Jerome, Olentangy's Jodie Han in running for girls golf state titles

The defending champion Dublin Jerome girls golf team will look to rally in the final round of the Division I state tournament Oct. 13 at NCR Country Club in Kettering. The Celtics are third (30-over-par 310) behind 2025 runner-up Rocky River Magnificat (301) and Cuyahoga Falls Walsh Jesuit (309) aft

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Jerome boys golfers looking for OHSAA Division I state title repeat

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The defending champion Dublin Jerome girls golf team will look to rally in the final round of the Division I state tournament Oct. 13 at NCR Country Club in Kettering.

The Celtics are third (30-over-par 310) behind 2025 runner-up Rocky River Magnificat (301) and Cuyahoga Falls Walsh Jesuit (309) after opening-round play Oct. 12.

Jerome earned a 12-shot victory (624-636) over Magnificat last year.

Dublin Jerome's Mallory Quickel hits her tee shot on No. 13 during the Division I district tournament at The Links at Echo Springs on Oct. 5, 2026.

Olentangy junior Jodie Han is in position to win the individual state title after carding a first-place 6-under 64, five shots ahead of Korrine Knaze (69) of Magnificat. Olentangy Orange’s Amelia Buettner is tied for fifth (72).

Nikitha Suresh is tied for 10th (74) to lead Jerome. Mallory Quickel (tied for 17th, 76), Hebe Li (tied for 22nd, 77) and Adella

Pawlowski and Maya Faustino (tied for 31st, 83) are also competing for the Celtics.

Ellie Bach and Olivia Huffman (tied for 28th, 82), Amelia Ricker (tied for 31st, 83) and Maddie Patton (tied for 48th, 87) are also playing for Orange.

Upper Arlington’s Eva Emerson is tied for 17th (76).

Toledo St. Ursula is fourth (318), followed by Orange (319), Liberty Township Lakota East (323), Cincinnati Sycamore (330), North Canton Hoover (335), Canfield (343), Cincinnati Anderson (353), Sylvania Northview (355) and Minerva (363).

High school sports reporter Frank DiRenna can be reached at fdirenna@dispatch.com and at @DispatchFrank on X.

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