3rd at Intercity

Under perfect scoring conditions at Ironwood Golf Course, U-High fired a 300 team total. The Pioneers finished 3rd behind Normal Community and Normal West. U-High had 3 players finish in the top 10 individually.

Dallas Koth 70  (2nd Indv)
Tony Palumbo 75 (7th Indv)
Ben Bazan 76 (9th Indv)
Dylan Panizo 79
Alex Kullman 79
Ethan Huynh 80

4th Place at Mattoon Invite

U-High earned a 4th place finish at the 36-hole Mattoon Invitational. The Pioneers fired at 303 on Friday at Meadowview Golf Course and 315 on Saturday at Mattoon Country Club.

Dallas Koth 148 (75/73) 5th Indv
Dylan Panizo 151 (71/80) 9th Indv
Ben Bazan 159 (76/83)
Ethan Huynh 163 (83/80)
Alex Kullman 164 (81/83)
Tony Palumbo 167 (85/82)

Back to Back Wins at Danville

U-High won it's 3rd consecutive tournament of the year at The Danville Viking Classic. It was also a back to back win as they won the 2015 event.  U-High posted a 308 total at Turtle Run Golf Club.

Dallas Koth 73 (Medalist)
Dylan Panizo 77 (8th)
Tony Palumbo 77 (9th)
Alex Kullman 81
Ethan Huynh 81
Ben Bazan 90

The Den Challenge Champions

The Pioneers captured their 2nd straight tournament at The Den Challenge.  The team earned the win in a playoff over Nequa Valley.  Dallas Koth birdied the 1st playoff hole as he and Tony Palumbo teamed up in the playoff. The Pioneers earned 5.5 out of a possible 8 points in the tournament.

First Win of the Year at Champaign

Battling rain and fast approaching storms for the final 5 holes, the Pioneers rose to the challenge to pick up their first win of the season at The Champaign Central Invitational. The boys fired 305 to edge Edwardsville by 3 shots on The University of Illinois Orange Course. Here are the results.

Teams:
U-High 305
Edwardsville 308
Benton 310

U-High Individuals
Koth 73 (3rd Place)
Panizo 75 (9th Place)
Palumbo 76
Kullman 81
Huynh 89
Bazan 91

Week 1 Is In The Books

The Pioneers put together a solid first week of competition finishing with one 2nd place and two 3rd place finishes in three tournaments.

Peoria Notre Dame Invitational 8/15
Teams:
1.  Normal Community 293
2. Morton 299
3.  U-High 300

Players:
Koth 70  Kullman 75. Panizo 76  Palumbo 79  Bazan 80  Huynh 80

Raider/Redbird Invitational 8/16
Teams:
1.  St. Viator 300
2.  U-High 305
3.  Glenbard West 308

Players:
Koth 70  Palumbo 76  Panizo  79  Kullman 80  Bazan 81  Huynh 82

Coyote Creek Classic 8/20
Teams:
1.  Geneva 292
2.  York 307
3.  U-High 308

Players:
Koth 74  Kullman  74  Panizo 79  Bazan 81  Huynh 83  Palumbo 87

Tryout Information

Tryouts:

When:  Wednesday 8/10 and Thursday 8/11
Where:  Weibring Golf Club
Time:  Tee times start at 10:00 each day. Players need to be there by 9:30 on Wednesday for a players meeting and by 9:45 on Thursday.
Who:  Incoming Freshman thru Seniors

*All players will need to have all paperwork, including an up to date physical, on file in the office to be able to participate at tryouts.

If you have questions please contact Coach York at york_darrin@yahoo.com.