Aug 25, 2010 By The Herald Standard 4 min read

Uniontown started the season on a positive note, downing Albert Gallatin 210-242 Tuesday at Duck Hollow Golf Course. Mason Fordyce medaled to lead the Red Raiders (1-0, 1-0) with a 37 on the par 35 front nine. Zach Nelson shot 40 and Ben Sampson added 41. Josh Nelson carded a 44 while Luke Wallace rounded out the top five with a 48.

Pat McDonough and Ben Rozzi paced the Colonials (0-1, 0-1), with 44s. Jacob Provance shot 49.

Uniontown hosts Southmoreland Thursday at Duck Hollow and travels to Cedarbrook Friday to face Ringgold.

Laurel Highlands 193, Ringgold 209 – Laurel Highlands opened the season with a win, besting hosting Ringgold 193-209 at Cedarbrook Golf Course’s Red Course in Division I, Section 2 play.

The Mustangs (1-0, 1-0) were led by Jeremy Guzy’s 36 on the front 9 and Derek Plaski shot a 37, followed by Alex Ashton and John Gabriel with 39 each. Richard David rounded out the quintet with a 42.

Rico Rodriguez led Ringgold (0-1, 0-1), shooting a 40. Nick Feld added 41 strokes as Devin Dipiazzi carded a 42. Colin McCormick and Connor Kane each shot 43.

Laurel Highlands hosts Mount Pleasant today at Duck Hollow for an 11 a.m. start.

Waynesburg Central 189, Brownsville 301 – Emily Rohanna carded a 35 to lead Waynesburg to a victory at Rohanna’s Golf Course in Division II, Section 8 action.

Loren Dukate and Dalton Haywood carded 36 and 37, respectively for the Raiders (1-0, 1-0). Aaron Haywood added 39 and Ben Virgin shot 42. Rick Kalsay also shot a 42 that was tossed out.

Nick Calvaresi led the Falcons (0-1, 0-1), shooting 44. Jared Gibson and Derek Lent each shot 63.

Waynesburg returns to action today, visiting Carmichaels Golf Course for a match against Beth-Center.

Geibel Catholic 212, Charleroi 243 – Geibel opened play at Pleasant Valley Golf Course with a win over Division II, Section 2 foe Charleroi.

Ryan Lucostic led the way for the Gators (1-0, 1-0) carding a 39. Mike Noonan, Ryan Robson and Mike Spegar followed in order with 41, 42 and 43, respectively. Patrick Herbert added a 47.

Gunnar Riley posted the low score of the day with a 38 on the par 34 front nine, leading the Cougars (0-1, 0-1). Evan Wysochanski shot a 44 and Brandon Konec carded a 49.

Geibel returns to action today, hosting Bentworth at Pleasant Valley.

Jefferson-Morgan 228, Washington 308 – Jefferson-Morgan had three players in the forties at Greene County Country Club in a Division II, Section 8 win over Washington.

Zack Berkstresser and Alex Rush each shot 40 and Jacob Guthrie added a 43 to lead the Rockets (1-0, 1-0). Cameron Roberts and Brandon Faieta added 52 and 53, respectively.

Dave Oliverio led the Little Prexies (0-1, 0-1) with a 49 and Drew Manko shot a 60.

Jefferson-Morgan returns to action today, playing Brownsville at Carmichaels.

Beth-Center 226, California 228 – Austin Smith edged out Alex Roach for the top individual score in a match that came down to the wire.

Smith shot a 39 for the Bulldogs (1-0, 1-0) and Lucas Diethorn added a 45. Taylor Dingle carded a 46 as Matt Sabatini and Tyler Sabatula each shot 48.

Roach led the Trojans (0-1, 0-1) with a 40 as Nick Roberts and Derek Stein carded 43 each. Blake Mudry added a 50 while Brett Schwab rounded out the group with a 52.

California plays again today at Fort Cherry for a match against the Rangers.

Belle Vernon 199, Mount Pleasant 212 – The Leopards’ Bo Lustig led the way with a 1-under 35 at Norvelt Golf Club as the visitors secured a road victory in the Division I, Section 2 opener against the Vikings.

Kirby Manown had a strong round for the visitors with a 2-over 38. Brett Bishop carded a 40, and Tim Moore and Brad Antal both finished with 43. Matt Suchko’s 50 wasn’t used.

Zac Heide was the low man for Mount Pleasant with a 3-over 39. Andy Yoder finished with a 40. Mark Polcha had a 41, and Ryan Bull counted a 45 to the final total. Cameron Swink rounded out the scoring with a 47. Andrew Raffensperger’s 48 was not used.

Mount Pleasant is on the road this morning, taking on Laurel Highlands at Duck Hollow Golf Club. Belle Vernon hosts Connellsville at Willowbrook Golf Course at noon.