The Division 1 Sectional Tournaments will take place Monday and Wednesday throughout Northeast Ohio. There are four Sectional Tournaments and the top four teams and top four individuals not on a qualifying team from each tournament will qualify for the District Tournament on October 7th at Tanglewood Golf Club in Bainbridge.
The Elms Sectional (Monday, September 29)
The Elms Sectional got much tougher this season with the addition of Brunswick, who was moved from the Big Met Sectional, and Highland, who came from the Fox Den Sectional. Stark County will be saturated with talent on Monday with perennial power Hoover and newcomer Highland as the favorites to take the Sectional crown. Brunswick and Lake have put themselves in position to take the final two spots, but Green, Jackson, Massillon, and Medina are lurking and will make their presence known at The Elms. Federal League mainstays GlenOak and Perry along with fellow Stark County competitor Louisville and a solid Cloverleaf team have all had solid seasons and will also be competing for a trip to Tanglewood.
Big Met Sectional (Monday, September 29)
Magnificat should have no trouble taking home the Sectional championship at Big Met on Monday and St. Joseph looks to have a strong grip on the number two spot. Things will get very interesting after that. Southwestern Conference foes Avon and Avon Lake will be battling it out as they usually do for a spot in the District Tournament. Rocky River and Padua are also teams that will have a really good chance to advance. Olmsted Falls and Strongsville are teams that are on the periphery but will have an outside chance of making a run to get out of the Cleveland Metroparks and head east next week.
Fox Den Sectional (Wednesday, October 1)
Many teams took a big deep breath when Highland was moved out of the Fox Den Sectional. With the loss of the Hornets, Walsh Jesuit becomes the favorite to win in Stow with several teams chasing them. Nordonia, Revere, Hudson, and North Royalton look to be competing for the final three qualifying positions at Fox Den as those four teams have been bunched together throughout the entire season. It should make for some strong competition on Wednesday. Brecksville and Mayfield will be teams to keep an eye on as they look to put together solid rounds with the hope of advancing.
Old Avalon Sectional (Wednesday, October 1)
Old Avalon could possibly be the most intriguing of the four Division 1 tournaments this week. Canfield will come into Warren as the most likely Sectional champion but are not guaranteed that spot. After Canfield there are a boatload of contenders to advance to Tanglewood next Tuesday. Kent Roosevelt is a traditional power who will be looking to move on. Solon has been one of the most improved teams this season and also have one of the top players in the state of Ohio. NDCL is also a program on the rise and they are looking to build off their North Coast Conference championship by making it to Districts. Kenston is one of the more interesting teams in the area and have a good chance to qualify if they have a good day. Hathaway Brown, Hawken, Riverside, Aurora, and Stow are all one good round away from the beginnings of a Cinderella story.
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 Last Year’s Results- 2-10
Returning Players Brock Runion Keion Rose Caiden Baker
Potential New Contributors James Smith Hudson Woods Bo Davis
Coach Comments- Looking to keep on improving our team, we have 16 kids out and are working hard this summer.
Amherst Comets
Coach- Mitch Gillam Conference- Southwestern Conference Home Course- Fox Creek Golf and Racket Club Team Website Last Year’s Results- OHSAA Section Champions, SWC Conference Champions, Won 4 additional tournaments along with 3 runner-ups
Coach Comments- We have a solid core returning and the challenge will be developing daily consistency along with developing depth that can make solid contributions.
Aurora Greenmen
Coach- Gus Mehallis Conference- Suburban League (American) Home Course- Walden/Barrington Last Year’s Results- 3rd Suburban Conference
Returning Players Jackson Sarver- 11th Brady Allenick- 11th Joel Fletcher- 11th
Potential New Contributors Dylan Lancaster- 11th
Coach Comments- Jackson Sarver is this year’s “player to watch”
Avon Lake Shoremen
Coach- Matt Perry Conference- Southwestern Conference Home Course- Sweetbriar Last Year’s Results- 10-2
Coach Comments- We are looking to have a great season this year with a lot of potential. The kids are eager to get out and prove they are willing to compete
Barberton Magics
Coach- David Kaser Conference- Suburban League (American) Home Course- Pine Valley Instagram- @magics_golf Last Year’s Results- 7th place finish in the Suburban League
Returning Players Collin Nichols- 12th Tony Arthur- 12th
Potential New Contributors Reis Truax- 12th Axel Danes- 10th Javon Clayton- 12th Maxton Oktela- 11th
Coach Comments- We are entering a rebuild after graduating 6 seniors last year. We will be young and inexperienced, but looking to improve over the summer and during the season.
Brunswick Blue Devils
Coach- Jacob Fudale Conference- Greater Cleveland Conference Social Media- @brunswickhsgolf
Potential New Contributors Kosta Petrakis- 11th Jacob Eby- 12th Gavin France- 12th
Brush Arcs
Coach- Mike Medve Conference- Independent Home Course- Airport Greens Social Media- @BrushGolf Last Year’s Results- 3-13
Returning Players Charles Dancy- 11th Gus Zaucha- 11th Rex Zaucha- 10th
Canton McKinley Bulldogs
Coach- Bryan Herberghs Conference- Federal League Home Course- Spring Valley Last Year’s Results- Thomas Mankowski qualified for the district’s last year
Returning Players Thomas Mankowski- 12th Noah Brown- 12th
Coach Comments- Hoping for another strong season from senior Thomas Mankowski. Thomas played in a lot of tournaments over the summer and through the First Tee of Canton was chosen to play in the Pure Insurance Championship in September at Pebble Beach.
GlenOak Golden Eagles
Coach- Scott McCahan Conference- Federal League Home Course- Arrowhead Golf Club Facebook- Glenoak Golf Team Instagram- glenoakgolf
Returning Players Eddie Karam- 10th Evan Negulis- 12th Patrick Arway- 12th Jacob Kaiser- 12th
Potential New Contributors Kosta Petrakis- 11th Jacob Eby- 12th Gavin France- 12th
Coach Comments- GlenOak will look to be competitive this year with the return of District qualifier Eddie Karam, some seniors with experience and some younger boys developing their games.
Harvey Red Raiders
Coach- Scott Cummings Conference- Chagrin Valley Conference Home Course- Painesville Country Club Facebook- Harvey Red Raider Golf Team Last Year’s Results- 10-6 sent 3rd golfer to Districts in school history.
Returning Players Micah Cannon- 12th Aidan Englehart- 12th Alex Boskovic- 12th Adam Raphael- 12th
Potential New Contributors Luke Cvelbar- 10th James Ball- 10th T.J. Ingram- 10th
Coach Comments- We have a balance of experience and youth. We are poised to have a very good season. If our underclassmen contribute at a high level, we can be exceptional.
Archbishop Hoban Knights
Coach- Quinn Parker Conference- Independent Home Course- Mud Run / Brookside / Firestone / Portage Social Media- @hobanboysgolf Last Year’s Results- Division I State Champions
Returning Players Ethan Cooper- 12th Ben Berridge- 11th Carter Stircula- 11th Thomas Grasson- 11th Ray Koeberle- 10th Nash Vrabel- 10th Will Nolan- 10th
Potential New Contributors Nick Pollak- 9th
Coach Comments- 14th year coaching at Hoban High School. We are excited for another high school golf season. We will be led by Senior golfer Ethan Cooper. We have a very young and talented group of golfers behind Ethan. We are looking to playing one of the toughest golf schedules in the State. The experience throughout the regular season will get Knight ready for Post-Season! #golow
Hoover Vikings
Coach- Scott Snyder Conference- Federal League Home Course- Arrowhead Golf Course Last Year’s Results- Federal League Champions, Stark County Champions, 1st Place OHSAA Sectional Tournament, 5th Place OHSAA District Tournament
Returning Players Anthony Gambone- 10th Carter Hershberger- 10th Owen Caspe – 11th Joey Stehura- 11th Will Zollinger- 11th
Potential New Contributors Carter Thorn- 10th
Coach Comments- We return 3 of our top 5 from last season’s outstanding team, thus we are excited for the upcoming season. Our top players will be sophomores and juniors, so the future definitely looks bright.
Jackson Polar Bears
Coach- Scott Snyder Conference- Federal League Home Course- Shady Hollow CC Last Year’s Results- Finished 2nd in the league, 3rd in sectionals, made Districts
Returning Players Raffaele Scassa- 12th Fritz Houston- 11th Ben Young- 10th
Potential New Contributors Griffin Belden- 11th Andrew Pucky- 11th
Kent Roosevelt Rough Riders
Coach- Chris Nauer Conference- Suburban League (American) Home Course- Windmill Lakes Last Year’s Results- Liam Curtis: State Qualifier
Coach Comments- Excited for the opportunity to work with such great golfers but even better individuals. Excited to put the work in over the summer to be able to compete in the fall!
Lakewood Rangers
Coach- Derek Smith Conference- Cleveland West Conference Home Course- PineBrook GC Last Year’s Results- 4 and 4, 6th place CWC
Returning Players Matt Schlatzer- 12th Olivia Andregg- 11th Beau Magnar- 11th Seamus McGann- 11th James Sattler- 11th
Potential New Contributors Conner Theofilos- 9th
Coach Comments- A youngish team that is looking to stay above the .500 mark for the season and finish in the top half of the CWC.
Louisville Leopards
Coach- Michael McFerren Conference- Independence Home Course- Sleepy Hollow Golf Course – Alliance Facebook- Louisville Leopard Boy’s Golf Last Year’s Results- 1-7
Returning Players Braden Frank- 12th Max Roberts- 12th Max Mayle- 12th Ethan Gruber- 11th Gavyn Webb- 11th
Potential New Contributors Noah Ickes- 9th Landon Lydick- 9th Gunnar Greco- 9th Emilio Rodrigues- 9th Isaac Johnson- 10th Blake Shadle- 10th Zane Blanchard- 11th Sam Mackall- 11th Caleb Johnson- 11th Bryce Johnson- 12th
Coach Comments- Even though we are returning 5 letter winners from last year, overall we are still going to be pretty inexperienced. We are looking to improve from round to round and hope to be able to win more matches this year while becoming more competitive in tournaments. We have a few freshmen that are likely to challenge the returning players for varsity spots throughout the year. Incoming Freshman Noah Ickes is a very promising addition, he has been playing tournament golf since he was in elementary school, competing VERY well along the way.
Massillon Tigers
Coach- Josh Sykora Conference- Independent Home Course- The Legends X–@MTigerBGolf Instagram–tigerbgolf1 Last Year’s Results- Junior Aiden Koehler was a D1 District qualifier
Coach Comments- Aiden Koehler a rising senior looks to repeat a District appearance. We have 2 new players Kratz and Hennon who are showing great promise. The returning varsity players have all worked hard this off season to improve.
Medina Bees
Coach- Mike Mozingo Conference- Greater Cleveland Conference Home Course- Fox Meadow Twitter- @medinabeesgolf Last Year’s Results- 1st Place GCC (6x consecutive) 2nd Sectional 4th District 10th State
Potential New Contributors Trent Riedel- 9th Colin King- 12th Miles Coughenour- 12th
Coach Comments- I’d like to keep the train rolling so to speak. Eli Zimmerman and Coen Miller graduated with a great legacy to Medina golf. We have the roster potential to continue Medina golf’s tradition.
Mentor Cardinals
Coach- Neil Grantz Conference- Greater Cleveland Conference Home Course- Black Brook Golf Course Last Year’s Results- 2nd place in the GCC Conference. Qualified 3rd at the Quail Hollow Sectional.
Returning Players Carter Briskey- 11th Andrew Engler- 11th Matt Andres- 11th Dom Luvison- 12th Aiden Curtis- 10th
Potential New Contributors Zac Reilley- 11th Jack Kennedy- 10th
Coach Comments- We are looking forward to the 2025 season. We are still a young team but with 1 year of growth we are looking to compete for the league championship and hoping to return and compete at the District Tournament.
Midview Middies
Coach- Kyle ZImmer Conference- Southwestern Conference Home Course- Brentwood Twitter- @MidviewBoysGolf Last Year’s Results- 7-5 overall, 3-4 conference, 9th place sectional
Returning Players Wyatt Frank- 12th Patrick Dolin- 12th Jon Klooz- 12th Sam McCulley- 12th
Potential New Contributors Logan Edgell- 11th Lucas Hendershot- 11th Zach Rubin- 11th
Nordonia Knights
Coach- Al Huge Conference- Suburban League (National) Home Course- Ellsworth Meadows
Returning Players Ryan Mallis- 12th Carter Bretz- 12th Cameron Cordish- 12th
Potential New Contributors Braden Vegh- 11th Sam Huge- 11th Landon Root- 9th
Coach Comments- We are gonna be a young team and I’m looking forward to watching these young freshman develop
North Olmsted Eagles
Coach- Brian Posendek Conference- Cleveland West Conference Home Course- Springvale Golf Course Team Website Last Year’s Results- Finished 12th place in sectional tournament
Potential New Contributors Caleb Gilchrist- 12th Ethan Cerny- 12th
Coach Comments- North Olmsted looks to continue to compete for the top spot in the CWC. Kody Schneid, AJ Ryant, Jacob Perkins, and Mason Anders, all returning varsity players, will lead the way for the Eagles.
North Royalton Bears
Coach- Steven Sprunger Conference- Suburban League (National) Home Course- Hinckley Hills X- @RoyaltonGolf Last Year’s Results- 4th place in the S.L. 2nd place finish at Madison Invitational
Returning Players Patrick Mansbury- 12th Zach Horiba- 12th Lucas Stringer- 11th Ethan Gubacz- 11th Ryan Wilson- 11th
Potential New Contributors Spencer Sefcik- 10th Tony Mercurio- 10th
Coach Comments- The returning letterman for the Bears have made a dedicated effort to play more golf this summer than any other team from the past, and I am very proud to see that these men are making good on their word.
Olmsted Falls Bulldogs
Coach- Max Berger Conference- Southwestern Conference Home Course- Whiskyville Golf Course Twitter- https://x.com/OFBoysGolf1 Last Year’s Results- 6-1 regular season match record, 3rd in the SWC, Cole Odon made districts as an individual
Potential New Contributors Cameron Bond- 10th Logan Korek- 10th CJ Milota- 12th
Coach Comments- Can’t wait to see these players build on a great season last year, and also excited to see these young kids take the next step.
Revere Minutemen
Coach- David Archer Conference- Suburban League (American) Home Course- Fairlawn CC X- @minutemengolf Last Year’s Results- Won Generals Cup – Wooster Invitational (19 team field). Won Suburban League – American Division (co-champ) for first time in 12 years. Advanced to District Tournament as a team for 2nd year in a row (individual 3 years). State Tournament Ind. Qualifier – Tommy Kinder (SO) – Finished T-29 (1st time since 2009). Jack Kinder – First RHS golfer to sign to play golf in college since 1993 – of note that golfer in 1993 is current assistant coach and director of player development – John Bernatowicz.
Returning Players Tommy Kinder- 11th Jack Skidmore- 12th Jack Baird- 12th
Potential New Contributors Andrew Ash- 11th Andrew Coven- 10th Max Kalal- 10th Charlie Rogers- 11th
Coach Comments- We will continue with our 5th Annual – Revere Cup – A Friday Night Lights Experience on Saturday, September 13th. Providing an event like no other and brining our entire local golf community together to celebrate our young and growing team. As reference: https://ohio.golf/the-friday-night-lights-of-high-school-golf/. Side Note – 5 years ago we had only 5 golfers and recruited from other sports to find athletes and fill our roster. We anticipate more than 32 golfers will come out for tryouts in 2025, knowing full well that roster spots will be tough to secure.
Rocky River Pirates
Coach- Paul Roby Conference- Cleveland West Conference Home Course- Big Met Team Website Twitter- @RR_BoysGolf Last Year’s Results- 7-0 CWC play, 7-2 Overall. EC Invite – 2nd place finish. Finished 6th at Sectionals. Nolan Toole moved on to Districts as an individual where he finished 68th.
Coach Comments- After a successful season last year, capped off by winning the conference championship, we’re coming back with confidence and experience. We return the majority of our lineup, and the players have been putting in the work to build on that momentum. Our focus this season is not only to repeat as conference champs, but also to take the next step and qualify for districts as a team. I’m proud of the commitment and chemistry this group brings to the course, and I’m excited to see how far we can go.
Saint Ignatius Wildcats
Coach- Kevin Neitzel Conference- Independent Home Course- Elyria CC
Returning Players Alex, Stiegele Fitch Farina Kyle Malicki Ethan White Connor Phipps Dominic Castelluccio Patrick Myers Jack Tully Jackson Sommers
Potential New Contributors Ryan O’Leary Nate Hazard John Kaczka Ryan Creech
Saint Vincent-Saint Mary Irish
Coach- Jim Currie Conference- Independent Home Course- Good Park Instagram- stvmboysgolf Last Year’s Results- We were 9-2 in matches. We had a couple 3rd pace finishes in tournaments and finished 6th at the Wind Mill Lake Sectional
Returning Players Nate Sparhawk- 12th
Potential New Contributors Mason Cianciola- 12th Quinn Yori- 12th Joe Danzy- 12th Andy Dannemiller- 12th Giovanni Nonno- 11th
Coach Comments- We will be a very inexperienced team with only Nate Sparhawk returning from last years varsity team. All the other have some potential but no varsity experience.
Shaker Heights Raiders
Coach- Paul Sampliner Conference- Greater Cleveland Conference Home Course- Highland Park GC, Shaker Hts. CC Last Year’s Results- 5th in GCC
Returning Players Coke Vondriska- 10th Joe Pernsteiner- 11th Joey Day- 11th Peter Linz- 10th
Potential New Contributors Max Brokaw- 10th Matty Moore- 10th Connor Mayhugh- 12th
Coach Comments- Our first year with an accessible driving range, working toward improving.
Stow-Munroe Falls Bulldogs
Coach- Chet Feldman Conference- Suburban League (National) Home Course- Fox Den
Returning Players Eddie Norman- 12th Tyler Cheetham- 12th Oliver Huff- 11th Gavin Schneider- 11th
Potential New Contributors Carter Edwards- 11th AJ Halsne- 12th
Coach Comments- We will be working with our players on learning to control their emotions and their body language when things are not going how they want.
Strongsville Mustangs
Coach- Steve King Conference- Greater Cleveland Conference Home Course- Bunker Hill GC Last Year’s Results- 11th Sectional, 2nd in GCC
Returning Players Nick Colagiovanni- 12th Paxton Karabaic- 10th Luke Trzebuckowski- 11th
Potential New Contributors Josh Finster- 9th
Tallmadge Blue Devils
Coach- Scott Campbell Conference- Suburban League (American) Home Course- Brookledge Twitter- @Tallmadge_BGolf Last Year’s Results- 5th in Suburban American
Returning Players Andrew Byron- 12th Mario Case- 12th Jesse Ambrose- 12th Thomas Huth- 11th
Potential New Contributors Ryan Beattie- 10th Corey Rader- 10th Jake Leonard- 9th
Coach Comments- We are returning 3 Seniors – Andrew Byron, Mario Case and Jesse Ambrose who played in all of our matches/tournaments last year and are continuing to play in summer events this year. Their experience will help lead and guide our underclassmen. We are very excited to watch our underclassmen compete for Varsity playing time.
University School Preppers
Coach- Aaron Sayre Conference- Independent Home Course- Stonewater Last Year’s Results- Golf finished 7th at the Division 1 State Championship after finishing first at the Sectional Tournament and third at the District Tournament. We qualified as a team for states, not individually. Jackson Pinney was MVP, Bennett Johnson was Most Improved Player. 4th place overall finish at the prestigious Kiely Cup, competing against some of the best teams in the region. Sectionals – Quail Hollow CC -1st Place out of 11 teams. Jackson Pinney – 70 *First Place Individual Medalist*, Ethan Roberts – 70, *First Place Individual Medalist*, Nate Chege – 78, Bennett Johnson – 71, Slater Schoaf – 77, team score 288
Potential New Contributors Danny Sullivan- 12th Carter Pinney- 10th Eddie Gardiner- 10th
Coach Comments- Last season was a special one for our program—qualifying for the Division I State Championship as a team, finishing 7th in Ohio, and putting up a program-best 288 at Sectionals. The way we competed at events like the Kiely Cup, where we placed 4th against some of the top teams in the region, shows the level of golf our players are capable of. This year, we’re excited to build on that momentum. With key returners like Bennett Johnson—last season’s Most Improved Player—and Nate Chege, we’re looking to stay competitive at the highest level. Our focus remains on growth, unity, and playing our best golf when it matters most.
Valley Forge Patriots
Coach- Mitchell Hartel Conference- Cleveland West Conference Home Course- Ridgewood Golf Course Team Website Instagram- @vfhartel Last Year’s Results- 3-9 overall; 8th place in the CWC
Coach Comments- For our team last year, we had 5 out of our 6 guys who had never played competitive golf, or even on a golf course in their casual time. They used last year to learn the game, and they grew to love it. I am really excited to see how all their hard work in the offseason will pay off, as they continue to grow more serious about the game, and a love for it as well.
Wadsworth Grizzlies
Coach- Steve Ferris Conference- Suburban League (National) Home Course- Pine Valley
Returning Players Michael Fahey- 12th Chase Otradovec- 11th
Potential New Contributors Ajay Hill Colten Patrick Zach Stuchal
Coach Comments- Michael Fahey is our #1- he has worked hard this summer- he has a great chance to play in the state tournament.
Walsh Jesuit Warriors
Coach- Bill Reilly Conference- Independent Home Course- Ellsworth Meadows/Brookledge GC Instagram- Walsh Jesuit Mens Golf Last Year’s Results- Men’s varsity golf team had another very successful campaign in 2024. The team had ten (compared to 7 last) top three finishes throughout the season, including three championships, Kent Roosevelt, Cath Prep (Erie), and Gilmour invitational. 3rd at Red Tail, WJ, Jackson, Green Invitational, US Invitational, New Albany and one runner-up at State sectionals. The team did not make it to the state championship this year, but was led individually by , Anthony Spain, who’s 74 left him one shot from qualifying for the state. Individual Personal bests were achieved this year by senior Steven Voinovich, with a 70 at Meadville CC and the Medalist performance of two under par 69 at Bishop Wattterson’s Invite at York CC as well as 2 day total 70-73 (143) from Spain Junior, tied his HS low 71 at Meadville from 73 from Ryan Czenszak at Red Tail tied his HS low,76 twice from Mossimo (Gilmour ,Jackson) one off of 2023 at Pine Hills75. from Logan Mackey 76 at St John’s and 77 York CC and Sectionals and Matthew Czenszak low at Gilmour 74. The Warriors look to be very strong next year led by the experience of Luke Voinovich, Czenszak brothers, Spain, Mossimo Russo.
Returning Players Anthony Spain- 12th Ryan Czenszak- 12th Matthew Czenszak- 10th Mossimo Russo- 11th
Potential New Contributors Nick Kweicak- 10th Kale Zurkowski- 11th Luke Voinovich- 11th
Coach Comments- Our Talented roster had 2 very good years ’23 & ’24 and didn’t make states. I believe this team will be back on track for a string of post season appearances. Anthony Spain (Sr) Ryan Czenszak (Sr) will be ready to lead the Warriors with huge support from Matthew Czenszak (So), Nick Kweicak (So), Mossimo Russo (Jr), Kale Zurkowski (Jr), and Luke Voinovich (Jr).
Westlake Demons
Coach- Luke Harris Conference- Cleveland West Conference Home Course- Big Met Team Website X- Demons_Golf Instagram- demons_boys_golf Last Year’s Results- Conference co-champs, district qualifiers, EC invite champs, CWC Preview Champs, CWC Tournament Champs, Ed’s Tournament Champs
Returning Players Peyton Wolf- 11th Matthew Brown- 12th Cooper Albers- 12th Blake Jenson- 12th
Potential New Contributors Noah Fix- 11th Ethan Thompson- 12th
Coach Comments- We are returning 4 Varsity golfers from last years successful team. Matthew Brown and Cooper Albers had breakout Junior years and we are anticipating low scores all year from them. Peyton Wolf continued his exceptional play last year missing out on being a State qualifier by only one stroke. He is motivated and capable of making it to State this upcoming season.
Willoughby South Rebels
Coach- Matt Fundak Conference- Western Reserve Conference Home Course- Manakiki Twitter- @SouthRebelGolf Last Year’s Results- 9-7, 5th place team score at the Quail Hollow Sectional
Returning Players Tyler Hace- 12th Ralph Zappola- 11th
Potential New Contributors Jack Kubish- 11th Sam Leskiewicz- 11th Brady Killeen- 11th
Coach Comments- We will have some new faces on our varsity team, but we do have our #1 and #3 from last year’s team back. We hope to continue to build where we left off at the end of last season.
Wooster Generals
Coach- Jordan Smith Conference- Ohio Cardinal Conference Home Course- Wooster Country Club Team Website X- @WooGolf Last Year’s Results- Team – 5th Place in Sectionals, Individual – Colton Lawrence qualified for Districts
Coach Comments- Look for returning seniors Grady Hahn (1st team All-OCC), Colton Lawrence (District Qualifier), and Andon Hart (two-time letterman) to lead the way in 2025.
As we endure record low temperatures here in Northeast Ohio, the thought of the upcoming golf season can bring some warm thoughts to mind. Here is some very early analysis of what we can expect from the 2025 girls golf season in Division 1.
Top of the Mountain
This past season Magnificat brought Northeast Ohio its first Division 1 State Championship since 2007. The Blue Streaks rose up when the stakes were the highest and held off perennial state power Dublin Jerome to bring the title to Rocky River. Magnificat will lose team leaders Cammy Reed and Maureen O’Leary to graduation but their depth as a program will still be on full display in 2025. Kristina Chill will be the impact senior followed by a very solid group of underclassmen, including sisters Kayla and Korinne Knaze and Calli Reed, hoping to build off her older sister’s legacy.
There was a lot of speculation that after losing Isabella Goyette and Paige McKendry that Highland was going to fall off in 2024. The one thing that the Hornets constantly remind everyone is that they are always going to be contenders. Elizabeth Coleman stepped up big time in her junior year and almost single handedly gave them exactly what they had come to expect from Goyette. Highland will lose both Kendall Sprutte and Avery Albright, so they will rely on some less experienced players to step up to fill those holes. Coleman will be a force her senior year and Highland always seems to have players waiting in the wings to make an impact.
After a short lull by their high standards, Walsh Jesuit had a dynamic 2024 run, capped off by back to back program defining rounds at Sectionals and Districts. The Warriors bring back their entire nucleus and will have huge expectations in 2025. Sarah Vojtko proved that she is the real deal throughout her freshman year. Yumi Kohara continues to get more consistent as she grows into a leadership role. Vivian Eich was a nice surprise last season and Coleen Stadler and Gianna Rodenhauser will add the needed depth in their senior year.
On the Rise
Turning the calendar to 2025 symbolizes the future turning into the present in northern Medina County. The Brunswick Blue Devils have been building for this moment and they are confident that the time is now to make a big run. Ellie Gonzalez-Ribble exceeded all expectations as a freshman and now will be joined by her sister Emma, who brings a similar amount of hype. The Blue Devils used 2024 to continue to develop some of their core pieces, especially Rylee Roth and Jess Buzinski, who both took huge steps forward. Brunswick is primed for success if they put in the needed work and come in with the attitude demonstrated by coach Chad Thompson.
In Canfield, it will be time for juniors Aubree Philibin and Alex Conley to take the reigns for the Cardinals. Canfield has continued to grow over the past several years and they are another team that is ready to take the next step. Behind Philibin and Conley are a solid group of seniors ready to contribute and a young group of players ready to make an impact. Once coach Dean Conley sorts out where everyone fits in the lineup, the Cardinals are another team to watch.
After sending two, nearly an unprecedented three individuals to Districts in 2024, Revere will turn the page to a young foundation of players that has patiently been waiting their turn. In pure Revere fashion, four juniors, all who shoot very similar scores, will give the team a balanced look with a high ceiling in 2025. Those juniors are Ryenne Harpley, who nearly qualified for Districts after being the odd one out in a four-for-three playoff at Fox Den last year, Amrita Deo and Kate Banning, who each bring two years of quality experience, and Maddy Addessi, who has been ready for the spotlight since her freshman year. Canfield will grow as a team and learn how to win as a team in 2025.
The emergence of Edisa Plants last year gave Massillon some hopes of jumping onto the radar of contending teams. The Tigers have been slowly improving but will have a lot of work ahead of them, but having a sophomore emerging star is a good place to be. The Lake Blue Streaks are in a similar position. Charlie Brophy established herself as the number one player in the lineup last season and she will get some help from experienced seniors Grace Swihart and Olivia Gant, while the team is also high on a few younger players currently on the roster and entering the program as freshmen. A final team that has quietly been building a solid team is the Lions from Notre Dame-Cathedral Latin. They don’t have the star power as some other programs but their lineup has become deeper over the past couple years to the point where they are fielding a competitive squad. Senior Ava Lewandowski will be joined by three juniors who have played a learned together over the past two seasons. NDCL will look to compete in the new North Coast Conference.
New Look
A number of perennial powerhouse programs will be going through some extensive changes while still looking to stay competitive in the top tier of teams in Northeast Ohio. These teams have typically been able to reload when losing key pieces but they all find themselves in different positions heading into 2025.
The Hoover Vikings have a lot to replace but they are still poised to be the team to beat in the Federal League and make another run toward the State Tournament. They will be led once again by superstar junior Ellie Hutzler, who will be joined by freshman sister Frankie along with several returning potential contributors.
With the Gianna Reginelli era over at St. Joseph Academy, the Jaguars will turn to senior Emerson Glending to step into the team leader role. Glending had a solid season and she will have a lot of help returning, including seniors Tess Gibel, Ellen Mingus, and junior Vera Swartz.
The Hudson Explorers had a roller coaster season in 2024 and have lost mainstay performers Emmy Burling and Julia Van Bokkelen. They will rely on junior Elena Varga, who will be joined by junior McKenna Kiewatt and a young group of players looking to build experience.
In Jackson Township, the Polar Bears are always a factor in the Stark County golf landscape. Even without Cara Murphy, Jackson will continue to bring out a quality lineup and will be a difficult team to beat. Junior Kennedy Farrell and senior Charlotte Raketich will take the top two spots for the Polar Bears.
Julia Gulla will likely be regarded as the best player to ever play at Nordonia High School, making an impact and leaving a legacy that will never be forgotten. Replacing her is impossible, but Nordonia still will be a team that gets the most out of their players. The Knights will have a senior laden lineup led by Natalie Barnes, Carly Sutton, and Maddie Eisner, while also receiving contributions by junior Polly Loney.
Looking to call upon the success of the teams of the mid 2010s, the Green Bulldogs are hoping to reestablish themselves as a Federal League contender. Junior Leah Dang will spearhead the campaign and be joined by seniors Brooke Shocklee and Reese Genet, along with several other experienced upperclassmen.
Athleticism and talent always seem to find their way into the hallways at Kent Roosevelt High School. While they will not be sending out household names like Ashlyn Leavery, Kent still has a group of quality players to keep an eye on. Senior Adrianna Mineo and Coco Golden will be two players to watch for the Rough Riders.
Without the pure left-handed swing of Dixon Hill, Hathaway Brown will be seeking a new team identity in 2025. Saijal Jawa will look to go from unknown in the area golf landscape at the beginning of last year to the face of the Hathaway Brown program this season. The Blazers saw significant improvement from both Adelyn Ehlers and Lily Andrews throughout last season and they will be important contributors in 2025.
Aurora will be another team that sees a complete changing of the guard in 2025. Last season served multiple purposes for the Greenmen, both fielding a highly competitive team and also developing young talent. Aurora will be very young this season, with sophomores Bennett DeLuca and Kelly Macsurak both being key contributors. Senior Courtney Zeid will need to take a leadership role as the young players continue to grow.
Along the western lakeshore, coach Jeffrey Hammond of the Rocky River Pirates will see some changes at the top of his lineup. As Mia Ginnetti moves on to the next level, Rocky River will rely on Ginnetti’s supporting cast from last year to become the main players. This includes seniors Addie Crane and Rylie Quaiser.
Keeping it Steady
These are teams that have a good base to build off and have been strong programs over the past several years. They all return a majority of their players from last season and look to have similar or much better results in 2025.
North Royalton has enough depth to compete in the Suburban League National Division, especially with the division losing a lot of its most talented players. The Bears will need someone to step up and become their superstar in 2025. They will also be competing with the Brecksville Bees, who are building around senior Alice Cho and are in a similar position as North Royalton. Medina had to redefine their program in 2024 after bringing in a new coach and a completely new starting lineup. They have all their contributors back for their senior year, including Corinne Christeon and Lily Zimmerman, and look to make a big step forward. Mayfield also brings back all their important pieces, including junior Julie Paradise and senior Lucy Moran, who will both only get better as the season goes on. The Kenston Bombers are not as balanced as Mayfield but they have two quality players at the top of their lineup, juniors Ava Solak and Stefania Mighton. Solak and Mighton will look to continue Kenston’s reign in the Western Reserve Conference for one final year. Down in Stark County, the Louisville Leopards are working to get back to the dominance they had earlier this decade. The majority of the workload will fall on senior Natalie Warner, who will lead a supporting cast who are gaining more and more experience.
Rebuilding
The race for supremacy in the Greater Cleveland Conference in 2024 was epic. Strongsville and Brunswick battled back and forth the entire season and Strongsville managed to play their best golf at the end of the season to come out on top. The Mustangs will need to replace 80 percent of their lineup this fall, with junior Kanishka Badri as their only returning contributor. Strongsville will use 2025 as an opportunity to establish a new direction for a new group of players under veteran coach Kevin Weir.
Avon Lake is in a similar place as Strongsville, having won the Southwestern Conference in 2024 for the third consecutive year despite starting their own version of a rebuild. They will lose Olivia Tobin but they have several young players coming up, all of who could make an impact. The Shoregals were pleasantly surprised with the performance of freshman Lily Dorsey last year and she will be thrust into a leadership role as a sophomore. They will be opposed once again by the Avon Eagles, who will also be rotating in some new players into the lineup. Seniors Reese Thomas and Emma Fitch return and the Eagles will look deeper into their program to find young players willing to step up. Staying in the Southwestern Conference, North Ridgeville will have to get used to life without Gianna Betonte, who was a stabilizing force in the program for her entire career. The Rangers have a large roster and they will see what players will emerge as their starters this coming season.
Speaking of Rangers in rebuild mode, Eastlake North will be facing a difficult road forward as they will have to find a way to compete without superstar Lauren Iannetta, who ended a spectacular career at the District Tournament last October. North will rely on Iannetta’s supporting cast from last year to step into the spotlight this season.
Led By the Star
Northeast Ohio, from Cleveland to Akron to Canton to Youngstown and everywhere in between, is a hotbed for talent on the links. There are a few programs that heavily rely on one superstar to carry their team. These players are natural leaders and instrumental to the success of their teams. No player epitomizes a quality player and leader by example as much as Serena Wu from Solon High School. Her dedication permeates through her teammates and the Comets are a better team because of it. Solon’s supporting cast will be vastly improved in 2025 and the Comets will compete in a very difficult conference because of it.
Olivia Berlingieri had a breakout season playing in the number 1 position for Stow last season. The senior will continue in that role as she mentors a squad comprised of mainly juniors, some with varsity experience. The Bulldogs still expect to be a factor in the Suburban league led by Berlingieri.
Another breakout player in 2024 was Cloverleaf sophomore Quinn Malarkey. She was thrust into the number 1 spot in their lineup very early and she made the most of the opportunity. The Colts are a young team looking to continue to dominate the Metro Conference and bring back some of their past glory.
After going to the Division 2 State Tournament two seasons ago, St. Vincent-St. Mary was not able to replace their graduated seniors and had to send their players to tournaments as individuals last season. They are looking to come back as a team in 2025 and have a solid one-two punch that will lead the team. Seniors Caitrin Coyle and Rylee Hoover are quality players who give the Irish a rock solid foundation to build from.
New and Almost New
Behind juniors Sydney Barker and Kaylee Naymik, the Riverside Beavers successfully completed their first season as a team in 2024. Riverside brings back their entire lineup, which also includes junior Kaylee Kirk, senior Madi Tas, and sophomore Isabella Gigliotti. Riverside was competitive last year and will be even more competitive returning all their talent in 2025.
In Medina, the Buckeye Bucks are hoping to be able to field a team of at least four players in 2025. Buckeye has never had a girls program but senior Grace Palermo and sophomore Angelina Vannello are pushing for this year to be the first. Buckeye would be an excellent addition to the Lake Erie Girls Golf Association and would bring even more quality to Northeast Ohio Golf.
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 Schedule Last Year’s Results- 0-10
Returning Players Ben Craig- 12th Cade Blatt- 12th Adam Burse- 12th Evan Winans- 12th
Potential New Contributors Cainen Baker- 11th
Coach Comments- We are trying to improve each day out to be competitive
Amherst Comets
Coach- Mitch Gillam Conference- Southwestern Conference Home Course- Fox Creek Golf Club Team Website Schedule Last Year’s Results- 7-0 in dual matches. Southwest Conference Champions, SWC Tournament Champions, SWC Mid Year Tournament Champions, Midview Invitational Champions, Bellevue Invitational Champions, Ravenna Yank Heisler Champions, Keystone Invitational Champions. Sectional Runner-Up, Edison Invitational Runner-Up, Norwalk Jim Denos Runner-Up, SWC Preview Runner-Up, Elyria Catholic Invitational Runner-Up.
Returning Players Prince Tran- 12th Jacob Sprinkle- 12th Alek Kissane- 11th
Potential New Contributors Michael Haddix- 12th Jordan Miller- 11th Landon Wolf- 11th Jaxson Yoder- 10th
Coach Comments- Returning three all conference players. Prince Tran SWC POY, Alek Kissane 2nd team and Jacob Sprinkle an honorable mention selection. Several solid newcomers will be counted on for scoring depth. Posting a solid 4th score will be the key to the season.
Aurora Greenmen
Coach- Gus Mehallis Conference- Suburban League Home Course- Walden and Barrington Last Year’s Results- 3rd in Suburban League- American
Coach Comments- Strengths – our experience and depth and our desire to practice and improve. Keys to Success – getting off to a good start, staying positive, and making good decisions.
Barberton Magics
Coach- David Kaser Conference- Suburban League Home Course- Pine Valley Team Website Schedule Instagram- @magics_golf Last Year’s Results- Record was 8-3, League finish was 6th place
Returning Players Marco Silva- 12th Cole Macko- 12th Maverick Oktela- 12th Tony Arthur- 11th
Potential New Contributors Braylon Trout- 12th Vincent Wieland- 12th
Coach Comments- Our top 2 golfers have been improving every year and look to do the same for their senior seasons. Marco Silva has advanced to districts the last two years.
Bay Rockets
Coach- Rick Manderine Conference- Cleveland West Conference Home Course- Legacy Last Season’s Results- Overall Record 81-27 Great Lake Conference 27-6 Dual Record 11-3, Tournament Results: 1st: Pioneer Classic, 3rd: GLC Championship, 3rd: GLC Preview, 3rd: Keystone Classic
Returning Players Ian Williams- 12th Jack Chalmers- 12th Travis Ropelewski- 11th Ryan Reed- 12th Ben Shuster- 12th Jayson Miller- 11th Trevor Ormsby- 11th
Potential New Contributors Tommy Mack- 12th Ben Wagner- 11th Jayden Perrine- 11th Matthew Mileti- 10th Emmitt Naughton- 10th
Coach Comments- The Bay Village squad is returning three high level players from last season. Our team goals are high. (Sr.) Ian Williams will be a force for the up-coming season. He is one of the elite players in the area. Ian’s been an integral player the past two seasons earning 1st GLC honors both seasons.
(Sr.) Jack Chalmers will join forces with Ian to be the catalysts of the squad. Jack earned 2nd team GLC honors last season. He’s played all summer and is ready to take the next step. Jack is a smart player that grinds out pars.
(Soph.) Travis Ropelewski will round-out the top three. He gained valuable experience at the varsity level last season, earning 2nd team GLC honors. Travis plays with power. He’s a high level competitor. His short game is improving.
All three are strong iron players. With improved consistency and decision making, they can all become elite players in the area. They are putting in the work and are ready to make some noise @ D-2.
We are looking forward to a competitive season. Our goal is to compete with the high level teams in the area, win the GLC Championship and make a run deep into the Division II tournament. It will be an exciting season for the Rockets.
Berea-Midpark Titans
Coach- Jim Cook Conference- Southwestern Conference Home Course- Royal Crest Golf Club
Returning Players Andrew Greger- 12th Luke Nedoma- 11th Oliver Marcelo- 10th LJ Krek- 12th Luca Santori- 12th
Potential New Contributors Leo Smith- 12th Gavin Wagner- 10th
Coach Comments- Our team had no seniors last year but was a mix of players with varsity experience added by a couple of hungry Freshman players. I look forward to the team taking the next step in conference & tournament play.
Brunswick Blue Devils
Coach- Colin Smith Conference- Greater Cleveland Conference Home Course- Pine Hills Schedule Twitter- @brunswickhsgolf Last Year’s Results- Shot a season low at Sectionals (Goodpark)
Coach Comments- Really looking forward to another season of growth. The Varsity team has a good core of returning players, and we are excited to see how some of the young players will progress.
Canfield Cardinals
Coach- Michael Kerensky Conference- All-American Conference Home Course- Mill Creek Metroparks Schedule Last Year’s Results- 8-0 Head-to-Head
Returning Players Jake DeLisio- 12th Michael Ambrose- 11th Nathan Miller- 11th Bryce Roberts- 11th Danny Chaplow- 10th
Coach Comments- I am looking forward to working with this group of men as they are first and foremost, team-oriented and all have the same goal on their minds.
Firestone Falcons
Coach- Scott Westphal Conference- Independent Home Course- Good Park Golf Course
Potential New Contributors Eddie Karam- 9th Patrick Arway- 11th Gavin France- 11th
Coach Comments- We will have a mix of some returning experience and some new faces on Varsity. Excited for the incoming freshman class and their potential.
Harvey Red Raiders
Coach- Scott Cummings Conference- Chagrin Valley Conference Home Course- Painesville Country Club Facebook- Harvey Red Raider Golf Team Last Year’s Results- 12-6, 3rd in CVC Chagrin
Potential New Contributors Adam Raphael- 10th Luke Cvelbar- 10th
Coach Comments- We have a good group of return lettermen this year who understand we have an opportunity to win the conference. I will come down to their execution and contributions of our newcomers to be a complete success. They are up to the challenge.
Archbishop Hoban Knights
Coach- Quinn Parker Conference- Independent Home Course- Mud Run Golf Course Twitter- @Hobanboysgolf Last Year’s Results- Division 1 State Runner-Up
Returning Players Brett Bagatti- 12th Ray Dress- 12th Braden Herstich- 12th Chris Pollak- 12th Ethan Cooper- 11th Ben Berridge- 10th Carter Stircula- 10th Thomas Grasson- 10th
Potential New Contributors Ray Koeberle- 9th
Coach Comments- This team will be led by are four seniors. All of the returning golfers have had really good spring/summer tournament season so far. I believe this could be a very special year for this group. I can’t wait to see what we can accomplish.
Hoover Vikings
Coach- Scott Snyder Conference- Federal League Home Course- Arrowhead Golf Course Team Website Last Year’s Results- 3rd place in the league, 8th place in the sectionals
Returning Players Dan Gambone- 12th Luke Stutzman- 12th Carter Russell- 12th Joey Stehura- 10th Owen Casper- 10th
Potential New Contributors Anthony Gambone- 9th Carter Hershberger- 9th
Coach Comments- We’re excited about the upcoming season. We have several returning players with quite a bit of experience and a good incoming freshman class.
Hudson Explorers
Coach- Matt Villenauve and Dave Kurtz Conference- Suburban League Home Course- Country Club of Hudson Team Website Twitter- @hudsongolfrocks Last Year’s Results- Suburban League Champions, Windmill Sectional-1st, Pine Hills District-1st, State Tournament-Team 10th, Sam Fauver 9th
Returning Players Sam Fauver- 12th Ben Fauver- 10th Benjamin Matava- 12th Jerry Du- 10th Adam Ruffer- 12th Koen Vanscoy- 11th
Jackson Polar Bears
Coach- Jim Kish Conference- Federal League Home Course- Shady Hollow CC and The Legends of Massillon Last Year’s Results- 1st in Federal League, 1st place sectionals, 5th place district, 9th place state
Coach Comments- We will need several young players that need to step up for us to be competitive this year.
Kent Roosevelt Rough Riders
Coach- Ben Curtis Conference- Suburban League Home Course- Windmill Lakes Golf Course
Returning Players Liam Curtis- 12th Jack Puhalla- 12th Jack Flynn- 11th
Potential New Contributors Owen Puhalla- 10th Deacon Smith- 11th Jackson Turner- 9th
Coach Comments- Returning is 2nd Team All State, POY in Suburban League Liam Curtis and a couple of experienced players in Jack Puhalla and Jack Flynn who both showed signs of improvement last year. Also looking forward to upcoming players Deacon Smith, Owen Puhalla and freshman Jackson Turner. Replacing experienced players who have graduated to new ones is always a challenge but look forward to helping and seeing these younger players develop their golf games and provide a great experience.
Louisville Leopards
Coach- Michael McFerren Conference- Independent Home Course- Sleepy Hollow Golf Club Facebook- Louisville Leopard Boy’s Golf Last Year’s Results- 6-1
Returning Players Michael Filipowicz- 12th Braden Frank- 11th
Coach Comments- We lost our #1, #2, #3, and #4 golfers from last year, 3 of which were 4 year letter winners. We are going to be VERY inexperienced this year. We have a lot of players that are going to be trying out this year, many of which are multi-sport athletes doing so for the first time. It will be a growing year, hopefully we will see our scores drop throughout the year and we will have a few guys step up to take the 4 open spots in our line-up.
Massillon Tigers
Coach- Josh Sykora Conference- Independent Home Course- Legends of Massillon Twitter- @MTigerBGolf Last Year’s Results- The 2023 season was one of the best on record for the Tigers. We had a winning percentage of 76%. We played 18 invitationals and the Tigers recorded 4 second place finishes and 17 top 10 finishes. Owen Robinson was a District Qualifier. We graduated 4 of our top 5 guys with 3 of them going onto to play at the collegiate level.
Returning Players Aiden Koehler–11th
Potential New Contributors Carter Maxheimer–9th Mason Simons–9th
Coach Comments- We will be in a rebuilding year for the 2024 season. Rising Junior Aiden Koehler has been a strong leader all off season and is a player to keep an eye on.
Medina Bees
Coach- Mike Mozingo Conference- Greater Cleveland Conference Home Course- Fox Meadow Twitter- @medinabeesgolf Last Year’s Results- 5X GCC champions. Sectional runner up. 7th in District
Coach Comments- Looking forward to a season full of potential
Mentor Cardinals
Coach- Neil Grantz Conference- Greater Cleveland Conference Home Course- Black Brook Last Year’s Results- Andrew Betz qualified to the District Tournament as an individual. We were fourth in the Greater Cleveland Conference.
Returning Players Johnny Prentice- 12th Josh Michaels- 12th Carter Briskey- 10th
Potential New Contributors Matt Andre- 10th Andrew Engler- 10th
Coach Comments- Our 2 seniors had surgery. I don’t know if they will be ready at the beginning of the golf season. The 3 sophomores showed much promise as freshmen. My guess looking at the players trying out is that we are going to have a very young team with a lot of potential for growth.
Midview Middies
Head Coach- Kyle Zimmer Conference- Southwestern Conference Home Course- Brentwood Twitter- @MidviewBoysGolf Last Year’s Results- 7-5 overall, 3-4 conference, 10th place sectional
Returning Players Ryan Kemer- 12th Ethan Taylor- 12th Jon Klooz- 11th Patrick Dolin- 11th
North Olmsted Eagles
Coach- Brian Posendek Conference- Cleveland West Conference Home Course- Springvale GC Schedule Twitter- @NOEagles Last Year’s Results- Sectional – 11th Place
Coach Comments- Returning varsity players Landon Graff and Jacob Schneid look to lead the Eagles this year. Kody Schneid will continue to provide consistency at the varsity level. New comer Jake Perkins looks to introduce himself to the CWC with his consistent play.
North Ridgeville Rangers
Coach- Mike Belpulsi Conference- Southwestern Conference Home Course- Pine Brook Twitter- @coachbelpulsi Last Year’s Results- 2-7
Returning Players Kyle Urban- 12th Nicky Mealey- 12th Nick Forristal- 12th Tyeson Carter- 12th Parker Prince- 12th Michael Shulte- 11th
Potential New Players Josh Behlke- 11th Ethan Crevda- 11th Matt Luca- 10th Mason Limpert- 10th James Kingery- 10th
North Royalton Bears
Coach- Steven Sprunger Conference- Suburban League Home Course- Hinckley Hills Last Year’s Results- 4th place in the Suburban League National League. Overall dual match record of 5-3. No qualifiers to district
Returning Players Charlie Wilson- 12th Ryan Kuchta- 12th Ethan Gubacz- 11th Jackson Cavenaugh- 11th Patrick Mansbery- 10th Lucas Stringer- 10th Ryan Wilson- 10th
Potential New Contributors Tyler Kimmel- 10th Zach Horiba- 10th
Coach Comments- I am hoping to see some big steps from our sophomores to assist our great seniors to achieve our goal of getting back to the district tournament.
Revere Minutemen
Coach- David Archer Conference- Suburban League Home Course- Fairlawn Country Club Schedule Twitter- @minutemengolf Last Year’s Results- Won the Mapleton Invitational (1st of 15), Finished top 5 in 4 of 6 Invitationals entered before then taking 3rd place at the Good Park D1 NE Sectional tournament and moving on to District play.
Returning Players Jack Kinder- 12th Angelo Levak- 12th Liam Gartland- 12th Tommy Kinder- 10th Jack Skidmore- 11th
Potential New Contributors Andrew Ash- 10th Charles Rogers- 10th
Coach Comments- The boys may have surprised themselves a bit last year, but now they’re excited about what more they can do. Our focus will be on putting in the time to get just a little bit better every time out.
Riverside Beavers
Coach- Mike Pickett, PGA Conference- Western Reserve Conference Home Course- Little Mountain CC and Quail Hollow CC Last Year’s Results- Undefeated 10-0 in WRC Conference Matches, WRC Season-Long Team Champions, Qualified out of Sectionals at Quail to go to Districts as a team.
Coach- Paul Roby Conference- Cleveland West Conference Home Course- Big Met Golf Course Team Website Schedule Twitter – @RR_BoysGolf Last Year’s Results- 11-1 on the season, 3rd at Sectional, 7th at District
Returning Players Caden Lawrence- 10th
Potential New Contributors Max Lehmann- 12th Finn Potts- 11th Joe Brant- 12th Nolan Toole- 10th Noah Opdycke- 11th Angelo Fiutem- 11th
Coach Comments- Entering my first year as the head coach of the Rocky River High School Boys Golf team is an incredible honor. We have a talented group of young men who are dedicated to improving their skills and achieving their goals. Our focus will be on building a strong team spirit, honing our techniques, and enjoying the game. I’m excited to see how our hard work pays off on the course and to watch these players grow both as golfers and as individuals.
Saint Edward Eagles
Coach- Douglas Sessor Conference- Independent Team Website Twitter- @sehs_golf Instagram- sehs_golf_eagles Last Year’s Results- 4th place Sectionals, 1 individual district qualifier
Returning Players Vinh Lai- 12th Michael Tyler Polca- 12th Sean Curran- 12th
Potential New Contributors Nick Yonadi- 9th Ryan McGuire- 12th Chris Najda- 11th Rocco DeBolt- 9th Sam Variglotti- 10th Charlie McGurer- 12th Carson Torek- 10th Evan Duenas- 11th
Coach Comments- Another strong off season for our program. Our youth camps were very successful along with our squad playing a very competitive schedule. Once again, the overall outlook is on reaching our potential as a person & golfer. Qualifying for OHSAA states will and always be our direction. This season we are tasked with filling the slots left by multi-year captain Jack Myslenski and Thomas Marshall.
Saint Ignatius Wildcats
Coach- Kevin Neitzel Conference- Independent Home Course- Elyria Country Club Team Website Last Year’s Results- Last year the team finished 7th in the State at Scarlet. Bradley Chill was 2nd team All State. Finished in first place at Sectionals played at Quail Hollow with a score of 302. Finished 3rd place at Districts with a score of 301.
Returning Players Craig Carneval- 12th Joseph Maloof- 11th Alex Stiegele- 11th Fitch Farina- 10th Kyle Malicki- 10th Dominic Castellucio- 10th Ryan Hvizd- 12th Jackson Sommers- 11th
Potential New Contributors Patrick Myers- 9th Ethan White- 9th
Coach Comments- We look forward to the season as we have a young but talented group of young men. We have a deep team that will be unified and push each other to be their best.
Saint Vincent-Saint Mary Irish
Coach- Jim Currie Conference- Independent Home Course- Good Park Team Website Instagram- stvmboysgolf Twitter- @stvmboysgolf Last Year’s Results- 10-3 in matches. 2nc at the St Eds Tournament, 5th place finishes at Strongsville, CVCA, Alliance, TCC Inv, Cardinal Classic, Nordonia, Rough Rider Inv and Midwest Prep Classic. 5th at the Windmill Lakes Sectional. Paul Witschey advanced to the District tournament at Pine Hills where he tied for 27th
Returning Players Paul Witschey- 12th Nick Wierzbicki- 12th Angelo Puglia- 12th Jackson Vesco- 12th Nate Sparhawk- 11th
Potential New Contributors Matt Large- 12th Quinn Yori- 11th
Coach Comments- The seniors need to lead us. We have the experience to be good, just need to be consistent and play well every time we play and see where the season takes us.
Shaker Heights Raiders
Coach- Paul Sampliner Conference- Greater Cleveland Conference Home Course- Highland Park GC and Shaker Heights CC Last Year’s Results- Team District Qualifier for the 4th year in a row.
Returning Players Joey Moore- 12th
Coach Comments- Rebuilding after graduating our top five players.
Stow-Munroe Falls Bulldogs
Coach- Chet Feldman Conference- Suburban League Home Course- Fox Den Last Year’s Results- Second in league and a state qualifier
Returning Players Austin Wilhoit Tyler Cheetham Eddie Norman AJ Halsne Oliver Huff
Potential New Contributors Gavin Schneider
Coach Comments- We have a great leader in Austin Wilhoit. I hope the other players watch his habits and emulate them and understand what it takes to be a great golfer and teammate.
Strongsville Mustangs
Coach- Steve King Conference- Greater Cleveland Conference Home Course- Bunker Hill Twitter- SHS_Golf14 Last Year’s Results- 4th Sectional, 2nd in GCC, District qualifier
Returning Players Harrison LaBahn- 12th Nick Colagiovanni- 11th
Tallmadge Blue Devils
Coach- Scott Campbell Conference- Suburban League Home Course- Brookledge Twitter- @Tallmadge_BGolf Last Year’s Results- 7th in Suburban
Returning Players Gabe Jones- 12th Warner Carter- 12th Andrew Byron- 11th
Potential New Contributors Caleb Reifsnyder- 12th Mario Case- 11th Jesse Ambrose- 11th Thomas Huth- 10th
Coach Comments- We will be lead by our 3 returning Varsity players and will look to be competitive. We are excited to see who will compete for our other Varsity spots.
University School Preppers
Coach- Aaron Sayre Conference- Independent Home Course- Sand Ridge Team Website Last Year’s Results- 2nd Place in Sectionals, 6th Place in Districts. 1st Place finish in the Reese Alexander Tournament 2023, Returning all starters (4 seniors).
Returning Players Adam Sands- 12th Jackson Pinney- 12th Ethan Roberts- 12th Slater School- 12th Bennett Johnson- 11th
Potential New Contributors Nathan Chege- 10th
Coach Comments- With 5 returning starters (3 of which are 4-year letterman golfers) expectations are high. We have missed the state tournament by a few strokes the past two years, and this year our attention is on qualifying as a team. Players to watch are our two senior captains Jackson Pinney and Ethan Roberts. Both players have potential to medal at any tournament they play in, and expect to shoot state qualifying scores.
Valley Forge Patriots
Coach- Mitchell Hartel Conference- Cleveland West Conference Home Course- Ridgewood Team Website Schedule Instagram- @vfhartel Last Year’s Results- Overall, we finished 7-5 last year, and pushed through one player, Ryan Repko, to the district tournament.
Returning Players Billy Jobes- 12th
Potential New Contributors Nick Turko- 11th Steve Baker- 12th Brandon Beach- 12th Hera Obloy- 10th Myles Wisniewski- 10th Aidyn Petito- 10th Nolan Orlowski- 10th Brody Daniels- 10th Brandon Samarin- 12th
Coach Comments- After three straight winning seasons, the Valley Forge Golf Program saw the departure of five of its six student-athletes from a year ago due to graduation. With that being said, we are really excited about the new additions we are bringing on, and the youth movement that is coming along with that. Our hope and expectation is to get better one shot at a time this year, and use it as a learning year for many of the players in our program.
Wadsworth Grizzlies
Coach- Steve Ferris Conference- Suburban League Home Course- Pine Valley
Potential New Contributors Jack Ishee- 12th Ben Stuchal- 12th Chase Otradovec- 10th Colin Gerber- 11th
Coach Comments- We have high expectations this year. I believe Landon & Michael have a good chance to make it to the State Tournament.
Walsh Jesuit Warriors
Coach- Bill Reilly, PGA Conference- Independent Home Course- Ellsworth Meadows and Brookledge GC Twitter- @WJHS_golf Last Year’s Results- Men’s varsity golf team had another very successful campaign in 2023 The team had seven top three finishes throughout the season, including two championships, crown conference and Strongsville invitational. 3rd Red Tail,WJ, Ashland, 2nd Green Invt and sectional. The team did not make it to the state championship this year, but was led individually by sophomore, Anthony Spain, who did qualify and finish 21st in the state.
Returning Players Anthony Spain- 10th Steven Voinovich- 12th Ryan Czenszak- 11th
Potential New Contributors Logan Mackey- 12th Mossimo Russo- 10th Ben Yeager- 10th Matthew Czenszak- 9th
Coach Comments- Individual Personal bests were achieved this past year as 72-73 (145) from Junior, Steven Voinovich, 71 from Anthony Spain 73 from Ryan Czenszak. The Warriors look to be very strong this year led by the experience of Voinovich, Czenszak, Spain, additionally, Logan Mackey, Mossimo Russo, Matthew Czenszak and Ben Yeager. These gentlemen will offer a great push to a very positive post season run.
Westlake Demons
Coach- Luke Harris Conference- Cleveland West Conference Home Course- Big Met Team Website Schedule Twitter- @Demons_Golf Last Year’s Results- Undefeated in conference play, won GLC, 1st place at EC Golf Invite, 1st place at GLC Preview, 2nd place at Midview Invite, made it to Districts
Coach Comments- We lost our State contender Sion Park as well as two of or consistent scoring seniors. However, Mitch England and Josh Turk have made large strides and are ready to be major contributors. In addition, rising Sophomore Peyton Wolf was one of the best 9th graders in the area last season. Look for him having a breakout season this year.
Willoughby South Rebels
Coach- Matt Fundak Conference- Western Reserve Conference Home Course- Manakiki Twitter- @SouthRebelGolf Last Year’s Results- 11-7, Western Reserve Tournament Champions, Michael Lavrisha – District Qualifier
Returning Players Michael Lavrisha- 12th Tyler Hace-11th James Miller- 12th Ralph Zappola-10th Lukas Gennarelli- 12th
Coach Comments- We hope our off season work pays off this fall.
Wooster Generals
Coach- Brent Dillon Conference- Ohio Cardinal Conference Home Course- Wooster Country Club Schedule Twitter- @woogolf Last Year’s Results- 3rd place OCC
Returning Players Sam Fleming- 12th Aidan Cleveland- 12th Anthony Long- 12th Grady Hahn- 11th Andon Hart- 11th
Potential New Contributors Colton Lawrence- 11th Riley Jones- 12th
Four team spots and four individual spots to the State Tournament are up for grabs at Brookledge Golf Club on Wednesday, October 11th. Sixteen Division 1 teams and sixteen individuals from non-qualifying teams punched their tickets to Brookledge last week. Here is all the information you need to follow along with the District Tournament.
Live scoring can be purchased through the OHSAA Golf App
The Course
Brookledge Golf Club
Par 71 5,337 Yards (District Tees) Architect- Arthur Hills
Brookledge Golf Club is nestled on over 120 acres of rolling hills and woodlands, the challenging Arthur Hills layout is unlike any other in the area. The club was opened in 1992 and has consistently improved throughout the years, now ranked as the ninth best golf course in Ohio per PGA.com’s ranking. The course is always in excellent condition and has recently undergone irrigation and bunker improvements to make the course even better! (from Brookledge Official Website)
Aurora won the Old Avalon Sectional with a score of 314. They finished second in the Suburban League American Division and Brooklyn Millard finished as the conference Player of the Year. The team won the Parma Flamingo Frenzy and Millard was the medalist in that tournament. Aurora’s top two players, Millard and Gracyn Vidovic, make up one of the best tandems in the state of Ohio and will look to carry the team to Columbus.
Canfield snuck into the fourth spot at the Old Avalon Sectional, edging out Stow by one shot. They are the champions of the All American Conference. Their best tournament finish was 5th in the morning flight of the Hudson Lady Explorer Invitational. Canfield has a young core that will gain some valuable experience competing in the District Tournament as a group.
Green finished fourth at The Elms Sectional with a team score of 365. Green has two fourth place tournament finishes, The Elms Sectional Preview and the Summit County Cup. They also finished fourth in the Federal League this fall. Freshman Leah Dang has emerged as a top player for Green and the two Shocklee sisters, Sydney and Brooke, have both become more consistent players.
The Blazers from Hathaway Brown finished second in the Old Avalon Sectional, ten shots behind Aurora. They have third place finishes in the morning flight of the Lady Explorer Invitational, the Lady Bruin Invitational, and the Canterbury Invitational. Hathaway Brown has one of the most talented players in Northeast Ohio, junior Dixon Hill, and she is joined by a young core group of layers that will leave a lasting legacy at HB.
Highland won the Fox Den Sectional with a team score of 293, led by medalist Paige McKendry’s personal best score of 67. Coming off a fourth place finish at the 2022 State Tournament and returning every scoring player, Highland has had an expectedly good 2023 campaign. They easily won the Suburban League American Division and took the top spot in four separate tournaments. They are led by superstar Isabella Goyette but are at least six deep in quality players.
Hoover took the top spot at The Elms Sectional with a very good team score of 324 while Ava Kemp tied with Jackson’s Cara Murphy for medalist honors. Hoover was the champion of the Federal League again in 2023 coming off finishing 8th in the state in 2022. Hoover raced up three tournament wins this fall, the Mahoning Valley Invitational, Dover’s Lady Tornado Invitational, and the Stark County Championships. They are led by the duo of Kemp and Kylie Porter but have really thrived after the emergence of freshman Ellie Hutzler.
Hudson Explorers
Coach- Bobby Bolin
Projected Lineup 1. Emmy Burling (JR) 2. Sherry Du (SR) 3. Julia Van Bokkelen (JR) 4. Elena Varga (FR) 5. Ellie Davis (SR)
Hudson finished third at the Fox Den Sectional with a team score of 319, two shots short of second place Walsh Jesuit. The Explorers were the champions of the National Division of the Suburban League, winning three of the four tournaments. They had second place finishes at the Flamingo Frenzy and the Summit County Cup with a third place finish at the Brunswick Tee-Off Classic. Emmy Burling has had a strong 2023 season along with Sherry Du, and in order to advance Hudson will need good performances from Julia Van Bokkelen, Elena Varga, and Ellie Davis.
Jackson finished the season on a high note with a second place showing at The Elms Sectional. Cara Murphy also tied for the individual Sectional Championship. Jackson was second place in the Federal League this year and had strong showings in many tournaments. They had three second place finishes, the Lady Tornado Invitational, the Mahoning Valley Invitational, and the Stark County Championships. Murphy is the star of the show for the Polar Bears but will also be able to rely on help from any of the other four players at Districts.
Kent Roosevelt had a good showing at the Old Avalon Sectional with a score of 330, good enough for third place. The Rough Riders finished in third place this season in the Suburban League’s American Conference behind Highland and Aurora. They had one tournament win this season at Hudson’s Lady Explorer Invitational and a second place finish at the Terlesky Invitational. The team is led by senior Maddie Kost with a strong supporting cast.
After losing a couple very strong seniors to graduation, the Lake Blue Streaks reloaded and were able to finish third at The Elms Sectional. They also managed a third place finish in the always strong Federal League. Their best tournament finishes this year were at the Lady Tornado Invitational and the Stark County Championships, both third place. The Blue Streaks are led by three experienced seniors who look to have a strong finish to their high school careers.
The Blue Streaks of Magnificat easily won the Springvale Sectional with an amazing team score of 287, 41 strokes ahead of second place St. Joseph Academy. Magnificat won four Northeast Ohio tournaments behind one of the deepest teams in the state. They are led by national phenom Cara Heisterkamp and get plenty of help from Cammy Reed, Maureen O’Leary, Kristina Chill, and freshman Kayla Knaze. The Blue Streaks will look to all five of their stars to punch their ticket to Columbus.
Medina came home from Springvale Golf Course with a third place Sectional finish and a trip to the District Tournament. This postseason run capped off an impressive regular season for the senior-led Bees, who won three of the four Greater Cleveland Conference tournaments to take the league title. in regular season tournaments, the Bees finished fourth at both the Hudson morning wave and the Brunswick Tee-Off Classic. Stella Burns had a breakout year and she leads one of the strongest senior classes in Medina history.
Nordonia had a magical season in 2022 and started their 2023 run with a strong fourth place finish in a very competitive Sectional Tournament at Fox Den. The Knights finished third in the Suburban League National Conference while junior Julia Gulla was the Player of the Year. Nordonia’s best tournament finish this year was a third place finish at Chenoweth in the Summit County Cup. Gulla and senior Brooke Barnes both willshould up good numbers at the District Tournament and will look to get assistance from of their sophomore teammates.
The St. Joseph Jaguars have steadily risen to be one of the top teams on the west side of Cleveland over the past few years, as shown by their second place finish at the Springvale Sectional. Their best tournament finish was second place at the Mahoning Valley Invitational at Yankee Run Golf Course. St. Joseph is led by Gianna Reginelli, who has been a star since she arrived on Rocky River Drive. Emerson Glending has had a stellar sophomore campaign and the supporting cast is rounding into form.
Strongsville got out of the Springvale Sectional with a team score of 344, which was good for fourth place. The Mustangs were nearly edged out by Medina in the Greater Cleveland Conference after the two teams went down to the wire in the final league tournament. Senior Natalie Kostalnick did take home the conference Player of the Year award. Strongsville took third place in the Kent Lady Rider Invitational for their best tournament finish of the year. Kostalnick is complemented by Hannah Lee, who had a great day at Springvale, and Kendall Grau, who has been playing the best golf of her career over the past couple weeks.
Walsh Jesuit had their best performance of the season at the right time, as they shot 317 to take home second place at the Fox Den Sectional, two shots ahead of Hudson. The Warriors handily won the Crown Conference Championship in its final year year while senior Annie Stencel was the Player of the Year. Walsh finished second in the Lady Bruin Invitational at Pine Hills and added two third place finishes on top of that. Stencel will lead a young squad to Brookledge and look to get to Columbus to finish off a great high school career.
The Individuals
Gabby Berlingieri (Stow)
Shot 77 to finish tied for second individual Old Avalon Sectional
Medalist at Summit County Cup at Chenoweth
First Team All Suburban League
Olivia Berlingieri (Stow)
Shot 77 to finish tied for second individual at Old Avalon Sectional
First Team All Suburban League
2nd Place at Suburban League #3 at Fox Den
Mia Ginnetti (Rocky River)
Shot 82 to finish fourth individual at Springvale Sectional
2nd Place at Rocky River Invitational at Big Met
Medalist at LEGGA Postseason Tournament at Springvale
Madison Harpley (Revere)
Shot 79 to finish third individual at Fox Den Sectional
15th overall in Suburban League American Division
Shot 85 at Suburban League #1 at Old Avalon
Chloe Holton (Rocky River)
Shot 81 to finish third individual at Springvale Sectional
Medalist at Rocky River Invitational
2nd at LEGGA Postseason Tournament at Springvale
Lauren Iannetta (Eastlake North)
Shot 75 to finish tied for first individual at Fox Den Sectional
Medalist at Western Reserve Conference Tournament at Erie Shores
Set school record by shooting 71 at WRC Tournament at Erie Shores
Emily Lamb (Shaker Heights)
Shot 75 to finish tied for first individual at Fox Den Sectional
2nd overall in Greater Cleveland Conference
Finished 2nd twice and 3rd once in GCC tournaments
Saumya Mahajan (Revere)
Shot 81 to finish fourth individual at Fox Den Sectional
19th overall in Suburban League American Division
Shot 90 in Suburban League #3 at Fox Den
Zoe Mort (Marlington)
Shot 77 to finish first individual at The Elms Sectional
Medalist at Elms Sectional Preview, Marilyn Jackson Invitational, Stark County Championships
Medalist at Tri-County Conference Postseason Tournament at Zoar Village
Anna Myers (Louisville)
Shot 88 to finish tied for third individual at The Elms Sectional (advanced in playoff)
Shot 84 at Tri-County Tournament at Zoar Village
Shot 86 at Stark County Championships at Pleasant View
Madigan O’Leary (Avon)
Shot 77 to finish first individual at Springvale Sectional
Tied for second place in Southwestern Conference Tournament at Springvale
Shot 76 at Edison Invitational at Thunderbird Hills (3rd Place)
Sarah Quayle (Avon Lake)
Shot 79 to finish second individual at Springvale Sectional
Southwestern Conference Player of the Year
Medalist at Southwestern Conference Tournament at Springvale
Sophia Rivera (Boardman)
Shot 79 to finish fourth individual at Old Avalon Sectional
Medalist at All-American Conference Tournament
Shot 77 at All-American Conference Tournament
Caroline Roush (Copley)
Shot 88 to finish tied for third individual at The Elms Sectional (advanced in playoff)
22nd overall in Suburban League American Conference
Shot 84 at Suburban League #1 at Old Avalon
Natalie Ullum (Perry- Mass)
Shot 83 to finish second individual at The Elms Sectional
21st at Federal League Preseason Tournament at The Elms
27th at Federal League Postseason Tournament at The Elms
Serena Wu (Solon)
Shot 68 to finish first individual and medalist at Old Avalon Sectional
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.
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