October marks the end of the competitive golf season in New England. The weather impacted some tournaments with rain and wind. A few powered through, and a few postponed to brighter days marked with foliage and long shadows. While some might be sharpening skates and hoping for a good season of snow, … [Read more...]
Photos: A spectacular day crowning champions at GreatHorse
HAMPDEN, Mass. — GreatHorse proved a challenge and a stunning venue for the Mass. Division 1 championships. After it was postponed from Monday to Tuesday due to rain, a classic fall New England day welcomed the competitors. For 18 holes, GreatHorse asks plenty of questions. Driving accurately is … [Read more...]
It was a family celebration as Ryan Downes claimed second straight Mass. D1 title
HAMPDEN, Mass. — While St. John's Shrewsbury celebrated its Massachusetts Division 1 team championship on the 18th green at GreatHorse, Ryan Downes, the stellar senior from Longmeadow, had some quiet moments on his birthday with his family after firing a 68 to win individual honors. Downes's mom, … [Read more...]
St. John’s reaches the summit again with Mass. Division 1 championship
HAMPDEN, Mass. — After numerous close calls in recent years, St. John's (Shrewsbury) took home its eighth Division 1 state championship at GreatHorse with a team score of 302. For believers in fate, this victory had a strong dose of it for coach Sean Noonan and the Pioneers. Joe Plante, a member of … [Read more...]
Dover-Sherborn, Weston emerge with Mass. Division 2-3 crowns
It took merely one season for Dover-Sherborn to settle into its new division and win a Division 2 state championship. The Raiders fired a 314 to hold off perennial powerhouse Bishop Stang by two shots at Thorny Lea CC in Brockton, Mass. In brisk, chilly conditions that were far better than the rain … [Read more...]
How Fairfield Prep won the Connecticut high school championship
Fairfield Prep won the Connecticut Division 1 team title after shooting 287 at Stanley Golf Course in New Britain, Conn. A year removed from a fourth-place finish where they were just six shots behind champion Greenwich, Fairfield Prep left no doubt with an eight-shot victory. A title in high school … [Read more...]