CANTON, May 30 – The Canton High girls golf team didn’t let the pressure bother them this spring. Champions of the Southern Connecticut Girls Golf League a year ago, the Warriors returned nearly their entire team.
They lowered their average score by 8½ strokes, won 14 of their first 15 matches and won the SCGGL championship for the second straight year.
“They understood they had a good team,” Canton coach John Manners said. “We have a lot of experience. But they just went about their business.”
It was a balanced team, too. Four players were each medalist during the season. Junior Kelly McAlindin was medalist three times while freshman Nikki Liucci, sophomore Sarah Getz and senior Tessa Newell each were medalist in individual matches.
“We have six kids who can legitimately break 50, which is very unusual in girls golf,” Manners said. Sophomore Megan Roux is the other starter for the Warriors. Junior Emily Goeler played varsity last year but couldn’t break into the starting lineup.
Canton (16-5, 9-1 SCGGL) had some tough matches in the final weeks of the season. On Tuesday, Canton tied its season-low with 187 at Blue Fox in Avon but Simsbury scored an unbelievable 160 and Avon had a season-low 178 to beat the Warriors for the first time this year in a non-league contest.
Canton will play in the SCGGL league tournament on Tuesday at Tradition Golf Club in Wallingford with Avon, Suffield, Cheshire, Haddam-Killingworth and Mercy. Pairings for the state tournament will be announced next week.
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