Prep roundup: Low scores carry St. Charles North boys golf
By The KANE COUNTY CHRONICLE
MEDINAH – The St. Charles North boys golf team made the most of a picturesque day on Monday, scorching the field at Medinah Golf Course No. 2 by double digits for a win at the Lake Park Quad. North’s team total of 146 was 10 strokes better than Glenbard West, with Lake Park and Elk Grove lagging further behind.
North’s John Carroll fired a 2-under 34, while Raghav Cherala (35), Dan Sheperd (37) and Quint Barr (40) also factored into the winning showing.
“It was perfect out tonight,” North coach Rob Prentiss said. “There was no wind conditions. It was pretty conducive to some low scores. It shows a little bit what we’re capable of.” Prentiss said playing a course of Medinah’s caliber makes for an infusion of energy. “It’s just a treat to go to a place like that and our three big guns all played well on the same night,” Prentiss said.
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John Carroll's 2 under round of 34 ties the 9 hole record for North High School.
Tuesday, August 30, 2011
Geneva McChesney Cup
Batavia, Geneva boys golf band together to defeat St. Charles East, North
Author(s): DENNIS D. JACOBS Date: August 23, 2011 Section: Sports
GENEVA – So far in the early stages of the high school golf season, the Batavia boys have found themselves chasing rival Geneva, finishing just behind the Vikings in two tournaments last week. The two teams met again Monday at Geneva Golf Club, but the long-time adversaries were on the same side in the McChesney Cup tournament, joining forces to defeat a combined St. Charles East-St. Charles North squad, 118.5-97.5.
“It’s just a wonderful opportunity for us to come out here and team up with what we call our rivals,” Batavia coach Tim DeBruycker said. “That’s what everyone calls us. But today they were friends, which is good.”
DeBruycker praised Geneva coach Bill Koehn for coming up with the idea of the McChesney Cup several years ago to help foster greater camaraderie between Tri-Cities schools and help dispel some of the negative comments that were bandied about between schools.
“It’s good to have a friendly rivalry, but it’s bad to let it get out of control,” DeBruycker said. “It’s just really nice to come out here and watch the kids work together and high-five each other.”
Each player got in 27 holes as the tournament was divided into three nine-hole phases. The first phase was best-ball play, with the Bulldogs and Vikings coming out on top, 33 holes to 21. The Saints and North Stars rebounded a bit in the next round, winning the alternate shot competition, 28-26. But in the final round of singles matches, Batavia and Geneva were victorious, 59.5-48.5.
Geneva No. 1 player Bill Gregory downed St. Charles East’s Sean Lenchner in their match, 6-3.
“I didn’t hit the ball very well, but I won,” Gregory said. “I guess that’s all that matters.”
The 404-yard, par-4 eighth hole proved to be a pivotal moment in the match. Gregory was 1 up, but he put his drive into the left rough, leaving his path to the green partially obscured by a weeping willow. His second shot hit a branch of the tree, dropping the ball into a tough lie next to a brook.
Lenchner, meanwhile, got onto the green in three, but was unable to capitalize on Gregory’s early troubles on the hole, missing a couple of short putts. Gregory sank a six-footer to claim the hole.
“You’ve got to stick with it because the greens are pretty difficult,” Gregory said. “I should not have won that hole.”
St. Charles North No. 1 John Carroll, who said he “played good the whole day,” tried to help the cause of the North Stars and Saints, downing Batavia’s Nathan Podraza, 6-3.
Carroll uncorked a shot from an island of rough in a bunker along the ninth fairway that he put within 12 feet of the pin. He just missed his birdie try, but a par was enough to win the hole and give his team another point.
The North Stars and Saints won’t face each other in a dual meet for another month, but the Bulldogs and Vikings will find themselves on opposite sides again next Tuesday in an Upstate Eight Conference dual.“I was very pleased with our performance at Larkin and Geneva,” DeBruycker said. “Obviously, having Geneva beat us by three [strokes] and nine in those two tournaments shows us that we have to step it up a little bit because, ultimately, I still think that head-to-head match next Tuesday is going to be huge. It’s only our second conference match of the season, but it’s against one of the favorites.”
Copyright 2011, Kane County Chronicle (Geneva, IL). All Rights Reserved.
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Saturday, August 20, 2011
St. Charles North Places 2nd at QHS Invite
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A 2nd Place trophy for St. Charles North Varsity golfers in the 22 team Quincy High School Invite, the oldest high school invitational in Illinois. John Carroll placed 9th out of 120 golfers.
HS golf roundup: Pekin notches tournament title at Quincy
The Pekin boys golf team won the 22-team Quincy Invitational with a five-player total of 400, beating out second-place St. Charles North by two strokes on Saturday at Westview Golf Course.
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