Chatham
Coach: Joe Gaba, first season
Last year: 13-0, 10-0 NJAC-Southern champion
Returnees: Sr. Jorah Burns, Sr. Remi Lovato, Jr. Diana Carbone.
Newcomers: Sr. Kayla Murray, Jr. Callie Ferguson, Jr. Caroline Sennett, So. Alex Caruso, So. Carly McNamara, So. Eva Morrison.
Outlook: Cougars girls basketball coach Joe Gaba takes over an experienced team from Stephen Kmiec, the coach for seven years.
Jefferson
Coach: Josh Cacella, eighth season
Last year: 3-1
Returning letter-winners: Katie Blair, Erin Nimbley, Samantha Cocca, Olivia Gugliotta, Roxi Wida, Gabi Wida.
Newcomers: Alexa Smelius, Helena Geraghty, Kayleigh Margolin, Phoebe Burek.
Outlook: Five experienced sophomores will lead Jefferson’s first girls-only golf team.
Madison
Coach: Paige Diamond, seventh season
Last year: 5-4
Returnees: Sr. Emma Peifly, Sr. Sophia Fee, Sr. Hope Reilly.
Newcomers: Fr. Elizabeth Green.
Outlook: Madison has grown to 26 players, and expects to qualify for the NJSIAA Tournament.
Mendham
Coach: Shane Carey, first season
Last year: Fifth, NJAC Tournament
Returnees: Sr. Maggie Ervey, Sr. Valencia Grob, Sr. Brooke Pitluk, Jr. Annika Miochevich, Jr. Amanda Lia, So. Juliette Hyde.
Newcomers: Jr. Skayna Ingber, Fr. Jane Klosowsky, Fr. Raleigh Ball.
Outlook: Mendham hopes to be competitive in its first season as a freestanding girls team.
Morristown Beard
Coach: Scott Greene, third season
Last year: 16-3, 8-2 NJAC-South; Morris County Tournament champion
Returning letter-winners: Sr. Brooke Sandler, Sr. Madeline Bernicker, Sr. Lindsay Rosenthal, Jr. Samantha Brown, So. Sloane Fiverson, So. Molly Baker, So. Gendiyah Easterling.
Newcomers: Jr. Samantha Yagoda, Fr. Charlotte White, Fr. Quinn Jeffrey.
Outlook: Greene, the Crimson’s boys ice hockey coach, will be the third girls’ golf coach in as many seasons.
Mount Olive
Coach: Farsheed Taschayyodi, third season
Last year: 4-5
Returnees: Sr. Marysia Shelton, Sr. Sarah Nazareth, Jr. Elizabeth Donovan, Jr. Jenna Alessandrini, Jr. Rachel Watkins, Jr. Lily Darnesto.
Newcomers: Sr. Sarah Schwarick, Sr. Priyal Kumar.
Outlook: Three-year letter-winners Shelton, Donovan, Watkins and Darnesto lead the experienced Marauders.
Mountain Lakes
Coach: Teresa Fiorina, first season
Returning letter-winners: Sr. Rebecca Hirschfeld, Sr. Bria Koza, Jr. Olivia Manchand,
Outlook: Mountain Lakes is launching a standalone girls golf team this spring.
Newton
Coach: Bryan Bitondo, second season
Returnees: Sr. Sabrina Sharfi, Sr. Yoshi Grasso, Jr. Olivia Costello, Jr. Madison Eigner.
Newcomers: Sr. Daniella Munoz, Jr. Avery Frank, Jr. Ariel Franzone, Fr. Kameko Sibblies.
Outlook: The Braves hope to launch an independent girls program next spring.
Parsippany
Coach: Mike Mueller, 14th season
Last year: 4-9
Returnees: Sr. Breanna Lomello, Sr. Samantha Egger, Jr. Anya Patel, Jr. Simran Manhas.
Outlook: The Red Hawks continue to build a foundation.
Pequannock
Coach: Chris Kirkland, fifth season
Last year: 6-13
Returning letter-winners: Sr. Amanda McHugh, Sr. Veronica D’Amico Sr. Jenna Angelillo, Jr. Paige Giermanski, Jr. Abby Goll.
Newcomers: Jr. Megan Hall, Jr. Alyssa Savastano, So. Nicole Chavez.
Outlook: The Golden Panthers are looking forward to the revamped NJAC-North.
Randolph
Coach: Brian Hoesly, fifth season
Last year: 0-12
Returning letter-winners: Jr. Jeannie Shore, So. Katelyn Monahan.
Outlook: Randolph has added depth and skill.
Sparta
Coach: Jerry Carter
Returning letter-winners: Sr. Caroline Mastandrea, Sr. Courtney Askin, Sr. Alexandra Kettle, Sr. Alexis Krauss, Sr. Sophia Gianinno, Sr. Eliana Gianinno.
Newcomers: So. Erin Duthaler.
Outlook: All the starters return, so Sparta is optimistic.
Vernon
Coach: Joe Byrne, seventh season
Last year: 6-5
Returning letter-winners: Sr. Natalia Arroyo, Jr. Amanda Rhode.
Newcomers: Fr. Uriah Sacdalan, Fr. Caitlyn Jenson.
Outlook: The Vikings hope to finish over .500 and qualify for the NJSIAA Tournament as a team.
Villa Walsh
Coach: Mark Yannotta, seventh season
Last year: 6-13, 4-6 NJAC-South
Returning letter-winners: Sr. Brigid McGlone, Sr. Madison Molinari, Jr. Holly Smitreski, So. Nora Dam.
Newcomers: Fr. Amelia Kleinle, Fr. Cameron Shull.
Outlook: The Vikings hope to improve.
