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April 30, 2009
By Nick Pitruzzello
Although most spring season sports haven’t ended yet, the golf season is already over. The season ended last week after the team competed at the MVAL playoffs.
The first round of the playoffs, hosted at the Mission Hills golf course, was held the week before spring break. The team was in second place after that round.
During their last round, the team dropped a spot and ended up in third place out of five teams.
Between Irvington and Mission, nine out of ten players shot below an 80 and one person shot a 68, four under par.
Even though the team took third place, first-year head coach Wayne Young is proud of them. As a team, they shot their lowest score of the season on an eighteen-hole course. On a personal note, junior Gerin Albelda shot a 78, senior Jarrod Nelson shot a 78 and freshman Royce Chambers shot a 79.
“We played really well. Irvington and Mission just happened to have a better match than us,” Young said.
Only Albelda and Nelson advanced to the NCS playoffs, which will be held May 4 at Boundary Oaks in Walnut Creek.
“There is going to be a lot of tough competition,” Young said. “If they want to make it to the next round, they are going to have to bring their ‘A’ game.”
Junior Gerin Albelda putts during practice. Albeda is one of two players to advance to NCS.
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