Sports
Pirate Golfers Look to Be Much Improved in 2011
The Pearl River golf team returns the experience to make a major improvement.
Last season, Pearl River High School fielded a boys golf team that included three freshmen and a sophomore.
It was a young squad that had to gain playing experience in the heat of competition. Their inexperience showed with a final record of 3-12.
Pearl River coach Doug D'Agostino's expectations are much higher for the 2011 squad, which opens its season today against Nyack at Blue Hill Golf Course.
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“We are still a young team but we are a veteran team in experience," D'Agostino said. "I am hoping for significant improvement and that we will have a .500 record or better.”
D’Agostino looks to starters that includes seniors Kevin Aris, Shane Kennedy and Niall O’Connor, junior Brian McGarvey andsophomores Kevin Deegan and Dylan Fallor.
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“I am looking for this team to get off on a positive note, be consistent and continue to improve as the season goes on," D'Agostino said. "Because of our experience, we will be more familiar with match situations and handle pressure better than last year.”
Pearl River competes in the National League against schools that include Albertus Magnus, Nanuet, Nyack and Tappan Zee, D’Agostino points to the defending champion Dutchmen as the team to beat.
“But this season, all the teams are evenly-matched, so if we play well we can really improve in the standings," D'Agostino said. “I know that it is a cliché but I tell my guys to take one match at a time and try not to look ahead. But a major date on the schedule will be the Pearl River Tournament on April 20 that will include all the league teams. Looking beyond that I just want the team to play well so they we can qualify for the sectionals.”
2011 Pearl River Golf Roster
Seniors
Kevin Aris
Eric Aristizabel
Shane Kennedy
Niall O’Connor
Juniors
Brian McGarvey
Sophomores
Scott Ackerman
Kevin Deegan
Dylan Fallor
Dylan Kennedy
Freshmen
Conor Campbell
Gary Healy
Eighth Grade
Pat Conway
Ceran Hennesey
Glen Watson
2011 Pearl River Golf Schedule
Date
Opponent
Site
Time
April 4
Nyack
Blue Hill GC
3:30 p.m.
April 6
Albertus Magnus
Blue Hill GC
3:30 p.m.
April 7
Irvington
Blue Hill GC
3:30 p.m.
April 12
Tappan Zee
Blue Hill GC
3:30 p.m.
April 13
Nanuet
Blue Hill GC
3:30 p.m.
April 19
Nanuet
Broadacres GC
3:30 p.m.
April 20
Pearl River Tournament
Blue Hill GC
1 p.m.
April 25
Tappan Zee
Rockland CC
3:30 p.m.
April 26
Nyack
Rockland Lake GC
3:30 p.m.
April 27
North Rockland
Rotella Municipal GC
3:30 p.m.
May 2
Albertus Magnus
Minisceongo GC
3:30 p.m.
May 5
Clarkstown North
Dellwood CC
3:30 p.m
May 9
Clarkstown South
Blue Hill GC
3:30 p.m.
May 12
Suffern
Spook Rock GC
3:30 p.m.
May 16
East Ramapo
Blue Hill GC
3:30 p.m.
May 16
Section 1 Open First Round
Sunny
TBD
May 18
Rockland City Tournament
Rotella Municipal GC
8:30 a.m.
May 23
Section 1 Open Second Round
Fenway
TBD
