RESULTS: 2025 NCJT Sand Ridge Junior Invitational

The North Coast Junior Tour hosted the Sand Ridge Junior Invitation on Monday and Tuesday at Sand Ridge Golf Club.

Cooper Wierzchowski (Erie, PA) (pronounced Wizcowski) shot 76-70–146 to win the Boys 16-19 division at the 2025 Sand Ridge Junior Invitational. Wierzchowski blistered the sun-scorched layout with four second round birdies to post the only red numbered score of the day. Cooper started the day by bracketing a second hole bogey with birdies on one and three. A bogey on the challenging par four 9th had him turning in an even par 36. On the back, patience paid off as 5 straight pars set the stage for 2 birdies over his last four holes to come in at 2 under par 34. Wierzchowski finished comfortably ahead of his former high school teammate Connor Laird (Fairview, PA), besting his friend by 3 shots, (76-73–149). Laird posted 4 birdies, 2 doubles and a bogey for a 1 over par 73. Third place saw a tie between high school teammates, Chase Recio (Fairview, PA – 76-75–151) and first round leader Anthony Laboda (Fairview, PA – 71-80–151) with Recio claiming the tie breaker by way of a lower 2nd nine score (35). Laboda seemed to be in control through 27 holes, sitting at 2 under par overall and leading by as many as 5 strokes. But some uncharacteristic lost balls on the back nine allowed the field to catch and surpass him.

Lukas Miller (Titusville, PA) fired a 81-84–165 to win the Boys 15 & Under division. Miller posted matching nines of 42 to claim the trophy. Miller, a regular on the greatlakes tour, added to a crowded trophy case that has seen at least 10 victories on the summer. Miller finished well ahead of runner-up Aiden Curtis (Mentor) who improved three strokes from his first round total (91-88–179). Finishing third in the division was upcoming 6th grader, Penn Recio (Fairview, PA – 88-94–182).

Elena Varga (Hudson) shot twin rounds of 80-80–160 to capture the Girls 19 & under division. After playing the first 12 holes two over par, Varga decided to make things a bit interesting by playing 13 thru 16 a total of 6 over. Calmer waters marked the end of her round as two pars helped her secure a 4 shot victory over first round co-leader Saijal Jawa (Highland Heights – 80-84–164). Finishing third in the division was the player who traveled the greatest distance to compete in the event, Payten Leet (Bradford, PA – 171 miles from Chardon) who finished 10 strokes off the pace (83-87–170).

 
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2025 NCJT Sand Ridge Junior Invitational

Sand Ridge Golf Club, Chardon 
Monday, July 7 – Tuesday, July 8, 2025

Boys 16-19
Cooper Wierzchowski, 2025 (Titleist/Callaway) 76-70–146
Connor Laird, 2026 (TaylorMade/Cobra) 76-73–149
Chase Recio, 2028 (TaylorMade/Cobra) 76-75–151
Anthony LaBoda, 2026 (TaylorMade/Cobra) 71-80–151
Henry Phillips, 2026 (TaylorMade/Cobra) 74-78–152
Joseph Prichard, 2028 (TaylorMade/Cobra) 78-76–154
Matthew Contipelli, 2025 (Mizuno/Bridgestone) 76-79–155
Griffin Pickett, 2027 (Titleist/Callaway) 82-74–156
Caden Boyd, 2025 (Titleist/Callaway) 76-81–157
Ethan Olszowy, 2027 (Mizuno/Bridgestone) 82-75–157
Jack Hecei, 2027 (Mizuno/Bridgestone) 76-83–159
Tegan Rucks, 2026 (Titleist/Callaway) 74-86–160
Santino Washburn, 2028 (Titleist/Callaway) 84-78–162
Peter Fischer, 2027 (TaylorMade/Cobra) 76-88–164
Leyton Hassenplug, 2026 (TaylorMade/Cobra) 82-83–165
Tyler Hace, 2026 (Ping/Cleveland/Srixon) 88-79–167
Ty Roediger, 2026 (Titleist/Callaway) 83-84–167
Nikolas Blanchard, 2027 (Titleist/Callaway) 82-85–167
Jayden Park, 2026 (Ping/Cleveland/Srixon) 80-88–168
Lincoln Miller, 2027 (Titleist/Callaway) 90-79–169
Carter Briskey, 2027 (Titleist/Callaway) 83-87–170
Dominic Luvison, 2026 (Titleist/Callaway) 84-87–171
Andrew Engler, 2027 (Titleist/Callaway) 90-83–173
Will Cody, 2027 (Ping/Cleveland/Srixon) 88-86–174
Ethan Pfleger, 2028 (TaylorMade/Cobra) 88-86–174
Ralph Zappola, 2027 (Ping/Cleveland/Srixon) 86-93–179
Sammy Heiser, 2027 (Ping/Cleveland/Srixon) 93-86–179
Declan Jackson, 2026 (Titleist/Callaway) 91-88–179
Johnny Quien, 2027 (TaylorMade/Cobra) 90-92–182
Ryan Green, 2027 (Ping/Cleveland/Srixon) 95-94–189
Austin Funk, 2027 (TaylorMade/Cobra) (JWD)

Boys 15&U
Lukas Miller, 2031 (TaylorMade/Cobra) 81-84–165
Aiden Curtis, 2028 (Titleist/Callaway) 91-88–179
Penn Recio, 2032 (TaylorMade/Cobra) 88-94–182
Aidan Tong, 2030 (Ping/Cleveland/Srixon) 90-94–184
Hamilton Miller, 2029 (Titleist/Callaway) 89-95–184
Iulius Braho, 2027 (Ping/Cleveland/Srixon) 96-107–203
Liam Siko, 2028 (Titleist/Callaway) 94-110–204
Grant Izbicki, 2030 (Titleist/Callaway) 104-103–207
Luke Woodhouse, 2028 (Titleist/Callaway) 120-93–213
Luca Salerno, 2029 (Mizuno/Bridgestone) 115-122–237

Girls 19&U
Elena Varga, 2027 (Mizuno/Bridgestone) 80-80–160
Saijal Jawa, 2028 (Ping/Cleveland/Srixon) 80-84–164
Payten Leet, 2026 (TaylorMade/Cobra) 83-87–170
Lena Fuss, 2026 (Titleist/Callaway) 88-85–173
Keira Chang, 2026 (TaylorMade/Cobra) 86-95–181
Ava Solak, 2027 (TaylorMade/Cobra) 94-87–181
Samantha Miller, 2026 (Mizuno/Bridgestone) 88-105–193
Maggie Kothera, 2027 (Ping/Cleveland/Srixon) 94-99–193
Angela Kerwood, 2026 (Titleist/Callaway) 107-94–201
Lillian Kasper, 2029 (Titleist/Callaway) 102-106–208

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