Longtime Bishop Gorman teacher and coach George DeFrancesco died on July 17. He was 75 years old.
Boys Golf
Here is a recap of every team that won a state title during the 2016 spring sports season and will be looking to defend this upcoming season.
Follow the link for postseason boys golf honors, as selected by coaches. All-league and all-region teams will be posted as they are received.
Faith Lutheran’s Charlie Magruder withstood a late push from Pahrump Valley’s Austen Ancell and finished the tournament at 2-under-par 142 Wednesday to win his second Division I-A state championship at Mountain Falls.
Palo Verde’s Jack Trent shot 3-under-par 69 in the final round and finished with a two-round total of 5-under 139 to earn his second consecutive individual state title.
The Meadows sophomore Kevin Inthachack shot a 4-over-par 76 at Mountain Falls on Wednesday to finish fourth in the Division III state boys golf tournament.
Led by junior Jack Trent, the Panthers’ five scoring golfers combined to play the final nine holes in 2 over par, and Palo Verde grabbed the lead after the opening round of the Division I state tournament at Reflection Bay.
Faith Lutheran’s Charlie Magruder, who won the state title in 2014, shot 5-under-par 67 on Tuesday to grab a comfortable lead at the midway point of the tournament and help the Crusaders sit atop the team standings.
Eldorado’s Matthew Manganello will try to carry the momentum from winning the Sunrise Region into the Division I state tournament, which begins at 11 a.m. Tuesday at Reflection BayGolf Course. The Division I-A and Division III state tournaments tee off Tuesday at Mountain Falls Golf Club in Pahrump.
The Meadows’ Kevin Inthachack shot 2-over-par 74 Thursday to claim the Division III League tournament title at Highland Falls.
Cameron Meeks’ steady play late in the round helped him hold off teammates Jack Trent and Jun Oshimoto for medalist honors, and Palo Verde ran away with the team title at the Division ISunset Region boys golf tournament on Wednesday.
Eldorado freshman Matthew Manganello used a stretch of four consecutive birdies on his back nine to force a playoff, and he went on to defeat Coronado’s Grant McKay on the second extra hole to take medalist honors at the Division I Sunrise Region boys golf tournament.
Four Crusaders improved on their first-round scores — and five shot in the 70s — as Faith Lutheran finished with a team score of 769 and ran away with the Division I-A Southern Region title by 77 strokes over Pahrump Valley at Siena Golf Club.
Coronado’s Grant McKay rebounded from a double-bogey 7 on his second hole to shoot 2-over-par 74 at Badlands Golf Club and holds a three-stroke lead after the first round of the Division I Sunrise Region boys golf tournament.
Cameron Meeks shot 4-under-par 68 on a day when many of the area’s top players struggled at Badlands Golf Club and owns a three-stroke lead after the first round of the Division I Sunset Region boys golf tournament.