Hillsboro High School inducts 2003 boys golf team into HHS Athletic Hall of Fame
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The Highland County Press-
The 2003 Hillsboro boys golf team was inducted into the Hillsboro High School Athletic Hall of Fame Saturday, with two members of the state runner-up team and the head coach in attendance to represent the 2018 Hall of Fame class.
The 2003 state runner-up boys golf team includes Matt Armintrout, Drew Balser, Nathan Boatman, Adam King, Bret Rhodes and Jason Waggoner. The team was coached by Dan Spidel (varsity) and Terry McConnaughey (junior varsity).
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Accepting the honor Saturday were Boatman, King and Spidel.
In 2003, the team won a South Central Ohio League title, along with a sectional championship and district championship, en route to their state runner-up finish.
During the 2003 OHSAA Division II State Boys Golf Tournament, the Indians totaled a day one score of 297 and a day two score of 281 for a 578, which remains the second-best overall team score on the Ohio State University Gray Course in state tournament history.
Balser – who was also inducted to the Hall of Fame in 2017 – set a state-record low score of 64 on 18 holes and a record low score of 30 on nine holes, winning the individual state championship in 2003.
Following the ceremony, a reception in the inductees’ honor was held in the middle school gym.
The 2003 state runner-up boys golf team includes Matt Armintrout, Drew Balser, Nathan Boatman, Adam King, Bret Rhodes and Jason Waggoner. The team was coached by Dan Spidel (varsity) and Terry McConnaughey (junior varsity).
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Accepting the honor Saturday were Boatman, King and Spidel.
In 2003, the team won a South Central Ohio League title, along with a sectional championship and district championship, en route to their state runner-up finish.
During the 2003 OHSAA Division II State Boys Golf Tournament, the Indians totaled a day one score of 297 and a day two score of 281 for a 578, which remains the second-best overall team score on the Ohio State University Gray Course in state tournament history.
Balser – who was also inducted to the Hall of Fame in 2017 – set a state-record low score of 64 on 18 holes and a record low score of 30 on nine holes, winning the individual state championship in 2003.
Following the ceremony, a reception in the inductees’ honor was held in the middle school gym.