Berlin Girl's Golf Team Wins Third Straight State Championship

The Berlin Lady Redcoat's Golf Team captured a piece of history Tuesday at Orange Hills Country Club when they won their third consecutive State Championship.  No CIAC girls golf team has every won more than two state titlles and no team has ever won three in a row. 

On a day when the winds howled, Berlin posted a team score of 358, good enough to beat second place Greenwich and Staples, who tied with 370, by 12 strokes. Farmington finished fourth at 390.  

Julia Kemmling led Berlin, and the field, with the low score of the day, an excellent round of 80 on the par 74 track. Kemmling's tournament medalist effort was followed by Ashley D'Attilio at 86, Abbie Underwood at 93, Emily Deutsch at 99 and Caroline D'Attilio at 100.  

"This was a great day for our girls and a great day for the Berlin Girl's Golf program," said Berlin coach Jim Barnes. "Three state titles in a row is just unbelievable. The girls peaked at the right time. 

"I knew Greenwich, Staples and Farmington would be tough but after the girls won the CCC tournament by 26 strokes last week I was cautiously optimistic this would happen.  We have a wonderfully balanced team with some very solid golfers..... and then there is Julia Kemmling. 

"Simply put, she is the best player in the state. If she doesn't win Player of the Year honors, somebody should be arrested. A few years ago when Diana Taurasi played for UConn, Geno Auriemma was quoted as saying 'I believe we can beat anyone because I've got Diana and they don't.' Well, I've got Julia and they don't, plus I've also got Ashley, Emily, Caroline and Abbie.  I'll take my chances  with this group on any course, against any team, anytime."

CIAC Golf Girls Division State Tournament
At Orange Hills CC
Team scores: 1. Berlin 358, T2. Staples 370, T2. Greenwich 370, 4. Farmington 380, 5. Darien 385, 6. Conard 388, 7. Lauralton Hall 397, 8. Glastonbury 399, 9. Danbury 400, T10. Northwest Catholic 401, T10. Avon 401, 12. Simsbury 404, 13. Hall 412, 14. Trumbull 428, 15. Cheshire 433.
Individual scoring

• 1. Berlin: Julia Kemmling 80, Ashley D'Attilo 86, Abby Underwood 93, Emily-Anne Deutsch 99. 
  
• T2. Staples: Faith Garcia 85, Mary Bennewitz 93, Erica Stein 96, Christie Cantor 96. 
  
• T2. Greenwich: Catherine McEvoy 83, Alexandra Sazhin 91, Kendyl Nethercott 94, Amalie Young 102. 
  
• 4. Farmington: Michelle Sangelotty 91, Haley Campbell 93, Kate Fagan 96, Annie Harris 100. 
  
• 5. Darien: Izzy Lee 83, Juliana Lee 90, Amanda Sload 105, Margot Sweeney 107.
  
• 6. Conard: Alaina Torromeo 92, Abigail Langevin 97, Erika Terencio 99, Genevieve Brewer 100. 
  
• 7. Lauralton Hall: Chelsea Donovan 87, Emma Catalfamo 89, Marisa Messer 110, Ariana Romanelli 111. 
  
• 8. Glastonbury: Alexandra LeClair 89, Elizabeth Andrian 92, Taylor Taschner 108, Kimberly O'Keefe 110. 
  
• 9. Danbury: Katelyn Mooney 98, Jen Bischof 99, Samantha Steichen 100, Faith Mancuso 103. 
  
• T10. Northwest Catholic: Sadie Martinez 93, Rachel Bercowetz 102, Hannah Wade 102, Zoe Lavoie 104. 
  
• T10. Avon: Marissa Grillo 86, Alana Pulling 103, Melissa Horovitz 103, Christine Bae 109.