Inaugural Season For Port Jefferson Girls Golf

Port Jefferson NY

27 April, 2022

6:30 PM

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Press release from the Port Jefferson School District: April 27, 2022 History is in the making with the Port Jefferson School District fielding its first varsity girls golf team. With little participation in high school softball the last few years, the district was seeking ways to increase female participation in athletics during the spring season. This paved the way for the golf team. Earl L. Vandermeulen High School physics teacher as well as the girls varsity volleyball and basketball coach Charles Hafner helped to spearhead the program. "Mr. Hafner held multiple student interest meetings, coordinated with the Port Jefferson Country Club and designed uniforms for our girls golf team," District Athletic Director Adam Sherrard said. "With his experience in the sport of golf and coaching female sports in our district, he was the ideal candidate to coach the new team." All 18 members of the golf team – Aiden Barrett, Annie Byrne, Lauren Calendrille, Gwen Connell, Ava Cooper, Lina DeLeo, Petra Kundic, Maddy Matvya, Annie McKeown, Angelina Orofino, Kiki Parmegiani, Julia Perrotta, Sophie Peterson, Ava Reilly, Tabitha Schully, Sophia Wennerod, Amy Whitman and Gretchen Zimmerman – have been putting in the effort to improve every day of practice. This determination paid off as the team earned the first win in program history in their match against Connetquot recently, led by Gwen, Ava Cooper, Maddy, Julia, Ava Reilly and Tabitha. "I look forward to the continued growth of the program and anticipate a junior varsity girls golf team in the future which will provide more opportunity for our students to compete against other schools," Sherrard said. This press release was produced by the Port Jefferson School District. The views expressed here are the author's own.