Prairie Ridge junior Jenna Albanese won the Fox Valley Conference individual championship and was the only local girls golfer to advance to the Class 2A state tournament. Albanese is the 2023 Northwest Herald Girls Golfer of the Year.
Meet the 2023 Northwest Herald All-Area girls golf team.
Marian Central junior Peter Louise tied for 20th at the Class 1A state boys golf tournament, while Hurricanes senior Ella Notaro took 21st at the 1A state girls meet. Plus more local results from Saturday's final round of state golf.
Burlington Central's boys golf team sits in sixth place after Day 1 of the IHSA Class 2A State Tournament at Weibring Golf Club in Normal. Plus more results from Friday's first round of boys and girls state tournaments.
Marian Central sisters Ella and Nina Notaro will get to experience the Class 1A state tournament together at Red Tail Run in Decatur. Prairie Ridge's Jenna Albanese will make her state debut at the 2A tournament, beginning Friday.
Prairie Ridge's Jenna Albanese captured the Fox Valley Conference Girls Golf Tournament title Sept. 20 at Crystal Woods in Woodstock. The Wolves junior was selected as the Northwest Herald Athlete of the Week in an online vote.
Crystal Lake Central co-op's Delaney Medlyn and Madeline Trannel tied for third overall, and the Tigers captured their first regional championship in seven years at the Class 2A Harlem Regional on Thursday.
Sycamore-DeKalb co-op, Hampshire, Kaneland, Batavia, Geneva, Burlington Central, South Elgin and Dundee Crown were among the teams competing Thursday in the Class 2A girls golf regional at Sycamore Golf Club.
Crystal Lake Central co-op's girls golf team won its first Fox Valley Conference championship since 2018, while Prairie Ridge junior Jenna Albanese captured the individual title with a 5-over-par 77.