Eagles' CIF Chances Gone With the Wind at Cypress Ridge

Playing in 20-30 mph winds, the Oak Park Eagles finished 9th in the 18-team field posting a 424 at the 18-team field CIF Central Coast Divisional at Cypress Ridge GC in Arroyo Grande.   Oak Park was led by freshman standout Alex Kim who carded a 79 in the blustery conditions followed by senior Tyler Schwanz with an 82.  The match was the final high school event for Schwanz, Chris Riggs (87) and Nic Yap (88) who will all graduate this year.  The season continues for junior Connor Paden who will compete in the CIF Northern Individual Regionals at River Ridge in Oxnard on Monday.  Santa Barbara, Righetti and Atascadero advanced to the CIF Finals.

Consistent play key to win

The Oak Park Eagles golf team won its fourth league tournament in five events, shooting a solid 382 to best second place St. Bonaventure by 27 strokes.  The Eagles were once again led by senior Tyler Schwanz who carded a one over par 72 to share medalist honors with Malibu's Ryan Sarmiento.  With one match remaining, Sarmiento (373) sits atop the individual leaderboard, nine strokes ahead of Ryan Prosser of Oaks Christian and Jon Poole of St. Bonaventure who are tied for second at 382.   One stroke behind is Oak Park's Connor Paden.  Oak Park needs to finish fourth place or better  in the TVL finals to clinch the 2010 team title.

Calabasas and Mira Costa Tie for Team Title at 10th Annual Oak Park Invitational

Nick Thomas and Greg London Share Indie Title

Calabasas 1 and Mira Costa 2 shared team honors posting a three-man score of 234 at a blustery North Ranch Country Club.  Calabasas was led by Walker Huddy (75), followed by Brandon Molnar (76) and Jordan Malinoff (83).  Mira Costa 2 was paced by Lawrence Ree, who tied for third overall at three-over 74. David Kim and Tyler Nakazaki each posted 80.

Chaminade's Nick Thomas and Loyola's Greg London each carded a two-over par 73 to share the individual title. Ree and New Community Jewish High School's Jonathan Sanders tied for third at 74.  Rounding out the top 10 were: Huddy, Kyle Demshki of Calabasas 2, Michael D'Anglo (tied at 75), and Austin Kaiser of Atascadero, Brandon Molnar of Calabasas and defending champion JJ Holen of West Ranch who all tied at 76.

Oak Park was led by freshman Alex Kim who tied for 42nd in the 102-player field with an 85.

The Oak Park Invitational featured 102 players from 28 schools from the Central Coast of California to Orange County. 

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Oak Park Loses to Calabasas and TO in Non League Event

Freshman Mirza fires 81 in debut

While Oak Park finished third in a non league match with Marmonte League standouts Calabasas and Thousand Oaks, it was a positive day for the Eagles.  Freshman Zach Mirza, playing in his very first high school match posted an 81, that included a quadruple bogey on the finishing hole.  Zach's nine over par was good enough for him to finish second on the team behind Senior Chris Riggs who carded a six over par 77.  In addition to Mirza, the Eagle lineup also included freshman Ryan Snyder and sophomore Jason Selby playing in their first and second events respectively.

Oak Park Claims 2010 TVL Title With Win at Sterling Hills

Junior Connor Paden advances to CIF Individuals

The Oak Park Eagles were crowned Tri Valley League Champions after winning the fifth of six league tournaments.  Led by Senior Tyler Schwanz who was medalist with a one over par 72, the Eagles carded a team total of 402 to best St. Bonaventure by six strokes.  The Seraphs also finished second in league followed by Malibu who finished third in the finals and third in TVL play.  All three teams advance to the CIF Central Coast Regionals Monday at Cypress Ridge in Arroyo Grande.  The Eagles have advanced to CIF in each of the 10 years Bruce Beck has been coach.  In that time, the team has won six TVL Championships and have never finished lower than second.

Junior Connor Paden is the lone Eagle to advance to CIF individual play.  Connor, who shot 79 at Sterling, finished in a three way tie for fourth in league play  with Oak Christian's Ryan Prosser and Malibu's Mo Bardovi to force a playoff for post season individual play.  After a bogey by Bardovi, Paden and Prosser both parred the first playoff hole, (436 yard par 4 first hole) to represent the TVL along with 2010 Player of the Year Ryan Sarmiento of Malibu and St. Bonventure's Jon Poole.

Paden was also one of three players to receive Tri Valley First Team All League Honors.  Also named were senior Nic Yapp and Junior Jake Orens.  Alex Kim and Chris Riggs received Second Team honors.  Schwanz, arguably the best player in the league, led all Tri Valley League players by with a 71.8 stroke average (nearly three strokes better than Sarmiento). He was not eligible for post season play or honors because he did not compete in all six matches. With his win, Tyler also moved into second place all time for the Eagles with 12 career victories, behind 2003 grad and current professional golfer Brandon Beck.

For complete results, please visit the TVL Results Page.

Playing the 7,000+ yard course at Brookside Golf Course, the Eagles dropped a non league match to Crescenta Valley 422-420 on Monday.  Crescenta Valley's Michael Pimson led all scorers with a three over par 75 to narrowly edge out Oak Park freshman Alex Kim by one stroke for medalist honors.  Senior Tyler Schwanz was close behind with a five over par 77. Kim continues to show steady improvement in his first year averaging 76.6 in his last three high school matches. During the weekend, the freshman followed a first round score of 76 with a career best of three under par 69 at the VCJGA Play It Again Sports Open at Simi Hills  GC.    With the loss, the Eagles drop to 19-8 overall.  The Eagles resume league play Thursday at Elkins Ranch.

Eagles Top Field in TVL #4 at Malibu

The Oak Park golf team, which continues to play well since the return of Tyler Schwanz to the lineup, shot 396 at Malibu Country Club to win its third TVL tournament in four tries.  The Eagles were led by junior Connor Paden who carded a solid 2 over par 74, followed by Schwanz one back at 75.  Malibu's Ryan Sarmiento was the medalist at one over par 73.  In the team race, Oak Park leads both Malibu and St. Bonaventure by three points with two matches remaining.

Go to TVL Results for complete scores through four matches.

Oak Park Tops Viewpoint at Rustic Canyon

Younger Players Gain Experience in Non League Match

The Eagles led by medalist Tyler Schwanz' even par 72 bested Viewpoint at Rustic Canyon 418-430.  In addition to Schwanz and Junior Connor Paden (82), the Eagles competed well with four first year players, all of whom continue gain valuable experience.  Once again freshman Zach Mirza posted a solid round of 83 while fellow freshman Kevin Jackson carded an 88.  

Welcome Back Tyler!

Schwanz' 68 leads a pack of Eagle career bests in TVL Win

Senior Tyler Schwanz made his return to the lineup a memorable one posting a four under par 68 at Olivas Links to lead the Eagles to a victory in the third Tri Valley League tournament of the year.  Tyler, who has missed the past four weeks due to injury, carded  five birdies and one bogey to lead all scorers.  The Eagles also recorded a season best 367 as five players shot career bests (Schwanz 68, Nic Yapp 73, Connor Paden 73, Alex Kim 76 and Jake Orens 77).   After three matches, the Eagles sit atop the TVL leaderboard with 16 points.

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Oak Park Plays Well in Loss to Undefeated Arcadia

Schwanz Cleared to Play

Although the Eagles lost in a non league match to undefeated Arcadia at Santa Anita Golf Course, the Eagles showed tremendous improvement.  Led by freshman Alex Kim's five over par 77, the Eagles bested their last performance by 20 strokes and battled Arcadia all the way to the end finishing 405-393.  The hard work  by first year sophomore Jason Selby who has been reworking his swing, was evident with a 10-over par 82.  Freshman Zach Mirza, who has been making adjustments to his swing also contributed with his second solid outing in a row with an 83. 

The Eagles also received good news that senior and defending Tri Valley Player of the Year Tyler Schwanz has been cleared to play.  Tyler, who was initially believed to be out for the year after injuring his elbow in a non-golf related accident, was cleared to play by his doctors.   Tyler, who practiced today for the first time since the accident, may join the Eagles in time for the next league match on Thursday.