Golden

The golf team set a goal early in the season to wear gold at the end of the season. A lofty goal, but one they felt could be achieved when looking at their trip to the PIAA Championships the previous year. They did just that on Wednesday, October 24th. The boys golf team, that included freshman star and the girls AA silver medalist from the day before, along with all but one underclassmen, finished atop the podium. The team of Swan, her older brother Isaiah, District 10 champion and state medalist Carter Hassenplug, Western Region champion Alec Hite and freshman Ryan Hathaway, outdistanced their closest opponent by 17 strokes. Not a bad day for the only public school in the AA contest. Lydia, nursing a sore shoulder, posted a team best 3 over par 74. Senior leader Hite, posted a solid 78 while Isaiah Swan and Hassenplug closed the door on their competition with a pair of 81’s. Even more amazing is the fact that Isaiah was wearing a brace after suffering a significant knee injury on Friday of the previous week. An injury that left him unsure if he would even compete and prompted the addition of Taylor Urban to the squad as an alternate. Hathaway was also impressive in his first state competition with a 95. The team was greeted back at home with three firetrucks and an enthusiastic crowd at the school. Congratulations on an impressive season and a lifetime achievement! The Pickers are coached by co-head coaches Jon Sedelmyer and Troy Hassenplug and assisted by Adrienne Hassenplug, Dave Mazza and Mark Hughes.