Fairmont Senior’s Carson Hamilton tees off on the first hole in the Class AAA Region I tournament at Green Hills C.C. (Photo by Joe Brocato)
John Marshall’s Drew Marling tees off on the 5th hole in the Class AAA Region I tournament at Green Hills C.C. (Photo by Joe Brocato)
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — The first WVSSAC state championship of the 2024-2025 academic year will be hosted by Wheeling’s Ogelbay Resort next week. The Jones Course is once again the site for the State Golf Championships. The 36-hole event begins on October 14 and concludes the following day.
Eight teams in each class qualified through regional tournaments earlier this week. Additionally, eight individuals not on qualifying teams have advanced to the state tourney.
This is the first staging of a four-class state tournament for this event. Two teams qualified through each region in Class AAA, Class AA and Class A, while four teams qualified for the Class AAAA tournament through both of the north and south regionals.
The Jones Course features a Par 71, 6,605-yard layout.
Cabell Midland (Class AAA), Shady Spring (Class AA) and St. Marys (Class A) won team championships in 2024.
Class AAAA qualifying teams:
Cabell Midland
George Washington
Hurricane
Morgantown
Parkersburg South
University
Washington
Wheeling Park
Bridgeport won the Class AAA Region II tournament (Photo by Ben Queen/www.BenQueenPhotography.com)
Class AAA qualifying teams:
Bridgeport
Chapmanville
Fairmont Senior
Hampshire
John Marshall
Princeton
Shady Spring
Winfield
Class AA qualifying teams:
Doddridge County
Frankfort
Logan
Midland Trail
Petersburg
Sissonville
Wheeling Central Catholic
Wyoming East
Class A qualifying teams:
Charleston Catholic
Gilmer County
Greater Beckley Christian
Pendleton County
Sherman
St. Marys
Tygarts Valley
Wahama
Class AAAA qualifying individuals (not on qualifying teams):
Beau Fletcher (Hedgesville)
Steven Kauffman (Martinsburg)
Barrett Louden (Parkersburg)
Robbie Lowe (Preston)
Josh Maynor (Oak Hill) or Drew Gallaher (Woodrow Wilson)* (in playoff)
Tyler Stover (Woodrow Wilson)
Ryder Vadasz (Jefferson)
Dominic Way (Parkersburg)
Class AAA qualifying individuals (not on qualifying teams):
Garrett Bosley (East Fairmont)
Dylan Hall (Lewis County)
Isaac Hutchison (Greenbrier East)
Jake Lilly (Point Pleasant)
Brayden Noble (Capital)
Talan Pearson (Point Pleasant)
Ryan Pratt (Keyser)
Matthew Snoderly (North Marion)
Class AA qualifying individuals (not on qualifying teams):
Madilyn Buttrey (Williamstown)
Xavier Honaker (Summers County)
Evan Kaczmarek (Weir)
Drake Kimble (Moorefield)
Wattson Nichols (Roane County)
Evan Panaro (Buffalo)
Ayden Pavlik (Westside)
Cayden Swink (Berkeley Springs)
Class A qualifying individuals (not on qualifying teams):
Wyatt Boice (Wirt County)
Nathan Davis (Tucker County)
Carson Hall (Ritchie County)
Ryan Parker (Clay-Battelle)
Andrew Simmons (Tucker County)
Kamden Sams (Greenbrier West)
JJ Smith (Wirt County)
Weston Wayne (Richwood)
Live scoring for the state tournament is available on the iWanamaker golf app.
