Shannon Kennedy came within two strokes of defending the Division 2 individual championship she won last year as a freshman, in this fall’s state girls golf tournament.
It wasn’t for lack of trying.
The Bloomfield Hills Marian sophomore shot a 76 and 77 (153, good enough for a tie for third) on two rounds at Michigan State University’s Forest Akers West course.
“It was heartbreaking,” said her co-coach Cathie Fritz.
It also was extremely miserable particularly for the second round on Saturday, when the competition had to be suspended twice because of rain, sleet and hail.
“We teed off at 9:30 a.m. in 50-degree sunny weather,” Fritz said. “Then, about the seventh hole, the storms came. We didn’t finish until about 6:30. It was an extremely long and cold day. Some of the greens were covered with hail. Everything was soaking wet.”
Shannon is a competitor. “She grinds it out,” Fritz said. “She wanted to get back out there. She was disappointed.”
Shannon was among the leaders right up to the last two holes, which she bogeyed, the two strokes making the difference in her quest for a repeat championship.
Farmington Hills Mercy placed fourth in the team standings, six strokes ahead of Marian.
Of note: Notre Dame Prep senior Danielle Staskowski won her third consecutive individual first place by winning a playoff, the same way she won two years ago as a sophomore.
Division 3 was played on the Forest Akers East layout at Michigan State. Division 4 was played at The Meadows at Grand Valley State University.
Here’s how the CHSL entries fared:
DIVISION 2
Top Individuals:
3rd (tie): Shannon Kennedy, Bloomfield Hills Marian - 76 - 77 - 153
7th: Mia Sooch, Farmington Hills Mercy - 79 - 80 - 159
4th Team: Farmington Hills Mercy 356 - 368 - 724
Mia Sooch 79, 80 -159
Sophia Vanderweele 83- 96 -179
Leah Glover - 99 - 96 - 195
Elyse Zurawski - 99 - 96 - 195
Anna Sauer - 95 - 106 - 201
5th Team: Bloomfield Hills Marian - 360 - 370 - 730
Shannon Kennedy - 76 - 77 - 153
Marlo Hudson - 90 - 81 - 171
Kate Zink - 92 - 95 - 187
Lauren Sass (Rd 1) 102
Maura Mustion (Rd 2) 117
Sarah Kuredjian (Rd 1) 114
Ashley Carroll (Rd 2) 125
DIVISION 3
Top Individuals:
1st (tie): Danielle Staskowski, Pontiac Notre Dame Prep - 76 - 76 - 152 (She won on the first playoff hole)
5th Team (tie): Bloomfield Hills Cranbrook Kingswood - 361 - 364 - 725
Natasha Samsanov - 86 - 89 - 175
Katheryn Cohen - 91 - 87 - 178
Ashley Cong - 91 - 92 - 183
Sydney Greenlee - 93 - 96 - 189
Julia Frykman - 108 - 102 - 210
5th Team (tie): Pontiac Notre Dame Prep - 369 - 356 - 725
Danielle Staskowski - 76 - 76 - 152
Sabrina Fitzgerald - 91 - 97 - 188
Rachel Rook - 101 - 89 - 190
Malorie Wilson - 101 - 94 - 195
Julia Wintermantel - 101 - 97 - 198
13th Team: Dearborn Divine Child - 390 - 381 - 771
Nicole Waldenmeyer - 98 - 92 - 190
Zeinab Saad - 97 - 94 - 191
Ellen Berry - 99 - 95 - 194
Julia Lizak - 96 - 100 - 196
Madina Saad - 102 - 106 - 208
DIVISION 4
Top Individuals
4th: Kaity Rittner, Macomb Lutheran North - 86 - 85 - 171
7th Team: Macomb Lutheran North - 388 - 393 - 781
Kaity Rittner - 86 - 85 - 171
Sarah Doletzky - 95 - 100 - 195
Julia Zauel - 100 - 101 - 201
Sarah Hohensee - 107 - 107 - 214
Emily Hohensee - 120 - 126 - 246
13th Team: Ann Arbor Fr. Gabriel Richard - 425 - 437 - 862
Julia Stowe - 94 - 106 - 200
Grace Betley - 109 - 103 - 212
Caitlin Magolan - 105 - 107 - 212
Gabi Jacobs - 117 - 121 - 238
Annie Pintar/ Claire Peters - 137 - 141 - 278
