PHOTOS - GREATEST GOLFER | Carano, Hearns, Terlesky, Neumeister take 2012 junior Greatest titles

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Girls 15-17

Hickory High's Rosy Hearns fired back on the back 9 to win the Girls U17 division with a final score of 80.

Taking second was Canfield's Christina Cooper with 83. Gina DePasquale, Hubbard, took third with 84.

Girls U17 – 5597/par 73

Rosy Hearns Hickory 80

Christina Cooper Canfield 83

Gina DePasquale Hubbard 84

Melinda Hannon Poland 85

Cait Butler Mooney 91

Rachel Sines Poland 91

Michele Whiteleather Canfield 91

Haleigh Guerrero Howland 95

Rachel Williamson Fitch 100

Gina Cerimele Canfield 102

Brittney Schneider South Range 105

Abby Larimer Western Res 106

Greatest Boys U17

Dominic Carano is the first Greatest Golfer of the Valley for 2012.

Carano, Canfield, got a front-nine lead he never relinquished Saturday at Trumbull Country Club. He finished with a 75 for the junior Greatest title.

Second place in the Boys U17 division went to Josh McQuown, Poland, who fired a 78.

Third place went to the inaugural junior Greatest champ, 2011's James LaPolla, who fired a 79 and won in a scorecard playoff over Billy Colbert of Hickory.

Greatest Boys U17 scores

Boys U17 – 6200/par70

Dom Carano Canfield 75

Jason McQuown Poland 78

James LaPolla* Warren JFK 79

Billy Colbert Hickory 79

Evan Standohar Girard 80

Brian Austalosh Campbell 81

Matt Matasy Austintown 83

Payton Snyder Western Res 84

Buster Thomas Lakeview 84

Cory Stefanec Mooney 86

Nathan Garofalo Columbiana 90

Ryan Dugan New Castle 96

Boys 12-14

Brian Terlesky of Boardman followed a par 35 on the front nine with a 2-under 33 on the back to card 68 and win the U14 division.

On his heels was Boardman's Ken Keller with a 72. Third place went to Poland's Zach Jacobson.

Boys U14 – 5597/par 70

Brian Terlesky Boardman 68

Ken Keller Boardman 72

Zach Jacobson Poland 73

Joe Shushok Fitch 79

Mark Standohar Girard 82

Cade Kreps Boardman 82

Nicholas Braydich Struthers 83

Donavan Ray Howland 83

Ryan Theis Austintown 86

Joey Passerotti Mooney 89

Andrew Letscher Canfield 90

Tavish Burd Warren 92

Kaylee Neumeister powered through the field to win the U14 girls Greatest title.

Girls 12-14

Girls U14 – 5200/par 70

Kaylee Neumeister Lakeview 86

Emily Koehler Vienna 93

Sarah Brindley Howland 105

Taylor Horn Cortland 116

Kaci Carpenter Canfield 117

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The top groups are making the turn now at Trumbull, and the Boys U17 leader is Dom Carano with a front-nine 37.

In the Girls U17, Christina Cooper carded a 38 to lead her division.

Trailing Carano is Evan Standohar, 38, and 2011 Greatest champ James LaPolla at 38.

Trailing Cooper is Gina DePasquale at 41 and Melinda Hannon at 42.

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The 2012 Greatest Golfer of the Valley junior finals are Saturday at Trumbull Country Club.

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The finals are the culmination of six qualifiers that teed off in May and continued thru last week.

The adult Greatest Golfer will take place Aug. 24, 25 & 26. Players can still register by going to the registration site.