By Susan Jenior

Staff Writer

It was a beautiful day for golf at Windmill Golf Club in Ravenna as the 19th Matt Mishler Junior Portage County Amateur teed off.

Great competition, solid scores and movement on the scoreboard made it not only interesting for competitors, but also a fun round for parents and grandparents to watch.

In the end, champions were crowned in five divisions as most of the golfers prepare for the start of the high school golf season on Monday.

BOYS 16-19 DIVISION

16-19 BOYS DIVISION

James Morgan was consistent, firing great rounds of 2-over-par both days at Raccoon Hill Golf Club and Windmill Lakes Golf Club. His final score, 74-72—146 gave Morgan, a senior on the Southeast Pirates golf team this fall, a 14-point cushion for the championship.

Runner-up, Tyler Pendergast of Mogadore, a member of the Wildcats’ golf team, played well, carding a 79 on his final day on the long, tree-lined fairways of Windmill Lakes.

Bryce Cannon of Ravenna also shot a 79 on Windmill Lakes Par 70 layout to earn third place with a total 162.

Low round of the day was Morgan’s 72 that included an even-par finish on the final nine holes.

GIRLS 16-19 DIVISION

GIRLS 16-19 DIVISION

Jessi Mix, a senior for the Southeast Pirates was in second place going into the second day of competition behind Kent senior Coco Golden.

Five strokes shy of Golden’s score, Mix found a balance at Windmill Lakes and added a 92 to the 91 she shot at Raccoon Hill on Tuesday.

Mix fired a 183 to edge out Golden by five strokes for the championship.

Taking home third place was Ava Miller, playing for the Rootstown Rovers this season, tying Golden in the second round at Windmill as they each carded 102.

BOYS 13-15 DIVISION

BOYS 13-15 DIVISION

Andrew Van Damme held onto his strong lead from Tuesday (77) to fire an outstanding 74 at Windmill Lakes on Wednesday for a151 total.

VanDamme, playing for Kent Roosevelt this season, had the low two rounds in his age division, finishing with a 151 total.

Brock Thiry, Mogadore, bested his Wildcat teammate Max Simone to grab second place (170) as Simone finished with a 179 total, including a 91 at Windmill.

GIRLS 13-15 DIVISION

GIRLS 13-15 DIVISION

Sammy Morgan, the Southeast Pirates’ standout, who captured the title at the Good Park Junior Golf Tournament this summer among other tournament victories, maintained her lead from Tuesday, firing a 78 at Windmill for a total 159.

Teammate Jenni Mix maintained her hold on second place (188), outlasting a surging Elizabeth Jia of Hudson, going into the eighth grade this fall, who fired a 189, missing a runner-up opportunity by one stroke.

BOYS 12-UNDER DIVISION

Alden Pratt of Rocky River was solid on the fairways of both Sunny Hill and Windmill Lakes. Pratt fired a 40 on Tuesday and added a 41 for a total 81 for the championship.

Pratt topped Carston Chouinard of Copley, who had an 88 after two nine-hole rounds, followed by Gerren Waesch of Rootstown, taking home third in the youngest boys age group with rounds of 56-52 108.

The 12 and under boys were among the most fun to watch as they demonstrated just how experienced golfers can be at a young age.

BOYS 12 AND UNDER DIVISION

SCOREBOARD

19TH MATT MISHLER JUNIOR PORTAGE COUNTY AMATEUR

FINAL SCORES FOLLOWING SECOND ROUND

AT WINDMILL LAKES GOLF CLUB, RAVENNA

BOYS 16-19

James Morgan, North Benton 74-72 146

Tyler Pendergast, Mogadore 81-79 160

Bryce Cannon, Ravenna 8379 162

Jude Thiry, Mogadore 82-85 167

Deacon Smith, Kent 84-86 170

Brett Epple, Streetsboro 87-83 170

Owen Puhalla, Kent 84-86 170

Jack Flynn, Kent 90-84 174

Sully Evans, Uniontown 91-87 178

Max Shannon, Mogadore 89-95 184

Brad Simms, Kent 98-101 199

Andrew Just, Rootstown 105-101 206

Mason Storey, Mogadore 103-106 209

GIRLS 16-19

Jessi Mix, Deerfield 91-92 183

Coco Golden, Kent 86-102 188

Ava Miller, Rootstown 101-102 203

BOYS 13-15

Andrew VanDamme, Kent 77-74 101

Brock Thiry, Mogadore 82-88 170

Max Simone, Mogadore 88-91 179

Trevor Flarida, Atwater 97-91 188

Nathan Waesch, Rootstown 88-100 188

Dominic Vaccaro, Kent 94-102 196

Samuel Klem, Ravenna 91-104 197

Liam Miller, Rootstown 100-101 201

Jayden Eichler, Atwater 108-97 205

GIRLS 13-15

Sammy Morgan, North Benton 81-78 159

Jenni Mix, Deerfield 92-96 188

Elizabeth Jia, Hudson 98-91 189

BOYS 12 AND UNDER

Alden Pratt, Rocky River 40-41 81

Carston Chouinard, Copley 42-44 86

Gerren Waesch, Rootstown 56-52 108