Alli Wiertel stood at the center of Oswego’s Ken Pickerill Stadium at halftime of the crosstown football game last month, soaking in applause from both sides of the community.

Hers was a season to celebrate.

The Oswego Co-Op sophomore capped off a season for the record books in record-breaking fashion.

Wiertel set IHSA state golf meet records for a single round and two rounds to win the Class 2A state championship at Hickory Point in Forsyth.

Wiertel, in third place after round one, fired a 7-under-par 65 in Saturday’s final round and finished the tournament at 8-under par for a five-shot win over runner-up Martha Kuwahara of Glenbrook North.

It was the perfect capper to a sensational sophomore year.

She was medalist in every conference dual match, captured the conference title by 11

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