The Mahoning Valley Conference continues to grow and is beginning to produce some quality teams and individual golfers. The addition of Southeast really bolstered the prestige of the conference and now with young players coming up, the MVAC has the potential to become a staple of Northeast Ohio golf. Southeast is still the team to beat led by longtime coach Cindy Fesemyer. Juniors Samantha Morgan and Jennifer Mix join sophomore Emily Morrison to lead the scoring for the Pirates, who will also have an infusion of young talent in the program, a recipe for success. Looking to dethrone the Pirates will be the Champion Golden Flashes, who had an emergence last year with the introduction of Avery Robinette to the high school golf scene. Brilea Woods will be the second in command at Champion, who has a deep roster, now including her sister Bobbi Woods. Nick Flaviano’s Mineral Ridge Rams and the G-Men from Garrettsville Garfield are teams that are on the rise while LaBrae, under new coach Chad Kiser, and McDonald are still in program building mode.
Impact Players
Riley Mills (SR) McDonald
Jennifer Mix (JR) Southeast
Samantha Morgan (JR) Southeast
Emily Morrison (SO) Southeast
Avery Robinette (SO) Champion
Riley Rowe (SR) LaBrae
Addison Snyder (SR) Garfield
Savannah Turek (SR) Mineral Ridge
Alayna Valley (SR) Mineral Ridge
Brilea Woods (SR) Champion
Freshmen to Watch
Ava Fox (Southeast)
Marlowe Fry (Mineral Ridge)
Olivia Opatich (Mineral Ridge)
Ivy Tittel (Southeast)
Bobbi Woods (Champion)
Champion Golden Flashes
Head Coach- Ken Haynie
Last Year’s Results- 3rd at Pine Lakes Sectional, 9th at Good Park District, Set school record for 9 holes (172), 1st Place in Trumbull County Invitational, 2nd Place in MVAC regular season, 2nd Place MVAC Tournament
Coach’s Comments- With our top six players returning from last year’s roster and the addition of promising freshman, we are poised to build on last season’s success and continue moving our program forward. Avery Robinette and Brilea Woods will lead the team and are players to watch.
Garfield G-Men
Head Coach- Kevin Sponaugle
Last Year’s Results- 14th at Punderson Sectional
LaBrae Vikings
Head Coach- Chad Kiser
Last Year’s Results- 12th at Pine Lakes Sectional
McDonald Blue Devils
Head Coach- Matt Vukovic/Zavier Bokan
Last Year’s Results- 14th at Pine Lakes Sectional
Coach’s Comments- Our returning golfers will lead the way for a young team with little experience. The girls have been working hard since the start. Expect to see a lot of progress made from the Lady Blue Devils.
Mineral Ridge Rams
Head Coach- Nicholas Flaviano
Last Year’s Results- 7th at Pine Lakes Sectional, 13-7 last year with a few of the girls receiving accolades from conference 1st and 2nd team to All-Northeast Ohio teams.
Coach’s Comments- The girls have the potential to make this the most memorable and accomplished year in six year Lady Rams golf team history. I know they are more than capable of doing so and I can’t wait to see them make it happen!
Southeast Pirates
Head Coach- Cindy Fesemyer
Last Year’s Results- 2nd at Punderson Sectional, 3rd at Good Park District, MVAC League Champs
Coach’s Comments- We are excited about the upcoming season! The team returns a strong core of experienced golfers who played key roles in last years success. We have a great mix of veteran leadership and young talent. The girls know what it takes to be successful and they are motivated to improve on last year. Leading the way are juniors Samantha Morgan and Jenni Mix along with Emily Morrison and Kristen Dillon. Our depth will add extra strength to our team with softball standout junior Lily Hayes, sophomore Mckenna Keefe, freshman Ava Fox and Ivy Tittel.
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