Division 3 Sectional Golf Championships: Ayer Shirley, Monty Tech Shine Again; Wilmington Ends Long Wait; Old Rochester Cruises
The 2025 MIAA Fall Golf Sectional Championships teed off with a pair of tournaments October 14, and then two more on October 15. The defending Division 3 State Champion is right on course, setting the stage with another Central championship, and the West trophy stayed in the same hands for the third straight year. History was made in the North where a drought of more than two decades was snapped, while in the South, another recent state titleist earned its shot by ending a sectional tournament drought.
Qualifying teams from each section will advance to the Division 3 State Championship on October 20 at Blissful Meadows Golf Club in Uxbridge. In addition, any individuals in the top 10 percent (plus ties) in their respective sectional tournaments also will advance.
Here is a look at the action:
Division 3 Central
Another year, but a similar result for Ayer Shirley Regional High School. Led by 2024 Division 3 state champion Reid Ohanesian, the Panthers were dominant at Shining Rock Golf Club in Northbridge with a team score of 38-over, well ahead of runner-up Hopedale Jr./Sr. High School (59-over).
It wasn’t nearly as easy for Ohanesian, whose 6-over 78 placed him only 1 shot ahead of Hopedale’s Colin Haynes as well as Tommy McKiernan of Greater Lowell Tech HS. But Ohanesian’s teammate Aadi Patel was alone in fourth (8-over 80), and the Panthers also got scoring efforts from Jason Turner and Tyler Trask, who were in a three-way tie for 10th (12-over 84).
Tying for fifth at 10-over 82 were Clinton High School teammates Thomas Bates and Jake Notaro, along with Noah Petrossi of Bromfield School. Gavin Werling of Littleton High School and Cooper Chaves of Nipmuc Regional High School were another shot back at 11-over 83, tied for eighth.
Lunenburg High School was third as a team (68-over), followed by Greater Lowell in fourth (+70) and Clinton in fifth (+75).
Division 3 South
Jack Czerkowicz shot a 4-over 76 for a narrow 1-shot victory at Foxborough Country Club, but he and the rest of his Old Rochester Regional High School teammates had a much easier time securing the team championship.
The Bulldogs finished at 30-over to take home the program’s first sectional championship since 2014. Old Rochester did win the Division 2 State Championship in 2022, but fell short in the South qualifier.
That was not a problem this time around as Old Rochester was well ahead of runner-up St. John Paul II High School (+49). Luke Pierre was in a three-way tie for second (5-over 77) for the Bulldogs, Brady Mills was tied for eighth (10-over 82), and August Herbert tied for 10th (11-over 83).
Ben Catalano of Cape Cod Academy and Aidan Connell of Seekonk High School tied with Pierre in second. Blaise Chatigny of Sandwich High School was along in fifth (6-over 78), followed by Brian Skelly of St. John Paul II in sixth (8-over 80) and Owen Lestage of Norwell High School in seventh (9-over 81).\
Norwell (+55) placed third as a team, with Cape Cod Academy and Monomoy Regional High School tied for fourth, each at +60.
Division 3 North
The wait was worth it for Wilmington High School, which earned the program’s first sectional championship in 22 years at Far Corner Golf Club in West Boxford. The Wildcats finished at +43 as a team to finish 2 shots ahead of co runners-up Tewksbury Memorial High School and Manchester Essex Regional High School.
Manchester Essex had the co-medalist for the second time in as many years as Matt DeOreo shared the top spot with Reid Faldi of Hamilton-Wenham Regional High School, each shooting 5-over 77s. Michael Collins of Swampscott High School was alone in third (6-over 78).
Nicholas Poeck was in a group another shot back at 7-over 79 to spark Wilmington, which last won a sectional title in 2003. Other Wildcats in the scoring were Derek Perault at 10-over 82 (T-13), Roman Synnott at 11-over 83 (T-16) and Nathan Anderson at 15-over 87 (T-34).
Also tied with Poeck in fourth were Teddy Dreyer of Weston High School, Tyler Ostroff of Swampscott, and Jackson Kusler of Amesbury High School. Kusler’s teammate Gus Headrick was tied for eighth with Jake Riendeau of Minuteman Regional High School (8-over 80).
Weston High School, which had won the previous three sectional championships, was fourth (+49), with Lynnfield High School in fifth (+55).
Division 3 West
Montachusett RVT High School continued its recent dominance of the sectional, placing five golfers in the top eight overall as the Bulldogs cruised to their third consecutive title at Agawam Municipal Golf Course.
Rylen Regan of Hopkins Academy ended Montachusett’s stranglehold on the top of the podium, shooting a 3-over 74. Dan O’Connor of Westfield Technical Academy was second (4-over 75) and Ethan Heuer of Athol High School third (5-over 76).
But it was all Bulldogs on the leaderboard after that. Tyler Albero was fourth (6-over 77) and Allan Wilson fifth (7-over 78) as Montachusett finished +29 as a team, well ahead of runner-up Athol (+50). Ryan Hebert, the 2024 medalist, had to settle for an 8-over 79 and a tie for sixth with Bulldogs teammates Beckham Chouinard and Lukas Segur.
Franklin County Tech and McCann Technical each shot +57 to tie for third. Westfield Tech was fifth as a team (+61).
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