A busy week began on Monday, April 24th, with the CC Boys Golf Team traveling to Oakland Hills Country Club in Bloomfield Hills to compete in the Next Tee Invitational.  This 18 hole event was played in cold and blustery conditions on the North Course with 27 schools from across the lower peninsula competing.

At the end of the day, Junior Will Preston was the event's medalist, carding a 2 under par 70, outpacing second place by 2 strokes. As a team the Cougars just missed a top 5 finish by 4 strokes, finishing at 314 in a field comprised of some of the top ranked teams in the state, including Brighton, Brother Rice, Northville, and Detroit Catholic Central.  Preston was followed by solid performances from Junior Matthew Sokorai (78), Freshman Tommy Jandernoa (82), Senior Johnathon Meyer (86) and Freshman Charlie Maczka (88).

While these varsity golfers were competing on the east side of the state, the rest of the team (along with a couple players from the JV team) competed in the Conference Jamboree at Railside Country Club.  Junior Sebastian Deimel finished with a 42, followed by Senior Ryan Waite, Junior Trent Goheen, Junior Zach Westrick, Sophomore Hank Wilson and Sophomore Liam TenHarmsel.  The team finished in second place and this strong showing was able to maintain CC's lead in conference play.

Thursday the team joined 23 other teams and traveled to Bedford Valley Golf Course to participate in the 18 hole Tom Collins Memorial Invitational.  Following up on his strong performance at Oakland Hills CC, Will Preston again was the medalist ending the day with an even par 72.  As a team, the Cougars were able to put together another strong performance, finishing in 5th place.  Other CC golfers competing included Matthew Sokorai, Tommy Jandernoa, Sebastian Deimel, and Charlie Maczka.

The week's competition concluded in Grand Haven on Friday, April 28th, with CC competing in The Corporal B Invitational at American Dunes.  This event was a special one as each team honored an American Hero from their community or school with CC honoring retired Colonel Michael Neuman (CC '63).  Neuman graduated from West Point in 1967 and retired from military service in 1994, a career that included deployment in Vietnam and time at The Pentagon.  After his retirement, Mr. Neuman served as the CC Athletic Director until 2008.  We were blessed to have Mr. Neuman with the team at American Dunes to meet the players and wish them well before competition.

The Cougars finished in 5th place out of 18 teams only 8 strokes out of first place, with a team total of 308.  Will Preston (73) and Matthew Sokorai (74) both finished in the top 10, with Tommy Jandernoa (78), Johnathon Meyer (83) and Charlie Maczka (85) rounding out an excellent team performance.

1. Picture "A":  Medalist Will Preston, second from the right, with other competitors who finished in the Top 10 at Oakland Hills CC on 4/24, along with Matt Dossey, General Manager of Oakland Hills CC. 

 2. Picture "B":  Head Coach Kim Napieralski, Junior Matthew Sokorai, Junior Will Preston, Senior Johnathon Meyer, Freshman Tommy Jandernoa, Freshman Charlie Maczka, and Assistant Coach Andy Grile after the Oakland Hills CC event.

3.  Picture "C":  Medalist Will Preston after the Tom Collins Memorial Invitational at Bedford Valley on 4/27.

4.  Picture "D":  Junior Will Preston, Senior Johnathon Meyer, Freshman Charlie Maczka, Freshman Tommy Jandernoa, and Junior Matthew Sokorai at American Dunes

5.  Picture "E":  Head Coach Kim Napieralski with our CC American Hero, Mike Neumann, at American Dunes.'