Stamford Advocate (Sunday)

12 CIAC GIRLS GOLFERS TO WATCH

- — Joe Morelli

Olivia Dahn, St. Paul, Jr.: Returning GameTimeCT All-State second team selection placed 12th at last season’s CIAC Division II state championsh­ip meet. Aoife Devaney, Waterbury co-op, Jr.: Was the runner-up in the 2022 Division I state championsh­ip meet and fourth at the State Open. Qualified for the U.S. Junior last summer. Returning GameTimeCT All-State selection.

Anna DeSanto, Hall, Jr.: Two-time GameTimeCT All-State pick had the state’s best scoring differenti­al in 2022 (2.5). Placed second at the CCC tournament and fourth at the State Open.

Libby Dunn, Berlin, Sr.: Reigning GameTimeCT Player of the Year returns to an experience­d Berlin squad trying to repeat as Division II state champions. Shared medalist laurels in the meet with teammate Kenna Roman.

Samantha Dunn, Berlin, So.: Tied for third in the Division II state championsh­ip meet, placed fifth in the CCC meet and tied for seventh at the State Open to earn a spot on the GameTimeCT AllState team.

Sydney Hidalgo, Cheshire, Sr.: Finished third at both the SCC meet and the State Open. A member of last year’s GameTimeCT All-State team, Hidalgo has committed to play college golf at Stonehill.

Laniah Moffett, Waterbury co-op, Jr.: Finished third in the CIAC Division I state championsh­ip meet. Also a returning GameTimeCT All-State pick, Moffett won the Borck Junior tournament last summer.

Meredith Norton, Hall, Sr.: Placed seventh at the CIAC Division I state championsh­ip meet last season.

Morgan Peterson, Glastonbur­y, Jr.: Finished with a 2.85 stroke differenti­al and is the reigning CCC champion. Also finished fifth at the State Open and tied for fifth at the Division I state championsh­ip meet.

Kenna Roman, Berlin, Sr.: One of three Redcoats on last year’s GameTimeCT All-State team, Roman shared medalist laurels at the Division II state championsh­ip meet with teammate Libby Dunn. Has committed to play college golf at Stonehill.

Izzy Thomas, Lauralton Hall, Sr.: The runner-up at last year’s SCC championsh­ip meet, Thomas placed fifth in the 2022 CIAC Division II state championsh­ip meet.

Amanda Vigano, New Canaan, Jr.: Last year’s medalist at the FCIAC meet. tied for fifth at the CIAC Division I state championsh­ip meet.

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