GREENSTONE Hosts 2013-14 NWOSSAA GOLF at Kenogamisis Golf Club
Article & photos by Karen Saarimaki
NWOSSA 2013-14 Golf Championships - Team Champions from Dryden High School. Photos courtesy Karen Saarimaki
Girls NWOSSA 2013-14 Golf Championship medalists. Photos Karen Saarimaki
GREENSTONE, ON – Thursday, September 26th, Geraldton Composite High School hosted the 2013-14 NWOSSAA Golf Championship at the Kenogamisis Golf Club in Geraldton, ON. The course was in great shape and the weather was perfect.
The top three schools from each association (SSSAA, NorWOSSAA and NSSSAA) were eligible along with the top 5 individual boys (if they had not already qualified as part of a school team) as well as the top 4 individual girls. Fifty-seven (57) students including four (4) girls from seventeen (17) schools took part including Ben Kurish and Noah Dunn from host, Geraldton Composite High School.
Congratulations to the Dryden team who won the championship by 22 shots, over St. Patrick.
NWOSSA 2013-14 Golf Championship bronze medalist, Frank Desmoulin. Photos Karen Saarimaki
The top three teams were:
- Dryden – 314
- St. Patrick – 340
- St. Ignatius – 346
The top boys were:
1. Josh Kitt – Dryden – 74
2. Matt Krolyk – Beaver Brae – 77
Jeremy Kirk – St. Patrick – 77
3. Frank Desmoulin – Migizi Miigwanan – 78
Ethan Kubinec – St. Ignatius – 78
Bryn Jones – St. Thomas Aquinas – 78
The Dryden team has now qualified for OFSAA Boys Golf Championship (Ontario Federation Secondary School Athletic Associations) along with Matt Krolyk and Jeremy Kirk to be held in Windsor later in October. A playoff was held between the three boys tied for 3rd to determine first alternate. Congratulations to Kenogamisis member Frank Desmoulin for winning the two hole playoff. Frank was also the top Individual at the NSSSAA Golf tournament held at the North Shore Club in Red Rock hosted by NipRock High School.
The top girls were:
- Alex Demko – Churchill – 83
- Jenna Poirier – Queen Elizabeth – 96
- Selina Felice – Hammarskjold – 103
All three girls qualified for the OFSAA Girls Golf Festival also to be held later in October at Shanty Bay, just outside of Barrie.
The tournament ran very smoothly and was convened by Karen Saarimaki. Kenogamisis members Sam Drajanoff and Karen Armstrong acted as Rules officials and roved the two nines. Donna Thompson and Sue Forbes as well as all of the coaches each took a group and acted as marshall/scorekeeper and kept the players moving. The Kenogamisis Golf Club has always supported Junior golf and very generously provided discounted green fees for both players and coaches during Wednesday’s practice round as well as carts for the marshals on tournament day.
NWOSSA 2013-14 Golf Championship Gold medalist Josh Kitt from Dryden HS. Photo courtesy Karen Saarimaki
NWOSSA 2013-14 Golf Championships Silver Medalists Matt Krolyk (Beaver Brae) and Jeremy Kirk (St. Patrick)
NWOSSA 2013-14 Golf Championship Bronze medalists; Frank Desmoulin (Migizi Miigwanan), Ethan Kubinec (St. Ignatius), Bryn Jones (St. Thomas Aquinas).
