BH Golf Aims For ISL Title

By Noah Farb ’24 Panel Staff

With the Spring season rolling around, Belmont Hill golf is back! After an extremely successful 2022 season culminating in an undefeated 21-0 record and an ISL Championship, this year’s team led by Coach Doar and Coach Duarte looks to have another strong season. Although over half of last year’s title-winning squad graduated, the team still has ISL title aspirations after starting the year 12-2. In ISL play they have played especially well with a current 11-0 record.

Even with the lack of seniors, the team is striving to repeat their success from last year. Coach Doar, when asked about the golf team’s goals in 2023 responded, “We have three very solid returning players and have five newcomers who are already integral to our overall team performance. We know we have the talent to compete for the league title, and we’ll give it our best shot.”

Captain C.J. Winchenbaugh ’24 echoed similar statements, speaking specifically to the youthness of the squad: “this year we have one of the younger teams Belmont Hill has had in a while, but there’s a ton of talent, [which has] shown already in the matches we’ve had the last couple weeks.”

With the season winding down and the final standings becoming clear the players hope to finish strong with crucial ISL Matches against Nobles, St. Sebs, and Tabor. The Panel wishes Coach Doar, Coach Duarte, and the rest of the golf team luck for the rest of the season and in their quest for the ISL Championship. ☐ hold himself to a higher standard in order to inspire the rest of the team, “I need to hold myself to a standard of giving 100% effort in every practice and game. I cannot cut any corners.” Throughout the years, Ribeiro has many fond memories of Belmont Hill track and field, most prominently last season when the team won the ISL title: “My favorite memory in my years at Belmont Hill was the ISL championship day at Thayer last year. We won due to amazing performances from guys like Will Lloyd and James Donahue ‘22. We were so happy we threw a full water jug at Coach Harder.” Davi is setting his own personal sights high this year, but always puts the team first and is looking forward to helping teammates get better and trying to win a second straight ISL Title. “[My] first priority is to see that everyone is to get better every day and compete for a back-to-back ISL championship,” he said. Looking towards the future, Davi is a committed student-athlete to Bowdoin College in Brunswick, Maine, and is ready to represent the colors of the Polar Bears for the next four years. For Bowdoin, Davi plans on throwing the shot put and discus while also learning a few new events that Belmont Hill does not currently compete in. The Panel wishes Davi Souza Ribeiro and the rest of the track team the best of luck with the rest of their season and their quest for a second straight ISL title. ☐