SCRAMBLING STANGS MISS ADVANCING BY ONLY 9 STROKES

BEST GOLF SEASON EVER ENDS ONE STEP SHORT OF STATE
The most successful boys golf team in MHS history was stopped in sectionals on Monday, but not after writing their names over and over into the school record books. The team was the first sectional qualifier and the first NSC-Lake division champion. This year's Stangs posted the program's highest overall winning percentage at .803 and won more tournaments (3) than in any prior year. Special thanks go to seniors Johnny Pierpont, Phil Senour, Jack Walliser, and Justin Wirt whose hard work and great performances during their MHS careers elevated MHS Boys Golf to new heights.

PIERPONT'S 2-UNDER 70 LEADS TEAM TO RECORD-SETTING PERFORMANCE!

STANGS "MEN IN BLACK" SHOOT TO SECTIONALS FOR 1st TIME EVER!

MHS USES HOME COURSE ADVANTAGE TO ADVANCE!

In a year of many firsts, the Mustangs stepped into the thick fog blanketing Steeple Chase sporting all black gear for the 1st time this season, and emerged from Tuesday's regional tournament with the school's first team advancement to sectionals in history. The Stangs fired a team record score of 298 for a par 72 course, propelling MHS to 2nd place overall in a regional where the top 3 teams move forward. The Mustangs' John Pierpont picked the right day to fire his best 18-hole round of the year as the senior star ripped off 6 birdies to finish with a 2-under par 70. When 75s came in from Pat McGrath and Phil Senour along with Ben Schroeder's 78, MHS punched its ticket to the sectional. Andrew Adamsick and Jack Walliser helped support the Mustangs best day in boys golf history.

FROM SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 29:

BRUCE SLOVITT TREVIAN INVITATIONAL RESULTS
TEAMS
New Trier 296, Lake Forest 311, Glenbrook North 311, Hersey 314, Mundelein 321, Carmel 322, Evanston 322, Highland Park 329, St. Charles North 331, Maine South 331, Loyola 344, Niles West 352, Northside Prep 353

McGRATH, SENOUR, SCHROEDER SCORE 2007 ALL-CONFERENCE HONORS

ANOTHER FIRST FOR MHS GOLF!

SURPRISE! STANGS WIN TIE-BREAKER FOR DIVISION CROWN! NOW...ON TO REGIONALS NEXT WEEK!
On Tuesday, the Mustangs officially found out the 5-team tiebreaker for the NSC-Lake Division Championship fell to MHS! It is the 1st time the Stangs have ever won the division title. The annoucement came during the NSC Conference Tourney at Midlane Country Club where things didn't go as well for the 5th place Stangs. Earning All-Conference honors on a difficult scoring day were senior Phil Senour, and juniors Pat McGrath and Ben Schroeder.

PIERPONT & SCHROEDER TIE FOR LOW-SCORE HONORS BUT...

MUSTANGS LOSE TO PATS BY 1 STROKE. COMING UP: THE MAIN EVENTS! NSC CHAMPIONSHIP ON TUESDAY AND 1 WEEK LATER...THE REGIONAL TOURNEY @ STEEPLE CHASE!
While it would have been a nice feather in the Mustangs cap, the NSC-Lake Division title slipped just out of the Stangs reach against Stevenson on Thursday night by a score of 159-160 at the Arboretum. Johnny Pierpont and Ben Schroeder each shot 39 to tie for 1st place medalist honors with 2 Pats while Phil Senour was just 1 stroke back with a 40 followed by Jack Walliser and Andrew Adamsick with 42s.

Now the Stangs turn their focus to the conference championship next Tuesday at Midlane followed by the state regional tourney on Oct. 2nd at Steeple Chase.

ADAMSICK'S 37 TO HELP MHS TAKE NAILBITER!

TIEBREAKING 5th SCORE GIVES MUSTANGS THE WIN OVER LAKE ZURICH TO SET UP NSC-LAKE TITLE MATCH VS. PATS!
When the top 4 scores were totalled for both the Mustangs and the Bears, the match was tied at 152. So the crucial, tie-breaking 5th scores came into play. The Stangs top 5 scores were a 37 from Andrew Adamsick, 38s from Jack Walliser and Justin Wirt, and 39s from Phil Senour and Ben Schroeder. The 5th score from Lake Zurich was a 40 -- 1 stroke higher than the victorious Mustangs.

The win moved MHS a half-game ahead of idle Stevenson and Lake Forest in the NSC-Lake. The Stangs can clinch the division title with a win over the Patriots on Thursday at Stevenson's home course, the Arboretum.

PIERPONT'S 1-UNDER 71 LEADS MHS AS 5 STANGS MEDAL!

MUSTANGS DOMINATE MHS INVITE BY 37 STROKES WITH 5 OF TOP 7!
Finally, the weather was perfect and the Mustangs took full advantage in capturing the Mundelein Invitational at Steeple Chase by a whopping 37 strokes over 2nd place Lakes in the 8-team field. The Stangs grabbed the top 4 spots as Johnny Pierpont came in 1st with a 1-under 71, Ben Schroeder fired a 75 for 2nd place, Andrew Adamsick finsihed 3rd with a 76, Phil Senour and Jack Walliser shot 78s - the 4th best scores of the tourney. Pierpont's 1-under 71 was only 1 stroke of 2003 alumnus Jon Fredbeck's 2-under par for the lowest 18 hole total in MHS history.

WIRT & SENOUR PAIR UP TO LIFT MHS TO WIN

STANGS BREEZE TO WINDY WIN OVER WARREN 157-164!
With 30 mph winds whipping around Steeple Chase, the Mustangs had to go into grinder mode against Warren. And while it may not have been the most spectacular golf ever played, it resulted in a gutsy 7 stroke MHS win. The Stangs showed their depth once again with Justin Wirt carding a medalist winning 38, immediately followed by Phil Senour's 39, and right behind were 4 Mustangs at 40: John Edwards, John Pierpont, Andrew Adamsick, and Ben Schroeder. The win raised the Stangs division record to 3-0. Another arch-rival visits Steeple Chase on Friday: Libertyville.

WALLISTER'S TOUGHEST IN THE ROUGHEST WEATHER

STREAKING STANGS STORM PAST THE NILES SCHOOLS!
The weather was rainy, windy, and cold but the Mustangs stayed hot, hot, and hot as they beat Niles West by 33 strokes and Niles North by 64 strokes. Jack Wallister finished first with an astonishing 38 considering the brutal conditions. NSC-Lake play resumes on Tuesday against Warren.

STANGS GRAB 4 OF TOP 6 SPOTS INCLUDING PIERPONT'S PLAYOFF WIN!

RECORD-SETTING ROMP!

MUSTANGS POST MHS ALL-TIME BEST TEAM SCORE OF 297 IN CAPTURING ANTIOCH INVITATIONAL IN 12-TEAM FIELD!
In an amazing, one-for-the-record-books performance on Saturday, the Mustangs traveled to Wisconsin for the Antioch Invitational, and fired the best team score in MHS boys golf history by posting a 297 -- an average of 74.25 for 18 holes on the Spring Valley golf course. In the process, the Stangs won the 12-team event by a whopping 10 strokes over the runner-up Warren Blue Devils. Senior John Pierpont came in 1st of 72 golfers with a 72. Junior Ben Schroeder also grabbed medalist honors with a 74, good enough for 3rd place overall. Seniors Justin Wirt (75) and Phil Senour (76) came in 5th and 6th respectively to also earn medals which went to the top 15 golfers in the tourney. The Mustang scoring was rounded out by Antioch Invite first-timers Pat McGrath (81) and Andrew Adamsick (84).

ADAMSICK, PIERPONT, SCHROEDER, WIRT ALL SHOOT 2-OVER IN RAIN

FOUR-OF-A-KIND 38s LIFT STANGS TO SHOWERING SWEEP!
The rains came down at Steeple Chase on Thursday afternoon but couldn't stop the Mustangs from beating Lakes by 20 strokes and Wauconda by 25. The Stangs splashed their way to victory by getting 2-over par 38s from the quartet of Andrew Adamsick, John Pierpont, Ben Schroeder, and Justin Wirt.

FIVE STANGS FIRE 38 AND UNDER!

HISTORIC STAMPEDE!

MUSTANGS STEP UP TO BEAT LAKE FOREST FOR 1st TIME IN SCHOOL'S 46 YEAR HISTORY.
Coach Todd Parola said that the record books don't show MHS golfers ever beating Lake Forest in head-to-head competition. That all changed Tuesday night as the Mustangs came in on a mission and accomplished it with a decisive 148-159 victory over the Scouts. The Stangs received even-par 36 performances from medalists Ben Schroeder and John Pierpont, along with a trio of 38s from Justin Wirt, Andrew Adamsick, and Pat McGrath. The win raised the Mustangs record in the NSC-Lake to 2-0.

SCHROEDER SHOOTS BACK-TO-BACK SUB-PARS!

REPEAT PERFORMANCE AS MHS FIRES 151 AGAIN AND ROUTS ZEE-BEES BY 26 STROKES IN NSC-LAKE OPENER.
The Mustangs came out firing for the 2nd straight afternoon posting a 151 total at Steeple Chase. That was 26 strokes better than Zion-Benton as MHS won the NSC-Lake opening match. Junior Ben Schroeder repeated his medalist role by shooting a 1-under 35 followed by senior John Pierpont's 38 while 39's by juniors Andrew Adamsick and Pat McGrath capped the Mustang scoring. MHS gets 4 days off before next Tuesday's key match against perennial power Lake Forest at Steeple Chase.

MHS ROMPS AS SCHROEDER GOES UNDER PAR!

COLD FRONT BLOWS IN, HOT STANGS BLOW OUT GRAYSLAKE & WAUCONDA IN HOME OPENER! NEXT: NSC-LAKE OPENER.
Halfway through Wednesday's home opening match against Wauconda and Grayslake North, a cold front came through Steeple Chase dropping the temp about 10 degrees in a minute while the wind gusts picked up to over 20 mph. But the weather change didn't stop the Mustangs from charging through to a 27 stroke win over the Knights and 39 better than the Bulldogs. MHS got its first under-par round of the season from medalist Ben Schroeder who posted a bogey-free 35. John Pierpont popped in a 1-over 37, while Phil Senour turned in a 39. Jack Walliser and Andrew Adamsick came through with 40s. Junior Pat McGrath made his varsity debut with a solid 41. Justin Wirt filled out the Mustang scorecard with a 45. Next up is Zion-Benton on Thursday - the start of the NSC-Lake schedule.

SCHROEDER FIRES 78 TO LEAD STANG GANG!

MHS FINISHES 5th OF 18 AT LAKE COUNTY TOURNEY!
The Mustangs had a solid showing at the Lake County tournament, finishing in 5th with a 4-man combined score of 320, which was 11 strokes off the pace set by 1st place Stevenson who posted a 309. Ben Schroeder was low man for MHS with a 78, good enough to be one of the medalists. Andrew Adamsick came through with an 80 followed by 81s from John Pierpont and Justin Wirt. MHS scores were rounded out by Phil Senour (82) and Jack Walliser (90).

RESULTS: Stevenson 309; Lake Forest 312; Highland Park 313; Deerfield 313; Mundelein 320; Warren 320; Libertyville 324; Lake Zurich 326; Zion-Benton 327; Grayslake Central 347; Antioch 353; Lakes 357; Vernon Hills 360; Grayslake North 363; Grant 366; Waukegan 381; Wauconda 385; Round Lake 492

PIERPONT'S 73 BURNS UP BITTERSWEET COURSE!

WE'LL TAKE THAT, THANK YOU! MUSTANGS GRAB 1st IN THE WATERLOGGED WARREN INVITATIONAL!
It was all MHS on the sloppy track at the Warren Invitational. John Pierpont led the Stangs by posting a 73. Phil Senour contributed a 79.

TEAM SCORES: Mundelein 315, Warren 317, Highland Park 320, Evanston 321, Deerfield 329, Zion-Benton 329, Carmel 332, Lakes 357, Grayslake North 367, Waukegan 428.

THE SEASON HAS BEGUN!

STANGS FIRE INTO 3rd IN OPENING TOURNEY

DESPITE RAIN, WIND, CHILL IN HUNTLEY!
With great expectations, the 2007 boys golf team battled hard against the elements and earned a third place finish at the 12-team Huntley Invite held at Whisper Creek. The Mustangs were allowed only 5 golfers and used the four scores of Johnny Pierpont (75), Jack Walliser (79), Ben Schroeder (82), and Justin Wirt (86).