By Mike Hutton, Post-Tribune staff writer
8/14/2008
RENSSELAER -- Chris Rossiano can't complain about inheriting a team devoid of talent.
In fact, it's exactly the opposite situation for the first-year Lake Central girls golf coach.
Rossiano, a new teacher at Lake Central, found out about a week before school started that he was going to inherit the job from Doug Johnson. Johnson's forced retirement -- he took a job in administration at an elementary school in the Lake Central system -- has turned out to be a boon for Rossiano.
"I couldn't ask for a better situation," he said.
The Indians are a legitimate powerhouse in Northwest Indiana.
Tuesday, they reeled off their fourth straight tournament victory of the season, winning the Rensselaer Invitational with a score of 329. Twin Lakes finished second with 337 while Lowell was third at 371. LC also has wins at their own invitational, Kankakee Valley and at McCutcheon.
The leader in the clubhouse for the Indians -- and for the tournament -- was Megan Matura, the Indians' No. 3 player. Matura tied Rachel Hickman of Twin Lakes for medalist honors with a score of 79.
It's a testament to how deep LC is that they get their best score of the day from the middle of the pack.
Matura had never shot better than 80 in school competition before Tuesday.
"Everything went well today," she said.
That included her putting.
Matura only took 32 putts --pretty good by anyone's standards.
Excellent compared to the 39 she took Monday at the Kankakee Valley Invitational.
"My putting was a lot better," she said. "I tried to be very confident."
Brianna Davy, LC's No. 1 player, shot an 81 -- a score she was disappointed with.
Last year, Davy, just a sophomore, broke 80.
Davy has put together scores of 77 (McCutcheon) and 88 (at Sandy Pines in the KV Invitational).
She was kicking herself after she made a nine on the eighth hole, a par 5.
A couple of topped shots and a ball in the water cost her dearly.
She rebounded, though, by playing the last 14 holes in just two over par.
"I just killed myself with that hole," she said of the nine.
For Rossiano, the most gratifying number on the board was the 86 that Emily Sandefur shot.
The Indians lose if she doesn't break 95.
"That's a great score for her," Rossiano said.
Lowell's Mallory Pratt also had a great score.
She shot an 84.
Pratt wished it was better --she missed a lot of birdie putts and she bogied in on the last three holes.
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