Cazenovia, Chittenango girls golfers get underway

By PHil Blackwell

When the Cazenovia and Chittenango girls golf teams were able to start their 2023 seasons, it did not resemble the summer-like heat of the previous week.

Instead, temperatures were closer to the freezing mark when the Lakers faced Manlius Pebble Hill in last Tuesday’s season opener, and able to earn a 220-240 victory over the Trojans.

Over nine holes at Links at Erie Village, Grace Probe shot a 49 and Claire Marris added a 52. Both were able to overcome the low round of 43 from MPH’s Amitees Fazeli.

As for the Bears, it went to Camillus

Golf Club and lost, 247-257, with Kaelyn Rudd shooting a 63 as Abby VanDee and Emma Stanek both posted 64. Alea Morris earned a 66, while the top two scores came from Westhill’s duo of Charlotte Roth, with a 54, and Samantha Burkett, with a 59. Chittenango then was third, shooting 260, in a three-team match Friday at Woodcrest involving unbeaten Christian Brothers Academy (188) and MPH, who shot 242.

VanDee shot a 62, leading the Bears, while Stanek shot 63. Sybrina Schultz had a 67 and Alea Morris a 68 as they all trailed the 43 from Catalano and 42 from the Trojans’ Amitees Fazeli.