golf

Player of the Year

Senior

Courtney Lee, Notre Dame of Hingham

Lee led Notre Dame to its seventh straight girls’ state championship, with her 85 the tournament’s low score (on the par-71 course at Green Harbor). She also placed second to Brittany Weddell in the state individual championship, shooting 83.

Coach of the Year

Coach of the Year

Verne Porter, Ursuline Academy

After going 8-8 in his first season as coach at Ursuline, Porter led his squad to a 10-5 record and a thirdplace finish in the state tournament in 2008. Porter called his squad a “great, young team that will be back next year and for years to come.”

All-Scholastics

Senior

Jennifer Geary, Duxbury

After being part of two state title teams with Notre Dame of Hingham, Geary transferred to Duxbury. As captain she led the Green Dragons to a 9-1 record. She plans to attend the University of Massachusetts to study sports management.
Junior

Joanna LeRoy, Notre Dame of Hingham

Going 11-1 this year, LeRoy shot 42 to finish second at the Mass. Bay League North individual championship. In the girls’ state team championship, she was the third Cougar golfer to shoot 90 or lower (90). She also earned MBL all-star honors.
Junior

Amanda Levy, Nantucket

After making the Whaler boys’ varsity golf team in 2007, Levy was made captain in 2008 and led her team to a third straight Lighthouse League title. She also finished 18th at the MIAA girls’ individual championship, shooting 90.
Freshman

Jennine Regan, Westford Academy

Regan scored a nine-hole average of 38.7. She was the Ghosts’ first freshman girl to play on the varsity and medaled at the Division 2 North tournament. She also enjoys playing soccer, softball, basketball, crosscountry, and track.
Sophomore

Lilith Remy-Miller, Dartmouth

With an average score of 44 playing on the boys’ team, Remy-Miller finished tied for 11th at the state individual championship. An honor roll student, Remy-Miller wants to study architecture or engineering in college.
Sophomore

Andie Savel, Lincoln-Sudbury

As a sophomore, Savel swung the sticks well enough to place in the top 10 in the state individual championship. She has already played in five New England Junior PGA tournaments, and hopes to one day play in college.
Junior

Rachel Sederberg, Notre Dame of Hingham

The undefeated Sederberg tied for the second-lowest individual score (88) at the girls’ state team championships as the Cougars won their seventh straight title. She finished third in the Mass. Bay League North individual championship.
Senior

Kaitlyn Sharpless, Dennis-Yarmouth

Before she heads to perennial women’s golf power Methodist University, Sharpless took care of business with an undefeated senior season. The Mass. Bay League player of the year, she tied for fifth in the state individual tournament with an 86.
Senior

Emily Sturgis, Barnstable

She went 4 for 4 as a varsity golfer, making the state tournament and Mass. Bay League All-Star team each year. The Saint Anselm-bound Sturgis also won the Mass. Bay League South All-Star tournament twice, and served as a team co-captain.
Junior

Kelly Sullivan, Bedford

As a junior, Sullivan was Bedford’s MVP and a Dual County League All-Star in the fall, and then finished tied for seventh at the state individual girls’ championship and qualified for the Callaway World Series of Golf. Her hobbies include Texas Hold’em.
Senior

Kelsey Walsh, Falmouth

An honor roll student, tireless volunteer, and member of numerous clubs, Walsh also did well on the golf course. She tied for fifth at the state individual championship and tied for second-lowest score in the team championship (88).
Junior

Brittany Weddell, Bourne

Weddell holds the title of ‘‘only golfer to beat Courtney Lee in 2008,’’ after shooting 75 to win the state girls’ individual title by eight strokes over Lee. She shot a tournament-low 38 on the front nine, and a tournamentlow 37 on the back.
Senior

Anthony Ricci, Bishop Fenwick

Along with Blaine Thibodeau, Ricci helped lead Bishop Fenwick to an 8-0 record in his final prep golf season by going undefeated in match play. The Catholic Central Large MVP in 2008 will take his bag to Salem State. Ricci also plays soccer.
Sophomore

Blaine Thibodeau, Bishop Fenwick

In 2008, Thibodeau proved the precocious could out-putt even the most experienced players. He finished first in the Catholic Central League individual tournament and earned CCL All-Star honors. He also plays hockey and snowboards.

All-Stars

Boys


Catholic Central -- Anthony Ricci, Blaine Thibodeau, Brian McConnell, Stephen Cleary, and Patrick Riley, Bishop Fenwick; Marc Notarangelo, Anthony Catanzariti, Frank Kountis, and Bret Collins, Marian; Mike Rufo, Rob Cleary, and John Rufo, Matignon; Anthony Joyce and Mike Grigas, Trinity Catholic; Nick Donovan and Anthony Restuccia, Pope John.

Girls


Mass Bay South -- Christina Brewster, Heather Sprinkle, and Emily Sturgis, Barnstable; Kaitlyn Sharpless, Dennis-Yarmouth; Jen Geary, Emma Kellar, and Meg Wyrtzen, Duxbury; Kelsey Walsh, and Melanie Young, Falmouth; Kelsey Eldredge, Nauset.

Mass Bay North -- Courtney Lee, Joanna LeRoy, Rachel Sederberg, and Sarah Whitman, Notre Dame of Hingham; Alex Carter and Lisa Yorra, Brookline; Jenny Cochrane, Hingham; Alison Ludke, Fontbonne; Stephanie Klaubert and Monica Doyle, Ursuline.