Two-day Section 9 girls golf tourney features three-time champ Gina Milazzo of Warwick

Middletown Times Herald- Record

The top 44 female golfers will compete for the Section 9 girls tournament title on Tuesday and Wednesday at the Apple Greens Golf Course in Highland. Warwick senior Gina Milazzo will be gunning for her fourth consecutive title.

On Tueday, four division champion teams will be vying for the opportunity to advance to states: the one-day event features Monroe-Woodbury, Goshen, Marlboro and Onteora - each team must have four players and all must score in order to qualify.

Tee time on both days is set for 11 a.m., though it may start 19 minutes earlier on Tuesday for course reasons. Each day is a full 18 holes.

Warwick junior Gina Milazzo has won three Section 9 girls golf championships in a row.

The top 18 Tuesday finishers (and ties) will advance to the second round on Wednesday. The top nine sectional tourney finishers advance to the state championships.

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At the 2023 state championships, Isabella Ok of Goshen and Milazzo each finished tied for 20th; and, Alexandra Young of Rondout Valley was tied for 51st - all three are in the first group with Marlboro's Alexa Trapani on Tuesday. Reagan Roth of Newburgh was tied for 57th and starts in the second group.

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Section 9 girls tournament

(at Apple Greens GC, Highland)

Marlboro girls golf coach Gary Trapani poses with the Section 9 championship trophy while flanked by players Alexa Trapani, Gwen Benninger, Madison Markle and Rebecca Panio on May 21, 2024.

Tuesday team final

Scores: 1. Marlboro 421 (Alexa Trapani 82; Gwen Benninger 99; Madison Markle 102; Rebecca Panio 138); 2. Monroe-Woodbury 421 (Leah Sheerin 83; Carly Vacca 104; Tea Proia 107; Anushree Burahohain 127); 3. Onteora 441 (Alexandra Young 75; Rachel Williams 107; Maxine Sprague 128; Rylan Reynolds 131); DNF. Goshen (Isabella Ok 80; Jillian Pucci 84; Madeline Thompson 128; Mary Ellen Collins DNF); DNS. Livingston Manor/Roscoe (no starters)

Tuesday groups (all start on hole 1)

First group: 2. Gina Milazzo (Warwick, Sr.) 36-39--75; 5. Alexandra Young (Onteora, Soph.) 41-42--83; 1. Isabella Ok (Goshen, Soph.) 36-37--73; 3. Alexa Trapani (Marlboro, Eighth) 40-40--80

Second group: T6. Leah Sheerin (Monroe-Woodbury, Soph.) 44-40--84; 4. Reagan Roth (Newburgh, Sr.) 41-41--82; T6. Jillian Pucci (Goshen, Soph.) 42-42--84; 10. Abby Morse (Monticello, Jr.) 55-44--99

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Third group: 29. Grace Cirulli (Port Jervis, Soph.) 59-60--119; T8. Sarah Samuelson (Valley Central, Jr.) 51-43--94; T13. Gwen Benninger (Marlboro, Soph.) 55-47--102; T13. Christina Lettre (Kingston, Sr.) 54-48--102

Fourth group: T13. Katie Reed (Port Jervis, Eighth) 46-56--102; T21. Madison Markle (Marlboro, Soph.) 57-50--107; T13. Abby Davis (Washingtonville, Sr.) 50-52--102; Sara Flandreau (Red Hook, Soph.) 57-66--123

Fifth group: 9. Maddison Paddock (Rondout Valley, Jr.) 48-47--95; T8. Alexa Milazzo (Warwick, Soph.) 46-48--94; 12. Sierra Wiser (Highland, Jr.) 54-47--101; T30. Carly Vacca (Monroe-Woodbury, Soph.) 63-57--120

Sixth group: Mairead French (Pine Plains, Jr.) 69-62--131; T21. Tea Proia (Monroe-Woodbury, Soph.) 57-50--107; 11. Rachel Williams (Onteora, Sr.) 52-48--100; Brianne Olenick (Port Jervis, Sr.) 59-63--122

Seventh group: T13. Paige Fischer (Washingtonville, Sr.) 51-51--102; Hailey Lamping (Pine Plains, Soph.) 63-59--122; 18. Julia Coyle (Newburgh, Jr.) 53-50--103; 24. Anastasia Niforatos (Livingston Manor, Fr.) 61-47--108

Eighth group: T21. Jenna Belcher (Washingtonville, Sr.) 56-51--107; 19. Claire McFarland (Kingston, Soph.) 51-53--104; 28. Shannon Cahill (Minisink Valley) 62-56--118; 26. Grace Coonrod (Rondout Valley, Jr.) 55-59--114

Ninth group: Grace Koehler (Highland, Sr.) 62-60--122; Paige Demino (Lourdes, Sr.) 61-66--127; Cassandra Walsh (Minisink Valley, Sr.) 69-69--138; 20. Megan Wright (Ellenville, Sr.) 56-49--105

Tenth group: 27. Sarah Evans (Livingston Manor, Sr.) 61-56--117; T30. Marie Curran (Pine Bush, Fr.) 63-57--120; Anushree Buragohain (Monroe-Woodbury, Sr.) 69-59--128; 31. Maxine Sprague (Onteora, Sr.) 67-54--121

Eleventh group: 25. Madeline Thompson (Goshen, Jr.) 58-53--111; Rylan Reynolds (Onteora, Jr.) 71-73--144; Rebecca Panio (Marlboro, Jr.) 56-72--128

Twelfth group: Angelina Cavarallo (Middletown, Jr.) 64-58--122; Mary Ellen Collins (Goshen, Soph.) 81-113--194