TGA assistant coach and former summer camper Danielle Staskowski won her third straight high school state title Oct. 19-20 in East Lansing, battling rain and cold to shoot rounds of 76-76. She tied for first, then prevailed on the first hole of a sudden-death playoff to win the Division 3 title. Danielle, who attended TGA’s very first summer camp at Sycamore Hills in June 2009, became only the fifth girl in Michigan history to win three straight state titles. Danielle is a senior at Notre Dame Prep in Pontiac and will play next year for Central Michigan University. Congrats on an amazing achievement!
Danielle was joined by many TGA assistant coaches and former students in the state tournaments. In Division 1, Sufna Gill and Mariella Simoncini led Northville High to the team title. Sufna shot rounds of 76-79 to finish fifth, while Mariella shot 86-77. Mikaela Schulz of Bloomfield Hills finished second with rounds of 75-71. Her team, which finished fourth, included TGA coaches Lizzie Pierce and Paige Pierce. Shae Zydeck of Plymouth finished seventh with rounds of 75-81.
Also qualifying for states in Division 1 were Carly Ortwine of Rochester Adams, Bryn Duncan and Helen Buk of Macomb Dakota, Jennifer Liu and Ella Szczublewski of Troy and Sophia Ubaydi of Rochester Stoney Creek.
Sarah and Emily Hohensee represented Lutheran North in the Division 4 event, along with Aarushi Ganguly of Ann Arbor Greenhills.
