Lake County Gazette

The Coal City High School girls golf team finished second at the Illinois Central Eight (ICE) Conference Tournament held at Wolf Creek Golf Course on September 22. This marked the team's third round at the course in a week.

Three players from Coal City earned All-Conference honors: Liv Sulzberger, Joey Kline, and Emma Sinkular. Sinkular posted a career-low score of 89, becoming the ICE conference individual champion. Sulzberger and Kline each shot 103, also career lows for an 18-hole round.

Other team members competing included Kayla Kowlaski, Jackie Dodge, and Abi Rose.

The team is scheduled to play again in Ottawa on September 24 before preparing for Regionals next week.

Coal City Community Unit School District 1 includes several schools across Grundy and Will counties such as Coal City Early Childhood Center, Coal City Elementary School, Coal City High School, Coal City Intermediate School, and Coal City Middle School. More information about the district can be found at https://www.illinoisreportcard.com/.

According to the Illinois State Board of Education, there are 153 teachers in the district with an average salary of $69,297; most are women. The district reports no teachers with more than ten absences per year. Additional details are available at https://www.illinoisreportcard.com/.

Demographically, the student body is predominantly White (86.9 percent), with smaller percentages of Hispanic (9.6 percent), Black (0.6 percent), and Asian (0.6 percent) students according to ISBE data found at https://www.illinoisreportcard.com/.

In 2020, spending per student in the district was $21,619 for a total expenditure of $47 million that year as reported by https://www.illinoisreportcard.com/.

Emma Sinkular said after her win: "Sinkular is individual champion."

The team will continue its season with upcoming competitions as it prepares for regional tournaments.