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| Posted Aug. 15: The Big Red Golf Team has been working hard during the spring and summer to hone their game and compete for the Division II title this season. The TSSAA golf season begins early relative to the start of school. MBA recently completed their first outing of the year with a 2nd place finish at the Stan McNabb Scrimmage at Lakewood Country Club in Tullahoma , Tenn. Junior Rob Campbell shot a one-under 71 to finish third individually. The four-man team also included seniors Jeff Newman, 79; Trey Kendall, 83; and sophomore Rob Broadhurst, 77.
Yesterday, the team competed in a tournament at Black Creek Club in Chattanooga , Tenn. Results will be posted here shortly. Make sure and check MBA's web site often for the latest scores and updates for fall athletics. |
 August 22: MBA won the Bruin Invitational
at Old Natchez today by 6 shots. Rob Campbell also won the individual medal
in a three-way playoff. Seventeen teams participated. Our scores were:
Rob Campbell - 70,
John Burch - 73,
Dylan Burroughs - 73,
Daniel Leader - 73,
Jeff Newman - 74 |
| August 23: In our first dual match of the season MBA won a squeaker today against Father Ryan High School at Hermitage Golf Club, pipping the Irish by a solitary stroke. Jeff Newman (36), Charlie Byrge (37), Rob Campbell (38), and Nicholas Concepcion (39) scored for MBA. |
| August 24: CPA edged the MBA Microbe Golf
Team by three strokes. Tyler Paslick, Overton Thompson, Kyle Brantley,
and Cody Fisher combined for a total team score of 143; while the CPA team
shot a combined 140. |
| August 24: The MBA Varsity Golf team beat
Clarksville today, 149-151 in the second dual match of the season at Swan
Lake Golf Course in Clarksville. Dylan Burroughs' score of 35 anchored the
team while Rob Broadhurst (37), Rob Campbell (38), and Jeff Newman (39)
contributed solidly to the win. |
| September 6: MBA Varsity defeated BGA146-158
at Ted Rhodes Tuesday to record its third win out of as many matches this
season. Senior Jeff Newman anchored the team with a one-under round of
34 while sophomore John Burch (35), senior Trey Kendall (38) and Junior
Charlie Byrge (39) provided solid support to seal the win. Next up is our
return match against Clarksville High School at Belle Meade Country Club,
Wednesday, September 7th at 4.00. |
| September 7: Just as the wily Greeks did
on the windy Plains of Troy, Clarksville breached MBA's walls in an epic
tussle of Homeric proportions. Though witnessed by our largest group of
supporters to date, this battle was not for the faint of heart. Battling
with relish though spurned by the gods, the MBA team of Jeff Newman, Dylan
Burroughs, Rob Campbell, Rob Broadhurst, Nicholas Concepcion and John Burch
lost by two points (151-153). 'Twas the horse that did it. |
| September 7: Let's hear it for the Microbe
boys (Tyler Paslick, Overton Thompson, Alex Snow, and Patrick Sweeney)
who comfortably won their match against Brentwood Middle by a 12 shot (team
total vs. team total) margin. Tyler was low man today with a 1 over 34.
Attaboy Big T! and kudos to the 4 of you for the victory. We left some
shots out there, but regardless, the effort was good enough for the W.
Nice going men, let's see if this is the spark to jump start everyone into
shooting the scores we all know you can shoot. |
| September 12: The MBA golf team beat Marshall
County at Henry Horton 293-303. Junior Rob Campbell led the way with an
even par score of 72 while senior Jeff Newman (73), junior Dylan Burroughs
(74) and sophomore Daniel Leader (74) helped secure the win. Next up is
MLK at Ted Rhodes on Tuesday Sept. 13th at 4.00. |
| September 13: The MBA golf team beat MLK
148-157 at Ted Rhodes Golf course on Tuesday Sept. 13th. Trey Kendall's
fabulous score of 34 led the team and marked a welcome return to form.
Rob Broadhurst (37), Jeff Newman (38) and John Burch (39) helped seal the
win. MBA are now 5-1 for the season in match play. |
| September 13: The Microbe Big Red contingent
scored a convincing victory (22 shots better) over Harding Academy. The
boys shot very consistently. The team hopes to continue building up momentum
going toward the match vs. Woodlands, and the HVAC Tournament. |
| September 19: MBA defeated USN 144-163
at McCabe on Monday, Sept. 19th. Dylan Burroughs 2 under par score of 33
(overcoming a double bogey at the second hole) was the highlight of the
match along with another par round by Jeff Newman. Other scores were John
Burch, 37, Charlie Byrge 39, Will Overton 39, and Nathan Sears, 40. Jeff
Newman has scored par or better in five outings this season. The MBA golf
team is 6-1. |
| September 20: The golfing Microbes scored
another victory. In the match vs. USN, the team of Tyler Paslick and Overton
Thompson shot a combined score of 73 strokes, with Tyler Paslick shooting
the low round score of even par 33, while Thompson added a 7 over 40 to
defeat the team of Jake Frobe and Johnathan May by 23 strokes. The tandem
of Alex Snow and Patrick Sweeny also had much sucsess. They shot a combined
total of 81 strokes, with a 6 over 39 from Alex Snow and a 9 over 42 from
Patrick Sweeney. They defeated the team of Charlie R. and Neil Harper by
18 strokes. All together MBA won by a convincing 154 strokes to 196 strokes,
a total of 42 strokes. |
| September 26: MBA USN 158-161 in workmanlike
fashion at Ted Rhodes on Monday . Scoring well for MBA were Jeff Newman
(38), Nicholas Concepcion (39), Rob Campbell (40), and Charlie Byrge (41). |
| September 27: The MBA Varsity golf team defeated Father
Ryan today 146-164 at Champion's Run, Murfreesboro. Two players, Rob Campbell
and John Burch, shot one-under rounds of 35 while Daniel Leader (37) and
Rob Broadhurst (39) helped seal the win. Our next match is against Baylor
on Sat. Oct.1st at Golf Club of Tennessee. |
| September 27: By a slim margin of 4 strokes, Woddland
Middle School edged the Big Red microbes in today's match at Spencer Creek.
Overton Thompson, Tyler Paslick, Patrick Sweeney, and Tyler LeRoy combined
for a total team score of 160, 4 more than Woodland's total of 156. Keeping
his streak of steady and solid play Overton Thompson lead the MBA scoring
with a 3 over 36. It was a fun match to watch as the kids leap-frogged
back and forth, throwing birdies and solid pars at each other. This was
our closest match yet and considering they have been the most dominant
team our showing was respectable. Next week 5 of our players will represent
the school at the HVAC Tournament. Please give the players a word of encouragement
between now and then. They have plenty of talent to take the trophy! |
| October 1: Although the MBA golf team lost to Baylor
291-310 at Golf Club of Tennessee on Saturday, the experience will stand
the team in good stead. Rob Campbell's birdie-eagle-birdie finish to shoot
75 was also a refreshing spot on a sultry day. |
| October 5: In a 13-team field the MBA microbes came
up victorious in today's season's finale HVAC Tournament at the Links of
Spencer Creek in Franklin. The MBA boys took team top honors by 4 strokes
over powerhouses Woodland Middle and CPA. In addition, MBA's Tyler LeRoy
shot a season best one-under 32 to earn a a spot on a two-man sudden death
playoff for top individual honors. The playoff was won by Woodland's Brendan
Caballero. MBA's Tyler Paslick won his 2-man playoff and took 3rd individual
place after a regulation score of even par 33.
The overall standings for the tournament were:
MBA 140
WMS, CPA 144
BA 147
ENS 149
FRA 151
GM 152
BMS, BGA 156
PMS 170
USN 173
FM 176
HA 178
Congratulation to the 2005 Microbe Golf Team of Kyle Brantley, Cody
Fisher, Tyler LeRoy, Tyler Paslick, Alex Snow, Patrick Sweeney, and Overton
Thompson for a great season (5-3 match record, HVAC tournament champions,
HVAC tournament 2nd and 3rd individual medalists). |
| October 6: The MBA golf team defeated Ensworth 4-1 on
Thursday in match play competition. Charlie Byrge, Will Earthman, Nathan
Sears and Rob Broadhurst had all won their matches by the 6th hole while
Nicholas Concepcion's valiant comeback attempt from 3 down faltered at
the 9th hole, where his opponent birdied to win 2 &1. MBA play BA at
Richland Country Club in its final match of the regular season. The regional
tournament takes place at Champion's Run, Rockvale (near Murfreesboro),
on Monday, October 10th at 9.45. |
| October 10: In a disappointing outing at Champion's
Run, the MBA golf team qualified for the state championship as third place
finishers. Jeff Newman finished 3rd (74) and Rob Campbell (76) finished
4th in the individual competition. |
| October 17-19: The MBA golf team rounded out its season
with a 5th place finish at the state golf championship held at Ross Creek
Landing, Clifton, TN. Best for MBA was senior Jeff Newman (78, 78) in his
final start for the Big Red while junior Rob Campbell's second day round
of 73 was the team's best 18-hole score. The team score was 634. |
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