What: 2013 NYSPHSAA Boy’s Golf STATE CHAMPIONSHIP

Where: Robert Trent Jones Golf Course at Cornell University, Ithaca, NY.

When: June 1-3, 2013. 36 Hole Medal Play Event which will take place on Sunday, June 2nd and Monday June 3rd.

Who: The Top (9) Players in all of Section VI (59 School Districts / Golf Teams) – the Top 1%. The Top (9) qualified for states on May 20, 2013 at Diamond Hawk GC, Cheektowaga, NY in a 27 hole medal play event.

2013 Section VI State Team Roster:

– This is the 2nd trip to States for David Berkun, Ben Reichert and Nolan Ditcher.

1. Aaron Schauger, 12, Grand Island (NFL) – 2013 Section VI Champion
2. David Berkun, 12, Williamsville North (ECIC) – 2013 Section VI Runner-Up
3. Ben Reichert, 9, Williamsville North (ECIC) – 2013 Section VI 3rd Place Finish
4. Mark Joslin, 12, Hamburg (ECIC) – 2013 Section VI 4th Place Finish
5. Joe Conti, 11, Fredonia (CCAA I)
6. Mark Lesinski, 12, Williamsville North (ECIC)
7. Wil Lockwood, 11, Maple Grove (CCAA II West)
8. Danny Weimer, 12, Silver Creek (CCAA II West)
9. Nolan Ditcher, 9, Randolph (CCAA II East)

Aaron Schauger, 12, Grand Island (NFL) – 2013 Section VI Champion. Coach: Craig Warthling

Williamsville North HS has 3 players going to states, 2 returning. The non-returning player (Mark Lesinski) finished 3rd at the 2012 ECIC Qualifier (Results: Click Here.)

FYI, The ECIC, NO, and NFL Leagues play their seasons in the Fall (2012). The CCAA leagues play in the Spring (2013).

Williamsville North has won the ECIC Team Championship for the 2011, 2012 and 2013 Seasons, the last Williamsville team to win the ECIC crown was Williamsville East in 1997, and Williamsville South in 1994, 1995, 1996.

A full listing of ECIC Team Champions since 1986 can be found by clicking here.

Competition Details:

– There are 11 Sections in all of NYSPHSAA who will compete for the State Title. The Winning section will be determined by taking the best daily 8 scores (out of 9) from each section, and adding them up. The Section with the lowest two-day total will be declared the overall winner. The top 3 sections will be recognized at the conclusion of the tournament.

– The State All-Star Team will consist of the 20 players (and ties) with the lowest two-day total score.

– The Top 6 Overall Finishers will be invited to represent NYSPHSAA at the (NYSFSSAA) NYS Federation of Secondary School Athletic Associations at Bethpage Black Course in Farmingdale, NY on June 10, 2012.

-Information on the results of the tournament will be sent to the media, via email following each day of the State Tournament by either myself and/or the State Golf Committee.

– Results and Photos will also be made available online at www.section6golf.com.