The unfamiliar territory of par-36 Olivas Links proved difficult for the San Marcos girls golf team and they lost 233-281 to Buena."It is often tough to play a new course, but we talked about taking our time and analyzing the course and playing conservatively," head coach Shawn Ricci said. "I think the girls are getting much better at managing the play on the course as well as their mistakes."Buena's Lizzie Barminski was the medalist with a score of 44. Melissa Jewkes and Emily … [Read more...]
Jewkes leads Royals to lowest score of season
Monday, September 26, 2011 By Leave a Comment
Three San Marcos golfers shot their lowest scores and Melissa Jewkes earned medalist honors in the Royals’ 256-306 non-league golf win over Pacifica at River Ridge Golf Course on Monday.Jewkes shot a 45 to lead San Marcos. Emily Peterson shot career-best 46, Brittany Peretiako fired a low of 48 and Kelsey Gellert had her best round at 54.“All three of these scores combined with Melissa gives us our lowest score of the season,” said San Marcos coach Shawn Ricci. “Hopefully the … [Read more...]
Jewkes, Marshall co-medalists in first league match
Thursday, September 22, 2011 By Leave a Comment
San Marcos' Melissa Jewkes and Ventura's Glenda Marshall both finished the course at Santa Barbara Golf Club with a score of 48 and were co-medalists in the Channel League match, which Ventura won 267-285."Our individual goal is to get all the girls into the 50s," San Marcos head coach Shawn Ricci said. "That is our goal and each day we try to go out and manage our shots to reach that goal. I'm confident that we are moving in that direction and am hopeful that we will get there before the … [Read more...]
DP’s Villa medals; Royals’ Peretiako hits hole-in-one
Tuesday, September 20, 2011 By Leave a Comment
Vanesa Villa shot a 38 at Glen Annie Golf club to help Dos Pueblos to 231-296 victory over San Marcos in the first match of Channel League competition for both squads.The shot of the day came for San Marcos' Brittany Peretiako, who hit a hole-in-one on the sixth hole."She hit a solid 9-iron and put it in the hole," San Marcos assistant coach Eric Foote said. "Some players play all their life and never make an ace."The windy conditions troubled many of the San Marcos players who lost … [Read more...]
Royals impress coach in win over Buckley
Monday, September 19, 2011 By Leave a Comment
San Marcos golf coach Shawn Ricci likes what he sees in his team.“This season they have been working hard to both fix and manage their mistakes on the course and today they did exactly that,” Ricci said after the Royals beat Buckley 267-275 at par 34 Westlake Golf Course.Melissa Jewkes led the Royals with a 44, one shot behind medalist Ali Eicher of Buckley.Brittany Peretiako fired a 52, Emily Peterson a 53 and Kelset Gellert a 55 for San Marcos.“They are understanding … [Read more...]
Royals make strides in second match of season
Thursday, September 1, 2011 By Leave a Comment
San Marcos showed improvement in its second girls golf match, but the Royals played against a red-hot Oxnard team and lost 205-269 on Thursday at River Ridge Golf Course.“Our team consists of all sophomores and freshman,” San Marcos coach Shawn Ricci said. “Our score is 26 strokes better than our Tuesday score. What a great way to head into the weekend. I'm very proud of their hard work and effort.”Oxnard was led by Drew Thomas, who fired a 4-under par 31.Melissa Jewkes shot … [Read more...]
Royals respond well on tough Cypress Ridge course
Tuesday, August 30, 2011 By Leave a Comment
With half of the team playing in its first high school golf match, San Marcos dropped its season opener to Arroyo Grande, 245-295, at Cypress Ridge Golf Course on Tuesday.“This is the first tournament for over half of our team and they responded well to a challenging course,” said Royals coach Shawn Ricci. “Our scores in our practice rounds have been around 290, so a 295 at a new and difficult course is a solid start.”Melissa Jewkes led San Marcos with score of 50 and Brittany … [Read more...]
San Marcos golfers come up short against Ventura
Thursday, October 7, 2010 By Leave a Comment
Alexandria Peretiako shared medalist honors, but San Marcos fell short in the Channel League golf match, falling to Ventura 271-293 on Thursday at Santa Barbara Golf Club.Peretiako shot a 49 to tie with Ventura’s Amanda Marshall.“We had a good opportunity to grab a win today,” San Marcos coach Shawn Ricci said. “Going into the match, the girls set a goal for themselves and fell a little short. We look forward to playing better next week when we take on Santa Barbara on Tuesday … [Read more...]
Royals lose match, but shoot lowest score of year
Tuesday, September 21, 2010 By Leave a Comment
Alexandria Peretiako shot a 42 to share medalist honors, but San Marcos dropped its Channel League girls golf opener to Ventura, 243-259, at Buenventura Golf Course on Tuesday."I am very proud of the way our girls played today," said coach Shawn Ricci. "Alexandria led our team as medalist and both Caroline David and Melissa Jewkes posted personal bests."The girls have been working hard and today's scores are the result of all that work. This is our best score this year — it is a … [Read more...]
Royals fall short in opener at Muni
Thursday, September 2, 2010 By Leave a Comment
Alexandria Peretiako fired a team-leading 45 at par-37 Santa Barbara Golf Club, but the San Marcos girls golf team dropped a 244-290 decision to visiting Oxnard on Thursday.“This was the first golf match for many of our girls and we fell short of our team goal,” said coach Shawn Ricci. “As a team we know we can score 10-15 strokes better. We have six new players on our team this year and the girls have already created a solid bond with one another.”Oxnard’s Katie Rice earned … [Read more...]
Royals bring down score against Yellowjackets
Thursday, September 10, 2009 By Leave a Comment
The San Marcos girls golf team improved on its opening day round, but the Royals still fell to Oxnard 245-292 at River Ridge Golf Course.Alexandria Peretiako scored San Marcos' low round with a 51 while Nicole Francisco took home medalist honors for the Yellowjackets with a 40.The Royals shaved 16 strokes off the previous day's round by having 4-of-5 golfers lower their scores. Zaira Barbosa posted a 53 and Sofi Castanon a 60."We still need to work on getting everyone shooting in … [Read more...]
