The 2025 season, just the second for the Manteno girls golf team as a full-fledged program, has been one of firsts.

After winning their first Illinois Central Eight Conference title last week, the Panthers followed up that performance in the IHSA Class 1A Dwight Regional at Dwight Country Club on Tuesday by claiming their first-ever regional championship.

Sophomore Genevieve Kvasnicka placed sixth individually with a 93, helping to lead the team to a score of 405 that put them four strokes clear of runner-up Gibson City-Melvin-Sibley.

“I feel like it’s been really exciting and a really good experience,” Kvasnicka said. “For a lot of us, this is our second year playing golf. Not a lot of girls have played, so it makes it really exciting for everyone when we do well as a team together.”

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