2022 GIRLS HIGH SCHOOL PREVIEW: Chagrin Valley Conference

Chagrin Valley Conference

Format- Double Round Robin League Play. Postseason Tournament September 12th – Punderson
☆ – players and teams to watch

Chagrin Division

Chagrin Falls ☆

Team- Chagrin Falls Tigers
Coach- Kristin Reboul
Home Course- Tanglewood
Team Website
2022 Schedule
Twitter- @CFGirlsGolf

2021 Recap- 5th at Sectionals

Returning Players
Ellie Conrad ☆ – 11th
Milly Fischer- 11th
Sam Holtz ☆ – 11th
Marley Gabriel- 12th
Julianne Rankin- 12th
Emma O’Brien- 11th
Madi Machado- 11th

Potential New Contributors
Stella Kronstain- 11th
Bianca Fant- 11th
Emily Jones- 11th
Megan Miller- 12th

Chagrin Falls just missed out on advancing out of Sectionals in Division 1 at Old Avalon last year. The Tigers will have a much better chance to get to Districts and possibly a chance to play October golf in Columbus this season as they have been changed to Division 2. Returning players Ellie Conrad and Sam Holtz will take the reins and look to lead the team this fall. Coach Kristin Reboul is excited for what is in store, “We are looking forward to the 2022 season!”

Cuyahoga Heights

Team- Cuyahoga Heights Red Wolves
Coach- Joe Kocab

2021 Recap- 9th at Sectionals

Returning Players
Shai Moore- 11th
Lauryn Wilson- 11th
Anna Patterson- 11th
Amy Ellis- 11th
Sarah Glenn- 11th
Becca Schuster- 12th
Macey Voytek- 12th

Cuyahoga Heights has been christened with the “Red Wolves” nickname to start out the 2022 season. This group returns its top three players from last year’s tournament season, juniors Shai Moore, Lauryn Wilson, and Anna Patterson. Coach Joe Kocab has been building a deep program and will look to some of his returning players to step up this fall.

Hawken ☆

Team- Hawken Hawks
Coach- Jennifer Creech

2021 Recap- 4th in District Tournament

Returning Players
Ella Wong ☆ – 12th
Kate Peterson ☆ – 12th
Helena Yanchar- 11th
Marissa Grossberg- 12th
Sol Rivera- 11th

Potential New Contributors
Courtney Zeid- 9th

Ella Wong is the defending state champion in Division 2 and will have a very good chance of repeating in 2022. Hawken missed going to Columbus as a team by just 7 strokes. The CVC is a very competitive small school conference and the Hawks will hope to overtake defending champion Independence.

Independence ☆

Team- Independence Blue Devils
Coach- Karl Schuld
Home Course- Shawnee
Twitter- @IHSGirlsGolf20

2021 Recap- CVC Chagrin Champions, Punderson DII Champions, Sable Creek DII 3rd place, State Qualifiers DII -10th place

Returning Players
Molly McGreal ☆ – 11th
Emma Konopa ☆ – 12th
Hillary Esper ☆ – 12th
Kate Coljohn- 12th
Macey McGhee- 10th
Adriann Buyansky- 11th

Potential New Contributors
Bel Trombetta- 10th
Maria DeCapua- 10th

Independence has a very deep and talented team returning this year. They return the entire group from last year’s state qualifying team. “The girls have work very hard this offseason,” said Coach Karl Schuld. “We hope it begins to pay off beginning August 1.”

Lutheran West

Team- Lutheran West Longhorns
Coach- Philip Kozar

2021 Recap- 6th at Sectionals

Returning Players
Julia Colton- 12th
Marin Roshkowski- 11th

Julia Colton and Marin Roshkowski should be the top two players for the Longhorns this fall. The team will be looking to develop some depth this offseason into the season to support the two standouts.

Orange

Team- Orange Lions
Coach- Cody Kovach

2021 Recap- 12th at Sectionals

Returning Players
Kylie Leska- 12th
Tessa Kemelhar- 10th
Ronetta Bell-Moore- 12th
Marina Caporossi- 12th
Virginia Cohn- 12th
Miliani McIntosh- 12th

Orange lost their top performer from last year, Kerry Kelly. The Lions will return the rest of their varsity scorers and are looking for some underclassmen to step up.

Valley Division

Berkshire

Team- Berkshire Badgers
Coach- Doug Lory
Home Course- Pleasant Hills

2021 Recap- 13th at Sectionals

Returning Players
Aurora Martin- 11th
Sophia Laudato- 12th
Athena Stute- 12th
Brooke Ruchalski- 12th

Berkshire will return several players that contributed last season. The Badgers are hoping for big improvement from their younger players and strong leadership from their seniors. Coach Doug Lory is looking forward to an “exciting year full of some more learning, gaining experience, and enjoying teammates.”

Edgewood

Team- Edgewood Warriors
Coach- Christina Fischer
Home Course- Village Green Golf Course
2022 Schedule

2021 Recap- 2021 record 9-8 (7-5 in league)

Returning Players
Kaci Kanicki ☆ – 12th
Avery Vencill- 10th
Emma Hart-Wood- 10th

Potential New Contributors
Annie Johnston- 9th
Zoe Naus- 9th
Katie McCollister- 11th
Hannah Brunell- 10th
Morgan French- 10th

Edgewood has a strong top of their lineup, starting with senior Kaci Kanicki. The Warriors will then turn to two sophomores and hopefully some more underclassman talent to kick off the fall season. “(We have a ) good core of returning golfers and younger golfers with experience should be able to make an immediate impact,” explained coach Christina Fischer.

Geneva

Team- Geneva Eagles
Coach- Randy Ankrom

2021 Recap- 14th at Sectionals

Returning Players
Adrianna Ellis- 12th
Sophia Bell- 10th
Alexis Shuttleworth- 11th
Faith York- 10th
Abby Leighner- 11th
Elizabeth Raymond- 11th
Chae Wilson-Owen- 11th

The Eagles are developing a good amount of depth and hoping that will produce the talent needed to compete in the CVC Valley Division.

Lakeside

Team- Lakeside Dragons
Coach- Bryan Schlaich

2021 Recap- DNS at Sectionals

Returning Players
Tayler Wilber- 12th
Katelyn Grim- 12th
Marissa Calabris- 12th
NeVeah Carlo- 10th
Alissa Wheeler- 10th

Senior Tayler Wilber will have a chance to advance to Districts for the Dragons in 2022. Two seniors and two sophomores will round out the squad at Lakeside.

Perry ☆

Team- Perry Pirates
Coach- Blanche Davidson

2021 Recap- 5th at Sectionals

Returning Players
Emily Capitosti ☆ – 11th
Emma Pietrzak- 12th
Addy Trefzger- 10th

Potential New Contributors
Jillian Peters- 9th
Lilah Yeager- 9th

Emily Capitosti almost led the Pirates to the District Tournament as a team last year but Perry fell six strokes short of a trip to Sable Creek. Capitosti was able to go to Districts as an individual. The team lost two seniors and will look to replace them with freshmen Jillian Peters and Lilah Yeager, who have both improved significantly over the summer.

West Geauga

Team- West Geauga Wolverines
Coach- Roger Sines

2021 Recap- 6th in CVC Valley Division

Returning Players
Grace Culek- 11th
Alyssa Peltz- 12th
Marina Thomas- 12th

West Geauga will be looking to three returning players and hoping for some incoming talent to improve on their 2021 season.

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