WVHS Boys Golf Season Recaps
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Varsity: 7-2 Overall, 5-1 Conference (2nd Place)
JV: 4-3 Overall, 4-2 in Conference (3rd Place)
The Varsity Warriors won the Panther Scramble for the third straight year. That was followed with an outstanding victory at the Aurora City Championship. The Warriors captured the championship for the fourth consecutive year, avenging early season losses to Metea Valley and Marmion in the process.
The bid for a third straight conference title ended with a second place finish at the conference tournament. Then at regionals, the Warriors missed advancing to sectionals as a team by just one stroke for the second consecutive year. Four Warriors advanced to Sectionals individually - Eric Copeland, Austin Datz, Jason Marrs, and Tate Anderson. All four saw the season end at sectionals when Jason lost out in a playoff and Eric and Austin came up 1 stroke short.
- Jackson Grom: All-Academic
- Jason Marrs: All-Academic, All-Conference
- Harman Malhi, All-Academic
- Andrew Heinen: All-Academic
- Zach Mayer: Sportsmanship Award, All-Conference
- Austin Datz: All-Conference, Conference MVP, Conference Champion
Varsity: 11-1 Overall, 6-0 in Conference (Champions), 4th in Regionals
F-S: 8-4 Overall, 5-1 in Conference (Tie for 2nd Place)
The 2011 boys’ golf team enjoyed a very successful fall season, winning four tournament championships and sending three individuals to the Class 3A State Finals in October. Led by seniors Alec Meyer and Alex Koulos, the Warriors won the Redhawk Invite for the second straight year. Alec Meyer shot a 3-under 69 to win the tournament. Alec also shot 69 to win the Homewood Flossmoor Invite in September and then shot 69 again to win the IHSA Bartlett Sectional in October.
In addition to the Redhawk, the Warriors won the Oswego Scramble for the 2nd straight year and took the Aurora City Championship for the third straight year. After a second straight undefeated season (6-0) in the Upstate Eight Valley Division, the Warriors won the Conference tournament to claim back-to-back Conference championships as well. Alex Koulos earned the Upstate Eight Conference MVP for his outstanding play throughout the Conference season.
At the IHSA Regionals, the Warriors shot 304 and missed advancing to Sectionals by 1 stroke, breaking a string of four straight trips to Sectionals as a team. Three individuals, however, were able to advance to Sectionals (Alec Meyer, Alex Koulos, and junior Eric Copeland). Eric had to defeat teammate Austin Datz in a sudden death playoff to claim the last spot. At Sectionals all three played outstanding golf, claiming 3 of the 10 individual spots to qualify for the IHSA State Finals. At State, Alec Meyer earned All-State honors shooting a 2-day total of 155 to finish tied for 9th, the second best finish in school history. Alex Koulos finished 44th in state and Eric Copeland was 93rd.
- Eric Copeland: All-Conference, Sportsmanship Award, State Participant
- Andrew Heinen: All-Academic
- Tim Kosanda: All-Academic
- Alex Koulos: All-Academic, All-Conference, UEC MVP, State Participant
- Harman Malhi: All-Academic
- Jason Marrs: All-Academic
- Alec Meyer: All-Conference, MVP, Sectional Champion, State Participant,
All-State (9th in State) - Jeremy Weiland: All-Academic, All-Conference
Varsity: 9-2 Overall, 6-0 in Conference (Champions), 2nd in Regionals,
5th in Sectionals
JV: 11-3 Overall, 6-0 in Conference (Champions)
The 2010 season was one of the most successful in the history of our program, capped off by senior Thomas O’Bryan winning the Class 3A State Championship – the first state golf title in school history.
In the first three weeks of the season, the varsity won 4 of the 5 tournaments we competed in. This included a record-low score of 288 at the season-opening Redhawk Invite that featured Thomas O’Bryan shooting a school record 6-under-par 66. In addition we won the Palatine Invite, Oswego Scramble and Homewood-Flossmoor Invite.
In mid-September we swept the Aurora City Championship at both the frosh/soph and varsity levels, with senior Dylan Despot shooting a career-low 69 to lead a Warrior sweep of the top 5 scores in the entire field.
Both levels finished the regular season 6-0 in the Upstate Eight Valley Division, then capped it off by winning the conference tournament. As a result, the Warriors won the Upstate Eight Valley Division conference championship – our first conference title in 15 years.
The team qualified for Sectionals for the fourth straight year with a 2nd place finish at Regionals. At Sectionals, however, a score of 304 was only good enough for 5th place. Thomas O’Bryan shot even-par 72 to advance individually. At State, Thomas was tied for first after 36 holes with Nick Robles of Crystal Lake South. Thomas eventually prevailed on the 2nd hole of sudden death to finish as State Champion, a wonderful end to a great season and the most successful individual career in the history of Waubonsie Valley’s golf program.
- Eric Copeland: All-Academic
- Dylan Despot: All-Academic, Sportsmanship Award
- Alex Koulos: All-Academic, All-Conference
- Alec Meyer: All-Conference
- Brian Salerno: All-Academic
- Josh Stefanski: All-Academic, All-Conference
- Thomas O’Bryan: State Champion, MVP
Varsity: 9-3 Overall, 9-2 in Conference (3rd Place), Plainfield Invite Champs, City Champs, 3rd in Regionals, Sectional Champions, 9th in State
JV: 8-4 Overall, 8-3 in Conference (4th Place), City Champs
The season started and finished very well for our program. In August, the varsity won the Plainfield Invite shooting a 292, the lowest team score in more than 10 years. In mid-September we swept the Aurora City Championship at both the JV and varsity levels, with Thomas O’Bryan, Josh Stefanski, and Alec Meyer posting the top 3 individual scores in the entire field.
After a somewhat disappointing end to the regular season the varsity had a tremendous post-season. The team qualified for Sectionals for the third straight year with a 3rd place finish at Regionals. Alex Koulos became the 2nd straight Warrior to be individual medalist at a Regional with an even-par 72. Then the team won the first Sectional Championship in school history, led by individual medalist Thomas O’Bryan (even-par 71). At State, the team finished 9th overall, led by Alec Meyer’s 17th place finish individually.
- William Case: All-Academic
- Dylan Despot: All-Academic, State Qualifier
- Zak Kokosa: All-Academic
- Alex Koulos: All-Academic, Regional 1st Place Medalist, State Qualifier
- Alec Meyer: State Qualifier
- Josh Stefanski: State Qualifier
- Patrick O’Brien: All-Academic
- Thomas O’Bryan: All-Conference, Sectional 1st Place Medalist, State Qualifier
- Brian Salerno: All-Academic, Sportsmanship Award, State Qualifier
Varsity: 7-4 Overall, 7-3 in Conference (3rd Place), Fifth of eleven at the Redhawk Invite,
Third of five at the McGonagle Invite, 12th of 28 at the Batavia Invite,
Second of seven at the Aurora City Invite, Second at Regionals, 7th in Sectionals
JV: 9-3 Overall, 8-2 in Conference (3rd Place)
Thomas O'Bryan was the individual Regional Champion at the Joliet Regional with a 73.
Josh Stefanski was third at the Joliet Regional with a 74.
The team qualified for Sectionals by shooting a season best 305 at Regionals and finishing 2nd.
Josh Stefanski qualified for State by shooting a 76 at the Pekin Sectional.
He finished tied for 16th in State by shooting a 75-74 (149) at the State Finals.
- Josh Stefanski: Beacon News Golf Athlete of the Year, All-Conference,
Sportsmanship Award - Jeff Carlson: All-Academic
- William Case: All-Academic
- Drew Kokosa: All-Conference
- Matthew Nied: All-Academic
- Patrick O’Brien: All-Academic
- Thomas O’Bryan: MVP, Individual Regional Champion
- Ryan Russell: All-Academic
Varsity: 8-2 Overall, 8-1 in Conference(5th Place Overall--7th in UEC Tourney)
Plainfield Invite-2nd out of 16, Redhawk Invite 7th out of 12, Larkin Invite 12th out of 29,
Batavia Invite-11th out of 30, Aurora City Invite 3rd out of 5
Regionals--2nd out of 10. Team advanced to Sectionals
Sectional-4th out of 9
JV: 6-3 in Conference (3rd)
Both levels had very successful seasons, with the Varsity going 8-1 in conference and JV going 6-3. We had a good mix of experience and youth - Paul Asheim (Sr.), Matt Nied (Jr.) and Chris Gregg (Sr.) led our team along with freshmen Josh Stefanski and Thomas O'Bryan. All totaled, nine of the 23 players in the program were freshmen (two on varsity and seven on JV). The varsity finished the season with an outstanding regional finishing 2nd in the toughest field in the state, and advancing to Sectionals where we ended our year with a 4th place finish.
- D.J. Andreasen-All Academic
- Paul Asheim-All Academic, MVP
- Matthew Nied-All Academic, Sportsmanship Award
- Jay Ramachandran-All Academic
Varsity: 7-8 Overall, 7-3 in Conference (5th Place), 3rd in Aurora City Meet, 9th in Regionals
Sophomores: 7-7 Overall, 6-4 in Conference (5th Place)
- Doug Andreasen-All Academic
- Paul Asheim-All Academic
- Chris Gregg-Sectional Qualifier
- Natt Nied-All Academic, Sportsmanship Award
The Varsity boys golf team finished 5-11 overall and 5-6 in conference play, tying for 4th at the UEC meet and finishing 7th in Regionals. They were 3rd out of 13 teams at the Redhawk invite and 6th out of 30 teams at the Batavia Invite.
The JV team was 9-7 overall, 7-4 in conference play and finished 5th in the UEC
Peter Tanaka shot a 68 -- the lowest 18-hole round in school history!
- Peter Tanaka: All-Conference, State Qualifier, All-Academic
- Chris Gregg: All-Conference
- Paul Asheim: All-Conference, All-Academic
- Brendan Chaves: All-Academic
- Michael Dolinar: All-Academic
- Jeff Thorne: All-Academic
- James Wright: Sportsmanship Award
JV 6-4 in Conference, 8-8 overall, 5th place in Conference
Var 8-2 in Conference, 9-7 overall, 2nd place in Conference, 5th at Regional
With six freshmen, this year was our youngest JV team in many years. After a slow start, they really improved, winning seven of their last eight matches to finish in fifth place at conference with a 6-4 record.
With four out of six golfers returning from last year’s 7th in state team, the varsity started the year with high expectations and didn’t let anyone down. Their first place finishes at the Redhawk and Plainfield Invites only solidified what a strong team we had. With an awesome work ethic throughout the entire year, they ground their way to a 9-7 overall finish and 8-2 in the conference for a 2nd place finish.
Unfortunately, the team ended a successful season by finishing 5th at Regionals.
However, Greg Roderique capped a brilliant high school career by qualifying for the state tournament individually and finished 36th out of 150 golfers.
Coach Lange and Coach Owles would like to thank the entire golf team for another outstanding year.
- Brendan Chaves: All Academic
- Michael Riha: All Academic
- Greg Roderique: All Academic, All Conference, Naperville Sun All-City, Sectional Qualifier, State Qualifier
- Peter Tanaka: All Conference, All Academic
- Phil Wolverton: All Conference, Sectional Qualifier
It was a wild end to the season for the Boys Golf team. After a disappointing 6th Place finish in Conference, the team regrouped and finished 3rd in Regionals to advance to Sectionals. In a downpour at Sectionals, they finished 3rd to qualify for the State meet where they finished in 7th place as a team. Greg Roderique led the team with an individual 20th Place finish at State.
- Brain Colbert--State Qualifier
- Mark Dale--All-Academic, All-Conference, State Qualifier
- Karthik Ramachandran--All-Academic, All-Conference, State Qualifier
- Greg Roderique--All-Academic, All-Conference, State Qualifier, MVP
- Joe Sepka--All-Academi, State Qualifier
- Phil Wolverton--State Qualifier
- Peter Tanaka: All-Academic, State Qualifier (Alt)
The Boys’ Varsity golf team started out the season well with a win over Neuqua Valley at the Naperville Quad and 2nd place at the Aurora City Invite. With a good work ethic and dedication throughout the season, the team finished on a positive note with a strong 5-5 record earning them a 4th place conference finish, and 7th in the Regional. The Varsity finished the season at 9-9 overall. Congratulations to the team for a great year and special recognition goes to team MVP Bill C. and All-Conference picks Zach Murphy and Greg Roderique.
The JV team had an excellent season, finishing in the Top 10 at the Lockport Invite, taking 2nd at the Aurora City Invite, 2nd in the Upstate Eight Conference and beating 14 other teams to take 1st place at the Wheaton Warrenville South Invite. The golfers finished their season 8-2 in the conference and 13-5 overall.
- Bill Colbert: MVP
- Mark Dale: All-Academic
- Zach Murphy: All-Conference, Sportsmanship Award
- Karthik Ramachandran: All-Academic
- Greg Roderique: All-Academic, All-Conference
- Joe Sepka: All-Academic
Even though the record of the boys varsity golf team doesn't show how hard and competitive the team was this year, the coaches are extremely proud of the team. By the end of the year, they proved to be extremely dedicated and driven to become the best players they could be. The varsity ended their season at 4-6 in the conference and 6-12 overall earning 8th place in Conference.
The JV golf team, who ended the year with a 13-5 record overall and an 8-2 Conference record, earned 3rd place in the conference. The varsity team finished with a 6th place Regional finish.
- Bill Colbert: MVP
- Andrew Miller: All-Academic
- Zack Murphy: All-Academic, Sportsmanship Award
Varsity: 8-9 Overall, 6-4 in Conference (5th Place)
Soph: 4th in Conference
- Ryan First: Sportsmanship Award
Varsity 13-2 Overall, 8-1 in Conference (2nd Place)
JV: 11-2 Overall, 8-1 in conference (3rd Place)
- Michael Bailey: All-Conference, State Qualifier, 11th in State
- Chris Fitch: All-Academic, All-Conference
- Bert Kaulen: All-Conference
- Brad Kiep: All-Academic, Sportsmanship Award
Varsity: 14-2 Overall, 7-2 in Conference (2nd), Conference Tourney Champs, City Champs
Soph: 2nd in Conference
- Michael Bailey: All-Academic, All-Conference, Sportsmanship Award
- Chris Fitch: All-Conference
- Jon Haugens: All-Conference
- Ryan Mowll: All-Conference
- Mark Romin: All-Conference, State Qualifier
Varsity: 14-2 Overall, 3rd in Conference, City Champs
Soph: 11-2 Overall, Conference Champs, City Champs
- Ed Woiteshek: All-Conference, All-Area, Regional Champ, City Champ
- Andy Roderique: All-Conference, All-Area, State Qualifier (17th Place)
- JD Ask: All-Conference
- John Hennegan: All-Academic
Varsity: 10-1 Overall, 7-1 in Conference (2nd Place)
Soph: 10-1 Overall, 7-1 in Conference (2nd Place)
- Justin Scheid: All-Academic
- Ed Woiteshek: All-Academic, All-Conference
- Tony Bakken: All-Conference
- Greg Walker: All-Conference, State Qualifier
Varsity: 13-0 Overall, 8-0 in Conference (Champs), City Champs, 6th in State
Soph: 13-0 Overall, 8-0 in Conference (Champs)
- Ed Woiteshek: All-Academic, All-Conference, Conference Champion, State Qualifier, MVP
- Jason LeMaistre: All-Conference, State Qualifier
- Dave Hough: State Qualifier
- Greg Walker: All-Conference, State Qualifier
- Dave Lampe: All-Academic, All-Conference, State Qualifier
- Bill Nestel: All-Conference, State Qualifier
- Justin Scheid: All-Academic
Varsity: 11-1 Overall, 7-1 in Conference (Champs)
Soph: 2nd in Conference
- Jason LeMaistre: All-Conference, Conference Champion, MVP
- Bill Nestel: All-Conference
- Eric Thompson: All-Conference
- Eric Thompson: All-Conference
Varsity: 12-0 Overall, 8-0 in Conference, Conference Champs
Soph: 12-0 Overall, Conference Champs
- Ben Ellsworth: All-Conference, Conference Champion, State Qualifier, MVP
- Jason LeMaistre: All-Conference
- Bill Nestel: All-Conference
- Eric Thompson: All-Conference
Varsity: 12-3 Overall, 7-1 in Conference (2nd Place)
Soph: Conference Champions
- Ben Ellsworth: All-Conference, State Qualifier, MVP
Varsity: 13-3 Overall, 7-1 in Conference (2nd Place)
Soph: 15-1 Overall, 7-1 in Conference
- Ben Ellsworth: All-Conference, MVP
Varsity: 11-0 Overall, 7-0 in Conference, Conference Champs
Soph: 10-2 Overall
- Joe Sprott: All-Conference, MVP
- Matt Cannan: All-Conference, Conference Champion
Varsity: 10-4 Overall, 5-2 in Conference (3rd Place)
Soph: 10-2 Overall, Conference Champs - Six consecutive years
- Joe Sprott: All-Conference, MVP
Varsity: 12-2 Overall, 6-1 in Conference, Conference Champs
Soph: 14-0 Overall, 7-0 in Conference, Conference Champs - 5 consecutive years
- Mark Wiktor: All-Conference, MVP
- Joe Harriman: All-Conference, Conference Champion
- Dan Bond: All-Conference
Varsity: 9-6 Overall, 5-2 in Conference, Conference Champs
Soph: 13-2 Overall, 7-0 in Conference (Champs - 4 years in a row)
- Scott Stevens: All-Conference, MVP
- Andy Smith: All-Conference
Varsity: 10-11 Overall, 3-4 in Conference (5th Place)
Soph: 15-6 Overall, Conference Champs
- David Hentrich: All-Conference, MVP
Varsity: 9-6 Overall, 6-1 in Conference (3rd Place)
Soph: 12-3 Overall, 6-1 in Conference, Conference Champs
- Shane Baumgartner: All-Conference, MVP
Varsity: 2-11 Overall, 1-6 in Conference (6th Place)
Soph: 7-6 Overall, 4-3 in Conference, Conference Champs
- Jaff Bonham: All-Conference, MVP
Varsity: 3-8 Overall, 3-4 in Conference (6th Place)
Soph: 3-9 Overall
- Karl Krause: All-Conference, MVP
Varsity: 8-4 Overall, 4-3 in Conference (4th Place)
Soph: 8-3 Overall, 5-2 in Conference (4th Place)
- Pat McDonagh: Regional Champion, MVP
- Karl Krause: All-Conference
Varsity: 4-7 Overall, 3-4 in Conference (6th Place)
Soph: 8-2 Overall
- Laurence Neuman: All-Conference, MVP
Varsity: 2-9 Overall, 2-5 in Conference (5th Place)
Soph: 6-5 Overall
- Laurence Neuman: All-Conference, MVP
Varsity: 2-12 Overall, 4-3 in Conference (5th Place)
Soph: 4-10 Overall
- Laurence Neuman: All-Conference, MVP
Varsity: 10-6 Overall, 5-2 in Conference (5th Place)
Soph: 5-9-1 Overall
- Scott Miller: All-Conference, Conference Champion, MVP
Varsity: 8-7 Overall, 2-5 in Conference (5th Place)
- Scott Miller: All-Conference, State Qualifier (20th Place), MVP
Varsity: 3-14 Overall, 1-6 in Conference (7th Place)
Soh: 1-14 Overall, 8th in Conference
- Scott Miller: All-Conference, MVP
Varsity: 3-12 Overall, 1-6 in Conference (7th Place)
Soph: 8th in Conference