by Steve Bradley
The HFCS golf team is off to a great start, going 4 – 0 and grabbing 18 out of a possible 20 points.
On Thursday, August 21, the team played its first match against Tamarac at the Hoosick Falls Country Club. The Panthers grabbed the five available points. Eric Bloomer was the medalist and also recorded his first sectional score. Andrew Hoag also shot a sectional score.
The next day the Panthers faced off against Mechanicville at the HFCC. The Panther team once again nabbed the five points. Hoag and Bloomer competed for the medalist position, with Hoag getting it with a 36, Eric Bloomer shot a 38. Hoag, Eric Bloomer and Ryan Bloomer, Eric’s younger brother, all shot a sectional score.
This past Monday the team played Hoosic Valley at the HFCC. Hoosick Falls grabbed four of the available five points. Medalist for the match was Ryan Bloomer, with a 41. Andrew Hoag and Jake Nolan each scored a 42, giving them a sectional score.
On Wednesday, the team gathered at 8:30 am at the HFCC to play Cambridge. The Panthers took four of five points. Andrew Hoag was medalist and was credited with a sectional score. Eric Bloomer was also credited with a sectional score, shooting a 40.
Coming up next week, the Panthers will face Greenwich at Battenkill CC on Tuesday, September 2, at 4 pm. Wednesday, September 3, will find the team traveling to Granville for a 2 pm start, and on September 4 they will face Tamarac at Frear Park in Troy, beginning at 4 pm.