After snatching the county crown as a freshman last year, Mia Martinez began to think about the possibilities beyond that day.

TRIFECTA: The Southern Regional girls golf squad happily displays the hardware after capturing a third straight Ocean County Tournament championship. The Rams scored 384 as a team. (Photo Courtesy Southern Athletics)

“I was working hard to get better, but I didn’t play in many tournaments before that, so I wasn’t sure how I’d do against the competition,” said the Pinelands Regional sophomore. “Ocean County has a lot of good girls, so after I won last year, I obviously was proud of what I accomplished, but then I thought, ‘Wow, I can actually do this.’ I still had three more years.”