Girls Varsity Golf Toughs It Out Against Staples

Natalie Vasileff

The Darien High School Girls Varsity Golf team had a little bit of a rough start, consisting of delays and unsure schedules. Due to all of the snow and rain, the first game of the season game was only traveling farther into the distance. However, the girls survived the delays and brought their best to their match against Staples. Since their first match should have been almost two weeks ago, the team was able to bond and spend a little bit more time improving individual skills. After being very successful with high scores in their first game, the girls brought their hustle to Staples.

Pictured left to right in their interview for HAN Network
are captains Elizabeth Petner, Amanda Blaze, and Ashley Amirsakis. 

There were already a few obstacles that were in the way of the team, including the odd and strange weather that day. The day’s weather proved to be very inconsistent, raining on and off with very low temperatures. The team also carried the burden of losing seven team members, including their top two players from last year. On a bright note, though, the team gained five new players, all being led by team captains junior Ashley Amirsakis and seniors Amanda Blaze and Elizabeth Petner.

Despite coming back strong, the golf team fell short this time. This game was unfortunately lost to Staples. Still, the top leading scores were those made by Ashley Amirsakis (54), sophomore Charlotte Keane (54), and sophomore Eliza Koorbusch (58). After being brought down, team members believe that they will return strong next time.

After the loss, the team was able to proudly move on, knowing that they will have a better chance next time. “All of our players had scored pretty high this week,” said Amirsakis, “but I think we, as a team will come back stronger next week because we have great potential.”