Capsule look at 2008-2009 prep boys golf |
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| Written by Charlie Redfield | |||
| Wednesday, 08 April 2009 23:00 | |||
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Along with the team championships, Blue Valley West’s Curtis Yonke won medalist honors in 6A and St. Thomas Aquinas’ Joe Winslow earned the top place in 5A. Both are back for the 2009. Yonke, who was the 2008 All-Sun Golfer of the Year, is a senior. Winslow is only a sophomore. The only other returning All-Sun first-team selection is Blue Valley North junior Harry Higgs. The state tournaments this year are set for Tuesday, May 26. The 6A tournament is in Topeka, while 5A is in Emporia and 3A in Wichita. Here is a capsule look at the 2009 season. The information is based on information provided by the coaches. Bishop Miege Coach – Brady Beek Years head coach – Second. Years head coach at school – Second College attended – Northern Colorado. How do you look at the upcoming season? – “We have good returning numbers.” Number of athletes graduated or not returning – Three. Starters returning – Juniors Jimmy Lindhoff and Will Spears and sophomores John Harrison and Andrew Glatt. Athletes moving up from sub-varsity teams – Sophomores Daniel West, Jordan Krewett and Graham Hunt and senior Jack Hashman. What will the keys to success be for your team? – “Improvement from last year’s scores.” Blue Valley Coach – Andy Millikan Years head coach – Seventh Years head coach at school – Second. How do you look at the upcoming season? – “We will be very young and I think pretty talented.” Number of athletes graduated or not returning – Two. Starters returning – Connor Hickey, Will Kerdolff, Michael Fischer and Michael Kreamer. Athletes moving up from sub-varsity teams – Greg Graves, Dakota Clark and Aaron Morris. Newcomers and freshmen – Freshmen Austin Johnson and Rick McCaw. What will the keys to success be for your team? – “We will be deeper this year than last and hopefully that will lead to more varsity competition and consistency.” How do you look at your league race – “Same as last year, very tough.” Blue Valley North Coach – Susan O’Dell. Years head coach – Eighth. Years head coach at school – Eighth. College attended – CMSU. State place last season – Sixth. League place last season – Third. How do you look at the upcoming season? – “I think there are a lot of good players out there and a lot of good teams. Competition should be fierce.” Number of athletes graduated or not returning – Two. Starters returning – Senior Paul Hechler, senior Jeff Inman, junior Harry Higgs and junior Jeffrey Lee. Athletes moving up from sub-varsity teams – Sophomore Jimmy Gallogly. Newcomers and freshmen – Freshmen Jacob Fain, Ross Thornton and Zach Tate. What will the keys to success be for your team? – “We need to be mentally tougher than everyone else. We also need to be better short-game players than everyone else.” How do you look at your league race – “League is going to be very competitive.” Blue Valley Northwest Coach – Rob Meacham. Years head coach – Sixth. Years head coach at school – Sixth. League place last season – Fourth. How do you look at the upcoming season? – “Big changes in personnel from last year, but stability at the top.” Number of athletes graduated or not returning – Four. Starters returning – Seniors Alex Boyd, Jim Chang and Matt Jewell and junior Adam Morel. Athletes moving up from sub-varsity teams – Sophomores Nick Pappas, Michael Pappas and Justin Cecchini. Newcomers and freshmen – Senior Chris Paperi. What will the keys to success be for your team? – “How will our newcomers and some of our returners react this year to the pressure and competitiveness of varsity competition? Will we have the composure and confidence to transfer our games from the practice round to the course on tournament day?” How do you look at your league race – “I think it is going to be more wide open this year. BV West has still got to be considered the favorite, but I know BV North will be awfully tough, as will Aquinas. I hope we are able to surprise some people.” Blue Valley West Coach – Kevin Bandy. Years head coach – Eighth. Years head coach at school – Sixth. College attended – Iowa State. Overall record last season – League place – First. State place last season – Second. How do you look at the upcoming season? – “Curtis Yonke is our returning state champion so we will look to build around him. We have a bunch of young kids so it will depend on how they handle tournament golf.” Number of athletes graduated or not returning – Four. Starters returning – Curtis Yonke and Alex Hoffman. Athletes moving up from sub-varsity teams – Sophomore Tyler Hirlinger and juniors Dillon Jacobsen and Marc Schroeder. Newcomers and freshmen – Senior Michael Moyer and freshmen Tripp Roy, Robby Hughey and Travis Mays. What will the keys to success be for your team? – “Finding two other solid scorers for tournament play.” How do you look at your league race – “BV North should be the team to beat this year.” Kansas City Christian Coach – Jeff Hunter Years head coach – Third Years head coach at school – Third. College attended – Kansas State. State place last season - Fourth How do you look at the upcoming season? – “We should be competitive in 3A. KCCS took fourth at state last year with three freshmen, two sophomores and one junior on the team.” Number of athletes graduated or not returning – One. Starters returning – Senior Nathan McKenzie and sophomores Joseph Lambert, Mark Nichols and Brandon Barr. What will the keys to success be for your team? – “We should be competitive in most events this year. Consistency, and focus on preparing for the opportunity that regional and state offer this team, and the continued development of our younger players will be key to the 2009 campaign.” St. Thomas Aquinas Coach – Ryan Best. Years head coach – 12th Years head coach at school – 12th. College attended – Benedictine. League place – Second . State place last season – 5A state champions. How do you look at the upcoming season? – “We return half of our state championship team, so we have experience but will have to fill three solid positions in our graduates to compete against the best teams in the city and state.” Number of athletes graduated or not returning – Three. Starters returning – Sophomore Joe Winslow, senior Daniel Trout and junior Parker Beck. What will the keys to success be for your team? – “Finding at least three solid golfers to fill our open positions in order to have a consistently low team score each week and improve from top to bottom to defend our 5A state championship.” How do you look at your league race – “The always tough and competitive EKL.” Shawnee Mission East Coach – Ermanno Ritschl. Years head coach – 21st. Years head coach at school – 14th Career record – Two state titles and the Lancers have been to state all 14 years. League place – First. State place last season – First. How do you look at the upcoming season? – “We should be strong again and compete for the state titles.” Number of athletes graduated or not returning – Two. Starters returning – Seniors Joe Lynch, Chase Lucas, Scott Humphrey and Will Snyder. Other letterwinners returning – Senior Sam Baker, junior Ian Boat and senior Nic Hasselwander. Newcomers and freshmen – Junior Wichita Southeast transfer Grant Burnside and freshmen Connor Schrock and Henry Simpson. What will the keys to success be for your team? – “Upper-class experience; development of freshmen players and deep in talent.” How do you look at your league race – “Should contend for league once again.” Shawnee Mission North Coach – John Stone. Years head coach – Fourth. Years head coach at school – Fourth. League place – 10th. How do you look at the upcoming season? – “Will have some good returning players but need newcomers and last year’s JV to step up.” Number of athletes graduated or not returning – Six. Starters returning – Senior Erik Johnson and sophomore Matt Denmark. Athletes moving up from sub-varsity teams – Seniors David Jorgenson, Steve Hallstrom and Garrett Andrae and junior Jeremy Rains and Corbin Luther. Newcomers and freshmen – Sophomore Cameron Mendez played baseball last year. What will the keys to success be for your team? – “Consistent improvement by all players.” How do you look at your league race – “We would like to finish better than last year in league.” Shawnee Mission Northwest Coach – Jim B amburg. Years head coach – Third. Years head coach at school – Third. College attended – Emporia State. League place – Sixth.. How do you look at the upcoming season? – “We would like to improve our league finish from last year and qualify the team for state by playing well at regionals.” Number of athletes graduated or not returning – Five. Starters returning – Junior Brett Dowell. Other letterwinners returning – Senior Kyle Neilan, junior Brett Lightle and sophomore Tanner Jarman. Athletes moving up from sub-varsity teams – Junior Ryan McCarthy. Newcomers and freshmen – Freshmen Jackson Froth and Logan Coffman. What will the keys to success be for your team? – “Being mentally tough and being consistent in the short game.” How do you look at your league race – “I think returning 6A state champ SM East is the team to beat this season.” Shawnee Mission South Coach – Lyle Wingate Years head coach – 15th. Years head coach at school –15th. College attended – Fort Hays State. League place – Sixth . How do you look at the upcoming season? – “We should be stronger than last year.” Number of athletes graduated or not returning – One. Starters returning – “Seniors Patrick Lawrence and Coby Herst-Sneh; juniors Dale Colegrove and Brock Likens and sophomore Devin Magee. Other letterwinners returning – Junior Terry Klopper. What will the keys to success be for your team? – “Individual improvement from last year and playing on a more consistent level.” How do you look at your league race – “Several good teams, headed by SM East and Olathe East.” Shawnee Mission West Coach – Tim Bishop. Years head coach – 11th. Years head coach at school – 11th. College attended – Pittsburg State. How do you look at the upcoming season? – “With some experience from last season and the work put in (during) the summer golf season, we should have lower individual scores at the tournaments this season, thus helping our team scores.” Number of athletes graduated or not returning – Two. Starters returning – Senior Stephen Dowel, juniors Sean Walsh and Alex Beemer and sophomore Travis Thomsen. Newcomers and freshmen – None. What will the keys to success be for your team? – “Find and develop two more varsity golfers and find some consistency with the other four returning players.” How do you look at your league race – “SM East and SM Northwest should be the top Shawnee Mission teams.”
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The 2009 high school boys golf season promises more thrills like 2008 when Shawnee Mission East captured the Class 6A state crown and St. Thomas Aquinas accomplished the same in 5A.
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