Golf Team
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Tony Jones, North Point
Jones coached North Point, in just its fourth year of existence, to its first state championship. The Eagles, who did not have a senior in their regular starting six, also clinched their first Southern Maryland Athletic Conference championship at the SMAC tournament, unseating longtime conference king La Plata.
Boys Golfer of the Year
Jay Dove, Sr., La Plata
Dove capped a stellar high school career with wins in the Charles County and District 4 tournament, followed by a runner-up effort in the Maryland state tournament. Dove was also named the Southern Maryland Athletic Conference’s Most Outstanding Player for the second time in his career, and led the Warriors to a team qualification in the state tournament.
Girls Golfer of the Year
Brigitte Baker, Sr., Langley
Baker won the Virginia AAA girls’ state championship with a 20-foot birdie putt on the first playoff hole. She also finished tied for 5th overall — amongst boys and girls — in the Northern Region tournament.
First-Team All-Beltway
Diana Brown, Jr., Churchill
Brown was named the Montgomery County Golfer of the Year after winning her second straight district title as only a junior. Brown finished third at states after shooting a Day 2 77.
Joe Buttgereit, Sr., Forest Park
Finished his career at Forest Park by winning a Cardinal District title, taking fourth in the Northwest Region and placing fourth in the Virginia AAA state tournament.
Mckenzie Cutter, Soph., North Point
Cutter was an integral piece in the Eagles’ 2A/1A state championship. She won the Girls Golf Challenge at Potomac Ridge Golf Course and finished fourth in the state tournament.
Andrew Lister, Soph., Battlefield
Lister led the Battlefield Bobcats to their first-ever Northwest Region team title by shooting a 5-under 67, four strokes better than any golfer in the field.
Ji Soo Park, Soph., Chantilly
Park birdied his first playoff hole to take third place at the Virginia AAA state golf tournament. Also took second, by a single stroke, in both the Concorde District and Northern Region tournaments.
Gary Raizon, Sr., Churchill
Gaizon won his second district championship, combining with Brown to be the first boy-girl pair at a single school to win districts back-to-back together. He finished sixth at states.
Gabriella Sinkovic, Jr., Bowie
Sinkovic finished sixth overall at the Maryland state golf tournament with a two-day total of 170.
Nicole West, Sr., C.H. Flowers
Baker wonWest finished an impressive fifth place overall at the Maryland state golf tournament with a two-day score of 167.
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