Girls Golf

Former football player Sean Cwynar and volleyball player Abby Gilleland head newest Marian Central Hall of Fame class.

Five local seniors recently learned they were recipients for Chick Evans Scholarships, which pay full tuition and board for winners who have been standout caddies.

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

Crystal Lake Central co-op's Delaney Medlyn shot a career-best round to win the McHenry County Tournament title and qualified for state in a memorable sophomore campaign. Medlyn was selected as the 2022 Northwest Herald Girls Golfer of the Year.

If there was a regular season match featuring Kaneland, Katharine Marshall was the medalist. If there was a tournament the senior was competing in, she was a top-10 finisher. Marshall is the 2022 Daily Chronicle Golfer of the Year.

If there was a regular season match featuring Kaneland, Katharine Marshall was the medalist. If there was a tournament the senior was competing in, she was a top-10 finisher. She was named the joint Daily Chronicle and Kane County Chronicle golfer of the year.

St. Bede senior Gianna Grivetti is the 2022 NewsTribune Girls Golfer of the Year after leading the area in average, placing fourth in the Three Rivers Conference Meet and qualifying for the Class 1A Kewanee Sectional.

Gianna Grivetti averaged 44.9 for nine holes and 89.8 for 18 holes, was a three-time medalist, was First-Team All-Three Rivers Conference, placed fourth in the TRC Meet and finished top 10 at the Ottawa Invitational and the Class 1A Rock Falls Regional

Here's the leading ladies on the links this fall including golfers from Bureau Valley, Princeton and St. Bede.

Oregon senior Ava Hackman has qualified for state the past two seasons, and finished her career in style at the Class 1A state tournament on Oct. 8 at Red Tail Run in Decatur, shooting a two-day total of 159 (+15) to tie for 21st.

Marian Central's Ella Notaro made her state debut and tied for 35th overall at the Class 1A girls golf state tournament. For her performance, the Hurricanes junior was voted the Northwest Herald Athlete of the Week by readers.

Johnsburg's Riley Klotz took third at the Class 1A Johnsburg Regional to lead the Skyhawks to sectionals for the ninth straight year. The Skyhawks senior ended her high school career with a trip to state and was voted the Northwest Herald Athlete of the Week by readers.

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.