Reagan Paolini Wins Section V Girls Golf Individual Title; State Team Set

Churchville-Chili/Hilton golfer shoots Day 2 low round of 74 at Oak Hill Country Club; nine golfers head to the NYSPHSAA Championships in June

10/14/2026 4:39:07 PM

By: Section V Athletics

Churchville-Chili/Hilton's Reagan Paolini shot the low round of the day, a 2-over 74, on Wednesday to win the 2026 Section V Athletics Girls Golf Individual Championship at Oak Hill Country Club. Paolini finished at 6-over 150 over two days, two strokes ahead of teammate Jacey Neylon.

Paolini started Day 2 two shots behind Neylon, who led after an opening 74. Neylon followed with a 78 to finish second at 152 (+8). Mercy/HAC's Audrey Hogan was third at 155 (+11) after a Day 2 round of 76, and teammate Jennie Piao was fourth at 158 (+14). Penfield's Addie Puccia rounded out the top five at 162 (+18).

The 2026 Section V girls golf state team stands in a row at Oak Hill Country Club holding NYSPHSAA Section V plaques beside a 2026 Section V Champion sign and the championship trophy: Reagan Paolini, Jacey Neylon and Reese Paolini of Churchville-Chili/Hilton; Audrey Hogan, Jennie Piao and Tenley Shea of Mercy/HAC; Addie Puccia of Penfield; and Allie Sherman and Catherine Smith of Spencerport

The 2026 Section V girls golf state team at Oak Hill Country Club.

Section V State Team

The top nine golfers after 36 holes will represent Section V at the NYSPHSAA Girls Golf Championships, June 6–7, 2027, at Wild Wood Country Club in Rush. Spencerport's Allie Sherman was sixth at 171 (+27). Churchville-Chili/Hilton's Reese Paolini, Spencerport's Catherine Smith and Mercy/HAC's Tenley Shea tied for seventh at 172 (+28), so all three earned spots without a playoff. Penfield's Micah Shi finished one stroke back in 10th at 173.

Reagan Paolini — Churchville-Chili/Hilton
Jacey Neylon — Churchville-Chili/Hilton
Audrey Hogan — Mercy/HAC
Jennie Piao — Mercy/HAC
Addie Puccia — Penfield
Allie Sherman — Spencerport
Reese Paolini — Churchville-Chili/Hilton
Catherine Smith — Spencerport
Tenley Shea — Mercy/HAC

State Team Results

Pos. Golfer School R1 R2 Total To Par
1 Reagan Paolini Churchville-Chili/Hilton 76 74 150 +6
2 Jacey Neylon Churchville-Chili/Hilton 74 78 152 +8
3 Audrey Hogan Mercy/HAC 79 76 155 +11
4 Jennie Piao Mercy/HAC 80 78 158 +14
5 Addie Puccia Penfield 82 80 162 +18
6 Allie Sherman Spencerport 84 87 171 +27
T7 Reese Paolini Churchville-Chili/Hilton 83 89 172 +28
T7 Catherine Smith Spencerport 86 86 172 +28
T7 Tenley Shea Mercy/HAC 80 92 172 +28

Full Individual Results

Par 72 each day. Scores are combined from Tuesday's opening round and Wednesday's State Qualifier round.

Pos. Golfer School R1 R2 Total To Par
1 Reagan Paolini Churchville-Chili/Hilton 76 74 150 +6
2 Jacey Neylon Churchville-Chili/Hilton 74 78 152 +8
3 Audrey Hogan Mercy/HAC 79 76 155 +11
4 Jennie Piao Mercy/HAC 80 78 158 +14
5 Addie Puccia Penfield 82 80 162 +18
6 Allie Sherman Spencerport 84 87 171 +27
T7 Reese Paolini Churchville-Chili/Hilton 83 89 172 +28
T7 Catherine Smith Spencerport 86 86 172 +28
T7 Tenley Shea Mercy/HAC 80 92 172 +28
10 Micah Shi Penfield 86 87 173 +29
11 Raegan French Victor 88 88 176 +32
12 Kelly Wightman Victor 87 90 177 +33
13 Francesca Least Penfield 86 93 179 +35
14 Emma Sullivan Victor 96 93 189 +45
15 Quinn Anton Victor 97 94 191 +47
16 Lily Black Penfield 97 96 193 +49
17 Cecilia Urena Pittsford 100 95 195 +51
18 Riley Bell Mercy/HAC 98 100 198 +54
19 Emily Zigrossi Spencerport 97 102 199 +55
T20 Maddie Campoli Churchville-Chili/Hilton 108 93 201 +57
T20 Melina Moscicki Churchville-Chili/Hilton 101 100 201 +57
22 Ally MacNeal Fairport 102 100 202 +58
23 Sofia Cipro Penfield 109 97 206 +62
24 Gia Zicari Webster 109 109 218 +74

On Tuesday, Churchville-Chili/Hilton won the team sectional title at +46, with Our Lady of Mercy/HAC finishing second at +49. Read the Day 1 recap.


Complete results are available in the Golf Genius app with GGID VKKP6P.

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