(l-r)Seated: Dani Buchner (2009), Amanda Kittle (2009), Ashley Powers (2009)
Standing: Lauren Daniel (2011), Priya Desai (2011), Neal TImberlake (2010), Lena Adams (2010)
(Not Pictured: Elizabeth Boswell (2010), Maggie Haden (2011))
(l-r)Seated: Colt Crymes (2010), Tom McArthur (2009), Joseph Gaines (2008), Edward Gardner (2009)
Standing: Christian Lapp (2010), Sam Berding (2010), Jack Wishon (2010), Gil Seo (2010)
(Not Pictured: Blake Soni (2010))The boys team defeated Peachtree Ridge at the Georgia Club, 163 - 164. Joseph Gaines was low medalist with a 38, with Colt shooting a 40, Tom a 41, and Edward and Christian shooting 44.
The girls lost to Peachtree Ridge 106 123. Lena Adams emerged as the new low medalist for the Lady Spartans with a 61 and Amanda shot a 62. Here's the ABH article.
The boys team shot a 148 at the new Long Shadow Golf Course in Madison, Ga while to win a 3-team match against Morgan County and Eastside. Blake Soni was low medalist with a 34, while Joseph shot a 1-under 35, Colt shot a 39 and Tom shot a 40. The girls came in third with a 123 with Ashley leading the team with a 61 and Dani and Amanda shooting 63's. Here's the newspaper article.
Girls & Boys Teams practice putting at the Long Shadow Golf Course in Madison, Ga.
Click here for additional pictures from the match.
Congratulations to the boy's JV team for defeating the Oconee Co.'s JV boy's team yesterday at Lane Creek Golf Course. Coach Hilimire advised that Edward, Christian, Gil, and Jack played very well. Just so you know, she called the scores into the Banner-Herald, but I guess they decided not to print it.
The Banner-Herald selected Amanda Kittle as Honorable Mention for athlete of the week in leading the girls to Athens Academy's 1st victory for girls golf. I did not call them after they erroneously reported the score as a 9-hole match instead of 6, but I was still happy to see recognition for Amanda's efforts. I hope to see more girls getting after it on the practice range and in matches!
For this Thursday, I will be taking as many boy's and girl's varsity to play at the new Long Shadow Golf Course in Madison to compete against Morgan Co and AAAA Eastside. I've heard great things about this course, especially the club pro, Mr. Ed Hoard. The weather forecast is great; mostly sunny, 5 mph winds, 71°.
Many of you have requested time to hit practice balls before playing in matches. To do this, we must leave campus ASAP after school. I will have the mini-van parked in the Science & Art building parking lot at 3:00. Students who do not have class should bring their bags and get on the bus NLT 3:05. Other students should leave their bags at the Tillman Center at lunchtime. I will load the bags on the mini-van so that all you have to do is leave class immediately and RUN to board the bus at the end of the day. Wear your uniforms to school so that we don't have to wait for changing! Boys should wear green shirts and girls should wear a white polo. All should wear khaki pants (girls only can wear skirts).
Teams will be announced tomorrow in another email after discussions with Coach Hilimire.
The Athens Academy Golf Teams opened their seasons yesterday against Newton High School under difficult windy and cold conditions at the Athens Country Club. The weather prevented completion of the nine-hole match, so scores were tallied for 6 completed holes. The boys won their match with Blake Soni shooting even par, Joseph Gaines and Colt Crymes shooting 2 over, and Edward Gardner at 4 over par. This score defeated Newton's boy's team by 35 strokes.
The big excitement was the girl's team, led by Amanda Kittle and Dani Buchner, defeating Newton's #1 & #2 golfers by 3 strokes each. This is the first match ever won by the Athens Academy's Girl's Golf Team. Congratulations Girl's Golf Team!
Here are some pictures of yesterday's match:
Amanda Kittle (w/flag) |
Dani Buchner |
Joseph Gaines (by bags) and Blake Soni (putting) |
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Tom McArthur (putting) and Colt Crymes (w/flag) |
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Christian Lapp and Edward Gardner |
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