HS Golf Wrap: Home teams prevail as Schuylkill League season tees off
Connor Roeder, Blue Mountain golf (Photo by Leroy Boyer).
Eagles, Spartans, Red Raiders, Bears, Wreckers open season with wins
The Schuylkill League golf season teed off Thursday with five league matches on the card. All five home teams pulled out victories.
Blue Mountain used its balance to down Tamaqua 335-358, with four golfers shooting 85 or below at Schuylkill Country Club. Tamaqua’s Sam Vinc earned medalist honors with a 74.
Jace Jackson’s 81 paced North Schuylkill’s 351-369 win over Pottsville, while defending Schuylkill League girls’ champion Vivian Reiprish carded an 87 to lead Lourdes past Panther Valley 364-411 at Indian Hills.
In Division II, Connor Bowman’s 72 led Mahanoy Area to a 344-376 win over Pine Grove at Mountain Valley.
Weatherly had the surprise score of the day, as four Wreckers shot 81 or below to key a 319-327 victory over Nativity. Stephen Karinch had the lowest score of the day of any Schuylkill League golfer, carding a 70 at White Birch Golf Course.
Thursday’s Schuylkill League Division I results
Blue Mountain 335, Tamaqua 358
At Schuylkill Country Club
TAMAQUA (358) — Sam Vinc 74, Jacob Fritzinger 89, Brody Boyle 90, Keith Fink 105
BLUE MOUNTAIN (335) — Dylan Knittle 83, Connor Roeder 83, Owen Crossen 84, Braeden Welsh 85
Records: Blue Mountain 1-0, 1-0; Tamaqua 0-1, 0-1
North Schuylkill 351, Pottsville 369
At Mountain Valley Golf Course
POTTSVILLE (369) — Danny Markus 88, Brody Kline 92, Connor Woll 94, Colton Oswald 95
NORTH SCHUYLKILL (351) — Jace Jackson 81, Dylan Cairo 89, Sam Klingerman 89, Rylen Coyle 92
Records: North Schuylkill 1-0, 1-0; Pottsville 0-1, 0-1
Lourdes 364, Panther Valley 411
At Indian Hills Golf Course
PANTHER VALLEY (411) — Spencer Schirer 98, Michael Demyanovich 100, Callie Koscilek 103, Braden Flanagan 110
LOURDES (364) — Vivian Reiprish 87, Marshall Mirarchi 88, Rylan Wolfgang 89, Keegan Brown 100
Records: Lourdes 1-0, 1-0; Panther Valley 0-1, 0-1
Thursday’s Schuylkill League Division II results
Weatherly 319, Nativity 327
At White Birch Golf Course
NATIVITY (327) — Stephen Karinch 70, Bo McDonald 81, Harry Marks 82, Layne Pasker 94
WEATHERLY (319) — Eli Brown 79, Chance Stauffer 79, Brad Connors 80, Jacob Hinkle 81
Records: Weatherly 1-0, 1-0; Nativity 0-1, 0-1
