By Coach Jack Halpin
High drama and high school golf usually are not used in the same sentence, but that is exactly what will take place Tuesday in the ESCC Conference Championship at Old Orchard Country Club. Four teams are tied with a match play record of 6-2: Notre Dame, Benet, Carmel and Saint Viator.
Viator found itself with a 4-2 record going into their final match with Benet at River Bend GC last week. This was an absolute must-win situation for the Lions to have any chance to repeat as Conference champions. Led by seniors Robert Renner (33), Ryan Fitzmaurice (38) and Connor O’Grady (39), along with junior Nick Carlson (40), Saint Viator had a season’s best 150 to Benet’s 160 to pull even with the Redwings, who were alone in first place going into the season finale. The Viator win also helped Carmel and Notre Dame vault to the top of the conference standings.
