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JD RED RAMS TOP TEAM-NEW HARTFORD'S DEREK BARD TOP INDIVIDUAL HONORS AT SECTIONAL QUALIFIER
05/25/10
NEW HARTFORD-CAMDEN-WHITESBORO FINISH 2ND-3RD-4TH
FRED MILLER/EUGENE KACZOR
 Eleven teams and 90 individual golfers from Section III converged on Radisson Greens Golf Club in Baldwinsville today to take part in the 2010 Section III Qualifier Tourney looking for team honors and individual spots in the upcoming New York State Tournament.
All season long Tri-Valley League golf fans have been witnessing another back and forth, stroke for stroke battle between local Rivals Whitesboro and New Hartford.
Whitesboro finished the regular season undefeated again and New Hartford took top honors winning the TVL league tourney. On a beautiful day for golf these to teams didn't disappoint their fans as they jockeyed back and forth fighting for top spot on the leader board.
( New Hartford's Derek Bard lines one up. MHTS file photo-Jeff Pexton)
Problem is this time the Red Rams of Jamesville-Dewitt had other plans. Plans that including finishing first to grab top spot in the tourney.
The Red Rams came home with a combined team score of 407 to nip, hard charging, New Hartford by just 3 strokes.
 Erik Davis finished fourth with a 79 to lead the way for Jamesville-Dewitt, which had five players qualify for sectionals. Jake Merola (80), Tom Schulte (81), Deke Burns (82) and Dan LaClair (85) will join Davis.
New Hartford finished up with a score of 410. Just seven shots back were the defending champs the Whitesboro Warriors who ended up at 417.
Another TVL team, Camden ended up in fifth place at 430. All-in-all a pretty good day for the Tri Valley League. The Camden Blue Devils had three players qualify.
The Devils who advanced include: Austin Chandler who led the way with an 81,Seth Adams who shot an 83 and Addison Moran who also carded an 83. Another TVL member VVS (457) placed ninth.
(Joel Jakubowicz sends one toward the green-MHTS file photo-Jeff Pexton)
 Top individual honors went to New Hartford's Derek Bard who fired a 76 to win the Class A sectional qualifier. Bard's 76 was good enough still had enough to earn the title with a 4-over-par 76 and a one-stroke win over Chittenango's Ryan McGinnis.
For New Hartford, seniors Tom Nitti (80) Tom Gilroy (83) and freshman Alex Malta (85) will join Bard in Hamilton on Thursday.
Back to the Whitesboro. Chuck Coppola shot 78 to place third, but the Warriors were unable to claim a fourth straight Section III crown. Other Warriors who live to play another day include: Kyle Kupiec who came home at 82, Joel Jakubowicz also finished at 82. Bradee Holtslag was three shots back at 85.
When the clubs were put away at Radisson, 24 players including eleven from Mohawk Valley area teams qualified for sectionals.
 Both the Warriors and Spartans will send four players to Thursday's first round of the Section III Tournament to be played at Seven Oaks Golf Club on the Colgate Campus.
Thursday's opening round will see the filed shrink after a cut. Golfers qualifying for Saturday's second round will battle for a chance to compete at the New York State High School Championships on June 6 and 7 at Cornell University's Robert Trent Jones Golf Course in Ithaca.
Vernon-Verona-Sherrill's Kyle Renwick (86), New Hartford's Kyle Critelli (86), Oneida's Chris Wurst (87) and New Hartford's Byron Thompson (87) were among several players just
off the cut.
| Class A Team Championship | | School | Score | | JD | 407 | | NEW HARTFORD | 410 | | WHITESBORO | 417 | | CAMDEN | 430 | | ESM | 431 | | CHITTENANGO | 433 | | CORTLAND | 436 | | HOMER | 452 | | VVS | 457 | | WATERTOWN | 469 | | FULTON | 474 |
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