Tri-County Conference
Format- Single Round Robin League Play. Preseason Tournament August 9- Pleasant View, Postseason Tournament September 22- Zoar Village GC.
☆ – players and teams to watch
Canton Central Catholic ☆
Team- Canton Central Catholic Crusaders
Coach- John Crane
Home Course- Arrowhead Golf Course
Team Website
2021 Recap- 2021 District Champion, 8th Place in State Division 2
Returning Players
Kristen Belden ☆ – 11th
Sarah Colucy- 11th
Caroline Harold ☆ – 11th
Canton Central Catholic will look to field another strong team this season. They will need to find a fourth score after the graduation of Kaitlin Belden. Coming off a run to the state tournament, the Crusaders will look to get back to Columbus in 2022.
Canton South ☆
Team- Canton South Wildcats
Coach- David Mullett
Home Course- Spring Valley
Team Website
2021 Recap- 2021 Record 11-6, 4th place finish in the EBC, 6th place finish at DII Sectional @ The Pines Golf Course
Returning Players
Samantha Irwin- 12th
Delaney Kruger- 11th
Erin Foster- 11th
Potential New Contributors
Mia Zellers- 11th
Kailey Morton- 11th
Hailey Franks- 9th
Leah Cramer- 9th
Canton South has had a girls golf team for only six years and were very excited to have their first winning season in 2021. The Wildcats will have a few varsity players to replace this coming fall. They will look to a strong junior class to help them try to advance to Districts. Delaney Kruger, first team All Tri-County and first team All EBC for the last two seasons, had a breakthrough performance at last year’s Sectional tournament and could be the leader this year for the Wildcats. “I expect another tremendous effort from her this year as well,” said coach David Mullett. She will have a great supporting cast this year with Foster and Irwin returning, and the addition of 2 fantastic freshman in Franks and Cramer. Mullett elaborated, “We have never had this much depth, so I am excited to see what we can do this year!”
Fairless
Team- Fairless Falcons
Coach- Brian Schultz
Home Course- The Elms
Returning Players
Hallie Brothers- 12th
Bri Schumacher- 12th
Kaydee Goff- 11th
Sydney Schmid- 11th
Potential New Contributors
Trinity Miller- 11th
Haley Brewer- 11th
Heaven Mani- 11th
Ella Witting- 10th
Fairless will be balanced with a good mix of returning letter winners and newcomers. “I’m really looking forward to our senior leadership,” stated head coach Brian Schultz.
Louisville
Team- Louisville Leopards
Coach- Bart Keiser
Home Course- Pleasant View Golf Course
2021 Recap- 9th at Districts
Returning Players
Peyton Biery- 11th
Kylie Wallace- 12th
Anna Myers- 11th
Rachel Devins- 12th
Isabelle Tack- 10th
Potential New Contributors
Natalie Warner- 9th
It will be a complete reload for the Louisville Leopards under new head coach Bart Keiser. Louisville lost five very decorated seniors who took the team to Columbus in 2020 and the District tournament last year amidst winning their division. That baton will now fall in the hands of returning letter winners Peyton Biery and Kylie Wallace, looking to continue the success the program has built. Freshman Natalie Warner will also be competing for playing time and could make an impact on the program.
Massillon
Team- Massillon Tigers
Coach- Justin Van Dyke
Home Course- The Legends of Massillon
Team Website
2022 Schedule
Twitter- @MTigerGGolf
2021 Recap- League (12-4), 3rd in Conference, Overall (14-5)
Returning Players
Payton Findley- 12th
Katie Hout- 11th
Hannah DelVecchio- 11th
Francesca Hatheway- 10th
Potential New Contributors
Grace Brown- 11th
Alexandria Frey- 10th
Alexiana Blaylock- 10th
Alliah Evans- 10th
Mallory Findley- 10th
Addison Smith- 9th
Hanna Farris- 9th
Luciana Rastetter- 9th
Coach Justin Van Dyke is very optimistic about the Tigers’ growth as a team. “Our team has a promising future with a hard working mentality,” Van Dyke stated. Massillon brings back some talent with a lot of potential contributors coming up.
Northwest
Team- Northwest Indians
Coach- Laura Traganza
Home Course- Lyon’s Den
2021 Recap- 0-7 in league play
Returning Players
Jessica Cliff- 12th
Laura Caniglia- 12th
Bella Ortega- 11th
Anna Everhart- 11th
Sadie Villers- 10th
Lacey Bibbee- 10th
Potential New Contributors
Hannah Huston- 9th
Head coach Laura Traganza talks a little about her team’s philosophy and the similarities between golf and life: “Attitude and mindset on the course, is just as important as your attitude and mindset off the course. The decisions you make will dictate the life you lead. Choose well!”
