Contributors Vinny Simone- 9th Kyle Ague- 9th
Coach Comments- The MVAC is wide open this season for 4 or 5 teams and the season should be competitive. The team that is the best on and around the green is going to be leading the way to the league title.
Mogadore Wildcats
Coach- Chris Mossa Conference- Portage Trail Conference Home Course- Paradise Lake CC Last Year’s Results- League champions. Sectional champions. Fifth place at the district.
Potential New Contributors Max Shannon Jackson Lanham
Coach Comments- We have a good team with varsity experience, and young talent. We look to compete for the league title and Sectional title again.
Open Door Christian Patriots
Coach- TBA Conference- Lake Effect Conference Home Course- Grey Hawk Golf Club Team Website Last Year’s Results- Won the Lake Effect Conference last year, Blake Hopkins was conference MVP and low medalist at the conference tournament.
Returning Players Blake Hopkins- 12th Will Giesbrecht- 11th
Rootstown Rovers
Coach- Keith Waesch Conference- Portage Trail Conference Home Course- Sunny Hill Golf Course Last Year’s Results- Overall Record: 15-7; Portage Trail Conference Record: 5-5 (3rd Place); 3rd Place Finish at the Div. III sectional tournament; 7th Place at Div. III district tournament
Returning Players Austin Biggin- 12th Audrey Francis- 12th Luke Flowers- 11th Anthony Cambareri- 11th
Potential New Contributors Joe Weaver- 12th Trentan Sines- 11th Ryan Wolf- 10th
Coach Comments- Senior Austin Biggin has the ability to be a very good high school golfer. Audrey Francis was the P.T.C. girls golfer of the year in 2022. Luke Flowers continues to make huge strides and should have a solid junior season.
Sebring McKinley Trojans
Coach- Shannon Hutchison Conference- Mahoning Valley Athletic Conference Home Course- Berlin Lake Golf Course Last Year’s Results- We went 0-12 last year until we reached sectionals where we had two of our golfers play their best 18 holes of golf all season and scored better than four other local teams.
Returning Players Michael Moyer- 11th
Potential New Contributors Jay Zheng- 11th Tate Wickersham- 11th Micheal Parks- 9th Connor Helmick- 9th Alexis Stillion- 9th
Coach Comments- We are looking forward to this season. We have a couple of golfers that are playing well and four that have never played the game before. We have a few more non conference games this year that we are looking forward too as well.
Southern Local Indians
Coach- Kyle Exline Conference- Eastern Ohio Athletic Conference Home Course- Twin Springs Golf Course Team Website Facebook Last Year’s Results- 2nd EOAC / 5th OHSAA Sectionals / 19-5 Overall Record
Coach Comments- After our schools’s most successful season and the departure of four seniors, our program looks to rebuild with a youthful and an inexperienced group. This team will look to continue a tradition and culture established before them, while maintaining a competitive attitude as they compete and learn the game of golf.
Tuslaw Mustangs
Coach- Matthew Halter Conference- Principals Athletic Conference Home Course- The Elms Team Website Schedule Last Year’s Results- 15-11 overall, 7-7 PAC 7 Conference (4th place)
Returning Players Evan Back- 12th Andrew Smith- 12th Lincoln Cocklin- 10th Caden Kiefer- 10th
Potential New Contributors Nick Lytle- 9th
Coach Comments- The players have been working hard in the off-season and I’m looking forward to seeing how it pays off. We will be led by our seniors Evan Back and Andrew Smith. Our goal is to be in contention for the PAC-7 Conference Championship.
Warren JFK Eagles
Coach- James R. LaPolla Conference- Portage Trail Conference Home Course- Trumbull Country Club Last Year’s Results- Second in Portage Trail Conference, sectional winner, district runner up, 7th in state.
Returning Players Bryce Vanhorn- 12th Luke Rupeka- 12th Andrew LaPolla- 10th Henry Phillips- 10th Andrew Fredenberg- 10th Julian Bolino- 10th Ryan Campana- 10th Brennan Sanata- 10th
Potential New Contributors Taggard Confragio- 11th
Coach Comments- Don’t let one bad hole spoil your round because you never know if you’re going to chip your next shot in or make an outstanding putt.
Waterloo Vikings
Coach- Matthew Flanagan Conference- Mahoning Valley Athletic Conference Home Course- Paradise Lake Country Club Twitter- @WHSVikingGolf Last Year’s Results- 19-3 overall, 12-0 league, MVAC Champion, T-3 Division 3 Riverview Sectional
A huge thank you to the many coaches who took the time to send in their team information!
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
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
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
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
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
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
A huge thank you to the many coaches who took the time to send in their team information!
Alliance Aviators
Coach- Jeff Graffice Conference- Eastern Buckeye Conference Home Course- Sleepy Hollow Team Website
Returning Players Sam Gress- 12th Ben Craig- 11th Jacob Smith- 11th
Potential New Contributors Brock Runion- 9th Ethan Jackson- 9th
Coach Comments- Looking to improve this summer to be competitive this year
Amherst Comets
Coach- Mitchell T. Gillam Conference- Southwestern Conference Home Course- Fox Creek Golf Club Team Website Schedule
Returning Players Ryan Yoder- 12th Landen Bray- 12th Prince Tran- 11th Alek Kissane- 10th
Potential New Contributors Mitchell Diehl- 12th Jacob Sprinkle- 11th Michael Haddix- 11th Jordan Miller- 10th Landon Wolf- 10th
Coach Comments- We return 3 players that were 1st or 2nd team all conference. Ryan Yoder, Prince Tran, Landen Bray
Avon Eagles
Coach- Jeff Stevens Conference- Southwestern Conference Home Course- Bob-O-Link Golf Course Team Website Schedule Last Year’s Results- 2nd Place – SWC, 6th Place – Sectional, Hunter McCourt – District Qualifier
Returning Players Hunter McCourt- 12th Jack Cherrstrom- 12th Zane Austin- 12th Tommy Urbancic- 11th Tim Mai- 11th
Avon Lake Shoremen
Coach- Matt Perry Conference- Southwestern Conference Home Course- Sweetbriar Team Website
Coach- David Kaser Conference- Suburban League (American) Home Course- Pine Valley Team Website Instagram- magics_golf Last Year’s Results- Dual record: 11-1, Suburban League American Conference: 6th out of 8
Returning Players Marco Silva- 11th Cole Macko, 11th Christian White- 11th Devin Miller- 12th
Coach Comments- Marco Silva had led the team each of the last two years. He advanced out of sectionals and missed a playoff to go to the state tournament by a stroke. We are hoping to build off of last year’s success and take the next step this fall. Cole Macko also made great strides last season. I am expecting more of the same this year. The team will have four returning starters on varsity, but graduating three will challenge the entire team.
Bay Rockets
Coach- Rick Manderine Conference- Great Lakes Conference Home Course- Sweetbriar Legacy Team Website Twitter- @BHS_BoysGolf Last Year’s Results- Overall Record 91-33 Great Lake Conference 26-4 Dual Record 11-3, 1st GLC Championship, 2nd Pioneer Classic, 3rd GLC Preview, 5th Comet Invitational
Returning Players Josh Hammond- 12th Ian Williams- 11th Jack Chalmers- 11th
Potential New Contributors Ben Shuster- 11th Aaron Bergstresser- 12th Travis Ropeleski- 10th Jayson Miller- 10th Ben Wagner- 10th Jayden Perrine- 10th Trevor Ormsby- 10th
Coach Comments- The Bay Village squad is returning three high level players from last season. Senior Josh Hammond will be the elder statesman. Josh has been an integral player the past two seasons. Juniors Ian Williams and Jack Chalmers will join forces with Josh to be the catalysts of the squad.
Josh earned 2nd team GLC honors the past two seasons. Ian Williams was a first team GLC member. At the GLC Championship (Grey Hawk Golf Club), Ian fired a 76 to earn 2nd place individual honors. The Rockets surprised the field and finished first place @ the GLC Championship.
Jack Chalmers will round-out the top three. Jack gained valuable experience at the varsity level. Jack is a smart player. He grinds out pars. All three are strong iron players. With improved short games, they can catapult into elite players in the area. These fellas have been putting in the work hard and are ready to make some noise.
The remaining three varsity sports will be highly contested. Potential candidates include sophomores Travis Ropelski, Jayson Miller, Ben Wagner, Jayden Perrine and Trevor Ormsby. The “Fab Five” freshmen made noise at the JV level. It’s time for these sophomores to take their games to the next level. It will be a heated competition.
We are looking forward to a competitive season. Our hope is to surprise the teams in the area. We are youthful…but have a big upside. The Great Lakes Conference has some of the strongest players in the area. It will be an exciting conference to follow this season.
Berea-Midpark Titans
Coach- Jim Cook Conference- Southwestern Conference Home Course- Royal Crest Golf Club Team Website Twitter- @BMHSTitanGolf Last Year’s Results- 3-9 record, first at the Titan Invitational, 5th in conference
Returning Players Andrew Greger- 11th LJ Krek- 11th Luke Nedoma- 10th
Potential New Contributors Luka Santori- 11th Leo Smith- 11th Braeden Kinnard- 11th
Coach Comments- The graduation of 3 seniors has made our team young, however our 3 returning players have veteran experience in matches & tournaments. It will be interesting to see who shows up for those varsity spots. We have a very talented incoming Freshman class that should push the upperclassmen.
Brunswick Blue Devils
Coach- Colin Smith and Chad Thompson Conference- Greater Cleveland Conference Home Course- Pine Hills and Bunker Hill Team Website Schedule Twitter- @brunswickhsgolf Last Year’s Results- 5th as a team at the Good Park Sectional (335). Individual qualifier Max Heilbrun shot 73. Max shot 78 at the Pine Hills District.
Returning Players Eric Carbone- 12th Cayden De Wever- 12th Dayten Bobula- 11th
Potential New Contributors Dylan Piatak- 12th Mikey Makara- 12th Mike Samano- 12th Jonas Hinderer- 11th Ethan Kovacs- 10th
Coach Comments- We are extremely excited for new players to have the opportunity to compete for the Blue Devils this season. We will be extremely young and relatively inexperienced, but many of these young players are putting in a lot of work in this offseason. We are also looking forward to continuing to compete at an extremely high level, participating in some of the best tournaments in Northeast Ohio. We are extremely grateful to those coaches that give our players the opportunity to play in their events year in and year out.
Chardon Hilltoppers
Coach- Dan McGuigan Conference- Western Reserve Conference Home Course- St. Denis
GlenOak Golden Eagles
Coach- Scott McCahan Conference- Federal League Home Course- Sanctuary Golf Club
Returning Players Anthony Morabito- 12th Colin Whitmer- 12th
Potential New Contributors Tyler Tolin- 12th Gavin France- 10th Evan Negulis- 10th Patrick Arway- 10th Ben Sibert- 11th JP Parkinson- 11th Dylan Wiles- 11th
Coach Comments- GlenOak will look to rebuild after losing 6 seniors last fall. We will return (2) 3 year letter winners and add a lot of new and younger golfers to fill the void.
Harvey Red Raiders
Coach- Scott Cummings Conference- Chagrin Valley Conference (Valley) Home Course- Painesville Country Club Team Website Facebook- Harvey Red Raider Golf Last Year’s Results- 6-14
Coach Comments- We are trying to take a step up as we had 3 freshman last year.
Archbishop Hoban Knights
Coach- Quinn Parker Conference- Independence Home Course- Mud Run, Portage Country Club, Brookside Country Club, Firestone Country Club Team Website Twitter- @HobanBoysGolf Last Year’s Results- 4th Place State (Division I, Ohio State Golf Course), 2nd Place District (Division I, Pine Hills Golf Club, 1st Place Sectional (Division I, Good Park Golf Course).
Returning Players Jack Vojtko- 12th Kord Ready- 12th Charlie Hite- 12th Chris Pollack- 11th Ray Dress- 11th Braden Herstich- 11th Brett Bagatti- 11th Ethan Cooper- 10th
Potential New Contributors Ben Berridge- 9th
Coach Comments- 9 returning varsity golfers for the 2023 high school golf season. Very experienced group of golfers. Looking forward to seeing what we can accomplish this year. Team will be lead by our three seniors Jack Vojtko (Ohio State Golf Recruit) Kord Ready, and Charlie Hite. We have a very strong junior class – Chris Pollak, Ray Dress, Braden Herstich , and Brett Bagatti. Two strong underclassmen golfers Ethan Cooper (Soph.) and Ben Berridge (Fr.).
Hoover Vikings
Coach- Scott Snyder Conference- Federal League Home Course- Arrowhead Golf Course Team Website Last Year’s Results- 3rd in league, 3rd in sectional tournament, 15th in district tournament
Returning Players Ernie Otte- 12th Luke Stutzman- 11th Daniel Gambone- 11th Jake Bowling- 10th Carter Russell- 11th
Coach Comments- We look forward to competing and growing as the season progresses.
Hudson Explorers
Coach- Matt Villenauve Conference- Suburban League (National) Home Course- The Country Club of Hudson Team Website Twitter- @hudsongolfrocks Last Year’s Results- 1st Place Sectionals, 16th place Districts, Suburban League Champions
Returning Players Sam Fauver- 11th Callahan Lawler- 12th Adam Ruffer- 11th
Jackson Polar Bears
Coach- Jim Kish Conference- Federal League Home Course- Shady Hollow CC, The Legends of Massillon Last Year’s Results- Federal League Pre-Season 1st, Hudson Invitational 1st, Stark County Invite 1st, Post Season Federal League 1st, Sectionals 1st, District 3rd, State 10th.
Returning Players Jordan Kish- 12th Ethan Kasler- 12th Aidan Loy- 12th Max Weber- 11th Raffeale Scassa- 10th
Jackson looks to be very competitive this year with a solid group of returning letter winners. Jordan Kish, Stark Co. Player Of The Year, will look to continue his success heading into his senior year.
Kent Roosevelt Rough Riders
Coach- Ben Curtis Conference- Suburban League (American) Home Course- Windmill Lakes GC Instagram- @rooseveltboysgolf Last Year’s Results- Suburban League Champions
Returning Players Liam Curtis- 11th Christian Mineo- 12th Rowan Baynes- 12th Jack Puhalla- 11th
Potential New Contributors Jack Flynn- 10th Owen Puhalla- 9th
Coach Comments- Players to Watch- Liam Curtis (POY last year and State Qualifier), Christian Mineo and Rowan Baynes. Team- Looking forward to great competition, playing on some great courses. This is a great group of kids who enjoy playing and competing against each other and their peers
Lorain Titans
Coach- Dino Pappas Conference- Lake Erie League Home Course- Pinebrook
Returning Players Landis Jarvis- 12th
Potential New Contributors Antonio Rosario- 12th Shane Hargreaves- 12th Janai Marrero- 12th Jousleirys Villanueva- 11th
Coach Comments- We are a mixed (boys/girls) team of mostly beginners. We have been working hard in the off season learning the game and are looking forward to competing against other similar teams in the area.
Louisville Leopards
Coach- Michael McFerren Conference- Independent Home Course- Sleepy Hollow Golf Club – Alliance, Ohio Last Year’s Results- 10-1 record, 9th in the Tannenhauf Sectional
Potential New Contributors Zach Ganser- 12th Michael Filipowicz- 11th Joey Duncan- 11th Braden Franks- 11th Ethan Gruber- 9th
Coach Comments- We are returning 3 players that will wind up being 4 year letter winners. Outside of those three guys, we are going to be very inexperienced at the varsity level. Two of these three returnees have qualified for the District tournament in the past, so I look for 1 or more of them to challenge to get back to Pine Hills again this year. This year we are going to be looking for that solid 4th score as many other programs are throughout the area, if we can find that score, we will be very competitive in matches and tournaments.
Massillon Tigers
Coach- Josh Sykora Conference- Independent Home Course- Legends of Massillon Twitter- @MTigerBGolf Last Year’s Results- 1st place at the Smithville Invitational at Hawks Nest, 2nd place at the CVCA Invitational at Glenmoore Country Club, Played 16 Invitationals, Played 3 9 hole matches and went 2-1
Potential New Contributors Preston Reinhart- 11th Hayden Smith- 12th
Coach Comments- 4 of our top 5 players are returning this season. Brock and Trey have both played very well this summer. They are both going to be players to watch for the 2023 season.
Medina Bees
Coach- Mike Mozingo Conference- Greater Cleveland Conference Home Course- Fox Meadow Country Club Twitter- @Medinabeesgolf Last Year’s Results- Fourth consecutive GCC title, Qualified for State tournament, Finished 12th
Returning Players Cam Stafford- 10th Eli Zimmerman- 11th Coen Miller- 11th Ethan Cole- 12th William Guest- 12th
Coach Comments- We’re just trying to build upon last year’s success and try to play our best.
Mentor Cardinals
Coach- Eric Vinborg Conference- Greater Cleveland Conference Home Course- Black Brook
Returning Players Andrew Betz- 12th John Prentice- 11th
Midview Middies
Coach- Kyle Zimmer Conference- Southwestern Conference Home Course- Brentwood Twitter- @MidviewBoysGolf Last Year’s Results- League 4-3, overall duals 9-3, Edison Invite champions, Pioneer Invite champions
Coach- Scott Lawrence Conference- Suburban League (National) Home Course- Ellsworth Meadows Golf Course Twitter- @NordoniaGolf Last Year’s Results- 6th in the Suburban (National), 2nd in the OHSAA Sectional at Windmill Lakes
Returning Players Drew Kitzmiller- 12th Ben Mallis- 12th Caden Cook- 11th Ryan Mallis- 10th
Potential New Contributors Carter Bretz- 10th Brody Gopalkrishna- 11th Gran Lucician- 12th Cameron Yanok- 10th
Coach Comments- We bring back a solid core of players that have been working hard over the summer to improve upon last year’s performance. The team will be lead by our two senior returning lettermen, Drew Kitzmiller and Ben Mallis.
North Ridgeville Rangers
Coach- Mike Belpulsi Conference- Southwestern Conference Home Course- Pine Brook Twitter- @coachbelpulsi Last Year’s Results- SWC 1-6 Overall 1-7
Potential New Contributors Tyeson Carter- 11th Nick Forristal- 11th Parker Prince- 11th Ethan Crevda- 10th Jakob Holland- 10th
North Royalton Bears
Coach- Steven Sprunger Conference- Suburban League (National) Home Course- Hinckley Hills Golf Course Last Year’s Results- 4th place in the Suburban League National Division. Tournament winners at Madison Rams Invitational, Placed 4th at Sectionals and advanced to Districts at Pine Hills
Returning Players Lukas Cengic- 12th Ryan Kuchta- 12th Brandon Jenkins- 12th Andy Kovalak- 12th Daniel Lee- 12th Charlie Wilson- 11th
Potential New Contributors Roman Gambino- 12th Ryan Wilson- 9th Lucas Stringer- 9th
Coach Comments- The Bears are loaded with senior leadership and are looking to compete in the S.L. National Division this year.
Norton Panthers
Coach- Mike Maile Conference- Metro Conference Home Course- Spring Hills Team Website Last Year’s Results- Last season regular season record was 0-16, Norton finished 1st in Metro Athletic Conference tournament
Returning Players Charlie Gabor- 12th Eric Frantz- 12th Regis Vargo- 12th Matt Fowler- 11th Evan Easterling- 11th
Olmsted Falls Bulldogs
Coach- Damon DeMarco Conference- Southwestern Conference Twitter- @OFBoysGolf1 Last Year’s Results- SWC Champions, 1 Tournament Win, 2 Individual District Qualifiers
Potential New Contributors Connor Lehmann- 10th Owen Timura- 11th
The Bulldogs lost a 4 year letterman and conference MVP – Ben Scheeff (Cleveland State), but returns 4 full time varsity players and a few players that did get some varsity experience last year. There will be a rotation at the bottom of the lineup and there will be some good competition for those final 2 spots each week across several capable players. The team will be lead by Dylan Sowers (Sr) who will be in his 4th year as a Varsity player coming off his best year (1st Team All-SWC, District Qualifier, 18 hole avg – 78.0, 9 hole avg – 38.15)
Revere Minutement
Coach- David Archer II Conference- Suburban League (American) Home Course- Fairlawn Country Club Schedule Last Year’s Results- Suburban League American Division – 4th Place, Suburban League American Division 2nd Team Honoree – Jack Kinder, Suburban League American Division Honorable Mention – Grant Banning, Suburban League Boys Golf Athlete of the Month, October – Jack Kinder, Jack Kinder advanced to the State District Tournament as an Individual
Returning Players Grant Banning- 12th Jack Kinder- 11th Giovanni Lucarelli-Devorak- 12th Angelo Levak- 11th
Potential New Contributors Michael Zachary- 12th Jack Skidmore- 11th Langston Ford- 10th Tommy Kinder- 9th
Coach Comments- Revere will be hosting our 3rd Annual “Revere Cup – Friday Night Lights Experience” on Saturday, August 26th @ Fairlawn Country Club. The event has grown both in popularity and notoriety drawing nearly 300 fans/patrons this past season.
Riverside Beavers
Coach- Mike Pickett, PGA Conference- Western Reserve Conference Home Course- Little Mountain/Quail Hollow Last Year’s Results- Brayden Abbott- ALL WRC Conference, Walker Young- All WRC Conference
Coach- David Hendrickson Conference- Great Lakes Conference Home Course- Big Met Golf Course Team Website Schedule Twitter- @RR_BoysGolf Last Year’s Results- 8-2 in matches, GLC Champions, Midview Invitational Champions (305 at Columbia Hills CC – season low), Sectional Champions (328 at Greyhawk)
Returning Players Luke Dietrich- 12th Nick Tianello- 12th Dan Capka- 12th Jack Hurt- 12th Jack Petrus- 12th Luke Petrus- 12th
Coach Comments- We’re looking forward to a great season with an experienced group!
Shaker Heights Raiders
Coach- Paul Sampliner Conference- Greater Cleveland Conference Home Course- Shaker Country Club and Highland Park Last Year’s Results- Reached Districts for the 3rd year in a row finishing 10 strokes away from a trip to Columbus. 2022 Winners of the CVCA Invitational, PC Classic, and the NDCL Invitational (306 here, our best team score of the year).
Coach Comments- Shaker is looking to build from a solid 2022 campaign that included three tournament wins and a 9th place finish at Districts. Five experienced returning Seniors are charging back to earn a trip to Columbus for their final year. We are also looking forward the challenge of conference play in our re entrance into the Greater Cleveland Conference.
St. Edward Eagles
Coach- Douglas Sessor Conference- Independent Home Course- Grey Hawk GC Team Website Twitter- @sehs_golf Last Year’s Results- 5th place Sectionals
Returning Players Jack Myslenski- 12th
Potential New Contributors Thomas Marshall- 12th Vinh Lai- 11th Sean Curran- 11th Michael Tyler Polca- 11th Logan Zaremba- 12th Jack Wallenhorst- 11th Ryan McGuire- 11th Luke Schramko- 11th Chris Nadja- 10th Nickolas Torres- 10th
Coach Comments- Very pleased where we are entering the season! The bulk of our program put in a rigorous offseason with strength/conditioning programs and competing in local tournaments. The Eagles are led by two seniors Jack Myslenski and Thomas Marshall with a accompanying deep 2025 class. As we enter this season we are set on making a run at qualifing for OHSAA States.
St. Ignatius Wildcats
Coach- Kevin Neitzel Conference- Independent Home Course- Elyria Country Club Team Website Last Year’s Results- 2022 Division 1 State Champions
Potential New Contributors Frank Adamo- 12th Alexander Stiegele- 10th Joe Maloof- 10th Craig Carneval- 11th
Coach Comments- Bradley Chill and Julian Dugan return from the 2022 State Championship team and both are capable of leading us to a state title run. We have a strong group of underclassmen that will be pushing for a place on the Varsity roster. Our goal is to win a third straight State Championship.
St. Vincent-St. Mary Irish
Coach- Jim Currie Conference- Independent Home Course- Good Park GC Team Website Twitter- @stvmboysgolf Last Year’s Results- 10-4 Overall Match Record, 9th place Sectional finish, 2nd Place Alliance and Cardinal Classic, 3rd Place Tuscarawas Central Catholic and Field Tournaments, 4th Place Nordonia Tournament, 13 Place CVCA Tournament, 9th Place St Eds Tournament
Returning Players Harrison Pumphrey- 12th Paul Merkle- 12th Nick Wierzbicki- 11th Paul Witschey- 10th
Potential New Contributors Ben McKnight- 12th Jackson Vesco- 11th Angelo Puglia- 11th Nate Sparhawk- 10th Mario Case- 10th
Coach Comments- For us to do well our 4 returning players will have to play well every time we are on the course. Whoever gets the 2 open varsity spots will have to step in and play well to help us.
Stow-Munroe Falls Bulldogs
Coach- Chet Feldman Conference- Suburban League (National) Home Course- Fox Den Last Year’s Results- 2nd in league, made it through sectionals and just missed going to state. Last year senior, Ben Skripac, did end up going to state and finished 11th overall individually. Sophomore (Junior to be) Austin Wilhoit missed going to state by one stroke.
Returning Players Matt Kurtz- 12th Austin Wilhoit- 11th Eddie Norman- 10th Tyler Cheetham- 10th
Potential New Contributors Anderson Hurst- 11th
Coach Comments- We are going to be very young, but the kids will be playing in tournaments in the off season to gain some experience that hopefully will help us going into the season.
Tallmadge Blue Devils
Coach- Scott Campbell Conference- Suburban League (American) Home Course- Brookledge Team Website Twitter- @Tallmadge_BGolf
Returning Players Alex Wise- 12th Gabe Jones- 11th Warner Carter- 10th
Coach Comments- We will have 3 returning Varsity players and a lot of new faces. We are excited to see the younger players compete for spots.
Twinsburg Tigers
Coach- Scott Levey Conference- Suburban League (National) Home Course- Gleneagles Last Year’s Results- 12/4
Twinsburg expects to be competitive in 2023, led by senior Rob Prevette.
University School Preppers
Coach- Mike Sarris Conference- Independent Home Course- Sand Ridge Golf Club Team Website Last Year’s Results- 3rd Place Sectionals, 7th Place Districts, Jackson Pinney Individual State Qual.
Returning Players Adam Sands- 11th Ethan Roberts- 11th Jackson Pinney- 11th
Valley Forge Patriots
Coach- Mitchell Hartel Conference- Great Lakes Conference Home Course- Ridgewood Golf Course Twitter- @forge_golf Instagram- vfhartel Last Year’s Results- Record: 12-2, Conference Record: 3-2, GLC Tournament: 6th Place Finish
Returning Players Anthony Donley- 12th Ryan Repko- 12th Garrett Hollon- 12th Stefan Stjepanovich- 12th Bill Jobes- 11th
Coach Comments- Our team is full of a lot of experience, talent and mental strength. Over the past four years, our players have improved their abilities on the course significantly. Led by Captains Anthony Donley and Ryan Repko, the team is in great hands when it comes to putting up low scores. Other Senior leaders, Stefan Stjepanovic and Gary Hollon also look to continue having solid careers here at Valley Forge. It will be fun to see the progress and steps they take toward posting another successful year for the Patriots.
Wadsworth Grizzlies
Coach- Steve Ferris Conference- Suburban League (National) Home Course- Pine Valley Last Year’s Results- District Qualifier
Coach Comments- Last season’s District Qualifying has garnered attention- expecting good things this year.
Walsh Jesuit Warriors
Coach- Bill Reilly, PGA Conference- Crown Conference Home Course- Brookledge and Ellsworth Meadows Last Year’s Results- 6 Tournament wins in 2022 (tied) most of the last 15 yrs. Crown conf champs 5th straight year
Returning Players Parker Barrett- 12th Anthony Spain- 10th Ryan Czenzak- 10th Steven Voinovich- 11th
Potential New Contributors Dominic Calleri- 12th Matthew DiMare- 12th Ben Yeager- 10th
Coach Comments- I believe this team will be very hungry for the post season.2022 was a bitter setback for a talented team who overlooked State Sectional Qualifier for the District tournament and missed the District Tournament for the first time in 22 yrs
West Geauga Wolverines
Coach- Jay Kletecka Conference- Chagrin Valley Conference (Chagrin)
Potential New Contributors Aiden Hinds- 9th JJ Rubinski- 9th
Westlake Demons
Coach- Luke Harris Conference- Great Lakes Conference Home Course- Sweetbriar Team Website Schedule Last Year’s Results- 2nd in GLC, 3rd in Amherst Invitational, 1st in Comet Classic, 1st in Elyria Catholic Invitational, 3rd in Midview Invitational, 4th at Sectionals and qualified for Districts as a team. 2nd year in a row for that, 13th at Districts, Sion Park was 2nd at Sectionals and qualified for States as an Individual.
Returning Players Sion Park- 12th Michael Labenz- 12th Michael Ambrosino- 12th Mitchell England- 11th Matthew Brown- 10th
Potential New Contributors Josh Turk- 11th Peyton Wolf- 9th
Coach Comments- This is my first year as coach so I don’t know much. I have been told to watch out for Sion Park. He had a great year last year and should be able to compete for states.
Willoughby South Rebels
Coach- Matt Fundak Conference- Western Reserve Conference Home Course- Manakiki Twitter- @SouthRebelGolf Last Year’s Results- 5-9, graduated the player of the year
Returning Players Michael Lavrisha- 11th Tyler Hace- 10th James Miller- 11th Andrew Schrenk- 12th
Potential New Contributors Chase Stafford- 11th Austin Parker- 11th Ralph Zappola- 9th
Coach Comments- We will be young, but we will be competitive.
The Lake Erie Girls Golf Association typically is a competitive league made up of teams from the Great Lakes Conference, the Lorain County Conference, and others. The team to beat in 2023 looks to be the Rocky River Pirates under coach Jeff Hammond, led by senior Chloe Holton and junior Mia Ginetti. Other teams in contention include Westlake, who perennially sits near the top of the conference standings and has won the conference the last two years, and North Olmsted, who is a more recent addition to the conference. Columbia and Keystone, who will have a new coach in Greg Morgan, are still building their programs while Fairview, with new coach Chris Kaminski, and Bay will look to set a solid base for the future.
Impact Players
Emma Feakins (JR) Keystone Megan Forshey (SR) Westlake Charlotte Fox (SO) Bay Mia Ginetti (JR) Rocky River Chloe Holton (SR) Rocky River Taylor Kuhrt (SR) Columbia Rose Lane (JR) North Olmsted Jessica Paracsi (SR) Fairview
Freshmen to Watch
Katie May Baum (Columbia) Nina Scott (North Olmsted)
Head Coach- Victoria Budzyn Last Year’s Results- 15th at Springvale Sectional, regular season: 5 wins, 11 losses Coach Comments- Bay High School has a young team with a lot of underclassmen who are consistently improving.
Head Coach- Rebecca Brendza Last Year’s Results- 4th at The Pines Sectional, 11th at Districts, Overall Record: 9 – 5; Conference Record: 7 – 3; Won the Choke/Prize ball at LEGGA Preview; 3rd place in the LEGGA Championship Coach Comments- Looking for some strong leadership from our four seniors!
Head Coach- Jeff Hammond Last Year’s Results- 7th at Springvale Sectional, 20-1 match play, Regular season LEGGA Champions, 1st place LEGGA preview, 2nd place LEGGA championship, 7th place at Edison Invitation,7th place at Parma Flamingo Frenzy Coach Comments- Top 3 scorers return from record setting season last year. Chloe Holton and Mia Ginnetti tied for the final district qualifying spot and are back looking to lead the team to another LEGGA Championship and first ever District appearance.
Head Coach- Traci Edmunds Last Year’s Results- 12th at Springvale Sectional, 10-2 record, Back-to-Back 1st place LEEGA Tournament Championships Coach Comments- I’m excited for golf season! We graduated 5 of our varsity players last season so we will be a young team but I’m confident in our returning varsity players and the talent and experience they bring to our team. I’m also looking forward to seeing the young and upcoming talent to contribute to our teams success!
Attached you will find a registration form for the Portage County Amateurs including the Matt Mishler Junior Portage County Amateur and the Kids Am.
The dates at the end of July are fast approaching.
Just a reminder: The Kids Am is a great first tournament for junior golfers from age 6 and under through ninth grade. Coaches, high school golfers and graduates are on the course at Sunny Hill to help with rules and scorecards if needed.
The Junior Amateur includes youth in several divisions including 12 and under, 13-15 and 16-19 for both boys and girls.. If you have team members playing in the tournament you would like to watch, please let me know and I can arrange to include them in consecutive tee times.
High school golfers are welcome to play in the Portage County Amateur. We have found the adult golfers enjoy seeing the prep golfers and competing against the talented high school students from across northeast Ohio.
The Kids Am is at Sunny Hill Golf Course (Brimfield) for one day; four, six or nine holes depending on the grade.
The Junior Am plays two consecutive days at Windmill Golf Course (Ravenna) and Sunny Hill, 18-holes for 13-19 each day and nine holes each day for 12 and under but youth golfers used to playing 18-holes may move up an age division.
The Amateur competes at Raccoon Hill (Kent) and Windmill Lakes.
Registration is available via mail-in, on-site at host golf courses or visiting the website PCGolf.net for online registration and payment.
This is the 93rd season for the Portage County Amateur, the 17th Junior Amateur and the ninth Kids Am. (The Amateurs also host the Senior Amateur at the end of August for men and women ages 50 and older.)
If you have any questions, would like to register numerous members of your team or need additional information, please do not hesitate to text (330-206-9083) or return email (golffam2@gmail.com).
Looking forward to seeing the junior golfers during the month of July.
The Amateurs appreciate the golf courses providing a great experience for the youth golfers as well as the Fairways at Twin Lakes and Birdie Shack (Kent) for sponsoring this season’s Kids and Junior Amateur.
Laurel School in Shaker Heights is looking for a JV golf coach this upcoming season. It is a paid position and will go from July 31-September 19. There are 6-7 girls on the JV roster that are excited to play golf this season. Please contact Marti Hardy at mHardy@LaurelSchool.org if interested.
This article is used with permission from the Hudson Explorer School Newspaper and Ellie Davis. The original article can be viewed by clicking here.
By Ellie Davis, Hudson High School Class of 2024
Sherry Du, a junior here at Hudson High School, is an incredibly talented student and an even better friend, teammate and just person in general. According to her peers, she is driven, kind, hardworking, hilarious, thoughtful and someone they know they can rely on no matter what. She is taking and has taken some of the most rigorous AP courses at Hudson, has been a varsity golfer since freshman year and is involved in a plethora of extracurricular activities both in and out of Hudson. The most impressive part about Du is that in the face of everything she does she is incredibly personable and has been described as “a really good friend” by her coaches and peers alike. The purpose of this article is not only to highlight Du and the amazing things she does, but also to portray her perspective on her life and everything that she does so people can understand the answer to the question: Who is Sherry Du?
It is no secret that Du is an excellent student, golfer and musician, but exactly how many activities is she involved in? Du gave a list consisting of golf, Spanish Honors Society, National Honors Society, Science Olympiad, which Du happens to be a Vice President of, Hudson Orchestra and the Cleveland Orchestra Youth Orchestra (COYO). Du spoke enthusiastically about all of these activities and it was clear that she truly cares about and enjoys being a member of all of them. Something Du mentioned specifically about golf is that “it has been really fun and definitely a really great experience for me getting to meet all my amazing teammates.” Du is a three-year varsity golfer for Hudson and according to head coach Mr. Bolin, she is “a positive role model not only for her peers but for younger people as well.” Du also specified that she spends about four hours in Cleveland every weekend as a part of COYO, and that in her spare time she likes to practice her violin because according to Du, “if I don’t I’ll get yelled at.” This casual remark, aside from showcasing Du’s amazing sense of humor, is a great example of how dedicated she is to always doing her best.
So, how exactly does one go about managing a life as busy as this? A life like Du’s can be incredibly challenging and demanding, but as Du has gotten older she has gotten better at managing her time so that she may succeed in everything she does. “I would definitely say that time management, in and of itself as a skill that I’ve acquired, has definitely been one of my biggest challenges. Especially during my freshman year and early parts of my sophomore year, I wasn’t really effective with study techniques and that gave me a lot of grief and caused me to lose a lot of sleep.“ For Du, overcoming this challenge was a big part of her early high school career because “sometimes it meant not spending so much time on certain activities in order to prioritize others in order to have a balance of how well [she] was doing in everything overall.“ Finding the study techniques that work best for her has allowed Du to take on more and be successful in everything she does. Additionally, if Du could give one piece of advice to a freshman it would be “learn your study techniques first, and always prioritize your sleep over everything else.“ Doing these things herself has enabled Du to manage her busy schedule and still stay sane while doing it.
In order to truly understand who Sherry Du is, it is important to hear from someone who knows her well and can speak to her abilities, especially in golf. When asked to describe Du, Mr. Bolin, her golf coach, said that “Sherry is one of the most driven, motivated people that I have ever come across – and it’s not just on the golf course. It seems like anything she puts her mind to she excels and exceeds at. It’s honestly incredible how good she is at everything she does.” Mr. Bolin, or Coach Bolin as Du knows him, has coached her for three years and said that not only has her golf ability continued to improve, but also her confidence as a teammate and leader. “I think Sherry realized that she had potential in a lot of things, and I think her growth has been in deciding where she wants to utilize her talents.” Mr. Bolin also thinks that “she came with a wide range of abilities, and she’s done a really great job determining which of those things she is going to use for her future when it comes to selecting a college and career.” As her golf coach, Mr. Bolin understands and sees the amount of potential Du has, as well as her ability to continually grow in something she is already fantastic at.
Mr. Bolin also looks forward to Du’s upcoming golf season and thinks that she “has the potential to have a fantastic senior year on the golf course. I’m excited to see her senior year because this is the culmination of everything she’s been working towards, and I think both individually and as a team we have the ability to do some pretty cool things this year.” Last year Du almost made it to States, and this year both she and her coach look forward to trying to make that goal a reality. Du is an incredible golfer, but it is her qualities as a leader that set her apart from the rest. These qualities are what her coach looks the most forward to seeing this year and says that “it has been really awesome to see Sherry jump into a leadership position on the team whether it’s running our social media account or setting up practices in the weight room.” Past seniors have done an incredible job leading the team, and Mr. Bolin thinks that Du and her fellow seniors are doing an amazing job “taking the baton” from them and living up to the high standards they set.
By now it is clear that Du is an amazing student and golfer, but according to Bolin “what a lot of people overlook is how good of a person she is. She is a really good friend. She is reliable. She’s always there when you need her and she’ll go out of her way to do something for someone else.” Du credits her parents as her biggest inspiration and reason for who she is today. “Apart from that, I think there have always been a couple of teachers who I think have been really inspiring, and my teammates have always been a big inspiration for me. I think they show me what a leader should look like.” It is these people, Du believes, who have inspired her to be the person she is today and helped her continue to be a person they can be proud of.
Who is Sherry Du? She is everything that has just been said and so much more. She prides herself on being someone her peers can look up to, and she continues to find inspiration in those around her. She is a phenomenal student, stellar golfer, show-stopping musician, incredibly supportive friend and all around good person that anyone would be extremely lucky to know.
By Krystine Frisch, Avon Lake High School Girls Varsity Golf Coach
The Ohio Girls Golf Foundation is hosting its high school showcase on Monday, July 31 at Avon Oaks Country Club. Incoming freshmen are invited to play as well as out-going seniors, so girls have the opportunity to play for five years.
This year LPGA Tour Professional Barb Mucha will headline this premier golf event, which consists of game improvement clinics, an 18 hole individual and team tournament, plus an awards dinner.
Former player and scholarship recipient Emma Davies has only good things to say about the event. “I loved the OGGF event because it was so organized and it was an amazing way to bond with your team before the school year starts. I also loved how they included pre-freshman year and post-senior year because it was a great way to meet more people,” Davies said.
Her former teammate Maggie Owens had this to say: “OGGF was one of my favorite tournaments while playing golf in high school. This was a fun and calming tournament to play during the summer. Since this tournament was before the season had begun, it was always an event that my teammates and I looked forward to. Overall, it was a refreshing and relaxing day that started out with clinics and warming up, followed by an 18-hole tournament, “ Owens said.
Liv Ritter will be a senior and has played in the OGGF. “It’s a good ready-to-go tournament. It is a great pre-season event before the season starts. It gave me advice to improve my short-game…which is half of my game. My short game is important.”
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