Kevin Fitch will be taking over the position of Head Girls Golf Coach at Avon Lake High School for the 2025 season. The position is nothing new for Fitch, who served in the same role prior to the 2014 season, where the program had numerous successful runs. He will take over for Krystine Frisch, who recently announced her retirement. Under Frisch, the Shoregals won seven Southwestern Conference championships and made several appearances at the District Tournament. Fitch will inherit the program with a young roster that has good potential. The team looks to be led by sophomore Lily Dorsey, who came out of nowhere as a freshman last season. Senior Samantha Kennedy, junior Julia Skelton, and sophomore Isla Rowney will fill out most of the varsity roster under Fitch.
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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