BOYS GOLF SCHEDULES
Pitman Pride
Monday: Yellowjacket Invitational at Stevinson Ranch, 8:30 a.m.
March 22: Merced Invitational at Merced CC
April 14: vs. Oakdale at Oakdale CC, 3 p.m.
Central California Conference
March 2: Golden Valley 228, Pitman 245
March 9: Merced 240, Pitman 242
March 11: Pitman 211, Los Banos 269
March 16: vs. Atwater, at Diablo grand, 3 p.m.
March 18: vs. Buhach Colony at Diablo Grandd, 3 p.m.
March 22-26: CCC Tournament
March 29: vs. Atwater Invitational at Stevinson Ranch
March 30: vs. Turlock at Turlock CC, 3 p.m.
April 1: vs. Golden Valley at Diablo Grande, 3 p.m.
April 15: vs. Merced at Diablo Grande, 3 p.m.
April 19: vs. Golden Valley Tournament at Merced CC
April 20: vs. Los Banos at Pheasant Run, 3 p.m.
April 22: vs. Atwater at Rancho Del Rey, 3 p.m.
April 26: vs. Oakdale at Diablo Grande, 3 p.m.
April 27: vs. Buhach Colony at Rancho Del Rey, 3 p.m.
April 29: vs. Turlock at Diablo Grande, 3 p.m.
May 3: at CCC Tournament
Turlock Bulldogs
Tuesday: vs. Los Banos at Pheasant Run, 3 p.m.
Thursday: at Atwater at Rancho Del Rey, 3 p.m.
March 22: CCC Tournament
March 30: vs. Pitman at Turlock CC, 3 p.m.
April 1: vs. Buhach Colony at Rancho Del Rey, 3 p.m.
April 13: vs. Merced at Merced CC, 3 p.m.
April 20: vs. Golden Valley at Turlock CC, 3 p.m.
April 22: vs. Los Banos at Turlock CC, at 3 p.m.
April 27: vs. Atwater at Turlock CC, 3 p.m.
April 29: vs. Pitman at Diablo Grande, 3 p.m.
Turlock Christian Eagles
Monday: Yellowjacket Invitational at Stevinson Ranch, 2 p.m.
Southern League
Thursday: vs. Waterford at Stevinson Ranch, 6 p.m.
March 22: vs. Liberty (Brentwood) at Discovery Bay Country Club, 3 p.m.
March 23: vs. Mariposa County, Sierra Meadows Golf Course, 6 p.m.
March 25: vs. Le Grand, at Stevinson Ranch, 5 p.m.
March 29: vs. Mariposa County, at Stevinson Ranch, 6 p.m.
March 30: vs. Waterford
April 13: vs. Le Grand
April 15: vs. Waterford at Stevinson Ranch
April 20: vs. Mariposa
April 22: vs. Le grand at Stevinson Ranch
Hilmar Yellowjackets
Monday: Yellowjacket Invitational at Stevinson Ranch, 8:30 a.m.
Tuesday: vs. Patterson at Diablo Grande, 3:30 p.m.
Thursday: vs. Livingston at Stevinson Ranch, 3:30 p.m.
March 22: vs. Le grand at Pheasant Run, 3:30 p.m.
March 23: vs. Gustine at Forebay CC, 3:30 p.m.
March 25: vs. Orestimba at Hilmar, 4 p.m.
March 29: Mid-Year Tournament
March 30: vs. Central Catholic at Dryden Park, 3 p.m.
March 31: vs. Linden Tournament, Lockeford Spring, 9 a.m.
April 12: vs. Linden at Lockeford Spring, 3 p.m.
April 13: vs. Patterson at Stevinson Ranch, 3:30 p.m.
April 15: vs. Orestimba at Rancho Del Rey, 3:30 p.m.
April 19: vs. Le grand at Stevinson Ranch, 3:30 p.m.
April 20: vs. Gustine at Stevinson Ranch, 3:30 p.m.
April 22: vs. Orestimba at Patterson, 3:30 p.m.
April 27; vs. Central Catholic at Stevinson Ranch, 3:30
April 29: vs. Patterson at Diablo Grande, 3:30 p.m.
May 3: WAC Tournament at Patterson
May 10: D-V Tournament at La Contenta CC
2009 record: 12-0 CCC, 17-2 overall
Head coach: Ben Culala (seventh year)
Assistant: Jason Boswell
Key returners: Paul Smith, Travis Souza, Jeff Chapman
Key newcomer: Tyler Gomes
Outlook: The Bulldogs lost their first league match in 60 tries earlier this week, but coach Ben Culala says his team will still be a Central California Conference contender. In fact, they have won six consecutive league titles. But Culala expects it to be a little more difficult this time without Sam Smith — now at USC on a golf scholarship — and the fact that only recently the Bulldogs went back to full strength. Travis Souza and Eric Wetzel weren’t in the lineup against Golden Valley because they were still making the transition from basketball. Paul Smith, Sam’s younger brother, is the team’s top golfer.
Pitman Pride
2009 record: 6-6 CCC
Head coach: Matt Jeans (third year)
Assistant: Gary Austin
Key returners: Troy Bennett, Josh Parker, Trevor Wells, Dillon Schmidt, Jon Trout
Key newcomers: Avery Austin, Antonio Diaz
Outlook: The hope is to make the postseason. The Pride have a solid group of leaders, as five of them are upperclassmen and “provides us with a solid foundation for the rest of the season. Our ultimate goal is to always win league,” coach Matt Jeans said. The lineup of seniors — Trevor Wells, Dillon Schmidt and Jon Trout — and juniors Troy Bennett and Josh Parker, along with up-and-coming talent Avery Austin (freshman) and Antonio Diaz (freshman) will help the Pride in reaching for an extended season. “We have everyone back as well as a couple of underclassmen that will help us in the CCC race,” Jeans said.
Turlock Christian Eagles
2009 record: 9-0 Southern League
Head coach: Jeff Cederlind (eighth year)
Key returners: Beau Warda, Kathleen Rojas
Key newcomer: Esther Rojas
Outlook: The expectations are always high for the Eagles, who are chasing their seventh consecutive Sac-Joaquin Section championship under Jeff Cederlind’s guidance. The coach expects his team to once again be a contender for the section title, though he also knows Mariposa and Jim Elliot Christian could prove to be serious challengers. Cederlind welcomes back a number of returners from last season, including Beau Warda, a CIF NorCals qualifier. But the senior has a bad knee, an injury he suffered during the Turlock Christian football season. Cederlind doesn’t think Warda’s knee will fully heal anytime soon but believes he’ll be competitor.
Hilmar Yellowjackets
2009 record: 6-9 WAC
Head coach: Ty Pettigrew (eighth year)
Key returners: Zack Ribera, Taylor Bettencourt, Eric Youngborg, Jonathan O’Brien
Key newcomers: Raine Martinez, Jesminder Singh
Outlook: The Yellowjackets are 4-0 in the Western Athletic Conference. The last time the program had such a start was back in 2004, when Hilmar was 12-0 and won the Sac-Joaquin Section title. “It’s a good start for us,” coach Ty Pettigrew said. But he’s not making any assumptions yet. He believes his golfers still have progress to make before reaching the postseason. However, he does believe he has a solid group, one that had a huge win over Central Catholic recently. “There’s a lot of golf left,” Pettigrew said.
