Montrose golf team looks to compete

 

BY KEVIN WOODRUFF

The Montrose Area golfers are coming off a hot 2010 season where the team finished in first place in Lackawanna League Northern Division.

Montrose, coached by Mike Zuba, had a 12-1-1 record and a division championship last season.

The Meteors lost a pair of golfers to graduation in Cole Wheaton and Billy Stranburg but return 13 players to the roster this season.

Zuba said that he hopes to be competitive on the field and have the team’s players do well in the classroom.

“I hope to be very competitive plus have a strong academic honor role goal of 80 percent,” Zuba said.

He believes that Honesdale, Wallenpaupack and Lakeland will provide a challenge to the Meteors this season, and thinks that there may be a sleeper team in Mountain View.

The Meteors will look to returners Lance Nealy and Jordan Smith to play in the starting lineup, and Zuba said he sees potential in many others on the roster.

The Montrose Area varsity golf team is comprised of seniors Smith, Mason Legg, Casey O’Reilley and Matt Sobiech; juniors Nealy, Dan English, Tommy Krupinski, Katie Clark, Garrett Miller, Anthony Augentti and Casey Capwell; sophomores Cameron Dean and Codi Bennett; and freshmen Corey Morrison, Caleb Hoal and Bradly Wayman.

This year, the Meteors get started on Monday, Aug. 22, at home againstMountain View’s Eagles at4 p.m.

Full schedule:

Aug. 22, home againstMountain View,4 p.m.

Aug. 23, at Jackmon Tournament atScrantonMuni,8 a.m.

Aug. 25, atLakeland,10 a.m.

Aug. 30, home against Lackawanna Trail,4 p.m.

Sept. 1, atBlue Ridge,3 p.m.

Sept. 6, at Wallenpaupack,4 p.m.

Sept. 8, home againstWestern Wayne,4 p.m.

Sept. 14, atForestCity,4 p.m.

Sept. 16, home againstElkLake,4 p.m.

Sept. 19, home against Honesdale,4 p.m.

Sept. 21, Predistricts atElmhurst,8 a.m.

Sept. 22, atCarbondaleArea,4 p.m.

Elk Lake

TheElkLakegolf team is looking to improve after finishing off the 2010 campaign with a 2-9 record in Lackawanna League’s Northern Division.

Coach Ryan Kipar will return many golfers after losing just one athlete to graduation in Nick Marbaker.

The Warriors will kick off their season at their home course at Tall Pines starting on Monday, Aug. 22, againstLakelandat4 p.m.

Full schedule:

Aug. 22, home againstLakeland,4 p.m.

Aug. 25, at Lackawanna Trail,4 p.m.

Aug. 30, home againstForestCity,4 p.m.

Sept. 1, home against Wallenpaupack,4 p.m.

Sept. 6, at Honesdale,4 p.m.

Sept. 12, atMountain View,4 p.m.

Sept. 14, home againstBlue Ridge,4 p.m.

Sept. 16, at Montrose,4 p.m.

Sept. 19, home againstCarbondale,4 p.m.

Sept. 22, atWestern Wayne,4 p.m.

Blue Ridge

This season,Blue Ridgecombines with Susquehanna’s golf program and will compete in Lackawanna League Northern Division.

Last season, the team coached by Ed Goff, finished with a 1-10 record, as did Susquehanna’s team.

Full schedule:

Aug. 22, atCarbondale,4 p.m.

Aug. 30, atWestern Wayne,4 p.m.

Sept. 1, home against Montrose,3 p.m.

Sept. 6, atMountain View,4 p.m.

Sept. 7, home againstForestCity,3:30 p.m.

Sept. 8, home against Honesdale,3 p.m.

Sept. 12, at Lackawanna Trail,4 p.m.

Sept. 14, atElkLake,4 p.m.

Sept. 19, at Wallenpaupack,4 p.m.

Sept. 22, home againstLakeland,4:30 p.m.

Forest City

TheForestCityboys’ golf team, under the direction of coach Mike Heck, finished up with a 5-6 record in Lackawanna League Northern Division last season.

Full schedule:

Aug. 22, home against Lackawanna Trail,4 p.m.

Aug. 25, atBlue Ridge,4 p.m.

Aug. 30, atElkLake,4 p.m.

Sept. 1, home against Honesdale,4 p.m.

Sept. 6, atCarbondale,4 p.m.

Sept. 8, home againstMt.View,4 p.m.

Sept. 12, atLakeland,4 p.m.

Sept. 14, home against Montrose,4 p.m.

Sept. 16, at Wallenpaupack,4 p.m.

Sept. 19, home againstWestern Wayne,4 p.m.

Mountain View

The Mountain View Eagles varsity golf team will compete this season in Lackawanna League North Division, and will look to improve after a 4-7 overall finish last season.

Full schedule:

Aug. 22, at Montrose,4 p.m.

Aug. 25, home against Wallenpaupack,4 p.m.

Aug. 30, at Honesdale,4 p.m.

Sept. 6, home againstBlue Ridge,4 p.m.

Sept. 8, atForestCity,4 p.m.

Sept. 12, home againstElkLake,4 p.m.

Sept. 14, home againstCarbondale,4 p.m.

Sept. 16, atWestern Wayne,4 p.m.

Sept. 19, atLakeland,4 p.m.

Sept. 22, home against Lackawanna Trail,4 p.m.