The Holy Rosary Raiders raided the podium last Friday, Sept. 5, with a dominant performance in the season-opening senior high school golf tournament at Wainwright.
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Holy Rosary teammates Kasey Haughian and Haley Roach finished first and second, respectively, in the girls’ division. They were also part of the gold-medal-winning Raiders’ girls’ team, along with Rhian Haughian and Marielle Howe.
Holy Rosary also captured the boys’ title. That winning foursome was made up of Grade 11 students Austin Duguay, Ryker McGrath and Jax Robson and 10th grader Logan Nelson.
It was an extra-special day for Nelson, as his score of 80 left him second only to boys’ champion Tylan Ducherer, the Lloydminster Comprehensive Barons’ golfer who shot a 77 to capture the overall crown.
Among other Holy Rosary highlights, Kasey Haughian won the girls’ longest-drive competition, while Howe registered the longest putt.
Kasey Haughian and fellow Grade 12 student Roach have been part of the Raiders’ golf program since Grade 9. Complementing them are fellow senior Howe and young gun Rhian Haughian, a Grade 10 student who won the Northwest district junior high school girls’ championship last spring.
“We have a lot of good parts in our Raider golf program,” coach Jason Almond said before the Wainwright tournament. “They just have to put it all together on the day it counts.
“The girls are consistently posting personal-best scores every few rounds, and the boys are capable of breaking 80, as they have put some different combinations of nine-hole scores in the high 30s or low 40s.”
Last year, Holy Rosary finished just one stroke behind St. Paul in the girls’ team competition at the zone level.
“So, this year, (those Raiders) are very hungry to overtake their rivals from St. Paul,” Almond said.
“The boys had a poor showing at the wrong time last year, but they are poised to bounce back this year. They continue to challenge each other to better (their performances) each time on the range and each round they play.”
Eight boys and four girls from Holy Rosary competed in the Wainwright tournament.
The Raiders expect to be well-represented again in School Sport Alberta’s Northeast zone championships this coming Monday (Sept. 15) at St. Paul.
The provincial championship is set for Lethbridge the following week.
FOOTBALL RAIDERS IN FINE FORM
It’s business as usual for the Holy Rosary football team, which is off to a 2-0 record early in its season.
The Raiders remain atop Football Alberta’s high school power rankings after defeating the Carlton Crusaders of Prince Albert, Sask., 22-8 last week.
Up next for the Raiders is a date with the Foothills Falcons in Okotoks.
In Week 1 action, Holy Rosary posted a 33-7 victory over the Paul Kane Blues of St. Albert.
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