Canton’s varsity golf team has kicked off its season, coming out of the gates hot with a win over Potsdam before dropping its next two matches to Massena and Tupper Lake.
Wednesday, April 30 – Canton 206, Potsdam 217
Potsdam Town and Country Club played as a par-34 for the high school golfers in the season debut, as the course shortened the ninth hole was converted to a par 3. Despite Potsdam’s Ian VanWagner firing a one-over par 35, Canton was able to overcome the Sandstoners to win its first match.
Freshman Jackson Zebedee led the way for the Bears, tying a personal best with a 38 on the day. His score was followed up by Junior Daniel O’Neill, who shot 40. Junior Daniel Richardson and eighth grader Cole Lawrence each recorded a 42 on the scorecard, while sophomore Will McDonough shot 44 and junior Eliza Creurer shot 46 to round out Canton’s scoring players.
Thursday, May 1 – Massena 214, Canton 224
Monday, May 5 – Tupper Lake 209, Canton 220
At their home course at St. Lawrence University, the Bears fell to the Lumberjacks.
Tupper Lake’s Wyatt Trudeau, an eighth grader golfing in Tupper’s No. 2 slot, fired the low round of the day with a 38. His performance was followed up by Tupper’s No. 6 man, senior Gavin Mitchell, who Canton’s Richardson with 40. Zebedee and O’Neill both shot 43 for the Bears, while Lawrence shot 45, Creurer registered a 49, and McDonough shot 50.
Canton currently sits in the middle of the Section X Golf Standings with a 1-2 record.