Cowell, Plaister finish 4th in state at golf tourney;
Vikings 4th, Wolverines 5th
posted 05/30/03
Friday Harbor junior Matt Cowell and Orcas senior Arlen Plaister tied for fourth in the Class A State Golf Tournament at Columbia Point Golf Course in Richland Thursday, May 29. The Viking golf team was fourth in the team standings with 23.33 points and the Wolverines were fifth with 16.33.
Orcas senior Chris Bennett tied for 12th and Friday Harbor freshman Chris Benz was 21st.
Cowell and Plaister tallied 147 strokes for the two-day, 36-hole tourney. Cowell shot a 77 on the second day, seven strokes more than his first-day score. Plaister shot a 73 -- three strokes off the best day-two score of 70. He turned in a 74 after the first round.
Bennett shot a 78 on the first round and improved two strokes on the second round. Benz shot 79 the first day and an 81 the second day.
Schuman 17th in state
posted 05-30/03
Pearl Schuman finished 17th in the Class A/B State Tournament at Tri-City Country Club in Kennewick Thursday, May 29. Schuman shot a 91 the first day and a 100 the second day of the 36-hole tourney.
Friday Harbor, Orcas golfers advance to final round at state; Cowell second after first round
posted 05/29/03
Friday Harbor junior Matt Cowell finished second after one day of golf at Class A Tournament and freshman Chris Benz also made the cut. Orcas Island seniors Arlen Plaister and Chris Bennett also will be competing in the second round at Columbia Point Golf Course, Richland.
Cowell, who dominated most of his matches this season, shot a 70 on the 18-hole, par-72 course. After tallying 41 strokes on the front nine, he recovered. On the back nine Cowell shot the best back nine of the field. He used only 29 strokes -- four better than any other golfer.
Benz narrowly made the cut of 79 for the second day. He hit the cut-off exactly with a front-nine score of 40 and back-nine tally of 39.
Plaister finished eighth in the standings after the first day with a 74. He was 38 and 36.
Bennett had a 78 after shooting a 40 and 38.
For more information, see the Washington Interscholastic Activities Association results page
Pearl Schuman makes second-day cut at state golf tourney
posted 05/29/03
Friday Harbor freshman Pearl Schuman finished the first round in the top 10 at the Class A/B State Golf Championships Wednesday, May 28.
Schuman shot a 91 at Tri-City Country Club and tied for seventh. The leader shot an 85 -- 11 strokes less than the second-round cut-off of 96.
Orcas senior Courtney Breslauer shot a 109.
For more information, see the
Washington Interscholastic Activities Association results page
Golf team thanks country club
posted 05/21/03
The undefeated Friday Harbor High School Golf team surprised the Board of the San Juan Golf and Country Club May 20, 2003. The golfers and their coaches presented a plaque to thank the board for their support.
Friday Harbor Activities Director Cal Johnson said, "In season and out of season, their support is one of the main contributing factors to the success of the golf team in recent years." The members of the golf team are allowed to practice without having to pay greens fees. Home matches are played at the golf course.
Board Chair Tom Barrett thanked the team and said the club is "proud" of the prep golfers.
Friday Harbor boys golf wins Tri-District; Wolverines, Vikings advance to state
posted 05/15/03
Friday Harbor boys golf team continued its unbeaten streak by winning their first Class A Tri-District Tournament title Wednesday, May 15 at Trophy Lake Golf Course in Port Orchard. Three Friday Harbor and three Orcas golfers advance from Tri-District play to state play.
"This is clearly the best team ever assembled at Friday Harbor High School," Coach Rob Sandwith said of the 2003 boys team. The Wolverines earned 120.5 team points, 9.5 better than second-place finisher Life Christian.
Junior Matt Cowell shot an 80 to finish fourth and freshman Chris Benz hit an 83 and tied for 12th. Cowell will represent Friday Harbor at the state tourney a second time. Benz follows his older brother Justin, who placed third on the Wolverines state runner-up squad last year.
Orcas senior Arlen Plaister and junior Chris Bennett are making a return trip to the state tourney. Plaister tied for fifth at Tri-District by shooting an 81and Bennett shared 12th-place honors by tallying an 83.
The Class A Boys State Golf Tournament is slated for May 28-29 at Columbia Pointe Golf Course, Richland.
In the girls meet Monday, Friday Harbor freshman Pearl Schuman overcame a rough start and finished third. Schuman shot a 10 and 8 on the first two holes but strung together some birdies and pars to get back on track. "She did one heck of a job keeping herself in the tournament," Sandwith said of Schuman, who was undefeated until the tourney.
Orcas senior Courtney Breslauer shot a 104 and finished eighth.
Friday Harbor’s Ashley Spendiff tied for 17th in the 44-player field. "She finished better than half the field," her coach noted.
The Friday Harbor girls tallied 70 points. The winning team -- King’s -- fielded five girls and scored 134 points. "Ashley and Pearl did a really, really good job," Sandwith said of the young golfers.
The Class A Girls State Golf Tournament is May 28-29 at Tri-Cities Country Club.
Only the top three boys finishers shot in the 70s on the wind- and rain-swept course. "It was unbelievable. It was horrible, horrible rain for the first nine holes," Sandwith said.
Friday Harbor’s boys team preserved its perfect record through unselfish play by members who knew late in the match that they likely wouldn’t make the cut. Senior Nick Schuman shot an 89. Sophomore Hank Schuman and senior Kohl Metzger-Bell finished with 94s.
"They held their composure and scored well enough to give us the overall point total," Sandwith said.
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