Mahoning Valley Athletic Conference
Format- Double Round Robin League Play; Postseason Tournament September 21st- Salem Hills
☆ – players and teams to watch
Grey Division
Brookfield
Team- Brookfield Warriors
Coach- Scott Bradley
2021 Recap- 6th at Sectionals
Returning Players
Anthony Cesario- 10th
Hunter Warrender- 10th
Brady Hiner- 10th
Champion
Team- Champion Flashes
Coach- Bryant Wilson
2021 Recap- 11th at Sectionals
Returning Players
Ken Williams- 12th
Buddy Wilson- 11th
Dylan Howell- 10th
Hayes Yocum- 11th
Crestview
Team- Crestview Rebels
Coach- Ron McCloskey
2021 Recap- 10th at Sectionals
Returning Players
Luke Requardt- 11th
Reyton Conkle- 10th
Garfield
Team- Garfield G-Men
Coach- Doug Engelhart
2021 Recap- 13th at Sectionals
Returning Players
Landen Gideon- 11th
Danny Ensinger- 12th
Liam Mielcarek- 12th
Dillan Paul- 10th
Andrew Wem- 12th
LaBrae ☆
Team- LaBrae Vikings
Coach- John Pugh
Home Course- Riverview Golf Course
Team Website- https://labrae.school/sports
2021 Recap- 7-10 (7-5)
Returning Players
Ethan Ancell- 12th
Christian Haught- 11th
Aiden Doll- 11th
Madison Touart- 10th
Potential New Contributors
Charles Faler- 11th
The LaBrae golf team looks to build off valuable experience from last season and compete for a conference championship.
Liberty
Team- Liberty Leopards
Coach- Mike Mikulich
2021 Recap- 15th at Sectionals
Returning Players
Rafe Sharrow- 11th
Newton Falls
Team- Newton Falls Tigers
Coach- Seth Howard and Kassi Grant
2021 Recap- 11th at Sectionals
Returning Players
Cameron Huff- 10th
Wyatt Davis- 12th
Johnny Kendall- 11th
Jacob Stimpert- 11th
Carter Howard- 10th
Scarlet Division
Jackson-Milton ☆
Team- Jackson-Milton Blue Jays
Coach- Dan Crish
Home Course- Olde Dutch Mill
Team Website
2022 Schedule
Facebook- Jackson-Milton Athletics
Twitter- @JM_Athletics
2021 Recap- Finished 3rd in the MVAC tournament, Final overall record 13-7, final league record 10-4
Returning Players
Josh Donaldson- 12th
Aaen Romigh- 12th
Ryan Romigh- 10th
Hunter Schertzer- 10th
Drew Sloan- 10th
Dom Zitello- 10th
Potential New Contributors
Billy Sloan- 12th
Faith Sullivan- 11th
Dylan Hovanec- 10th
Colton Elliott- 9th
Jackson Horner- 9th
Lowellville
Team- Lowellville Rockets
Coach- Fred Schriner
Home Course- Bedford Trails
Team Website
2021 Recap- Record 5-12
Returning Players
Dylan Okular- 12th
Evan Alfano- 11th
Michael Gibson- 11th
Potential New Contributors
Nathan Minnie- 11th
Nathan Yon- 9th
Reeve Donatelli- 9th
Jordan Nock- 9th
Zach Sargent- 9th
Tyler Demain- 9th
Kaden Primous- 9th
Lowelville will be one of the younger teams in the area, returning two starters and bringing up six freshmen.
McDonald
Team- McDonald Blue Devils
Coach- Matthew Vukovic
Home Course- Mahoning Country Club
2021 Recap- Record: 17-3, Tournament Finishes: Mineral Ridge Invitational-1st, Karpis Shootout- 3rd, Tannenhauf Invitational- 5th, MVAC Championship- 1st, Sectionals-1st, Districts-4th (individual state qualifier), State- 19th individual
Returning Players
Caleb Domitrovich ☆ – 12th
Gavin Schiner- 10th
Potential New Contributors
Avery Maley- 11th
Marco Pecchia- 10th
Louie Bracco- 10th
Derek Hilbun- 9th
Brady Flere- 9th
Christopher Ragazzine- 9th
Jaxson Candel- 9th
A new test awaits Coach Matthew Vukovic in 2022. Vukovic explained how his team will look to turn some heads this season, “This year we will see a lot of new faces on the course with only one returning starter. There have been a lot of golfers putting in extra time to get ready for the season. It should be a fun season and I feel we have the potential to shock some people, after we lost 5 starters last year. The team will be ready to play their best by the time the season rolls around.”
Mineral Ridge ☆
Team- Mineral Ridge Rams
Coach- Shawn Brown
Home Course- Olde Dutch Mill
Twitte – @RamGolf2
2021 Recap- DIII District Qualifier
Returning Players
Hayden Lengyel- 12th
Trey Rigley- 11th
Chas Colantone- 11th
Keaton Kucera- 11th
AJ Sandy- 10th
Jack Gillie- 10th
Potential New Contributors
RJ Jensen- 10th
Cody Gongaware- 10th
Jack Geddes- 9th
The MVAC is wide open this season according to Coach Shawn Brown, “Every team has a chance to capture the championship.” If the Rams can get better on and near the greens they will compete for the title and make another run to Districts.
Sebring McKinley
Team- Sebring McKinley Trojans
Coach- Brian Clark
Home Course- Berlin Lake Golf Club
2021 Recap- 7th in MVAC Scarlet
Returning Players
Jacob Smith- 12th
Caydin Barker- 12th
Gage Barker- 12th
Mike Moyer- 10th
Sebring McKinley is the epitome of small school golf. They will be sharing athletes this year as three members of the golf team are also planning to play football. Balancing practice and match times will be crucial to the survival of the team. Coach Brian Clark explains, “As always, the mental approach –maintaining composure and consistency will determine the success of this year’s group.”
Springfield Local
Team- Springfield Local Tigers
Coach- Dom Daltorio
2021 Recap- 10th at Sectionals
Returning Players
Justin Brungard- 12th
Donavan Mitigue- 12th
John Brungard- 11th
Anthony Brungard- 12th
Kevin Flaherty- 11th
Waterloo ☆
Team- Waterloo Vikings
Coach- Matthew Flanagan
Home Course- Paradise Lake Country Club
Twitter- @WHSVikingGolf
2021 Recap- 17-6 overall, 10-2 MVAC (Scarlet), 2nd Place MVAC Tourney, 5th Place Windmill Lakes D2 Sectional
Returning Players
Noah Hughes- 12th
Jackson Eichler- 11th
Drew Flarida- 11th
Isabella Jenior- 10th
Mitchell Shepherd- 10th
Trevor Simons- 10th
Clayton Smith- 10th
Waterloo had a solid 2021 campaign and have a good group of players returning for 2022.
