Local athletes participate in the
2025 IESA Girls and Boys State Golf Tournament
[September 15, 2025]
Lincoln, Illinois was well represented at the IESA State Golf
Tournament at Metamora Fields last week.
On Thursday Ella Ciaccio of Carroll Catholic and Brooklyn Clark and
Piper Craig of West Lincoln Broadwell competed in the girls state
tournament.
Ella Ciaccio. Photo courtesy of Brooke Ciaccio
Ciaccio is an 8th grade student at Carroll Catholic and she shot a
97 at the course. She tied for 34th place out of 87 golfers. Ciaccio
is coached by Dara Entwistle.
Brooklyn Clark and Piper Craig at the girl's state
golf tournament. Photo courtesy of Whitney Clark.
Clark is a 7th grade student at WLB and she shot a 97 at Metamora
Fields.
Craig is also in 7th grade at WLB and she shot a 99 at the Metamora
course.
Glenn, Singleton, Neitzel and Froebe received the
sectional championship plaque at the state meet in Metamora. Photo
courtesy of Kari Froebe.
Kruz Froebe, Brodie Glenn, Kale Singleton and Nolan Neitzel of West
Lincoln Broadwell made history earlier by winning the golf sectional
that was held at the Elks Club in Lincoln.
WLB is the first golf team from any junior high in Lincoln to make
it to the state tournament. They are coached by Curtis Conrady.
Froebe, Glenn, Singleton and Neitzel advanced to the state
tournament by beating teams from larger schools like Williamsville,
Jacksonville, Springfield, Petersburg and Quincy, just to name a
few.
Chester East-Lincoln and Lincoln Junior High were also in the same
golf sectional.
There is only one class for golf, hence the tough competition
state-wide.
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Froebe, Glenn, Singleton and Neitzel combined to
score 341 at sectionals, beating the second place team,
Williamsville, by ten strokes.
Froebe and Glenn are the two 8th graders on the team.
Froebe shot a 78 at sectionals, placing second out of 72 golfers.
A score of 75 won the sectional title.
Glenn shot an 87 at sectionals, placing 14th.
At the state golf meet, Froebe shot an 84 and Glenn shot a 108.
Singleton, a 6th grader, shot a 95 at Metamora and he shot a 92 at
sectionals.
Neitzel, a 5th grader, shot a 99 at Metamora and he shot at 84 at
sectionals.
The winning score at Metamora for the boys was a 70.
Metamora Fields is a tough course. It is a narrow
course and it is what is called a links course. It is wide open with
no trees and has lots of tall grass and water hazards.
Congratulations to these athletes for representing their community
well at the state meet.
Just to get a glimpse of the local up and coming golf talent in
Lincoln, here are more sectional results:
Collin Bates of Lincoln Junior High School shot an 86. He is in 8th
grade.
Easton Conrady of WLB shot a 95. He is in 5th grade.
Charlie Holmes of WLB shot a 99. He is in 7th grade.
Cruze Komnick of CEL shot a 102. He is in 7th grade.
Asher Morris of CEL shot a 112. He is in 7th grade.
Henry Sharp of Lincoln Junior High shot a 114. He’s in 7th grade.
Max Stine of CEL shot a 114. He’s in 7th grade.
Brayden Sprowls of Lincoln Junior High shot a 115. He is in 8th
grade.
Tanner Tripplett of CEL shot a 119. He is in 7th grade.
Bennett Wilson of CEL shot a 124. He is in 7th grade.
Dawson Kilmartin of CEL shot a 125. He is in 6th grade.
Grayson Fields of Lincoln Junior High shot a 138. He is in 7th
grade.
Henry Schneider of Lincoln Junior High shot a 144. He is in 7th
grade.
Ryker Hoyt of Lincoln Junior High shot a 156. He is in 7th grade. |
