Mahoning Valley Athletic Conference
Format- Postseason Tournament, Double Round Robin League Play
☆ – players and teams to watch
Champion
Team- Champion Golden Flashes
Coach- Elisa Morello
Home Course- Bristolwood Golf Course
2021 Recap- 4 and 4, 7th at Sectionals
Returning Players
Kennady Grace- 11th
Kayla Haynie- 11th
Channing Fox- 11th
Skylar Scarnecchia- 11th
Potential New Contributors
Celia Bayus
Natalie Scott- 12th
Nadiya Patrick- 10th
Led by a group of four juniors, Champion should be an improved team competing in the MVAC. Kennedy Grace and Kayla Haynie will be two players to watch as they progress through the 2022 campaign.
Garfield
Team- Garfield G-Men
Coach- Andrew Olesky
2021 Recap- 11th at Sectionals
Returning Players
Madison Wisconish- 11th
Marissa White- 12th
Grace Scirocco- 11th
Rachel Evans- 12th
Garfield returns their top four scorers from last year’s team. They will look to use that experience to make a 2022 run.
LaBrae
Team- LaBrae Vikings
Coach- John Pugh
2021 Recap- DNS at Sectionals
Returning Players
Laura McCoy- 12th
Madison Touart- 10th
Jennifer Johnson- 11th
LaBrae returns three quality players in Laura McCoy, Madison Touart, and Jennifer Johnson. If they can find one more player to put up a fourth score, LaBrae has a chance to turn some heads in 2022.
Mineral Ridge
Team- Mineral Ridge Rams
Coach- Nick Flaviano
Home Course- Old Dutch Mill Golf Course
Team Website
2021 Recap- 2-6 in matches (first year having a girls golf team)
Returning Players
Savannah Davison- 12th
Brynn Brunton- 12th
Aubree Brunton- 10th
Megan Blair- 10th
Maggie Collins- 10th
Mariah Huff- 11th
Yazmine Leonard- 10th
Potential New Contributors
Haylee Johnson
Haleigh Morgan
Brooke Buttinger
Sadie Grubbs
Alivia Robinson
“The most important shot in golf is the next one.” Coach Nick Flaviano is preaching this simple, yet profound advice to his players. It seems to be working, considering Mineral Ridge went from not having a girls program to a very deep squad within a year’s time. The Rams will look to use their coach’s advice to continue to grow as a team.
Newton Falls ☆
Team- Newton Falls Tigers
Coach- Zach Parent
2021 Recap- 6th at Sectionals
Returning Players
Emily Nutter- 12th
Alison Clonch- 12th
Lydia Koehrsen- 12th
Kennedy Howard- 10th
Claire Howdershelt- 10th
Newton Falls has their entire lineup back and is hoping to see improvement out of their young players. This is a team to keep an eye on as the season progresses.
