Ciskowski Prospect bring numbers downstate

Sulkar, who will become only the sixth Fillie to play four years in the IHSA girls golf state tournament, shot a 2-under par 73 Monday to help Barrington advance as a team to the state finals for the first time since 2007.

Followed by freshman Caroline Smith (76), sophomore Nicole Ciskowski and sophomore Ishani Majmudar (83), the Fillies scored a 310 to take second place behind New Trier  in the Class 2A Buffalo Grove sectional.

Prospect, which was second to Barrington in the Mid-Suburban League meet two weeks ago, also qualified as a team with a 330, 3 strokes ahead of Loyola (333) on the par-75 Buffalo Grove Golf Club layout.

“I’m so excited to bring my team with me my final year,” said Sulkar, who tied for second behind sophomore medalist Penelope Tir of New Trier.

It is the tenth time Hall of Fame coach Jodi Schoeck will take a team to the state finals, the first being 1988 (eighth place).

“To qualify with the teams in our regional (New Trier) and sectional is incredibly difficult and the girls persevered,” said Hamann, who has qualfied his sixth Prospect team for the state finals.

One of my proudest accomplishments as a golf coach (he has two state titles and a second place) is helping this year’s team qualify for the state tournament.” Among the local individual players to qualify were Grant junior KiLynn Gold (74), Jacobs senior Stephanie Fiorentino (77), Buffalo Grove junior Hairi Lee (77), Wheeling sophomore Adrienne Rohwedder (78) and Hersey senior Megan Kopeny (79), who advanced in the most dramatic fashion.

Libertyville senior Simone Mikaelian, a three-time state qualifier, parred the first three holes of the playoff before falling to Kopeny and Lau.

Schaumburg sectional: Schaumburg junior Jennifer Cappello shot an 85 at Fox Run Golf Club in Elk Grove to qualify as an individual for Friday’s Class 2A IHSA state tourney at Hickory Point in Decatur.