SPOILS OF VICTORY: Members of the Princeton High boys’ golf team show off the T-shirts and plaque they earned for placing first in the Colonial Valley Conference (CVC) Open Championship last Thursday at the Mercer Oaks Golf Course (West) in West Windsor. PHS senior star Walter Gumbinger placed first individually with a three-under 69. The Tigers went on to place eighth in the New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association (NJSIAA) North Jersey Group 3 Sectional last Monday at the Flanders Valley Golf Course in Flanders. Pictured, from left, are Phineas Choe, Andrew Spies, Kona McAlester, Walter Gumbinger, Owen Barry, and head coach Patrick Noone.
By Bill Alden
While the Princeton High boys’ golf team has featured several new faces on its lineup this spring, there was a key constant in senior star Walter Gumbinger.
“One of Walter’s goals was understanding that everyone is new and making them welcome and letting them know the expectations and how the team and the program is,” said PHS head coach Patrick Noone. more