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GODFREY – A standout student-athlete and state golf champion was recently honored by Godfrey officials.
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Marquette Catholic High School sophomore and Class 1A girls state golf champion Maggie Pruetzel was recognized with a proclamation at the Nov. 4, 2026 Village Board declaring the date “Maggie Pruetzel Day” in the Village of Godfrey.
“[She] has demonstrated extraordinary dedication, leadership and athletic skill throughout the 2026 high school golf season,” Trustee Gerard Fischer stated from the proclamation. “On Oct. 10, 2026 at Red Tail Run Golf Course in Decatur, Ill., Maggie captured the IHSA Class 1A girls golf individual state championship, filing an impressive 36-hole total score of 149 to earn the state title.”
Pruetzel’s win makes her the third individual in the history of Marquette Catholic High School to have won the state girls golf championship.
Pruetzel is a multi-sport athlete who competes in golf, basketball and soccer while earning a 4.0 Grade Point Average (GPA) in the classroom, according to the proclamation. She also helped lead her team, the Explorers, to a fifth place finish in the IHSA Class 1A team championship.
“Maggie Pruetzel’s hard work, competitive spirit, academic discipline and exceptional achievements bring immerse pride and joy to her family, school, coaches, teammates and the entire Village of Godfrey,” Fischer continued. “[We] encourage all citizens join in congratulating Maggie on her state championship victory, celebrating her academic and athletic excellence and wishing her continued success in all of her future endeavors.”
Pruetzel was joined at the meeting by her coaches and teammates, including Marquette Catholic girls golf head coach Jacob Simmons and assistant coach Josh Taylor, along with her seven teammates: seniors Kaylee Piar and Lexi Taylor, juniors Coverlynn Geisler, Olivia Cummings, and Amelia Hoppe and freshman Olivia Tricomi.
A recording of the Nov. 4, 2026 Godfrey Village Board meeting is available at the top of this story or on Riverbender.com/video.
