By Susan Jenior

Staff Writer

Southeast High School freshman Andrew Thames recently earned his first tournament victory in the Northern Ohio PGA Futures Tour event at the Legends of Massillon.

ANDREW THAMES

Thames topped Nathan Kinter, also a freshman for the Pirates, by one stroke in the nine-hole tournament as Thames fired a 38 and Kinter a 39.

Leah Williams (Ravenna) finished sixth in the girls 12-16 with a 54.

The Legends of Massillon also hosted the Performance Tour event for juniors.

Local golfers at the event included:

   • Jacob Ranieri (Mogadore), 71 in the boys 16-19 division

   • Brody Sanford (Streetsboro), 82 in the boys 16-19 division

VANDAMME EARNS VICTORY

Andrew VanDamme, a freshman for Kent Roosevelt, tied Elijah Stewart to win the Boys 14-15 age division at the NOPGA Next Level Tour at Fox Den.

VanDamme fired rounds of 70-72 to win his age division at the Stow golf course.

PERFORMANCE TOUR AT TANGLEWOOD

In addition to his strong performance at The Legends of Massillon, Rainieri also recently took second place, with a round of 71, just missing the victory by one stroke at the Performance Tour event at Tanglewood Golf Club.

Rainieri competed in the boys 16-19 age division.

Also playing in the same age division was Brady Allenick of Aurora (13th place with a score of 76); Dylan Lancaster of Aurora (17th place, 77); Brody Sanford of Streetsboro (30th place, 82); Kellen Walter of Aurora 49th place, 94); Evan Reger of Streetsboro (50th place, 95); and Drew Just of Rootstown (54th place, 102).

Finally, Andrew VanDamme finished in seventh place in the boys 14-15 age division, carding a 78.

87TH GOOD PARK JUNIOR TOURNAMENT

The Good Park Junior Tournament has welcomed many outstanding junior golfers throughout the more than 80 years of the tournament.

Adding her name to the Champions that have played the three-day tournament is Sammy Morgan of Berlin, a junior for the Southeast Pirates this August.

Sammy fired rounds of 76-77 for a 149 total that topped her nearest competitor by nine strokes.

Also in the championship flight with Morgan was Emily Morrison, also a member of the Lady Pirates, finishing in fourth place with a two-round total of 181.

The first 18-holes at Good Park is a qualifying round, placing juniors in flights.

Morgan’s brother, James Morgan, a recent graduate of Southeast who earned player of the year honors three-times across two leagues, finished in second place in the boys championship flight carding rounds of 78-72 for a 150, just three strokes shy of the champion, Shane Bates of Uniontown.

PORTAGE COUNTY KIDS AND JUNIOR AMATEURS

This is the week.

The Portage County Kids Am tees off at Sunny Hill Golf Course on July 19 and the Portage County Junior Amateur finds golfers at Sunny Hill on July 21 and Raccoon Hill on July 22.

Both have secured spots on the junior golf circuits as the Junior Amateur is now in its 20th season and the Kids Am in its 11th year.

Both offer juniors opportunities to compete on Portage County golf courses that are also home to high school teams and welcome juniors competing in their first tournament as well as seasoned, skilled golfers.

Registration remains open for both events at PCAGolf.net or at host golf courses or by calling/texting 330-206-9083. Tee times will be posted for the Kids Am on Saturday and the Junior Amateur on July 19.

As always, the importance of junior golf takes front and center in these events and amateur coordinators and golf courses look forward to welcoming all juniors.

PORTAGE COUNTY AMATEURS

The Portage County Amateurs series is open for registration as the tournaments and golf courses are looking forward to again welcoming outstanding competition.

Registration forms are available for Amateur and Senior Amateur at host golf courses: Sunny Hill in Brimfield, Windmill Lakes in Ravenna and Raccoon Hill in Kent or log onto PCAgolf.net. Call or text 330-206-9083.

GOLF CALENDAR

To be added to this calendar please text 330-206-9083 or email golffam2@gmail.com.

PORTAGE COUNTY AMATEURS

To register, visit PCAGolf.net for online registration and information, register in-person at host courses, or mail registration to Portage County Amateur, 2739 Tallmadge Road, Ravenna, OH 44266. To receive an email registration form or for questions call or text 330-206-9083 or email golffam2@gmail.com

JULY 25-26—96^th PORTAGE COUNTY AMATEUR. July 25 – Windmill Lakes Golf Club, Ravenna; July 26 – Raccoon Hill Golf Club, Kent. Divisions: County, Open, Women. 18-holes each day. Registration $100 by July 10; late registration $120 by July 23.

AUGUST 29-30—56^TH PORTAGE COUNTY SENIOR AMATEUR. Aug. 29 – Raccoon Hill Golf Club, Kent; Aug. 30 – Windmill Lakes Golf Club, Ravenna. Age Divisions: 50-59, 60-69, 70-plus, Women. 18-holes each day. Registration $100 by Aug. 14, Late registration $120 by Aug. 26.

JULY 21-22—20^TH MATT MISHLER PORTAGE COUNTY JUNIOR AMATEUR. July 21 – Sunny Hill Golf Course, Brimfield; July 22 – Raccoon Hill Golf Course, Ravenna. Age Divisions for Boys and Girls: 16-19, 13-15 play 18-holes each day; Boys and Girls 12 and under play nine holes each day. Registration ages 13-19 $60, 12 and under $45. Deadline July 18. Each golfer receives a $10 gift certificate.

JULY 19—12^TH PORTAGE COUNTY KIDS AMATEUR. July 19 – Sunny Hill Golf Course, Brimfield (middle nine). Four separate age divisions for boys and girls: Grades 8-9, 6-7 (play nine holes) – $20; Grades 4-5 (play six holes) $20; Grades 3 and under (plays four holes) $15. Deadline July 17.

LOCAL OUTINGS AND SCRAMBLES

JULY

July 12—Squatch’n Breast Cancer Golf Outing, Olde Dutch Mill Golf Course, Lake Milton. $400 per person, four-person scramble. Call 330-350-1612.

July 25-26—Christmas in July Night Golf @ Fairways at Twin Lakes. $240 per foursome.

AUGUST

Aug. 8—Southeast Athletic Boosters, Olde Dutch Mill Golf Course

Aug. 10—Ben Curtis Golf Classic @ Congress Lake Golf Club, Hartville.

Aug. 15—Lake Milton Browns Backers 18^th Annual Golf Outing @ Olde Dutch Mill Golf Course, Lake Milton. Four-person scramble, $100 per person. Call—Gary @ 330-207-5939.

Aug. 21—40^th Hattie Larlham Golf Classic, Sugar Bush Golf Club, Garrettsville.

Aug. 28—Ravenna Chamber of Commerce Golf Outing@ Windmill Lakes Golf Course, Ravenna.

JUNIOR GOLF

JULY

July 17—27^th Annual Olde Dutch Mill Junior Tournament, Olde Dutch Mill Golf Course, Lake Milton. $50 ages 13-18, $30 ages 8-12. Register by July 14. Forms at golf course club house or call

July 20—Ohio Girls Golf Foundation Showcase, Avon Oaks Country Club, Avon.

NOPGA JUNIOR GOLF (register at thenorthernohiopga.com – registration now open)

NORTHERN OHIO PGA JUNIOR TOURS…

The NOPGA has several tours for juniors including the Next Level Tour (36 hole events), Performance Tour (18-hole events) and Futures Tour (9 holes).

The Futures Tour are unique nine-hole events giving junior golfers a chance to experience tournament golf in a fun environment.

Members receive a gift and a personalized caddie bib.

SCHEDULE

July 14-15—Next Level @ Windmill Lakes Golf Club, Ravenna.

July 23—Futures Tour, Mud Run Golf Course, Akron.

July 27-28—43^rd NOPGA Jr. Tour Championship, Oberlin Country Club, Oberlin

SEPT. 8: 1^ST PORTAGE COUNTY HIGH SCHOOL GOLF CHAMPIONSHIP, Raccoon Hill Golf Club, Kent. Contact Bryan Harvey, bharvey7526@gmail.com, or Susan Jenior, golffam2@gmail.com.

GOLF SCOREBOARD

GOOD PARK JUNIOR GOLF TOURNAMENT

(At Good Park Golf Course, Akron – Par 71)

BOYS CHAMPIONSHIP FLIGHT: Shane Bates 147, James Morgan 150, Owen Casper 156, Lucas Cutlip 159, Andrew Ash 160, Luke Chluda 167, Owen Weber 167, Gaskin Nicholas 168, Chase Oberhaus 173.

BOYS FIRST FLIGHT: Sully Evans 160, Logan Noggle 170, Giovanni Nonno 173, Zane Schreck 173, Andy Kost 174, Jonathan Stefanko 177, Matthew Mamer 193.

BOYS SECOND FLIGHT: Max Kalal 170, Charles Rogers 179, Dylan West 181, Logan Blankenship 184, Logan Guernsey 187, Anderson Liggett 199, Alexander Yanoff 207.

BOYS 12U FLIGHT: Griffin Simenson 172, Garrett Gorham 173.

GIRLS CHAMPIONSHIP FLIGHT: Samantha Morgan 149, Caitrin Coyle 158, Mia Gu 165, Emily Morrison 181.

GIRLS FIRST FLIGHT: Anna Yacknow 163, Caseabella Fye 187, Ella Summers 9193, Kristen Dillon 213.