WPIAL girls golf preview: 3A champ Mya Morgan back for Elizabeth Forward
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Thursday, August 15, 2024 | 11:01 AM
Elizabeth Forward’s Mya Morgan celebrates after winning the WPIAL Class 3A girls golf championship Oct. 4, 2023, at Diamond Run Golf Club.
WPIAL girls golf preview
Class 3A
Team
2023 champion: Peters Township
2023 PIAA champion: Peters Township
Teams to watch: Armstrong, Elizabeth Forward, Franklin Regional, Moon, Peters Township, Upper St. Clair
Individual
2023 champion: Mya Morgan, Elizabeth Forward
2023 PIAA champion: Rhianna Gooneratne, Plymouth Whitemarsh
Players to watch: Ellie Benson, Peters Township (Jr.); Liv DeGori, Moon (So.); Mylee Lorigan, Armstrong (Sr.); Mya Morgan, Elizabeth Forward (Jr.); Angelina Schid, Moon (Jr.); Siena Smith, Pine-Richland (So.); Sophia Severns, Peters Township (Sr.); Addy Shedd, Upper St. Clair (Sr.); Brooke Vowcheck, Peters Township (Sr.); Olivia Ziegler, Upper St. Clair (So.)
Class 2A
Team
2023 champion: Greensburg Central Catholic
2023 PIAA champion: Hickory
Teams to watch: Central Valley, Greensburg Central Catholic, Mt. Pleasant, Seton LaSalle, Shady Side Academy
Individual
Reining champion: Sophia Covelli, Neshannock*
Reining PIAA champion: Anna Swan, North East*
Players to watch: Kennedy Kelly, Greensburg Central Catholic (So.); Pearl Lundgren, Eden Christian (Jr.); Emily Obara, Seton LaSalle (Sr.); Alayna Stawovy, Greensburg Central Catholic (Jr.); Savanna Stile, Lincoln Park (Jr.)
*Graduated
Important dates
Aug. 5: First practice date
Aug. 8: First play date
Aug. 9: First section date
Sept. 17-19: Individual section qualifiers
Sept. 23: WPIAL Class 2A individual first round
Sept. 25: WPIAL Class 3A individual first round
Sept. 30: WPIAL Class 3A individual finals, Butler Country Club
Oct. 7-8: WPIAL team semifinals
Oct. 10: WPIAL team championships, Cedarbrook Golf Course
Oct. 21-22: PIAA individual championships, Penn State
Oct. 23: PIAA team championships, Penn State
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WPIAL golf individual champions
2023 — Mya Morgan, Elizabeth Forward (AAA); Sophia Covelli, Neshannock (AA)
2022 — Marissa Malosh, South Fayette (AAA); Eva Bulger, Quaker Valley (AA)
2021 — Marissa Malosh, South Fayette (AAA); Eva Bulger, Quaker Valley (AA)
2020 — Lindsey Powanda, Mt. Lebanon (AAA); Eva Bulger, Quaker Valley (AA)
2019 — Isabella Walter, North Allegheny (AAA); Eva Bulger, Quaker Valley (AA)
2018 — Caroline Wrigley, North Allegheny (AAA); Maddie Smithco, North Catholic (Class AA)
2017 — Caroline Wrigley, North Allegheny (Class AAA); Tatum McKelvey, Sewickley Academy (Class AA)
2016 — Caroline Wrigley, North Allegheny (Class AAA); Kiaria Porter, Central Valley (Class AA)
2015 — Marissa Balish, Hampton (Class AAA); Olivia Zambruno, Greensburg C.C. (Class AA)
2014 — Lauren Waller, Canon-McMillan (Class AAA); Olivia Zambruno, Greensburg C.C. (Class AA)
2013 — Lauren Waller, Canon-McMillan (Class AAA); Macky Fouse, Central Valley (Class AA)
2012 — Janista Numpho-Frank, Hempfield (Class AAA); Gillian Alexander, Jefferson-Morgan (Class AA)
2011 — Marissa DeCola, Butler (Division I); Emily Rohanna, Waynesburg (Division II)
2010 — Katerina Luttner, Fox Chapel (Division I); Emily Rohanna, Waynesburg (Division II)
2009 — Nadia Luttner, Fox Chapel
2008 — Nadia Luttner, Fox Chapel
2007 — Rachel Rohanna, Waynesburg
2006 — Margaret Pentrack, Shady Side Academy
2005 — Rachel Rohanna, Waynesburg
2004 — Megan Trachok, Upper St. Clair
2003 — Katie Trachok, Upper St. Clair
2002 — Katie Miller, Hempfield
2001 — Jordyn Wells, Bethel Park
2000 — Emily Shoplik, Fox Chapel
1999 — Lauren George, Uniontown
1998 — Lauren George, Uniontown
1997 — Jen Patterson, Bethel Park
1996 — Julee Sovesky, Neshannock
1995 — Jen Patterson, Bethel Park
1994 — Shannon Ruane, Gateway
1993 — Erin Suvak, Woodland Hills
1992 — Tara Adams, Latrobe
1991 — Staci Aber, Greensburg Central Catholic
1990 — Staci Aber, Greensburg Central Catholic
1989 — Colleen Scally, Moon
1988 — Staci Aber, Greensburg Central Catholic
1987 — Kelli Weaver, Latrobe
1986 — Jodi Figley, Hopewell
1985 — Jodi Figley, Hopewell
1984 — Jodi Figley, Hopewell
1983 — Jodi Figley, Hopewell
1982 — Michelle Michanowicz, Fox Chapel
1981 — Beth Huey, Laurel Highlands
1980 — Missy Berteotti, Upper St. Clair
1979 — Missy Berteotti, Upper St. Clair
1978 — Nancy Tomich, Upper St. Clair
1977 — Nancy Tomich, Upper St. Clair
Bill Beckner Jr. is a TribLive reporter covering local sports in Westmoreland County. He can be reached at bbeckner@triblive.com.
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