PJ Maybank III of Cheboygan and Elise Fennell of Caledonia had some of their best days in golf and emerged as champions in the 11th GAM Junior Stroke Play Championship presented by Pepsi at Forest Akers East Course.
Maybank, a 14-year-old homeschooled golfer, followed up a personal-best round of 6-under 65 from day one with a 67 in round two for a 10-under 132 total and five-shot win over Justin Sui (the Div. 1 high school state champion) of Lake Orion, who shot 137.
Fennell, who is 13 and will be an eighth-grader in the fall at Pinewood Middle School in Kentwood, shot a second consecutive even-par 71, which was her personal best score as well. Her 142 total topped two golfers who tied for second at 145; Sophie Stevens of Highland, who shot a final 73, and Bridget Boczar of Canton, who shot 76.
Michigan Girls Junior State Amateur: Lilia Henkle 
Lilia Henkel of Grand Rapids made some early birdies in turning back Alissa Fish of Clarklake 6-and-5 in the title match for the 41st Michigan Girls Junior State Amateur Championship presented by Pepsi at Forest Akers West Golf Club.
Henkel, 16 and a Forest Hills Northern High School student, also won the GAM Junior Stroke Play 15-and-under title last summer. Henkel topped Jasmine Ly of Madison Heights 3–and–2 in the semifinals, and Fish topped Ariel Chang of Macomb Township in 19 holes to make it to the 2019 final.
