Friday, December 30, 2011

All-Eagle Golf Capsules

Thursday December 29, 2011

Chad Alibozek
Junior, Hoosac Valley

The Hurricanes? steadiest regular season performer, Alibozek has won the Berkshire Classic, the de facto individual county championship, two of the last three years. Two years ago, he finished second.

The coach?s take: It?s unbelievable to watch him play. He?s really got the total game. I wish everyone would practice as much as Chad.

-- Hoosac coach Jay Sniezek Hayden Jarck
Senior,Pittsfield

The linchpin of Pittsfield?s post-season run, Jarck shot a 7-over par at the Ludlow Country Club, along with teammate Adam Brickle. Those scores helped the Generals finish third in Western Mass. Division I. At the state tournament in Millis, Jarck was the county?s top finisher again with a three-over par 75 to tie for sixth. That keyed the Generals? 12th-place overall state finish.

The coach?s take: Last year, he was real good. But this year, he took it to a whole new level. He?s by far the best player I?ve ever coached.

-- PHS coach Lucas Polidoro

Thomas Villetto
Junior, Lenox

The most consistent golfer on the Millionaires? Western Mass. Division III champions. He finished fourth overall at the Western Mass. tournament, and then followed up with a sixth-place finish in the state meet. The Millionaires finished ninth in the state. This is Villetto?s

second consecutive All-Eagle selection.

The coach?s take: Tom is a competitor. This year, he started slowly, but as the year went on, he got his game under control, and he turned in his best scores in the biggest matches. I think he?s going to be great next year.

-- Lenox coach Dick Salinetti

Bryan Cota
Senior, McCann Tech

This will be Cota?s third consecutive year on the All-Eagle team. Finished tied for second in the Western Mass. Division III golf tournament, with a 75 at the Berkshire Hills Country Club.

The coach?s take: I didn?t have to do a lot of coaching with him. He taught me a few things, to be honest. It was fun to watch him attack a course, and shape shots and play so skillfully. We will miss him.

-- McCann coach Justin Kratz

Shawn Folan
Senior, Wahconah

Rebounded nicely to finish second in the Western Mass. D-II meet, despite shooting a 9 on the par-5 12th hole at Springfield?s Franconia Golf Course. Folan was the Warriors? most consistent golfer this season.

The coach?s take: Great work ethic, but I was most impressed by the things you didn?t see. He helped me bring along some of the young guys, which was a big help. And I think if he had not had that one bad hole, he?d have won Western Mass.

-- Wahconah coach Pete Terpak

Bryan Levardi
Senior, Taconic

Finished fourth overall in the Western Mass. Division I golf tournament. Finished third in the Berkshire Classic with a five-over par 79 at the Berkshire Hills Country Club.

An opposing view: Very sound fundamentally, very consistent. He was Taconic?s leader this year.

-- Lenox coach Dick Salinetti

Matt Freitag
Senior, Hoosac Valley

Freitag came on late in the season for the Hurricanes, shooting a 77 at the Division II state tournament in Northborough, good for 16th and the best score among county golfers. He also had a strong finish in the Western Mass. tournament, shooting an 83 to finish sixth overall.

The coach?s take: He is kind of overshadowed by Chad [Alibozek], but he?s a hard worker, and he was only one stroke behind Chad in average. He practices just as hard as Chad, too.

-- Sniezek

Source: http://www.berkshireeagle.com/localsports/ci_19636547?source=rss

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