“Golf is the low score kid; we’re not playing basketball,” chirped Assistant Coach Anthony Cannole to student golfers at Jefferson High golf practice April 8, which is held behind the school in an open field. High spirits and low scores are a theme this season, as the boys team prepares to win their second state championship in three years and the girls to top last year’s second place finish in the state tournament.
All five varsity members of the boys team return this season, led by senior Colin Field, who will be golfing next year at the Oregon Institute of Technology. He is joined by fellow seniors Keyan Coate and Marcus Lee, who have yet to determine if they’ll be playing college golf next year, and juniors Tyson Lee and Ben Werner.
Last year, the boys team dominated the regular season, won division, and then came up short in the state tournament. They finished second to Anaconda by three strokes: Werner shooting 158, Lee 162, and Field 165.
