Gloucester Dukes Sports

100 strokes and cruising

The Dukes' have only one district match left for the season, before they head into regional play.  Chances are no one is going to catch them now.  Pretty confident statement?  Not when you consider that the Dukes are 100 strokes ahead of the pack. Yes, 100 strokes ahead of the closest competitor. 

As regional play approaches though, the game, the competition, and the pressure gets tougher.  Zach Robb and Grinnan Haskins continue  to anchor down the Dukes' and this past Wednesday even found themselves in a tight match against each other at Deer Run.  Robb captured low medalist honors, but if Haskins had held his game together he would have claimed the honors.  Haskins four putted the 18th green to give the victory to Robb.

The final match of the season will be played at The Woodlands in Hampton and regional play begins October 5th.

Dukes' athletic trivia question: Coach Jerry Morgan has been around Gloucester golf for a very long time.  Can anyone guess how many years he's been at the helm and better yet how many district titles has he claimed?

Golfers control first place

Standing strong in first place, Gloucester's golf team has an 82 stroke advantage over second place Woodside in the current peninsula standings.  The Dukes have claimed the team low medalist titlein four of the five matches played thus far.  They have a 160 stroke cushion over third place Kecoughtan.

Sophomore, Zach Robb is Gloucester's steady and consistent leader and currently sits 3 strokes back from the district's leading low medalist.  Robb's personal best this season was a 71, which he shot in the third match.

Junior, Grinnan Haskins is currently ranked third in the district, shooting a personal best the first match out with a 75.

Gloucester' golf team boasts four players in the top ten individual standings. GHS is the only school in the district that can currently claim that title.

Gloucester's next match is September 15th at the Hamptons.

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The Dukes are looking forward to an exciting 2010-11 season.