Golf team sixth at Sectionals, Nick breaks school-record with 69

The Varsity golf team went in to the Sectionals on Friday understanding that they would need to shoot better than they did at the conference meet. The team did, but unfortunately not by enough. Starting on the back nine, the team struggled out of the gate with a 171 on the back nine. Nick, Austin, and Brandin kept it together pretty well even with the score being the way that it was. The front nine was flat out amazing. Led by Nick Herndon's 33 on the front, the team scored a 151 on that side to have a team total of 327. A 327 was good enough for sixth place. The story of the day was Nick Herndon's 69, which by the way is the NEW school-record. Nick's score was tied for medalist with Michael Sharp of East Noble. Nick lost on the extra hole with a par to Sharp's birdie. Homestead won the Sectional with a 292, Carroll shot 305, DeKalb shot 316 to round out the top three and will move on to Regionals at Orchard Ridge on Thursday. As individuals, Michael Sharp and Bennett Rieke will join Nick at the Regionals.

Also scoring well for Fremont was Austin Corcimiglia with a 79, Brandin Ross shot 88, Jordon Schmucker shot 91 (55-36 splits), and Tyler Jenkins shot 94.

Eagle golf team earns a split

The Varsity Eagle golf team earned a split on Tuesday night at Colonial Oaks Golf Club. The team got by Northrop by three shots, but lost to DeKalb by ten. The split put the team's overall record at 12-5-1 for the season. Leading Fremont was Nick Herndon who took match medalist honors with a 38. Austin Corcimiglia shot his usual 41, and Tyler Jenkins shot a 44 for the Eagles. The team now sets its sights on the Sectional Friday morning. Good luck Eagles.

Golf team plays well at Conference, falls short to Fairfield

The Varsity Eagle golf team put a good "team effort" together on Saturday at Noble Hawk Golf Links in the NECC Tournament. The team was once again solid from top to bottom in securing a third place finish with a score of 328. Fairfield won the event with an impressive 305, Lakeland was second with a 320. The team was paced by All-Conference recipients Nick Herndon (78) and Tyler Jenkins (80). Honorable Mention recipients were Austin Corcimiglia (83) and Jordon Schmucker (87). Finally, Brandin Ross shot 96 to conclude the team's scoring. The team now sets its sights on the Sectional Tournament, which is June 3rd. The team has a shot, as always, of advancing to the Regionals if each player buys into "team golf" and play the way they are capable of. Good job Eagles and congratulations to the All-Conference members and the Honorable Mention All-Conference members.

Golf team hitting stride at right time

The Varsity golf team picked a great time to start playing their best heading in to next week's NECC Tournament. The team placed third in the Angola Invitational, which has one of the best fields in this area. The Eagles' score of 324 gave the team its best 18 hole score of the season. DeKalb won the invite with a 304, Fairfield finished second with a 305. Pacing Fremont was Nick Herndon with a 78, following Nick was senior Brandin Ross who shot 81, Austin Corcimiglia had an 82, finally Jordon Schmucker and Tyler Jenkins each had 83s. The solid play only solidifies the team's chances over the next few weeks as the tournament season approaches. The team must remain loose and confident and will see their play remain at the recent level. Great job Eagles!!

Golf team has fun!

Coach Arndt instructed the golf team to make sure they do one thing on Friday night and that one thing was to have fun. The team was allowed to wear any type of clothing they chose and they took full advantage of the opportunity. Although we may have looked somewhat ridiculous, the team did have fun and played a loose brand of golf en route to their second best round of the year. The team was led by senior captain Nick Herndon's medalist round of 35, Austin Corcimiglia continued his solid play with a 41, Jordon Schmucker came through with a 42, finally Tyler Jenkins and Brandin Ross concluded the scoring with 44's. The team defeated Prairie Heights by six and Busco by 13. The wins put the team's record at 9-3-1 overall, 8-2 in the NECC.

The team is back in action at Angola on Saturday. Good job and good luck Eagles!

Varsity team loses to Blackhawk, JV won

The Varsity Eagle golf team once again had a tough time on their home course of Lake James on Thursday night. The team was defeated by Blackhawk Christian by a score of 181 to 171. The team was led once again by Austin Corcimiglia's 41, Nick Herndon followed with a 42, Tyler Jenkins shot a 46, while Brandin Ross and Colt Penner each shot in the 50's. The loss put the team's record at 7-4-1.

The Junior Varsity team won to conclude their season on Thursday night by a score of 199 to 202. The team had solid contributions from many players. The team was led by Jordon Schmucker's 48, Collin Sherburne and Seth Wirick each had 49, Justin Papenbrock shot 53, and Austin Papenbrock concluded the scoring with a 54. The win put the team's record at 10-3 overall, they ended the season with a 6-3 NECC record as well. Good job Eagles

The Varsity Eagles are back in action on Friday at Eel River Golf Club. Good luck team.

Angola takes two from the Eagles

The Angola Hornets came in to Lake James and looked like the home team on the front nine. That could be because most of their players live on it, or it could be that the Eagles struggled so much. Either way, Tuesday night's match was a tough one to take. The team had a lone bright spot in terms of scoring with Austin Corcimiglia's 41. The team also had Tyler Jenkins fight through a rough first hole to score a 50. The team will regroup and come back stronger on Thursday night against Blackhawk. The medalist of the match was James Clary with a 40. The loss put the team's record at 7-3-1 overall, 7-2 in the NECC.

The Junior Varsity also lost their match on Tuesday. The score was 225 to 215. The lone bright spot for the team was Justin Papenbrock's 51. The loss put the team's record at 8-3 overall, 6-3 in the NECC.