Girls golf: Buffalo Grove's Beerheide finishes strong to edge Wallace for regional crown

What a finish it was at the Bonnie Dundee Golf Club on Thursday as Buffalo Grove sophomore Courtney Beerheide caught Barrington freshman Reese Wallace at the wire to claim medalist honors in the Class 2A Barrington girls golf regional in Carpentersville.

Wallace had put up a nifty 1-under par 70 well ahead of Beerheide, who came home sizzling with three birdies on her final six holes to take the individual crown by 1 stroke with a sparkling 69.

“All the credit to Courtney Beerheide,” said Barrington coach Tim Martin of Beerheide who won the Mid-Suburban League crown with an eye-popping 67 last week. “She is playing some of the best golf in the state, no doubt about it.”

Martin's Fillies put up a ‘no doubt about it' victory in the team race, shooting a 292 well ahead of Lake Park (313) and Buffalo Grove (345).

“To shoot a 292 on a tough day where the course was playing long, I was really pleased,” said fifth-year coach Martin, who led the MSL champs to their fourth straight regional crown and ninth in 10 seasons. “Our seniors have so many great memories at Bonnie Dundee so this is really special. They really soaked it in, They've done so much in their four-year runs.”

Wallace led the Fillies with her runner-up 70, followed by seniors Bridget Butler (71), Leah Gadios (75) and Sydney Terada (76).

Top scores for Lake Park were freshman Samantha Rottinger, senior Marisa Levario (75), sophomore Isha Patel (79) and freshman Amaani Patel (86).

BG was paced by Beerheide, sophomore Adriana Aboeia (90), freshman Abbey Foster (92) and sophomore Brooke Wells (94).

Individuals advancing were Wheeling's Sarah Huh (80), Hersey's Ava Johnsen (82), Palatine's Addison Ashford (83), Lake Zurich's Jeanne Yu (84), Conant's Ariel Morrison (88), Hersey's Avery Grove (88), Conant's Gabbi Zyung (89), Conant's Mia Withers (89), Lake Zurich's Maddie Michalak (89) and Schaumburg's Ema Rotaru (90).

Beerheide will now return to the Bison home course (Buffalo Grove) for Monday's sectional.

“She (Beerheide) really rose up to challenge on the back nine when she needed the birdies,” Martin said.

Martin's freshman was right in contention to the end with Beerheide.

“Reese grew up playing at Bonnie Dundee with her grandpa,” he said. “Her game just keeps getting better and better every day. I know this was a special day for her to do this on this course.

“I'm so lucky to coach such talented and dedicated young ladies so driven to continue the great Barrington girls golf tradition, To see how our seniors (Butler, Gaidos, Terada and Breanna Brown) have taken Reese under their wings so she can lead the team in the future, has been such a joy to watch. It seems like Reese is one of the seniors when they're all together. It's a credit to the kind of people these seniors are.”

At Fremd: Coach Jeremy Malinowski's Vikings won their third straight regional and sixth in program history with a score of 340, topping St. Viator (355) and Prospect (369) at the Palatine Hills Golf Course.

Rolling Meadows took fourth with a 379, sparked by the big effort of individual champion Jennifer March. The Mustangs freshman won the meet by 3 strokes with a 72.

Fremd was led by junior Keira Brazeau's 75, which tied her for second place in the individual race with St. Viator junior Maggie Carlson.

Other top Vikings were junior Gloria Lee (85), freshman Alia Brazeau (87) and sophomore Merritt Bell (93).

Viator was led by Carlslon, junior Lily Zicarelli (81), junior Grace Adler (97) and junior Lily Harker while the counting scores for Prospect were senior Emily Tork (87), sophomore Allison Warnement (91), junior Faye Zinzer (74), and junior Cathryn Wascher (97).

At Stevenson: One of the youngest competitors on the course led Stevenson to second place in the Class 2A regional at the Pine Meadows Golf Course in Mundelein.

Freshman Campbell Ray produced a superb 2-under 70 to finish tied for second behind Loyola senior Katie Magner (69) for the individual crown.

Glenbrook North won the title with a 293 followed by coach Emma Degen's Patriots (297) and Loyola (316).

The Pats' 297 score was their low mark of the season.

Also leading the way were junior Allyson Duan (74), freshman Lillian She (76) and sophomore Sophia Joeng (77).

Among the advancing individuals were Vernon Hills senior Anna Lee (78),

At Antioch: Carmel (366) won the regional over Libertyville (366) and Lakes (371) while the host Sequiots (388) were fourth and Grayslake North (400) took fifth at the Spring Valley Country Club in Salem, Wis.

Leading the way for coach Greg Osgood's Corsairs, who won their third regional crown and first since 2018, were senior Macaire Everett (79), senior Scarlett Lindgren (82), senior Kate Roberts (86) and freshman Idaly Sereno (89).

Counting scores for Libertyville were junior Sophia Cesnovar (87), senior Jocelyn Hurh (89), senior Kate Dirst (93), junior Jozie Mitran (97) and junior Delaney McConnell (97).

Lake's leaders were junior Miah Becker (84), senior Carter Conway (92), junior Jia Singh (97), senior Cassidy Berchtold (98) and senior Heidi Jung (98).

Advancing individuals were meet medalist Manuela Posada, an Antioch junior who fired a 76, followed by Warren's Sophia Pas (92), Antioch's Madie Barrett (96), Wauconda's Mia Breuer 96), Grayslake Central's Jessica Mullens (96), Wauconda's Reese Romer (97), Grayslake North's Ava Mattson (98), Grayslake North's Emma Carter (98), Grant's Riley Daniele (99) and Grayslake Central's Ashlyn Bean (100).