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Spartan Golf by Heath Wilson The GHS Spartan Golf Team, last seasons Single A State Runner-Up, started the 2009 season with a Three Rivers District win. While the team was still thinking about the second place finish in Bristol last October, no one was thinking about state this year. Coach W.R. Johnston stressed that sentiment as he said of his players, “We have plenty of potential, but without some old fashioned hard work that’s all it will be.” In their first match at Auburn Hills on August 17 th , the Spartan Golfers jumped out to a 15 stroke lead in District play. At the end of the opening round the Spartan team shot a total of 303. The Spartans were led by Senior Trevor Myers who shot a 74. In one week’s time the Spartan Golf team extended their lead in the Three Rivers District by winning three six team matches, bringing their regular season record to 20 and 0. On August 24 th the Spartans went to a match at the Auburn Hills golf course hosted by Auburn High School. The Spartans were lead by Junior Tanner Carbaugh who shot an even par 72. Senior Trevor Myers was next for the Spartans with a 76, followed by Senior Michael Carbaugh with a 77 and then Junior Caleb Tilley completed the team total with a 78. The Spartans took first place in the match that day. The next day the Spartans traveled to Salem’s Hanging Rock Course to play another Three Rivers District Match hosted by Glenvar High School. Although the Spartans did not play their best they still won with a team total of 303. Coach Johnston added after the match, “It’s great that we are consistent, three times with the same total, but we have got to get everyone cranking at the same time, and we have to get under 300.” The final match of the week was held in Radford at the Virginia Tech Pete Dye River Course hosted by Radford High School. The Spartans were hoping to break the barrier of the elusive total of 300, on perhaps the hardest course of the District season. Senior Trevor Myers led the Spartans with a 69 missing medal honors by only one shot. Junior Tanner Carbaugh ended his round with a solid even par. Added to these two scores were Michael Carbaugh’s 79 and juniors Tyler Meredith and Caleb Tilley’s 81. The Spartans total for the day was 301 missing their self imposed target by one stroke. At the end of the week the Spartans had a commanding lead over the District with a 64 stroke lead. The GHS Spartans ended the regular season with a 29-0-1 record that resulted in another regular season championship. The Spartans began playing a number of non-district matches as they prepared for the District Tournament in late September, and continued preparing for the Region Tournament in early October. In September, the Spartans won the Three Rivers District Tournament with ease. The Spartans then played in the Region Tournament in Galax and other places. Again the golfers captured another Regional Championship. The team headed to Richmond Virginia with high hopes of capturing a State Championship. The State Tournament was held at Midlothian Independence Golf Course. The Spartans started out on the first day of the tournament, arriving before daybreak to prepare for the opening round. Although their first front nine was their worst round of the season, the Spartan golf team rallied back in the second nine with the scores of 77, 79, 79,. At the end of the first round the 2 Third row: Blake Martin, Jacob Hudson, Kyle Chafin, Chris Collins, Caleb Tilley, Breanna Farmer, and Coach Johnston. Second row: Taylor Dudding, Gunar Frazier, Tyler Meredith, Casey Lucas, Andrew Epperley, and Kory Wilson. Front row: Chad Robertson, Tanner Carbaugh, Trevor Myers, and Michael Carbaugh. Junior Tanner Carbaugh displaying his putting stroke at a regional meet in Galax. Spartonian Staff Editor in Chief Janie Milliron Staff Brianna Caldwell Katie Davis Rose Glarner Stephanie Hall Mykala Ingram Brittney Jarrells Courtney Songer Heath Wilson Chelsey Williams Faculty Advisor Michael Etzler Contact us at spartonian@mail.gilesk12.org
Spartans owned a nine stroke lead over Galax. After eating a quick breakfast, the Spartans headed out for the final round of the tournament. Five of the six Spartans found the fairway of the 1 st hole. The first scores reported were 88, 81, 79, 82, 79, and finally a 74, for a team total of 313. The Spartans were not in the clear just yet, they still needed two more solid scores to finalize their declaration. Junior Tanner Carbaugh hit his second shot on hole 15 within two feet to make a birdie to bring him to one over par for the round. The team now needed only for Trevor Myers to par in for the victory, but the senior had another finish in mind. After a drive of over 320 yards on the 17 th hole, he played his second shot to within about eleven feet for an eagle and just missed the putt. His next put was for a birdie. Myers stood over a treacherous downhill putt of about ten feet for birdie. Perfectly still, Myers barely struck the putt, and half-way to its destination began to lift his putter toward the bright clear blue October sky. Seconds later as the putt fell into the cup, the GHS Spartans had made their Declaration, and claimed the 2009, Group A, State Golf title. Senior Trevor Myers hits his last putt in his high school career. This putt is known as “the putt heard ‘round the world” because it won the State Championship for the Spartans. Coach W.R. Johnston holding the T.R.D. Coach of the year award. All Photos courtesy of Coach Johnston. This is Sparta! by Heath Wilson The ancient Spartans were meaner than your average ferocious tiger. During their time of reign around 1200 B.C, these warriors were the most feared of all the armies combined throughout Europe. You might think to yourself that they were kind to their own people, but the reality is that they enslaved their own people as well as the people that they conquered such as the Ancient Greeks. How would you have become a Spartan warrior? Well, life would start off really rough for you. As soon as you were born your parents would drop you off in the middle of nowhere and would not come back for you for three days. At the end of the three days if you were still alive you were considered to become a great warrior. At the age of nine, you were automatically sent of to a training camp to become a warrior. The women of Sparta were treated no differently. While the women did hold certain powers and responsibilities in ancient Sparta, the men of that time were considered more dominant. The women were forced to cut their hair short and enter training camp to become a warrior. When the women got married they were usually in their mid teens, and the men were usually in their thirty’s. This was done in order to keep the male more dominant. The husband would pick his wife by the woman’s working ability and toughness. After the husband had chosen his wife, the man would pay the woman’s father for what he thought the woman was worth. G.H.S. Varsity Golf Roster Trevor Myers 12 th Michael Carbaugh 12 th Chad Robertson 12 th Chris Collins 12 th Tanner Carbaugh 11 th Caleb Tilley 11 th Tyler Meredith 11 th Andrew Epperley 11 th Blake Martin 11 th Casey Lucas 11 th Taylor Dudding 10 th Kyle Chafin 9 th Breanna Farmer 9 th Gunar Frazier 8 th Kory Wilson 8 th Jacob Hudson 8 th The Spartans ruled until the Athenians took over. Those Spartans were not afraid of anybody or anything. The Spartans strived to succeed in every way. GHS is just like those Spartans because we are not afraid of anybody or anything. Our school strives to be the best at everything, so we can keep our Spartan name. 3
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