Apr. 30-May 6 Golf Round-Up
Steinert top township finisher at Mercer Tournament
            An 11^th place finish (out of 16 teams) made Steinert High the top township finisher at Wednesday’s Mercer County Championship at Mountain View Golf Course.
            The Spartans shot a 377, while Nottingham was 15^th at 428 and Hamilton 16^th at 470.
            “I was hoping the kids would play to their averages from throughout the year,” coach Darren Doherty said. “One of our kids (Connor Moffat) did. He shot an 85, he’s usually a 42 43 average for nine holes.
             “The rest of the guys shot a little higher than they normally shoot. But it’s tough conditions out here. Holes one through are very tough and I guess you get off on the wrong foot it’s tough to recover. The kids did the best they could. I hoped we would score a little lower than we did, but it is what it is.”
            Moffat shot a 37-48-85, followed by Blake Firlan (45-59-94) Peter Pitman (51-48-99), Greg Petry (50-49-99) and Mike DiBalsi (54-46-100).
            On Thursday, Steinert shot a solid round of 220 but WWPN carded a 191 at Mercer Oaks. Moffat’s 42 led the way, followed by Petry (43), Firlan (44), Pitman (44), Cole Zoldi (47) and DiBalsi (48).
            In a 219-230 loss to Notre Dame Monday, DiBalsi, Firlan and Pitman each shot 43 at Miry Run. Ryan Froufelkner had a 55 and Vince Migliori a 56.
            On Apr. 30, Steinert had one of its best efforts of the season in a 224-258 win over Ewing at Miry Run. Petry shot a 39, followed by Firlan (40), DiBalsi (45), Migliori (49), Sean Coluccio (51) and Kevin Dey (52).
Hornets top Nottingham to gain first win                 
            Steve Clayton shot a 42 to lead Hamilton to a 257-271 win over Nottingham Thursday, giving the Hornets their first win in 11 decisions. Matt Brokofsky shot a 49, followed by Joe Whartenby (51), Kyle Dunscomb (53), Nick Forconi (62) and Steve Elliott (63).
            On Wednesday, unbeaten Hopewell Valley took a 218-295 win over Hamilton at Hopewell Valley Country Club. Whartenby (44) led the way, followed by Brokofsky (55), Clayton (57), Dunscomb (67) and Ryan Fox (72).
            In the counties, Brokofsky shot a 55-55-110, followed by Clayton (57-56-113), Fox (124) and Dunscomb (133).
Andrew Palmer leads ’Stars in MCT  
            Andrew Palmer was Nottingham’s top finisher in the MCT, shooting a 52-46-98. Chris Palmer came close to double figures with a 49-52-101, followed by Stefan Gurgurich (56-50-106), Matt Gigliotti (61-62-123) and Joe Sbarra (70-59-129).
            In a 241-292 loss to Allentown at Miry Run, Andrew Palmer shot 51, followed by Gigliotti (58), Gurgurich (60), Chris Palmer (60) and Sbarra (63).
            Andrew Palmer and Gigliotti both shot 54 in the loss to Hamilton.
Apr. 22-29 Golf Round-Up
Nottingham gains second win of the season   
            Apr. 28:  Nottingham defeated Trenton, 270-307 at Princeton Country Club on Tuesday to raise its record to 2-4.  Solid rounds of 53 were recorded by Andrew Palmer, Stefan Gurgurich, and Joe Sbarra to help the Northstars notch the victory. 
        The Northstars fell the next day, however, 223-300 to Robbinsville. Stefan Gurgurich and Palmer had the low scores at 55 and 56, respectively. Today they fell to Steinert, 229-274 at Miry Run, as Palmer led the way with a 46, followed by Matt Gigliotti (50), Sbarra (57), Stefan Gurgurich (57), Chris Palmer (62) and Nick Parent (62).
        In a match on Monday, Nottingham fell to Hightstown, 248-287. Andrew Gurgurich shot a 51 while Stefan Gurgurich chipped in with a 53.
Spartans top Nottingham after facing two tough foes
               Apr. 29: Some good competition sharpened Steinert for their game against township rival Nottingham today.
             After playing two of the Colonial Valley Conference’s top teams in Princeton and West Windsor-Plainsboro South, the Spartans (5-6) took a 224-279 win over the Northstars at Miry Run Country Club.
             Connor Moffat bounced back from a rare tough outing to lead the way at 41. He was followed by Blake Firlan (44), Mike DiBalsi (48), Vince Migliorie (48), Greg Petry (48) and Steve Ryan (57). 
             The Spartans (4-6) shot a reasonable 228 at Miry Run but were topped by 20 strokes against WWPS (8-1) on Wednesday. Petry had a 42 and  DiBalsi a 43.  Firlan chipped in with a 45, while Sean Coluccio had a 49. Moffat, who had been on a roll, had one of his toughest rounds of the season with a 52.
           On Tuesday of this week, Steinert nearly pulled off the upset of the season when it fell to undefeated Princeton, 227-228. Moffat (43) and Firlan (44) led the way, while Peter Pitman (47), DiBalsi (48) and Coluccio (51) all contributed to the near-shocker. Princeton raised its record to 7-0 while Steinert dropped to 4-5.
         The Spartans shot an impressive 213 in a 33-stroke victory over New Egypt Apr. 23. Moffat had a 40 and Petry a 41 at Miry Run, while Firlan (43), DiBalsi (44) and Coluccio (45) all contributed to the win. Kevin Dey added a 54.  
Hornets fall to Ewing and Lawrence   
        Apr. 28: The Hornets continue to try and lower their scores as their winless season continued with losses to Lawrence today (230-270) and to Ewing Tuesday (236-274).    
        At Mercer Oaks today, Steve Clayton led the way with 48, followed by Joe Whartenby (49), Matt Brokofsky (52), Steve Elliott (58), Ryan Fox (63) and Matt Festa (66).  
       Against the Blue Devils at Mountain View, Whartenby and Brokofsky each carded a 46, followed by Elliott (61), Nick Forconi (64) and Zack Hansen (64).
Apr. 21 Golf Round-Up
Firlan shoots well but Spartans can’t cool Cards
            Apr. 21: Blake Firlan shot a solid 44 at Greenacres Country Club but it wasn’t enough as Steinert fell to a red Lawrence team, 229-237.
           The Spartans shot relatively well on a tough course, but the Cardinals have won seven straight to improve to 7-3.
            Connor Moffat checked in at 46, followed by 49s from Greg Petry, Mike DiBalsi, and Sean Coluccio, and a 50 by and Peter Pitman.
Hornets remain winless with loss to Princeton 
            Matt Brokofsky led Hamilton with a 45 as the Hornets dropped a 205-269 decision to Princeton. Kyle Dunscomb had 52 for West, followed by Steve Clayton (53), Ryan Fox (55) and Matt Festa (64).
Apr. 15 Golf Round-Up
Steinert shoots well but Pirates shoot better
             Apr. 15: The Steinert golf team shot a solid 212 at Mercer Oaks Golf Club, but ran up against a red-hot West Windsor-Plainsboro South team as the Pirates shot a 191 to move their record to 5-0.
             The Spartans were once again led by Connor Moffat, who shot a 39 and broke 40 for the second time in four matches. Blake Firlan (41) and Greg Petry (42) both had strong efforts for Steinert, while Peter Pitman (44), Mike DiBalsi (46) and Ryan Froufelkner (51)  were all respectable for the 3-2 Spartans.
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             Nottingham fell to unbeaten Hopewell Valley (5-0) at the Hopewell Valley Country Club, 198-276. Chris Palmer led the Northstars with a 51, followed by Stefan Gurgurich (54), Matt Gigliotti (56), Joe Sbarra (56), Andrew Palmer (59) and Paul Richter (60).
             The loss dropped Nottingham to 1-4, but their score was 22-stroke improvement from Wednesday’s 246-294 loss to Lawrence at Mountain View.
             Andrew Palmer carded a 54 in that one, while Gigliotti had a 58, followed by Gurgurich (60), Sbarra (60), Chris Palmer (62) and Richter (64).
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          Hamilton dropped to 0-3 with a 216-298 loss to Robbinsville at Mercer Oaks East. Steve Clayton led the Hornets with a 54, followed by Zack Hansen (57),  Steve Elliott (61), Kyle Dunscomb and Nick Forconi (63 apiece).
Apr. 13 Golf 
Connor's a constant in helping Spartans past Trenton
           Apr. 13: Sophomore Connor Moffat had Steinert’s low scored for the third straight match as he shot a 41 at Mountain View to pace the Spartans to a 222-308 win over Trenton.
         Mike DiBalsi, Blake Firlan and Greg Petry each carded a 45, followed closely by Peter Pitman (46) and Ryan Froufelkner (47).
            The Spartans improved to 3-2.

Apr. 8 Golf Round-Up
Soph paces Steinert for second straight outing
            Apr. 8: Sophomore Connor Moffat was Steinert’s low scorer for the second straight match, shooting a 44 in the Spartans 242-248 setback to Hightstown today at Peddie.
            Greg Petry had a 48 for the Spartans, followed by Kevin Dey (51), Sean Coluccio (52), Mike DiBalsi (53) and Ryan Beym (63).
Gurgurich paces Northstars in loss to talented WWPN
           Stefan Gurgurich shot a 50 to lead Nottingham in its 207-294 loss to West Windsor-Plainsboro North. Also scoring for the ‘Stars are Paul Richter (56), Matt Gigliotti (61), Andrew Palmer (63), Chris Palmer (64) and Joe Sbarra (66).
            “It’s our second loss in two days,” coach Todd Shulman said. “But both Princeton and West Windsor North have some very talented golfers.”

April 7 Golf Round-Up
Moffat shoots a 39 as Steinert clips Redbirds
           Apr. 7: Sophomore Connor Moffat fired a sizzling 39 to lead Steinert’s golf team to a 227-238 victory over Allentown at Miry Run today.
               Greg Petry (45). Mike DiBalsi (46) and Matt Nebbia (47) each outshot their playing partner by one stroke during the match, while Blake Firlan and Kevin Dey both shot 50s to outdistance their foes by a combined eight strokes.
             The Spartans improved to 2-1.
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              Nottingham dropped its first match of the year, 204-302 against Princeton.
               Leading the way for the Northstars (1-1) was Andrew Palmer with a 58, followed by Paul Richter (59), Stefan Gurgurich (61), Matt Gigliotti (62) and Joe Sbarra (62).  

Northstars open season with win over Hamilton
            Apr. 6: The Nottingham High golf team got its season off to a successful start today, taking a 279-296 victory over Hamilton West in the season opener for both teams at Mercer Oaks.
            Senior Andrew Palmer and junior Stefan Gurgurich helped power the Northstars to victory.
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           Steinert fell to 1-1 with a 217-242 loss to Hopewell Valley at Mountainview. Greg Petry finished fourth overall and led the Spartans with a 45. Mike DiBalsi (48), Kevin Dey (49), Blake Firlan (50), Connor Moffat (50) and Sean Colucccio (52) were 8-12.

DiBalsi leads Spartans to opening-day victory
                Apr. 1: The Steinert High golf team got off to a strong start, taking a 236-248 victory over J.P. Stevens at Miry Run Country Club in Robbinsville today.
                Leading the way for Steinert was Mike DiBalsi with a 43, followed by Greg Petry (45), Peter Pitman (49), Sean Coluccio (49), Blake Firlan (50) and Ryan Beym (54).
PREVIEWS
NOTTINGHAM
Head coach: Todd Shulman, 1^st season
Last season: 11-12, two golfers qualified for states
Home course: Miry Run CC in Robbinsville
Captain: Andrew Palmer
Returning lettermen: Andrew Palmer (Sr.), Stefan Gurgurich (Jr.), Matt Gigliotti (So.), Paul Richter (Jr.), Joe Sbarra (Jr.), Nick Parent (Jr.).
Top newcomers: Atavia Wharton (Sr.); Nick Konstantinou (Jr.), Chris Palmer (Fr.)
Shulman says: We lost most of our top scorers last year. This year will be a learning year for me and for my team. We will win a few matches I'm sure and I will be elated if we can hit .500 on the season. I do expect Andrew Palmer to help lead the team on the course. I have high expectations from Stefan Gurgurich and Matt Gigliotti to improve by several strokes through the season. My only freshman, Chris Palmer has a lot of potential and I expect to see him on the varsity squad this season.
STEINERT
Coach: Darren Doherty
Last season: 8-12
Home matches: Miry Run, Robbinsville
Returning lettermen:  Mike DiBalsi (Sr.), Greg Petry  (Sr.), Blake Firlan (Sr.), Matt Nebbia, (Sr.), Ryan Beym (Sr.), Sean Coluccio (Jr.), Kevin Dey (So).
Top newcomer: Connor Moffat (So.)
Doherty says: We have all or our top players returning from last year. We are hoping the experience from last year will help us play better and have a winning record. Our goal for the team is to qualify for the state tournament. 
Hamilton preview will be posted when information is received.

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