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GREENWICH, Conn. Both Greenwich High golf teams had stellar years, highlighted by each of them winning Fairfield County Interscholastic Athletic Conference championships. Now the two teams will be among the honorees Monday at the eighth annual Fairfield County Sports Night Hall of Fame dinner at the Hyatt Regency Greenwich as Greenwich's Sports Persons of the Year.
Coach Jeff Santillis boys team also won a state title, finishing with a perfect 21-0record and recording an impressive 21-stroke win over Staples in the FCIACchampionship.
Junior Danny Guise fired a 2-under-par 69 to earn medalist honors by one stroke. JP Raferty (72), Paul Pastore (73) and Chris Pavelic (76) also contributed to the conference championship. Pavelic and Stephen Pastore joined Guise on the All-FCIAC team. Guise was the FCIAC and the states Player of the Year. Both Pastores and Pavelic also earned All-State honors.
Greenwich High also had the individual conference champion in girls golf and Coach Marie Shimchick was named the FCIAC Coach of Excellence. Senior captain Brooke Nethercott, who was the medalist for the third straight season, was also named the FCIAC Player of the Year for the third consecutive year.
The Lady Cardinals set a new FCIAC 18-hole tournament record with a team score of355, 17 strokes better than Staples to avenge their only regular season loss.
Nethercott and her freshman teammate, Alexandra Sazhin, finished 1-2 in the FCIACtourney. They were both named to the All-FCIAC 1st team as well as All-State. CaptainEmma Lunder, Pamela Jennemyr and Kendyle Nethercott were also key members of the team, which ended the regular season with a 17-1 record and placed 3rd in the states.
Tickets are still available for the dinner, which begins at 6 p.m. For information contact Tom Chiappetta at 203-984-4806 or tomchip21@aol.com.
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