Chardon Girls Golf Defeats Rootstown

didn’t have the medalist Tuesday, but the Hilltoppers had the depth they needed to come away with a victory.

Chardon placed five golfers among the top seven finishers and defeated , 234-245, at St. Denis Golf Course.

Rootstown’s earned medalist honors with a 54, but Chardon answered by putting four scoring golfers within six strokes of one another.

led the Hilltoppers with a 55, finishing just one stroke behind Giebel for second place overall.

Rootstown’s followed with a 56 to take third, giving the Rovers two of the top three individual scores.

Chardon Depth Makes the Difference

From there, the Hilltoppers took control of the leaderboard.

shot a 58 to finish fourth, while followed with a 60 and carded a 61.

Those four scores — McKenna’s 55, Leppelmeier’s 58, Gigliotti’s 60 and Park’s 61 — combined for Chardon’s winning total of 234.

gave Chardon another strong round with a 62 to finish seventh.

Rootstown received a 65 from and a 70 from . Combined with Giebel’s 54 and Wilson’s 56, the Rovers finished with a team score of 245.

Chardon’s rounded out the individual results with a 69.

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Girls Golf Results
AwayRootstown
245–234
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Tuesday, August 18, 2026 • Chardon
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Girls Golf Match Result

TeamScore
Rootstown Rovers245
Chardon Hilltoppers234
🏅 Medalist
Morgan GiebelRootstown • Score 54

Girls Golf Individual Results

Golf Dual

PlaceGolferSchoolScore
1stMorgan GiebelRootstown54
2ndRiley McKennaChardon55
3rdCharlie WilsonRootstown56
4thLili LeppelmeierChardon58
5thDavia GigliottiChardon60
6thGianna ParkChardon61
7thLeah KeyserChardon62
8thIdabelle HarrisRootstown65
9thAnastasia CataniaChardon69
10thAudrey WohlwendRootstown70

Top Performers

Morgan Giebel
RootstownMorgan GiebelGolf Dual • 54 • 1st
Riley McKenna
ChardonRiley McKennaGolf Dual • 55 • 2nd
Charlie Wilson
RootstownCharlie WilsonGolf Dual • 56 • 3rd
Lili Leppelmeier
ChardonLili LeppelmeierGolf Dual • 58 • 4th
Davia Gigliotti
ChardonDavia GigliottiGolf Dual • 60 • 5th
Gianna Park
ChardonGianna ParkGolf Dual • 61 • 6th

Game Notes

Updated automatically through this result and the latest reported player stats.

Head to HeadRootstown is 0-1 against Chardon this season; the most recent meeting was Aug. 18 (L 245-234).
Season Best BallRootstown's four-low season best-ball is 209 (Morgan Giebel 42, Charlie Wilson 51, Idabelle Harris 57, Madison Kline 59).
Season Best BallChardon's four-low season best-ball is 215 (Riley McKenna 49, Davia Gigliotti 51, Leah Keyser 57, Lili Leppelmeier 58).
Low Team RoundRootstown's best reported team score is 210.
Low Team RoundChardon's best reported team score is 216.
Scoring AverageRootstown is averaging 225.3 as a team.
Scoring AverageChardon is averaging 226 as a team.
Home FormChardon is 2-1 at home.
Steve Hare
Steve Harehttp://www.ohiovarsity.com
Steve Hare is the Chagrin Valley Conference's Sports Information Director. He also created and publishes OhioVarsity.com, an online publication dedicated to providing hyperlocal coverage to area high school athletic programs. Hare began covering high school sports for the Lake County News Herald in 1997. Hare attended Willoughby South High School through the middle of his senior year, then graduated from Berkshire High School in Burton in 1986. He played football, wrestled and was an all-Geauga county baseball player (1986). He lives in Chardon with his wife Paulette and their children.

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