From left, are three of the girls’ trophy winners from Monday’s Penn-York Junior Golf tournament in Wellsville: Molly Leslie (Bartlett CC, Div. III), Eva Militello (Orchard Park, Div. I runner-up) and Elise Kartesz (South Hills, Div. I first place).
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Louie Nedzinski (left), of Baravian Hills, finished second behind Owen Wright (right) of Cardinal Hills in the Division I boys Monday Monday at Penn-York Junior Golf at Wellsville Country Club.
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Liam McArdle (left) of Caledonia earned first place in the Division II boys, ahead of runner-up Chase Wahlers (right) of Coudersport.
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Keegan McArdle (left) of Caledonia won the Division III boys Monday at Wellsville Country Club in a playoff over Kalon Caskey (right) of Baravian Hills.
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Runner-up Hudson Honeck (left) of St, Bonaventure GC and winner Keegan Smith of Baravian Hills led the Division IV boys Monday at Penn-York Junior Golf at Wellsville Country Club.
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WELLSVILLE, N.Y. — Owen Wright, of Cardinal Hills Golf Course, won the Penn-York Div. I first-place trophy for the second time in three weeks, this time at Wellsville Country Club on Monday.

Wright led the pack in Penn-York Junior Golf League’s third stop of the season in the top boys’ age group. He carded a 72, two strokes over par at WCC and four ahead of runner-up Louie Nedzinski. From Baravian Hills, Nedzinski shot a six-over 76.

Leading the Division II boys, Caledonia’s Keegan McArdle collected his first title of the season with a 78, only eight over par. Not to be outdone by his older brother, Keegan McAdle also claimed a first-place trophy in Division III, winning a playoff over Bavarian Hills’ Kalon Caskey. Both golfers shot a 43 over nine holes before the playoff.

Rounding out the boys’ results, Keegan Smith (Bavarian Hills) won Div. IV for the second consecutive week with a 36 from the modified tees. The runner-up, Hudson Honeck (St. Bonaventure GC), carded a 38.

On the girls’ side, Elise Kartesz (South Hills) continued her hot start with a third consecutive first-place trophy. Kartesz shot a 53 over nine holes to beat Eva Militello (Orchard Park) by three strokes.

In Division III, Molly Leslie (Bartlett CC) earned first place with a 67.

Penn-York will move to Pine Acres Country Club on Monday, July 28, for the fourth of five tournaments this season. This year’s total registration for Penn-York numbers at 102 junior golfers, including 80 who played Wellsville on Monday.

Listed below are the top 10 golfers by division on Monday:

BOYS

DIVISION I (AGES 16-18)

1.) O. Wright (C. Hills) 72-10

2.) L. Nedzinski (Bav. Hills) 76- 9

3.) M. Muccio(B. Hills) 78- 7

3.) L. Kiel (Kane) 78- 7

3.) J. Walter (B. Hills) 78- 7

6.) Z. Deck (A. Hills) 79- 5

7.) L. Howard (Pennhills) 81- 3.5

7.) C. Bartman (Bartlett) 81- 3.5

9.) A. Wiltsey (Silverlake) 82- 3

10.) C. Carls (Bartlett) 84 – .5

10.) C. Kellog (A. Hills) 84 – .5

DIVISION II (14-15)

1.) L. McArdle (Caledonia) 78- 10

2.) C. Wahlers (Coudersport) 81- 9

3.) C. Backus (Caledonia) 86- 8

4.) S. Lundeen (Kane) 87 -7

5.) Kai Caskey (B. Hills) 89- 5.5

5.) D. Palumbo (Emporium) 89 -5.5

7.) J. Bell (Pine Acres) 94- 3

7.) D. Preston (Caledonia) 94 3

7.) K. Riekofsky (Smethport) 94- 3

10.) N. Perkins (Bolivar) 95- 1

DIVISION III (12-13, 9 Holes)

1.) K. McArdle(Caledonia) 43- 10

2.) Kalon Caskey (B. Hills) 43 – 9

3.) A. Wade (Elkdale) 48- 8

4.) C. Crabtree (Chautauqua) 49- 7

5.) Kayd Caskey (B. Hills) 50 – 6

6.) L. Vecchio (Bartlett) 57- 4.5

6.) A. Kuhn (Pine Acres) 57- 4.5

8.) C. Jackson (Bartlett) 62- 3

9.) A. Rupp (Rolling Hills) 65- 2

Division IV (11-Under, 9 Holes Modified)

1.) K. Smith (B. Hills) 36- 10

2.) H. Honeck (Bonas) 38- 9

3.) K. Beaver (C. Hills) 39- 8

4.) G. Blocher (Bartlett) 41- 7

5.) C. Giles (Chautauqua) 44- 5.5

5.) T. Johnson (Elkdale) 44- 5.5

7.) R. Malpiedi (Birch Run) 45- 4

8.) C. Beaver (C. Hills) 48- 2.5

8.) D. DeLong (Bonas) 48- 2.5

10.) A. Wade (Elkdale) 50- 1

GIRLS

DIVISION I (14-18, 9 Holes)

1.) E. Kartesz (SouthHills) 53 – 10

2.) E. Militello (Orchard Park) 56 – 9

3.) A. Ricker (C. Hills) 69 – 8

DIVISION III (12-13, 9 Holes)

1.) M. Lesle (Bartlett) 67 – 10

DIVISION IV (11-Under, 9 Holes Modified)

1.) E Lyons 88 – 10