Red Storm sails to golf title

May 16, 2008 04:00 am

— SARANAC LAKE -- Four Plattsburgh High School golfers shot rounds of 41 or better Thursday afternoon.
It wasn't nearly enough, however.
All six Saranac Lake golfers carded rounds of 42 or better, including one with a 34 and two with 35s, as the Red Storm won the Champlain Valley Athletic Conference championship with a 5-1 victory over the Hornets at the Saranac Lake Golf Club.
"The kids were absolutely tremendous today," said Saranac Lake head coach Jim Hayden. "They beat a good Plattsburgh team that played well.
"We had all six of our golfers shoot 42 or better and I'm happy for the kids."
Freshman Pat McHugh led the way for the Red Storm (10-0) with a two-under par 34 for medalist honors. Just one stroke off the pace, with a one-under 35, were Taras Gach and Casey McHugh.
Cody Ecret added a 40, Michael Phelan a 41 and Dana Tarantelli a 42 for Saranac Lake. Casey McHugh, Pat McHugh, Gach, Ecret and Tarantelli all won their matches.
Ethan Votraw, Alex Pierce and Jordan Conroy all shot a 40 for the Hornets (8-1), with Conroy winning his match at No. 5. Ryan Kirkpatrick carded a 41 and Mark Pellerin a 43 for PHS.
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Saranac Lake 5, PHS 1
No. 1- Gach (SL) def. Kirkpatrick, 35-41. No. 2- C. McHugh (SL) def. Votraw, 35-40. No. 3- P. McHugh (SL) def. Pierce, 34-40. No. 4- Ecret (SL) def. Pellerin, 40-43. No. 5- Conroy (PHS) def. Phelan, 40-41. No. 6- Tarantelli (SL) def. Bennett, 42-48.
Lake Placid 6,
Ticonderoga 0
LAKE PLACID -- Willie Kane was medalist on the day with a 39 to lead the Blue Bombers to their shutout.
Aimee Caligiore (41), Mike Clark (48), Christian Blazer (48), Will Tennant (41) and Ryan Jewtraw also won matches for Lake Placid.
Eain Tierney turned in a low score of the day for the Sentinels with a 48.
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Lake Placid 6, Ticonderoga 0
No. 1- Kane (LP) def. Bussey, 39-51. No. 2- Caligiore (LP) def. Tierney, 41-48. No. 3- Clark (LP) def. Demarais, 48-51. No. 4- Blazer (LP) def. Contarino, 48-60. No. 5- Tennant (LP) def. Smith, 41-62. No. 6- Jewtraw (LP) won by forfeit.
MVAC
ELCS 6, Crown Point 0
ELCS 6, Schroon Lake 0
ELIZABETHTOWN -- The Lions rode a solid 38 by freshman Trevor Ratliff and a 40 by Anders Nielsen to shutout wins over Schroon Lake and Crown Point in a double dual match on their home course at Cobble Hill.
Joe Ratliff, Nick Green, Scotty Drew and Lance Lee also picked up a pair of victories for the Lions, now 8-0 on the season.
Matt Filler paced Schroon Lake with a 40, while Clinton Lane's 53 led the Panthers.
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E'town-Lewis 6, Crown Point 0
No. 1-- Nielsen (E-L) def. Lane, 5-and- 3. No. 2-- T. Ratliff (E-L) def. Labounty, 5-and-3. No. 3-- J. Ratliff (E-L) def. Ofner, 5-and-4. No. 4-- Green (E-L) def. Keith, 5-and-4. No. 5-- Drew (E-L) def. Anderson, 4-and-2. No. 6-- Lee (E-L) def. Comes, 5-and-3.
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E'town-Lewis 6, Schroon Lake 0
No. 1-- Nielsen (E-L) def. Filler, 2-and 1. No. 2-- T. Ratliff (E-L) def. Lough, 5 and 4. No. 3-- J. Ratliff (E-L) def. Lowe, 4-and-3. No. 4-- Green (E-L) def. Flores, 5-and-3. No. 5-- Drew (E-L) def. DeZalia, 5-and-4. No. 6- Lee (E-L) def. Barror, 3-and-2.