SAINT JAMES GOLF - 1997
PORTER SMITH - STATE TOURNAMENT CO-MEDALIST
VARSITY - CAPITAL CITY CONFERENCE TOURNAMENT CHAMPIONS

Boys Varsity Head Coach:  Craig McKissick
Girls Varsity and Boys Junior Varsity Head Coach:  Karl Smeltzer

    Varsity Boys Overall Record:  34 - 40
  Junior Varsity Overall Record:  unknown  (second in city)



ROSTERS and AWARD WINNERS

VARSITY  BOYS

         Russ Barber                   Matthew Glarrow           Slaton Jemison                Matt Kiser
         Ray Little                       Edwin Moss                   Bo Smith
                      Porter Smith
        
Frank Shepard

VARSITY GIRLS

         Melanie Adams              Jennifer Bowen              Katie Reifenberg             Dawn Smith
         Faith Waters                  Jaime Webb

JUNIOR VARSITY BOYS

         William Ashley              Rusty Blackwell              Eric DiLaura                   Will Dickson
         Josh Kennedy                Riley Moody                  Trey Williford


         Craig McKissick            Montgomery Advertiser-Alabama Journal Small School Coach of the Year
                                             Capital City Conference Coach of the Year

         Porter Smith                  All-State First Team
                                             Capital City Conference Golfer of the Year (first year selected)
                                             State Tournament Co-Medalist  (67*/72 - 139  * - state record)

         Edwin Moss                  Capital City Conference First Team


VARSITY BOYS

  MAR   4       QUAIL WALK COUNTRY CLUB  (18 holes, Wetumpka)
                             Wetumpka 314, SAINT JAMES 343, Tallassee 344, Holtville 370

  MAR   6       BONNIE CREST COUNTRY CLUB  (18 holes)
                             SAINT JAMES 343, Robert E. Lee 347

  MAR  10      BLUE-GRAY INVITATIONAL TOURNAMENT  day 1  (18 holes, @ Wynlakes Country Club)
                             UMS-Wright 302, Mountain Brook 309, Lamar Academy, MS 317, Austin 320, Hoover 324,
                             ... ,  SAINT JAMES 355

  MAR  11      BLUE-GRAY INVITATIONAL TOURNAMENT  day 2  (18 holes, @ Lagoon Park)
                             UMS-Wright 602, Mountain Brook 611, Lamar Academy, MS 626, Central-Tuscaloosa 628,
                             Austin 641, Hoover 642, ... ,  SAINT JAMES 691  (place not available)

  MAR  18      KOLOMI GOLF COURSE  (18 holes)
                             SAINT JAMES 329, Tallassee 343, Sidney Lanier 357
                          
                             Porter Smith          69  Medalist

  MAR  20      ARROWHEAD COUNTRY CLUB  (18 holes)
                             Montgomery Academy 327, Prattville 339, Robert E. Lee 341, SAINT JAMES 349
                            
                             Edwin Moss          77  Co-Medalist

  MAR  28      MARION INSTITUTE INVITATIONAL TOURNAMENT  (27 holes)
                             UMS-Wright 452, ... Wetumpka 3rd, Prattville 9th, Montgomery Academy 11th, SAINT JAMES 12th  (520)

  APR    8       PRATTVILLE COUNTRY CLUB  (18 holes)
                             Prattville 340, SAINT JAMES 343

  APR  15       CAPITAL CITY CONFERENCE TOURNAMENT  day 1  (18 holes, @ Kolomi Golf Course)
                             SAINT JAMES 318, Montgomery Academy 325, Trinity 326, Catholic 333, Alabama Christian 351
                          
                             Porter Smith           69  Medalist - Day 1

  APR  17       WILLOW POINT COUNTRY CLUB
                             Benjamin Russell 320, Robert E. Lee 342, SAINT JAMES 361

  APR  23       CAPITAL CITY CONFERENCE TOURNAMENT  day 2  (18 holes, @ River Run Golf Course)
                             SAINT JAMES 317 / 635, Montgomery Academy 323 / 648, Catholic 318 / 351, Trinity 340 / 665,
                             Alabama Christian 332 / 683

                             Porter Smith            69 / 74  143  Tournament Medalist

1A-4A BOYS STATE GOLF PLAYOFFS

                      SECTION 2 SECTIONALS  (18 holes, @ Kolomi Golf Course)

                             SAINT JAMES finishes second with 316
                             SAINT JAMES and Catholic qualify for state tournament

1A-4A BOYS STATE TOURNAMENT  (@ Grand National, Opelika)

  APR   28             UMS-Wright 291, Glencoe 310, Donoho 319, SAINT JAMES 320, Houston Academy 321,
                             Mars Hill Bible 325, Red Bay 336, Catholic 341

                             Porter Smith             67 in first round - 1A-3A State Tournament Record Low Round

  APR   29             UMS-Wright 578, Glencoe 626, Donoho 637, Houston Academy 640, SAINT JAMES 648,
                             Mars Hill Bible 652, Red Bay 672, Catholic 702
                          
                             Porter Smith            139  Tournament Co-Medalist   (lost playoff for state individual championship)

VARSITY GIRLS

1A-6A GIRLS STATE GOLF PLAYOFFS

                      SECTION 2 SECTIONALS

                             SAINT JAMES finishes sixth out of 13 qualifying schools

                             Dawn Smith            25th overall
                             Jennifer Bowen        26th overall
                             Melanie Adams        51st overall   (72 golfers competing)


JUNIOR VARSITY BOYS

                             SAINT JAMES finished second in the city


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