Girls golf season preview capsules

Fox Valley

Conference

Jacobs

Coach: D.J. Venne, fourth season.

Last year’s finish: Third.

Top returners: Maria Tamburrino, sr.; Morgan Harvey, jr.; Kelsey Woloszyk, jr.; Ashley Morales, jr.

Top newcomers: Maggie Hansen, so.; Allyson Morton, so.; Beth Pedraza, so.; Amy Seklecki, so.

Noteworthy: Tamburrino, who has played all four years on varsity and is a three-sport athlete (basketball, soccer), leads the Golden Eagles.

SFlbPrairie Ridge

Coach: Patti Hie, eighth season.

Last year’s finish: Second.

Top returners: Allison Holly, sr.; Katlyn Horgan, sr.; Kelly Olson, sr.; Danielle Perkins, sr.

Top newcomers: Danielle Roulo, fr.; Robin Manarik, fr.; Jessica Stangle, so.

Noteworthy: Allison Holly is the two-time defending FVC champ.

SFlbMcHenry

Coach: Tim Paddock, fourth season.

Last year’s finish: Fourth.

Top returners: Meghan Feltes, so., Shae Hoffman, so.; Amanda Matheson, jr.

Top newcomers: Kaylee Ross, fr.; Delaney Buenzli, fr.; Amber Pringle, fr.

Noteworthy: McHenry lost five of its top six players to graduation and will have several sophomores and freshmen on varsity.

SFlbCrystal Lake Central co-op

Coach: Kathy Speaker, fifth season.

Last year’s finish: Champion.

Top returners: Sarah Mieth, sr.; Ashley Booth, jr.; Amalie Emma, so.

Top newcomer: Ann Bandolik, fr.

Noteworthy: Mieth finished second in the FVC individually last season.

SFlbDundee-Crown

Coach: Laurie Herb and Robin Jeffers, fourth season.

Last year’s finish: Did not have team.

Top returners: Katherine Hoelting, sr.; Kirstin Kaushold, so.; Carrie Johnsen, so.; Marissa Marcheski, so.

Noteworthy: After struggling last season with a team full of young players, D-C has a much deeper team this year with another year of experience under its belt.

SFlbHuntley

Coach: Ann Christiansen, second season.

Last year’s finish: Fifth.

Top returners: Katlyn Anderberg, sr.; Samantha Whitman, jr.; Roaxanne Kelly, jr.; Lynette Mazur, jr.; Carli Cervantes, so.; Amanda Bierle, so.

Top newcomers: Holly Dryden, jr.; Gabby Young, fr.

Noteworthy: The Red Raiders have expanded their roster to 18 players in the program’s second year.

Johnsburg

Coach: Chris O’Neil, first season.

Last year’s finish: Did not have a full team to compete in FVC Tournament

Top newcomers: Andrea Lindal, so.; Simone Seyler, fr.; Christine Fredericks, so.

Noteworthy: O’Neil is in his first year along with all three players on the roster.

Big Northern
Conference

Hampshire

Coach: Sue Ellett, third season.

Last year: Champion

Top returners: Taylor Ellett, jr.; Connie Ellett, so.; Tina Tuminaro, sr.; Jessie Van Dorin, jr.

Top newcomers: Karla Vietinghoff, jr.; Taylor Windbiel, fr.; Casey MacCartin, fr.

Noteworthy: The Ellett sisters and their coach mother lead Hampshire again this season.

SFlbMarengo

Coach: Nate Wright, second season.

Last year’s finish: Eighth.

Top returners: Hayley Keil, sr.; Ali Reinhard, sr.; Caitlin Mikosz, sr.

Top newcomers: Eureeka Kofior, so.; Alli Acevedo, jr.

Noteworthy: The Indians will need solid seasons from their three returning seniors to improve upon last year’s finish.

Harvard

Coach: Doug Sijerson, first season.

Last year’s finish: Ninth.

Top returners: Michaela Binz, jr.; Sam Hereley, jr.; Victoria Goad, sr.

Noteworthy: All six players on the 2009 roster played at the varsity level in 2008.

SFlbIndependent

SFlbMarian Central

Coach: Erin Widmayer, first season.

Last year’s finish: Not in conference; team was 5-2 last season and took seventh at Bonnebrook sectional.

Top returners: Annie Fordonski, jr.; Stephanie Pettit, jr.; Marykate Larsen, jr.

Top newcomers: Samantha Leicht, fr.; Elizabeth Olivera, so.; Claire Castetter, fr.

Noteworthy: Widmayer is in her first year as head coach after six years as an assistant.

– John Solymossy,

jsolymossy@nwherald.com