Congratulations to the Magnificat Blue Streaks and Coach Danny Gallagher on bringing Northeast Ohio its first Division 1 girls golf state championship since 2007. Magnificat held off highly favored Dublin Jerome by 16 strokes with an overall team score of 618 (308-310). The Blue Streaks were led by sophomore Kayla Knaze who shot 77 on the first day and backed it up with 74 on day two at NCR Country Club. The wind was howling and the rain was occasionally falling over two chilly days in Dayton, but it didn’t stop Magnificat from making a huge statement. Senior Cammy Reed finished a single shot behind Knaze as she went 73-79 over the two days. Her freshman sister Calli showed that there won’t be any setbacks in the future as she brought in 80-77 to easily take the lowest score of all freshmen. Senior Maureen O’Leary contributed 78-80 and junior Kristina Chill shot 80-86. It was Magnificat’s first state championship in golf. They join Walsh Jesuit as the only other Northeast District team to win the D1 title. Highland was in contention for most of the tournament and ended up finishing fourth overall, compiling a team score of 643. Hoover finished just behind them in sixth place as they shot 672 and Walsh Jesuit ended up in 10th place with a team score of 699.

Elizabeth Coleman from Highland lit up the scoreboard on her way to a tie for second place overall in the individual competition. Coleman’s one over par 71 set the tone and she added a 75 on day two. She finished three shots behind state champion Eva Becerril from Cincinnati Sycamore and tied with Meadow Tian from Lewis Center Olentangy. Solon’s Serena Wu and St. Joseph’s Gianna Reginelli were both in the chase for the entire tournament and finished tied for fourth place, each shooting 148 over the two days, two shots back of Coleman and Tian. Zoe Mort from Marlington finished tied for 12th and Lauren Iannetta from Eastlake North finished in 32nd place.

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In Akron, the Tom Fazio West Course at Firestone Country Club hosted the Division 2 State Championship. The Northeast District was strongly represented by the Southeast Pirates and Chagrin Falls Tigers. Cindy Fesemyer’s Southeast squad sat in fourth place after the first day and Chagrin Falls, under the direction of Kristin Reboul, ended day one in seventh place. Southeast’s consistent rounds of 355 and 356 were good enough for fifth overall in the tournament, putting an exclamation point on their first ever trip to the State Championship. Taylor Blazek led the way for the Pirates with rounds of 77 and 80 to finish sixth overall individually. Chagrin held on to seventh place as they shot 372 on the second day, 13 total shots better than their 385 on the day one. Their freshman phenom Elizabeth Pollock ended the championship with 88 and 83, which tied her for 19th place overall.

Individually, Anuja Patel, the standout sophomore from Orange High School, capped off an amazing tied for eighth place with rounds of 76 and 82. Katie Pregibon from Cardinal Mooney finished tied for 36th overall with rounds of 91 and 99.

Congratulations to all the teams and individuals who represented Northeast Ohio in the State Championships at Firestone Country Club and NCR Country Club!

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