Aug. 5—Edgewood’s girls golf team returns four players for the 2024 season.
Senior Avery Vencill and junior Annie Johnston were selected as co-Ashtabula County Girls Golfers of the Year last season.
The first-team All-CVC Valley Division selections from last season are among the top Division II Northeast Ohio girls golfers this season, according to High School Golf.
Johnston advanced to the D-II district tournament at Good Park in the 2023 campaign.
The Warriors, who shared the conference crown with Perry last season, also return junior Zoe Naus and senior Hannah Brunell.
“Sixteen golfers went out,” Edgewood coach Christina Fischer said. “We have some younger ones and older kids who haven’t played before.”
Fischer said Vencill, Johnston and Naus have been instrumental in helping to get their teammates up to speed.
“We’re looking for Nos. 4, 5 and 6 players,” Fischer said. “We need for other kids to step up.”
Fischer said the interest in girls golf at Edgewood has been growing.
“After this year, we lose Avery and Hannah, but the girls helped recruit,” she said. “We went to the junior high level to talk about what golf is, and we’ve had some success.”
Among the players vying for varsity scoring spots are senior Alainna Sabo, sophomore Ava Tiscenko and freshmen Bella Welton and Rylee McCumber.
But Fischer said the competition is wide open.
“Anyone of the remaining 13 have a chance at varsity,” she said.” It is really open for anyone who puts the time in to get better. We have some junior varsity matches, which is good.”
The Warriors are busy to open the season, starting today.
The Karl Pearson Invitational is slated for Wednesday, and Edgewood goes to Erie Shores on Thursday for another multi-team tournament.
The Warriors will look to defend their Pearson Invitational crown.
“We’ve been practicing, and seeing who may emerge,” Fischer said. “We’ll use August to find the core players who can play under pressure and be consistent.”
Last season, Vencill averaged 43.7 per nine holes, Johnston was at 44.1 and Naus checked in at 46.7.
“The top three are working on being good around the green, and focusing on putting strokes,” Fischer said. “That will be huge for us. We have some good athletes, it’s a matter of them learning the game of golf.”
