Very little separated Cranbrook-Kingswood sophomore Sixtine Chamelet’s expectation of her and her team winning a state title and reality at last weekend’s Division 2 finals at Bedford Valley Golf Course.
Chamelet only finished behind Muskegon Reeths-Puffer’s Sophia McCollum, while Cranbrook easily cleared third-place teams Grand Rapids Forest Hills Central and Lowell but came runner-up to Dexter in Battle Creek.
Both were improvements over 2024 when the Cranes came in fourth, and especially for their standout sophomore, who improved upon her state debut that saw her take 13th.
Dexter had three girls post scores in the 70s on Day 2 and won the title with a total of 643. The Cranes finished with a 659, led by Chamelet’s 152, which trailed McCollum by just four strokes. Team-wise, South Lyon and Farmington Hills Mercy weren’t far behind, taking fifth (701) and sixth (718), respectively, while Marian came 10th (752) and Seaholm tied Greenville for 12th (758).
Alongside Chamelet for Cranbrook, Sydney Behnke carded a 165, Brianna Giudici a 171, Josie Vandenhaute a 175 and Alina Yuan a 185.
Back at last month’s county championships, Cranbrook-Kingswood coach John Minnich praised the depth of the team beyond just its best quintet, and on how that drives the players, Chamelet said, “I think we just try to stay focused on our game — and sometimes you look at the scoreboard and see who’s playing well, who’s not — and you just play your game … Playing with people your level or better always helps. They pull you to play well.”
Campbell Conley was the leader for South Lyon, finishing with a 170, followed by Ella Helminia (177), Lily Swegles (178), Elyse Schuich (180) and Alisyn Aschi (193).
Last year as a sophomore Megan Guerrera took 43rd, but she showed her improvement since then and posted a 155 to tie for fourth place individually. Trailing her from the Marlins were Ainsley Henderson (171), Claire Bores (198), London Smith (201), and the duo of Jamesyn Douglas and Sydney Marchak (199).
Marian senior Pippa Dawson nearly cracked the top-10, taking 14th place with a 164. Accompanying her from the Mustangs were Emerson Turkot and Gaby Wenzel, who each shot a 194, Gwen Slapak (200), and the pair of Gabrielle Cruioca and Vivienne Vaupel (208).
Seaholm’s well-rounded group was comprised of Reagan Hoomaian (185), Olyvia Kitzman (188), Eden Bishai (189), Olivia Orcutt (196) and Charlotte Yatooma (209).
Individually, Orchard Lake St. Mary’s senior Hailey Ward shot a 186 to tie for 44th place at the finals, all of which were held Friday and Saturday.
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DIVISION 1
Rochester Adams placed fourth and Lakeland came in right behind the Highlanders at the D1 tourney hosted by The Meadows at Grand Valley State University.
Lakeland’s Claire Linen celebrates a putt to end her round at the Oakland County D1 girls golf championships at Fieldstone Golf Club on Wednesday, Sept. 24, 2025. Linen and the Eagles took fifth at the D1 state finals. (BRYAN EVERSON – MediaNews Group)
Adams scored a 681 and Lakeland a 700, while Clarkston also squeezed into the top-10, taking ninth with a score of 709. Troy took 14th with a collective total of 772.
Leah Blackmore shot a 162 to lead Adams, with teammate Hannah Wang just one stroke behind her. Rounding out the Highlanders were Alayna Scanlon (172), Saanvi Gupta (186) and Saisha Dhawan (194).
Lakeland freshman Abigail Ngo cracked the individual top leaderboard, shooting a 158 to tie for seventh place alongside Oxford senior Katie Pill. Also from the Eagles, Anna Linen shot a 174, Aubrin Miller a 177, Cailyn Milewski a 194 and Claire Linen a 196.
Lily Fishtahler and Lily Haviland tied to lead Clarkston with a 169, followed by teammates Reese Hukka (181), Camila Garcia (192) and Addison Schaefer (196).
For Troy, Madison Lan shot a 182, Krisha Saparia a 186 and Kate Bestul a 202. Also for the Colts, Evalyn Devisch and Eloise Taylor combined for a 202 and Sophie Zhao and Una Domazet combined for a 224.
Other than Pill Ananya Kumar of Rochester took 11th with a 160, Athens’ Aanya Bansal came 19th with a 164, Bloomfield Hills’ Natalie Bugajewski took 40th with a 176 and South Lyon East’s Lillian Taylor came 45th with a 178.
Northville won the team title with a 643, followed by Dakota (672) and Okemos (674).
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DIVISION 3
Detroit Country Day shot a collective 731 to take third place behind Grand Rapids Catholic Central and Grand Rapids Christian at the D3 finals played at Forest Akers West in East Lansing.
Yellowjackets junior Halle Heineman, who beat out Cranbrook’s Charnelet to take first at last month’s Oakland County D1 championship, headed her team’s efforts by shooting a 167, good for a tie for seventh place. Behind Heineman, Bella Papsin was next from Country Day with a 178, Ashley Diovardi shot a 181, Isha Ummadi finished with a 205 and Nia Ummadi carded a 232.
Pontiac Notre Dame Prep came 18th as a team, led by Maren Studt’s 210. She was followed from the Irish by Emma Declark (218), Brooke Mikel (219), Ella Declark (223) and Lucia Brewer (225).
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DIVISION 4
Royal Oak Shrine finished 10th place and Bloomfield Hills Academy of the Sacred Heart came 12th at the D4 finals hosted at Katke Golf Course in Big Rapids.
Clawson junior Joslynn Ramirez had a strong showing individually, carding a 185 to end in 12th place.
From the Knights, Sophie Clemence was her team’s leader with a 208 and Mary Brush carded a 209, as did the tandem of Abby White and Gracie Ivanovic. Shrine was rounded out by a 211 from Madeline Dorian and a 220 by Sarah Kemp.
Academy of the Sacred Heart was led by Cece Fischer (195), followed by Kathryn Berg (204), Romina Palazeti (223), Maria Hopkins (227) and Savannah Casey (247).