Zionsville coach Maggie Nobbe had been at this point before. Nobbe once played for the Eagles, as she was a member of the school’s 2017 state champions, which claimed the trophy here at Prairie View Golf Club. Now in her fifth season as head coach, Nobbe guided these Eagles to their first state title since that season, behind the play of freshman Taylor Snively who captured individual honors with an even-par 144. “I just wanted to give these girls a mindset,” Nobbe said of her experience playing for a state championship squad. “These girls went out there with total confidence and with no fear. That was our motto for these two days and that’s what these girls did." Zionsville finished the 52nd annual state finals with a 627 score, following up its first-round total of 315 with a 312 in round two. That was good enough to overcome first-round leader Noblesville (310-322-632). Hamilton Southeastern placed third with 652, one-shot ahead of fourth-place Westfield. It’s a remarkable performance for Zionsville considering the Eagles are comprised of exactly zero seniors. Snively and Avery Lewis (163) are freshmen, Kaitlyn Adler (167) and Paige Henney (165) are sophomores and Amaya Wade (159) is a junior. Snively had an impressive weekend, shooting a 72 in each round, winning individual honors by two strokes over Castle senior Ashley Kirkland – who had the low-round of the tournament with a 3-under par, 69 on Saturday. Snively becomes only the third freshman to win the individual title and also the first individual champ to play for the team champions since 1999.
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