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The Sabercats qualify for the state championship

Saguaro high school qualifies for state in back-to-back years for the first time in a decade.

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The Sabercats qualify for the state championship
This photo was taken by Andrew Columbro at McCormick Ranch Golf Club in Scottsdale, AZ.

The Sabercats came up with a strong team performance against Coronado high school to grab the league win at McCormick Ranch Golf Club, Tuesday. This match was the last one of the regular season and the win secured their spot into the postseason.

Saguaro sits inside the top 10 for Division II schools and looks determined to continue their success on the golf course. The team ended the season ranked 9th with a 2.085 handicap margin between the Prescott Badgers who are the 10th seed.

The top 5 varsity players all have a handicap of at most 4-over-par for nine-hole matches to end the regular season. This is a ginormous improvement from last year as they relied on the top three players to score.

"Everyone has been striking the ball well as of late from tee to green," said senior Joey Harmon.

For the total team handicap, the team has a 12.9 handicap and is confident in how they are playing as of late. This league win makes it two wins in a row at a tough McCormick Ranch Golf Club that is hard for any skilled golfer.

Harmon is leading this young team with a personal best 1.32 handicap. He has beaten his past record of 1.36 during the final match of the season.

A highlight from Harmon's round today was when he chipped in for birdie on the par-3 fifth hole. He managed to make a perfect read out of the rough and sink his 20-foot chip shot into the center of the cup.

This match was the first one since they got off of fall break. Nonetheless, the players were well-rested and ready to put up low numbers.

" I was impressed with how Barrett Bowers played today after he had been struggling the past couple of matches," said head coach Bob LaRue, " He needed that break to regroup."

The top three players on the team all performed at a high level as sophomore Barrett Bowers shot 2-over-par and senior Joey Harmon shot 1-over-par. The surprising part of today's match was how everyone was playing up to their potential all on the same day.

" I feel confident in our team heading into the state championship as the team chemistry is solid and we are putting up good scores," said LaRue, " This is a big accomplishment for us to qualify as a team two years in a row."

The varsity squad now plans on practicing hard these next two weeks in order to fully prepare for the challenge ahead.

" We need to hit the reset button and get ready for state as we all need to be playing at our best," said junior Will Slessman.

The men's team has been playing consistently the past two weeks and coach LaRue is raising the bar as he believes his team can perform at a higher level at the state championship than last year.

" Our goal is to get top 5 at the state championship and I believe we can accomplish that this year," said LaRue.

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