Sowers sisters, Ross and Chaplow lead Squaw Creek event

A packed field of 75 players filled Avalon Squaw Creek for the ‘Joe’ Dickey Electric Greatest Golfer Juniors Championship qualifier.

The Sowers sisters of West Middlesex were strong in their divisions, as was Danny Chaplow of Canfield and Zach Ross of Moon Township — all capturing seats in the 2023 finals.

Kate Sowers won the u17 Lane Funeral Home girls division.

“I’m pretty happy with my score. I kept the driver going and had a few birdies today,” she said of her 74 — edging out 2023 champ Kaitlyn Hoover.

Zach Ross’s 76 beat out JFK’s Julian Bolino with 77 and Ursuline’s Anthony Bake with 78 for the u17 Coaches Burger Bar boys win.

“I hit everything well, and kept the ball in play. That’s always a good thing. A sand save on the back side was a big motivator.”

Danny Chaplow, Canfield, was top qualifier in Panera u14 Boys play. He shot 82 to edge out Poland’s Matthew Morrone. Previous qualifier Santino Toscano was low scorer with a 79.

“My putter started getting hot at the end,” said Chaplow. “I knew I was tied on the on 18. I lined up the putt, I saw it tracking and it ended up dropping. I got really happy.”

Paige Sowers won the Ambrose Eye Care u14 Girls play with a 79 in her Greatest Golfer debut.

Greatest tees off twice this week — Tuesday at Mill Creek and Thursday at Pine Lakes.
The Greatest juniors series, presented also by Youngstown Tile Retail Design Center and Phantom Fireworks, features 10 events from May 7 to July 20, then a skills championship, followed by a 36-hole finals July 21-22 at Avalon Lakes. Event costs range from $45-$65, and there is no seasonal membership fee. It’s Ohio and Pennsylvania’s least expensive yet most competitive summer play for high schoolers. Register at TheGreatestGolfer.com.

	U17 Boys | Coaches Burger Bar
1	Zack Ross – Q	76
2	Julian Bolino	77
3	Anthony Bako	78
T4	Matthew Morelli	80
T4	Nolan Froelich	80
T4	Andrew LaPolla	80
T4	Thomas Pesa	80
8	Alex Koch	81
T9	Austin Mariani	82
T9	Andrew Fredenburg	82
T9	Joseph Presnar	82
T12	Chase Forsyth	83
T12	Nathan Miller	83
T14	Alexander Eckstein	84
T14	Ian Tricker	84
T16	Nicholas Beistel	85
T16	Josh Pindilli	85
18	Rocco Galmarini	86
T19	Garrett Wallace	87
T19	Evan McGrath	87
T21	Max Vitale	89
T21	Hudson Rice	89
T21	Alex Gumino	89
24	Luke Leskovac	90
25	Simon Kovass	91
T26	Jake Natale	92
T26	Jack Carey	92
28	Topher Drombetta	93
T29	Garrett Brajkovich	94
T29	Alexander Simon	94
31	Jim Kravec	95
32	Jack Neill	97
T33	AJ Battaglia	98
T33	Jacob Lynn	98
35	Kyle Miller	99
36	Vincent Weeks	101
T37	Elia Lyras	103
T37	Griffin Pahanish	103
39	Isaac Ealy	104
40	Tanner James	109
41	Cody Anderson	115
42	Samson Scott	130
	U17 Girls | Lane Funeral Home
1	Kate Sowers – Q	74
2	Kaitlyn Hoover	76
3	Matilyn Zines	77
4	Ava Liburdi	80
5	Gracie Westover	83
6	Taylor Morrone	84
7	Shaylee Muckleroy	87
8	Taylor Blazek	89
9	Miya Cohol	90
10	Lorin Sam	99
T11	Cortney Evert	100
T11	Courtney Williams	100
13	Grace Carrier	104
14	Juliana Reyes	105
15	Cadence Elford	106
16	Natalie Sawicki	111
17	Jessica Mix	116
18	Elizabeth Adkins	126
	U14 Boys | Panera
1	Santino Toscano – Q	79
2	Danny Chaplow – Q	82
3	Matthew Morrone	83
4	Tyler Guerrieri	86
5	Chase Zelesnak	91
6	Karsten Baker	95
7	Camryn Sallee	105
8	Peyton McCune	111
	U14 Girls | Ambrose Family Eye Center
1	Paige Sowers – Q	79
2	Lindsey Hoover	89
3	Rhyloh Turpack	114