Independence’s girls’ golf team is 2-for-2 in tournament wins early in the 2017 season.
The Blue Devils won the Panther Invitational last week and opened Week 2 with a win at the Massillon Jackson Invitational on Monday.
Sophia Trombetta also won her second tournament title of the season with a 73 and Lyndsay Blum carded an 81 to finish among the top five.
Maddie Harper and Madeline Mindzora both shot 96 to lead the Blue Devils to the team title with a tournament low 346 strokes.
“Once the Maddies put it together they’re going to be very important for our team,” said Independence coach Karl Schuld. “They’re showing improvement every day and they continue to work hard. They’re key to our success because they have so much experience and I believe the more they golf the lower their scores will get. They haven’t even scratched the surface yet.”
Freshman Allie Ksiazka made the most of her first varsity experience as she finished with a 111.
“She just started golfing about 2 ½ months ago,” Schuld said. “She just picked it up naturally and now she just has to learn game of golf. Physically she can do it, she hit some tremendous shots and now she just has to learn which clubs to use. She had a quality shot when she was about 140 (yards) out but she hit it too far and flew over the green. Once she cleans those things up she has the potential to score really low. I’m very excited about her.”
The Blue Devils will compete in the Chagrin Valley Conference preseason tournament at St. Denis on Tuesday and the Padua Bruin Invitational at Pine Hills on Wednesday.
