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  Speaker 1: News Tribune BCR twenty twenty six boys golf preview capsules,
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  Speaker 1: Hall looks to return to state Written by Kevin Schlum.
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  Speaker 1: This article is being read by an automated voice brought
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  Speaker 1: to you by Everlett. With the boys golf season underway,
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  Speaker 1: here's a look at all the teams in the News
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  Speaker 1: Tribune BCR area for the twenty twenty sixth season. La
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  Speaker 1: Salle Peru coach Randy Gunia. Top returning players A don
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  Speaker 1: Chu Sr. Geno Argubright Sr. Mason Setchell SO, Joseph Bunzel SO.
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  Speaker 1: Top newcomers Jet Hill Sr. Caden Bertulli Sr. Hunter Shabba
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  Speaker 1: Worth noting Chew forty average in twenty twenty five and
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  Speaker 1: Argubright forty two will lead the way as returning sectional qualifiers.
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  Speaker 1: While Setchell and Bunzel saw some time in the varsity
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  Speaker 1: lineup last fall, Hill returns to golf after playing football
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  Speaker 1: last year. Shuby is a transfer from Earlville, and Bertulli
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  Speaker 1: is out for golf for the first time. The first
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  Speaker 1: three days have not allowed for great competition due to
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  Speaker 1: weather conditions and limited time as school is already in session,
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  Speaker 1: but the majority of the twenty four golfers have spent
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  Speaker 1: time at the course during the summer and have developed
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  Speaker 1: a friendly competitiveness. Gunia said the Cavaliers missed advancing to
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  Speaker 1: sectional as a team last season by just two strokes.
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  Speaker 1: Our team goal is to qualify for sectional. Gunia said
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  Speaker 1: the previous two years we missed by only a couple strokes,
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  Speaker 1: so with slight improvement effort, our golfers are expecting to
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  Speaker 1: make a strong showing. Saint Bede coach Rich Cummings, top
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  Speaker 1: returning players Ty Carl's Junior, Gavin Lamberley So, Jacob Flavan, so,
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  Speaker 1: AJ Bartoso, top newcomers Klin Cast JT. Daily Junior Worth
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  Speaker 1: noting the Bruins are young, with just one senior and
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  Speaker 1: two juniors, but do have experience with four of their
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  Speaker 1: top six returning from last season. Flavan forty two point
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  Speaker 1: three average in twenty twenty five and Lambley forty three
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  Speaker 1: were all Tri County Conference last year, while Carl's forty
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  Speaker 1: three point four and Bartow forty eight point five also
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  Speaker 1: were in the lineup. We are looking to be very
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  Speaker 1: competitive in spite of our youth, as we are returning
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  Speaker 1: four varsity players with a full year or more of
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  Speaker 1: varsity experience, Cumming said. Cass the lone senior, played in
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  Speaker 1: the varsity lineup a couple times last fall, but put
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  Speaker 1: in a tremendous amount of work and is expected to
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  Speaker 1: be a leader. Daily missed last season with an injury
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  Speaker 1: and also is expected to be a leader. We feel
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  Speaker 1: there is some real depth to the roster, Cumming said.
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  Speaker 1: The varsity lineup could change from day to day until
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  Speaker 1: we see who can score low and consistently enough to
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  Speaker 1: take a firm hold of the top six spots. Hall
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  Speaker 1: coach Mason Kimberly Top returning players Joseph Perez Sr. Noah
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  Speaker 1: Plim Sr. Luke Bryant Sr. Top newcomers Ian Cortucci Junior,
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  Speaker 1: Chaz Thrasher Junior, Sammy Acosta SO, Mason Dikett so Worth,
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  Speaker 1: noting the Red Devils return a strong senior trio from
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  Speaker 1: last year's team that qualified for the Class one A
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  Speaker 1: state tournament. Perez had a forty zero point two average
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  Speaker 1: last fall, while Plym was at forty point five and
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  Speaker 1: Bryant forty three point five. The biggest strength of our
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  Speaker 1: team is our work ethic, Kimberly said, we have a
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  Speaker 1: group of kids who are all willing to put an
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  Speaker 1: extra work outside our team practices in order to be
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  Speaker 1: at their best. Quartucci, Thrasher, Acosta, and Bickett are expected
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  Speaker 1: to see significant varsity time. With the strength of our
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  Speaker 1: top three golfers, it will be up to these players
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  Speaker 1: to provide the crucial fourth score. Kimberly said. They may
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  Speaker 1: not have the experience needed to be super steady throughout
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  Speaker 1: the season, but they are all capable of posting a
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  Speaker 1: very solid number and contributing to a team score that
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  Speaker 1: will be competitive and make us tough to beat. The
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  Speaker 1: Red Devils. Hope to return to state win hardware throughout
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  Speaker 1: the season and potentially en Riverdale's run of eleven straight
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  Speaker 1: three Rivers Conference titles, Kimberly said. Putnam County coach Brandy
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  Speaker 1: Liquia Top returning players emmittt Maine SO, Riley Doling, SO,
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  Speaker 1: Jace Bodheimer, SO, Ian Walder Sr, Zach Laquia s our
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  Speaker 1: Patrick King, Sr, Canon Tune Sr. Top newcomers Davis Carlson,
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  Speaker 1: fr Worth, noting the Panthers are looking for an improved
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  Speaker 1: season with strong senior leadership as well as younger talent.
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  Speaker 1: Walder missed the second half of last season, with injury,
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  Speaker 1: but has looked strong in the postseason. Liquia, King and
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  Speaker 1: Tune are four year players who will help lead Maine.
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  Speaker 1: Doling and Bodheimer all gained varsity experience last year. All
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  Speaker 1: of our returning golfers have worked on their games and
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  Speaker 1: we hope they can contribute to some low varsity scores.
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  Speaker 1: Brandy Lafia said, our team strengths include a strong group
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  Speaker 1: of experienced leadership and a core group of young golfers
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  Speaker 1: eager to learn and improve their scores. With the leadership
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  Speaker 1: and talent, Putnam County is looking for more wins this fall.
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  Speaker 1: Wins have been rare the last couple of years, but
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  Speaker 1: we feel we have a good group of golfers that
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  Speaker 1: will help turn our record around and give us a
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  Speaker 1: good chance to win some meets this season. Brandy Laquia said,
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  Speaker 1: we feel we have a couple of golfers with a
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  Speaker 1: legitimate chance of getting out of regional and will be
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  Speaker 1: competitive in postseason play. Mendota coach David Ross. Top returning
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  Speaker 1: players Ashton Stamberger Junior, Colin Coss Sr. Top newcomers Cal Doyle,
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  Speaker 1: so Estetotero Junior, Maddox Rosales Junior Worth noting the Trojans
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  Speaker 1: took a big hit from graduation, losing eight players. Stamberger
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  Speaker 1: solidified his varsity spot as a sophomore last year. I
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  Speaker 1: am looking forward to seeing what he can accomplish this year.
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  Speaker 1: Ross said. Coss was between JV and varsity last fall,
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  Speaker 1: and Ross expects him to make a big jump this season. Doyle,
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  Speaker 1: Otero and Rosales are expected to make an impact after
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  Speaker 1: solid tryout rounds. We have very defined varsity and JV
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  Speaker 1: teams this year compared to last year. Ross said, I
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  Speaker 1: think it will allow this group to spend a lot
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  Speaker 1: of time together and develop team chemistry. Ross hopes for
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  Speaker 1: the team to advance in the postseason. We have a
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  Speaker 1: great group of kids this year and I am excited
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  Speaker 1: to see what they can accomplish. Ross said, hopefully we
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  Speaker 1: can continue playing into October. Princeton coach Brandon Crawford top
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  Speaker 1: returning player Noah Morton, Sr. Worth, noting Morton is the
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  Speaker 1: only player with varsity experience for the Tigers. Everyone has
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  Speaker 1: an opportunity to make an impact, Crawford said. Graduating five
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  Speaker 1: from last season's varsity roster opens the door for every
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  Speaker 1: player to show what they can bring to the team.
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  Speaker 1: Along with Morton, the Tigers have two other seniors, five juniors,
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  Speaker 1: five sophomores, and ten freshmen. We are going to be
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  Speaker 1: a very young team with almost no varsity experience, but
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  Speaker 1: but that doesn't change the expectations of Tiger Golf. Crawford said.
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  Speaker 1: We will compete one swing at a time and represent
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  Speaker 1: PHS Golf with a high level of pride, character and integrity.
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  Speaker 1: Bureau Valley coach Riley de Brock top returning players Billy
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  Speaker 1: Miller Sr. Chase Steers So, top newcomers Isaac Linder fr. Worth,
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  Speaker 1: noting the Storm lost a lot from last year with
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  Speaker 1: coach Jack Gustafson retiring and class won a state champion
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  Speaker 1: Wyatt and Botany graduating, I personally have some big shoes
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  Speaker 1: to fill with coach Jack Gustafson retiring, coupled with our
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  Speaker 1: individual state champion wyat Avotani graduating. Debrox said, however, we
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  Speaker 1: are excited for the opportunity to watch this team grow
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  Speaker 1: not only this year but into the future. B V
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  Speaker 1: will be young, with only one senior, no juniors, four sophomores,
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  Speaker 1: and a freshman. Our goal for this year is growth.
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  Speaker 1: De Brock said, with so much youth. We will look
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  Speaker 1: to our senior Billy to set the example, with Chase's
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  Speaker 1: experience helping fill the gaps. De Brock said the Storm
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  Speaker 1: have good chemistry. We have a tight group of six
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  Speaker 1: who are very comfortable with each other and have a
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  Speaker 1: lot of fun being together at the course, De Brock said.
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  Speaker 1: DEPU coach Kieran Trevier. Top returning player Javier Rosalez, Junior Worth,
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  Speaker 1: noting Rosales had a fifty nine average for the Little
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  Speaker 1: Giants last year. Juniors Carlos Mendez and Sebastian Gadinez and
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  Speaker 1: freshmen Cesar Rayah Morales and Joel Alfaro round out the roster.
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  Speaker 1: Our team's biggest strinths is how interested they are in
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  Speaker 1: the game of golf. Trevier said, As golf is a
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  Speaker 1: newer sport for our school district, my athletes have an
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  Speaker 1: amazing drive to learn about the game. Earlville coach Jillian
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  Speaker 1: Harp Top returning players Aiden Browner Sr. Bryce Mark So,
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  Speaker 1: Top newcomers Owen Lily fr Mason Sampson fr. Worth noting
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  Speaker 1: Browder is a two time sectional qualifier who will lead
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  Speaker 1: the way for the Red Raiders. He had a thirty
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  Speaker 1: nine point five average last fall. Marx, Lilisy and Samson
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  Speaker 1: are also expected to be key contributors. Each of the
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  Speaker 1: players have experience on a course as they've been playing
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  Speaker 1: golf for several years, so that will help us to
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  Speaker 1: succeed in individual scoring, Harp, said Amboy Lamoyle coach Zach Ross.
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  Speaker 1: Top returning players Michael Akert Sr. Jason Dickinson Sr, Liam
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  Speaker 1: Ketcham Sr. Caden Hermeyer Sr. Gauge Mum Sr. Weston Wittnauer Sr.
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  Speaker 1: Worth noting the Clippers have had limited practice due to
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  Speaker 1: inclement weather, but Ross expects his six seniors to fill
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  Speaker 1: out the varsity lineup to start the season. Akert, Dickinson, Mum,
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  Speaker 1: and Wittenauer all played in the regional for Amboy last fall.
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  Speaker 1: Amboy also has three juniors and four freshmen Henry Senequine
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  Speaker 1: coach Max Kirbach. Top returning player Landon Harveson SR. Top
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  Speaker 1: newcomer Caden Catton Bass so Worth noting the Mallards reduated
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  Speaker 1: five players from last year's team, including pass state qualifiers
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  Speaker 1: Carson Rowe and Jacob Miller. We are rebuilding this year,
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  Speaker 1: Kirbach said. We will gain experience throughout the season and
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  Speaker 1: this group will put in the work to try and
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  Speaker 1: reach their maximum potential. Harveson is Henry's top returner as
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  Speaker 1: he averaged a ninety for eighteen holes last season. Kirbach
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  Speaker 1: said cat and Bass is an up and comer who
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  Speaker 1: is expected to fill the number two spot. We would
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  Speaker 1: like to average better than Bogie Golf as a team
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  Speaker 1: by the end of the season, Kirbuck said. Ideally we
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  Speaker 1: can advance a few players to sectional and compete in
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  Speaker 1: our conference.