Boys Golf

The Princeton High School senior utilized a recruiting app to land a match with Adrian College, which is located in the south eastern part of Michigan.

Meet the 2022 Northwest Herald All-Area boys golf team.

Prairie Ridge's Charlie Pettrone won the Fox Valley Conference individual title and had a top-17 finish at the Class 2A state tournament. The Wolves junior was voted the 2022 Northwest Herald Boys Golfer of the Year.

Here's the leaders on the links for the Bureau County boys golf season.

Dixon junior Katie Drew tied for fifth at the Class 1A Girls Golf State Tournament on Saturday at Red Tail Run Golf Course in Decatur, leading a quartet of local golfers who all finished in the top 30.

Prairie Ridge junior Charlie Pettrone placed 17th at the IHSA Class 2A Boys Golf State Tournament on Saturday at Weibring Golf Course on the Illinois State University campus. And more in Saturday's prep roundup.

Dixon junior Katie Drew is tied for third after the first day of the Class 1A Girls Golf State Tournament, after shooting an opening-round 73. Oregon senior Ava Hackman also made the cut to Day 2, as did Amboy's Wes Wilson and Newman's Logan Palmer at the 1A boys meet.

Five McHenry County area golfers – Crystal Lake Central co-op's Delaney Medlyn, Johnsburg's Riley Klotz, Marian Central's Ella Notaro and Peter Louise and Prairie Ridge's Charlie Pettrone – will make their state debuts this weekend.

Johnsburg's Riley Klotz is the Kishwaukee River Conference Girls Golfer of the Year; Woodstock North co-op;s Frank Ferru and Richmond-Burton's Jeff Lehn share the KRC Boys Player of the Year award as the All-KRC teams are announced.

Not too many golfers get to play a sectional tournament right in their backyard, so for five local guys, Monday’s Class 2A Sterling Sectional was a unique experience. While none of them played as well as they would have liked at Emerald Hill, all appreciated the chance to compete

Crystal Lake Central co-op’s Delaney Medlyn fired an 8-over-par 79 at the Class 2A Huntley Girls Golf Sectional on Monday to qualify for the IHSA State Tournament. That along with results from other golf sectionals, volleyball and tennis in the roundup.

It was all about redemption for Landen Plym. He didn’t play well at sectionals last year and was determined to make the most of his second chance. The Hall sophomore ace came in under the state cut by one stroke at 80, tying for 11th place in Monday’s Riverdale Sectional.

Barrington wasn't sure whether it could repeat as sectional champs after graduating a few seniors last season. The Broncos showed their growth, winning their second straight sectional at the Class 3A Dundee-Crown Sectional at Randall Oaks Golf Club on Monday.

Area golfers played in Monday’s 2A Riverdale boys sectional at TPC Deer Run with Amboy's Wes Wilson leading the area contingent with a state qualification and a second place finish.

Led by medalist Landon Meyers, Fulton took the team title at the Class 1A Galena Regional on Wednesday at Galena Golf Club. Meyers shot an 82 to win by a stroke, and all xis Steamers finished in the top 30.