Lake Erie Girls Golf Association
Format- Double Round Robin League Play; Preseason Tournament August 8- Grey Hawk, Postseason Tournament September 15- Grey Hawk.
☆ – players and teams to watch
Bay
Team- Bay Rockets
Coach- Victoria Budzyn
Home Course- Sweetbriar/Legacy Golf Course
Team Website- https://bayathletics.org/teams/3153834/girls/golf/varsity
Team Schedule- https://bayathletics.org/teams/3153834/girls/golf/varsity
2021 Recap- Overall Record 4-9, LEGGA Record 3-7 (5th), LEGGA Preview -5th, LEGGA Championship -5th, Sectionals -10th
Returning Players
Norah Schlegel-12th
Kathryn McFarland- 11th
Kiersten Baumgartner- 11th
Carly Bird- 12th
Jennifer Fuehrer- 12th
Potential New Contributors
Laila Fiorentino- 11th
Camilla Saccan – 11th
The Rockets will have new leadership in 2022 following the resignation of coach Jared Shetzer. Victoria Budzyn will come in trying to take the program to new levels. Bay had their best finish in Sectionals in more than a decade and are hoping that momentum can take them to new heights this fall.
Columbia
Team- Columbia Raiders
Coach- Rebecca Brendza
Home Course- Pine Brook Golf Links
Twitter- @CHSGirls_Golf
2021 Recap- 10 – 0 in the conference, 11-1 overall, 6th place at Districts, 2nd Place at Sectionals
Returning Players
Alyssa Beach- 12th
Taylor Kuhrt- 11th
Potential New Contributors
Shelby Rumes- 11th
Sammy Geiger- 11th
Alyssa Beach and Taylor Kuhrt will be Columbia’s players to watch. The Raiders had four seniors graduate last season and will be a very young team in 2022.
Keystone ☆
Team- Keystone Wildcats
Coach- Dave Slee
Home Course- Greyhawk Golf Course
2021 Recap- 2-9
Returning Players
Karlie Kistler- 12th
Ava Reed- 12th
Elaina Magel- 12th
Emily Wittlinger- 12th
Tiffany Andrews- 12th
Brenna Taylor- 11th
Emma Feakins- 10th
Potential New Contributors
Victoria Solt- 11th
Cora Maines- 11th
Nadia Bulkoski- 11th
Morgan Wittlinger- 10th
Alexis Askew- 9th
Keystone is a team building depth from within. They have a large program and are looking toward some of their rising seniors and juniors to give the team the boost they need to contend in 2022.
North Olmsted
Team- North Olmsted Eagles
Coach- Jared Howells
2021 Recap- 9th at Sectionals
Returning Players
Rose Lane- 10th
Hannah Sheley- 11th
Kayla Weisenberger- 10th
Kenzie Sorg- 10th
It will be hard for North Olmsted to replace last year’s top player and now graduate Rachel Adams. The good news for the team is that all the experienced players coming back are either sophomores or juniors. The Eagles are in a great place to continue to get better.
Rocky River
Team- Rocky River Pirates
Coach- Jeffrey Hammond
Home Course- Little Met/Big Met/Mastick Woods
Twitter- @rrgirlsgolf and @coachhammondRR
2021 Recap- 9-7 overall, 7th at Sectionals, 3rd at LEGGA Preview and LEGGA Championship
Returning Players
Chloe Holton- 11th
Mia Ginnetti- 10th
Nora Sheridan- 12th
Sophia Loparo- 12th
Potential New Contributors
Charlotte Roche- 11th
Julia Schmid- 10th
Regan Marshall-11th
Sienna DeMooy- 11th
This group of Pirates has a lot of potential returning 4 varsity players from last year.
Westlake
Team- Westlake Demons
Coach- Traci Edmunds
Home Course- Avon Oaks Country Club
Team Website- www.wlake.org
Twitter- @ladydemonsgolf
2021 Recap- 1st place in (LEGGA) Conference Championship, 2nd place in (LEGGA) Conference preview, 13th Sectional Tournament finish, 8-2 Conference Record,
Returning Players
Gabby Pollak- 12th
Emma Pollak- 12th
Kaitlin Campbell- 12th
Natasha Garlauskas- 12th
Ecaterina Lett- 12th
Megan Forshey- 11th
Kaitlin Zink- 11th
Kerry Madden- 11th
Coach Traci Edmunds is very proud of her team and all their accomplishments, “I’m very blessed to coach such an amazing and talented group of young women! We went into a new conference with a lot of new players. Their dedication and hard work helped prepare and gave them the confidence and skills needed to win the end of the season LEGGA conference championship.” The Demons are a team to watch in 2022. Edmunds thinks so, too. “I’m looking forward to another great season with our returning players and excited to meet our new and young talent coming up to help contribute to our programs success!”
