Kaitlyn Hoover and Chaz Ekoniak fired power numbers Friday on Day 1 of the 36-hole ‘Joe’ Dickey Electric Greatest Golfer Championships.
Both used a great sunny day at Avalon Lakes as Hoover, of New Wilmington, went 71 to grab a 7-shot lead on her division. Struthers’ Ekoniak has a 3-shot lead over Thomas Pesa of Ursuline.
Day 2 of the Kreps Drywall u17 finals tees off at 11 a.m. Saturday at Squaw Creek, and will be joined by the 18-hole Dr. Flauto Championship of the u14 division.
Saturday tee times and Friday scores for u17s are at the bottom.
Four juniors champs were already crowned from Thursday’s Panera Long Drive / Par 3 Juniors Skills Shootout at Trumbull Country Club. Congrats to:
— Par 3 Champ – Chaz Ekoniak, Struthers High, 9 feet, 5 inches from 140 yds out
— Long Drive Champ – Nolan Froelich, Ursuline, 298 yards longest
— Par 3 Champ- Luciana Masters, Hickory High, 5 feet 9 inches from 100 yards out
— Long Drive Champ – Sophia Rivera, Boardman High School, 222 yards.
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11:00 Kyle Miller 115 Austintown Fitch High School
Anthony G Cesario 102 Niles McKinley High School
Garrett Brajkovich 93 Hubbard
11:09 Chase Forsyth 90 Ursuline High School
Zack Ross 84 Moon Area
Caleb Domitrovich 84 McDonald High School
11:18 Nathan Kelly 83 East Liverpool HS
Mark Sowers 82 Brecksville-Broadview Heights
Luke Rupeka 81 Warren John F Kennedy
11:27 Nolan Froelich 80 Ursuline High School
Thomas Pesa 79 Ursuline High School
Chaz Ekoniak 76 Struthers
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11:36 Michael (Mick) Ambrose Canfield
Jackson Ensley Springfield
Andrew LaPolla Warren JFK
11:45 Alexander Eckstein Cardinal Mooney
Santino Toscano Wilmington School District
Braeden Sallee Fitch
11:54 Matthew Morrone Poland
Dante Turner Cardinal Mooney
Chase Zelesnak Boardman
12:03 Andrew Fredenburg Warren JFK
Anthony “AJ” Battaglia Poland Seminary
Christopher Sammartino St. Charles
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12:12 Cadence Elford 108 Canfield High School
Taylor Morrone 99 Canfield
12:21 Madalyn Rauzan 98 Ursuline High School
Zoey Fick -Mills 92 Boardman
12:30 Sophia Rivera 90 Boardman High School
Shaylee Muckleroy 88 West Branch
Matilyn Zines 82 United Local
12:39 Miya Cohol 82 Canfield
Jocelyn Zhao 78 Canfield
Kaitlyn Hoover 71 Wilmington Area
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12:48 Chloe Leskovac Canfield
Lindsey Hoover Wilmington Area
Alex Conley Canfield
12:57 Kate Sowers West Middlesex
Aubree Philibin Canfield
Lorin Sam Canfield High School
1:06 Gianna Ross Boardman High School
Natalie Sawicki Canfield High School