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Golf swings into a new era

Olivia Hickman and Claire Sigler
October 7, 2025
Claire Sigler
Senior Harrison Tanner putts the ball.

The golf team has swung into a new era of both leadership and strong performances. One main change this season has been this take over of new coach, Garrett Huffman, as a result of former coach, David (Weenie) Miller’s retirement. The golf season started in August and they have had matches nearly every week. 

Senior Harrison Tanner has been playing golf since his freshman year and recently committed to Southern Virginia University for golf. Tanner reflects on how the season is currently going for him, how he serves as a leader on the team, and how he has personally improved.

“It’s been a really good season so far. As a senior, I have been making sure everyone is getting along and improving on their game. Personally, I’ve rebuilt a lot of confidence since last season’s struggles,” Tanner said.

This year, the team gained a new coach, Huffman. Huffman is a RCHS alumnus and has played golf himself since he was little. This is his first coaching job. Tanner shares his opinions on Huffman.

“I absolutely love Coach Huffman, we all get along with him very well,” Tanner said.

Sophomore Davis Welsh has been playing for the past two years. He explains how the season is

Sophomore Davis Welsh hits a drive. (Claire Sigler)

going. 

“The season has been very good and we’ve been doing pretty good this year. We just won districts which was pretty exciting. I’ve definitely improved since the start of the season. I’ve had a couple of bad rounds this year, but it is just part of golf,” Welsh said. 

Welsh then shares what his favorite moment from this past season was.  

“My favorite moment from this season was when we competed at the Homestead and I almost got a hole in one,” Welsh said.

On Sept. 22, the golf team traveled to Ironwood for their fourth district competition. The team was the Shenandoah District Champion with a score of 322 to win the title. Tanner led the team with a score of 76, followed by sophomore Joe Vargas with a score of 78, senior Dean Fafatas with a score of 81, Welsh with a score of 87, sophomore Hendrick Colvin with a score of 94, and junior Fin Looney with a score of 104. 

Along with the team recognition, some individual players got recognized for individual All- District Honors. Tanner, Fafatas, and Vargas got recognized as first team and Welsh was recognized as second team. 

To finish out their season, the golf team traveled to Spotswood Country Club on Sep. 29 to compete in the regional championships. The team placed fifth overall at the competition with a score of 327. The Cats were led by Tanner with a score of 78. 

The golf team has had an extremely successful season with placing first at districts and fifth at regions.

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About the Contributors
Olivia Hickman
Olivia Hickman, Online Editor-in-Chief
Olivia Hickman is a senior at Rockbridge County High School. This is her third year in journalism and she is the Online Editor in Chief for the Prowler. She joined journalism again because she enjoyed her past two years of creating articles and media for the Prowler. When she is not at school, Hickman enjoys riding her horse, Annie, and going to competitions with her. She is also involved in other clubs both in and out of school including Pony Club, Project Connection, NHS, and Interact. She also loves to read, bake, and hike. Hickman also has a passion for traveling. She enjoys exploring new places and learning about different cultures. She is so excited to finish out her time at high school taking this amazing class.   
Claire Sigler
Claire Sigler, Print Editor-in-Chief
Claire Sigler is a senior at Rockbridge County High School. This is her third year as a member of The Prowler, and she is thrilled to be stepping into the role of Editor-in-Chief. Sigler is ecstatic to continue her work with the school’s newspaper and is ready to dive even deeper into its creation. She can often be found sipping one too many chai lattes, enjoying a good movie, or photographing anything and everything. As a dedicated dancer, she spends most of her time as a senior company member at The Rockbridge Ballet, training in a range of styles including pointe, ballet, tap, jazz, and modern. After high school, Sigler plans to expand her passion for design by growing her marketing skills, combining creativity with strategy to make ideas a reality.