Fenwick High School will have a participant in each of the IHSA golf state finals this weekend. At the boys Class 2A Lemont Sectional, Oct. 7, Fenwick finished ninth in the team standings with a score of 311. However, junior Luke Sherlock’s round of 74 tied for seventh overall, and was tied for the fourth-best of individuals from non-qualifying schools, which allowed him to advance to the state finals, which take place Oct. 18-19 at Weibring Golf Club in Normal.
Fenwick’s other golfers were senior Luke Nowicki (77, T-20th), sophomore Grant Hickman (80, T-46th), junior John Cox (80, T-46th), senior Michael Carmignani (82, T-62nd), and sophomore Alex Kulisek (90, T-99th).
On Oct. 2, the Friars narrowly missed winning the De La Salle Regional as their score of 311 was one stroke behind champion St. Patrick. Sherlock tied for fifth with a round of 75, while Carmignani’s 77 was good for a ninth-place tie. Hickman (14th, 79), Cox (T-15th, 80), Nowicki (T-19th, 81), and senior Charlie Shishman (T-42nd, 93) completed Fenwick’s lineup.
In girls competition, Fenwick finished seventh as a team at the Class 2A Sandburg Sectional, Oct. 7, with a score of 364. However, sophomore Mairin Sweeney’s round of 86 was the 10th-best among individuals from non-qualifying schools, giving her advancement to the 2A state finals, which will be held Oct. 18-19 at Hickory Point Golf Course in Decatur.
Fenwick’s other sectional golfers were senior Emma Maria Bassett (T-25th, 87), senior Molly Mullen (T-44th, 93), senior Olivia Tsitovich (T-62nd, 98), junior Maddy Cox (T-66th, 99), and junior Katie Cox (T-83rd, 105).
Like the boys, the Friar girls just fell short of a regional title, finishing a stroke behind champion St. Ignatius (353-354) at the St. Ignatius Regional on Oct. 1. Sweeney finished second individually with a score of 81. Mullen had an 87; Katie Cox a 92; Tsitovich a 94; Maddie Cox a 98; and Bassett a 100.
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Sophomore Nadia Vattana will represent the OPRF girls golf team in the Class 2A state finals. Vattana carded a round of 85 at the Sandburg Sectional, Oct. 7, which was ninth-best among individuals from non-qualifying schools.
Four others competed for the Huskies at the sectional. Senior Jane Souders tied for 33rd with a round of 90; junior Courtney Moore shot a 95 to tie for 49th; senior Abby Dwyer tied for 58th with a 97; and senior Isabel Stickney’s 100 was good for a tie for 70th.
At the St. Ignatius Regional, OPRF shot 372 to finish fourth, falling six strokes short of advancing to the team sectional. Vattana shot an 86 to place fourth. Dwyer (13th, 93), Stickney (T-17th, 96), Souders (T-19th, 97), Moore (T-27th, 104), and senior Ava Fischer (28th, 105) were the other competing Huskies.
The OPRF boys had three individuals compete in a Class 3A sectional hosted by Glenbrook North, Oct. 7. Sophomore Karsten Davis just missed going downstate as his round of 75 was a stroke shy of the cut line for individuals from non-qualifying schools. Juniors Hugh Dwyer (T-46th, 79) and Luke Roberts (T-59th, 81) were the other competing Huskies.
OPRF placed fifth in the Class 3A Loyola Academy Regional with a score of 324. Dwyer was the Huskies’ top golfer, finishing in a tie for 12th with a round of 79. Davis (T-14th, 80), Roberts (T-22nd, 82), junior James Kelly and senior Reese Brotman (T-23rd, 83), and sophomore Jackson Dodd (T-27th, 85) rounded out the lineup.