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Opponent Date Time Location Result Score Alerts Recap
Happy Valley Invitational
Penn State University Win

The Golf Team traveled to State College and began the 2024 season where they ended in 2023. The runner-up in last year's Pennsylvania State Championship, the Explorers shot 2-over par (290) as a team to defeat eighteen other 3A Boys schools and capture the Happy Valley Invitational on the White Course at Penn State University. Nolan Corcoran fired a 1-under par round of 71 followed by Ian Natale (72), Diego Yanez (73), and Liam Littleton (74) in a highly competitive Pay-4-Count-4 format.

1) La Salle, 2) Radnor, 3) Spring-Ford, 4) Southern Lehigh, 5) State College, 6) Shaler, 7) Central Dauphin, 8) Cumberland Valley, 9) Governor Mifflin, 10) Emmaus, 11) Indiana, 12) Altoona, 13) Jersey Shore, 14) Downingtown East, 15) Hazleton, 16) North Pocono, 17) Red Land, 18) Valley View, 19) Bellefonte

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Father Judge High School
Blue Bell Country Club Win 237-286

The Explorers began their defense of the Philadelphia Catholic League Championship with a 49-stroke victory over Father Judge. Freshman A.J. Cifra made his debut and fired a 2-over par round of 38 on the front nine of Blue Bell Country Club to lead all scorers. Ben Robbins, Tristan Smith, and Cody Sutcliffe all shot 39.

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Holy Ghost Preparatory School
Whitemarsh Valley Country Club Win 229-260

Nolan Corcoran fired an even par round of 36 on the front nine of Whitemarsh Valley Country to lead the Explorers to a 31-stroke victory over Holy Ghost Prep. Freshman A.J. Cifra carded a 37 and Ian Natale and Ben Robbins each shot 38.

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Roman Catholic High School
Whitemarsh Valley Country Club Win 232-357

Ian Natale fired an even par round of 36 on the front nine of Whitemarsh Valley Country Club to lead the Explorers to a win over Roman Catholic. Nolan Corcoran carded a 37 and A.J. Cifra, Chris Vahey, and Diego Yanez each shot 38.

Upper Dublin High School - JV Match
Blue Bell Country Club Win 207-242

Sophomore Jameson Galbally and freshman Julian Butt each carded 4-over par rounds of 40 on the front nine of Blue Bell Country Club as the Explorers defeated Upper Dublin by 35-strokes in an early season JV match.

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Little Flower High School
John F. Byrne Golf Club Win 221-379

Sophomore Ben Robbins fired a 1-under par round of 32 on the front nine of John F. Byrne Golf Club to lead all golfers.

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St. Hubert's Catholic High School
John F. Byrne Golf Club Win 221-376

Sophomore Ben Robbins fired a 1-under par round of 32 on the front nine of John F. Byrne Golf Club to lead all golfers.

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Bonner-Prendergast Catholic High School
Blue Bell Country Club Win 237-339

Nolan Corcoran fired a 1-under par round of 35 on the front nine of Blue Bell Country Club as the Explorers defeated Bonner-Prendergast by 102-strokes. Chris Vahey and Cody Sutcliffe each shot 38.

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Conwell-Egan Catholic High School
Middletown Country Club Win 224-257

Sophomore Ben Robbins fired an even par round of 35 on the front nine of Middletown Country Club to lead the Explorers to a 33-stroke victory over Conwell-Egan. John Gavaghan carded a 36.

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Lansdale Catholic High School
North Hills Country Club Win 224-258

Diego Yanez fired a 1-under par round of 34 on the front nine of North Hills Country Club to lead the Explorers to a 34-stroke victory over Lansdale Catholic and a 7-0 start in the Philadelphia Catholic League (9-0 overall). Iain McEwen added an even par round of 35.

St. Joseph's Preparatory School - JV Match
Blue Bell Country Club Loss 254-249
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Cardinal O'Hara High School
Paxon Hollow Golf Course Win 217-240

Ian Natale fired a 2-under par round of 33 and Nolan Corcoran shot 34 on the front nine of Paxon Hollow Golf Club as the Explorers improved to 10-0 with a 23-stroke victory over Cardinal O'Hara. All eight La Salle golfers shot under 40 with Diego Yanez shooting even par.

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Holy Ghost Preparatory School
Union League Golf Club at Torresdale Win 233-234 Nolan Corcoran shot a 3-over par round of 37 on the front nine of the Union League Torresdale as the Explorers defeated Holy Ghost Prep 233-234 to improve to 11-0.
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Unionville High School
Whitemarsh Valley Country Club Win 229-251 Nolan Corcoran, Ben Robbins, Ian Natale, and Chris Vahey each shot 1-over par rounds of 37 on the front nine of Whitemarsh Valley Country Club to lead the Explorers to a 22-stroke win over Unionville, the defending District 1 champions.
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Archbishop Carroll High School
Whitemarsh Valley Country Club Win 226-314 Nolan Corcoran, Ben Robbins, Ian Natale, and Chris Vahey each shot 1-over par rounds of 37 on the front nine of Whitemarsh Valley Country Club to lead the Explorers to a 226-314 win over Archbishop Carroll.
Devon Preparatory School - JV Match
Blue Bell Country Club Win 217-284

Freshman Julian Butt fired a 2-over par round of 38 on the front nine of Blue Bell Country Club to lead the Explorers to a 67-stroke victory over Devon Prep.

Holy Ghost Preparatory School - JV Match
Blue Bell Country Club Win 217-223

Freshman Julian Butt fired a 2-over par round of 38 on the front nine of Blue Bell Country Club to lead the Explorers to a 6-stroke victory over Holy Ghost Prep.

Spring-Ford Area High School - JV Match
Blue Bell Country Club Win 251-257 John Gavaghan shot a 2-over par round of 38 on the front nine of Blue Bell Country Club to lead the Explorers to a 6-stroke win over Spring-Ford.
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Archbishop Wood High School
Five Ponds Country Club Win 217-268 Ian Natale shot a 5-under par round of 31 on the back nine of Five Ponds Golf Club and Diego Yanez shot even par as the Explorers improved to 14-0 with a 218-268 win over Archbishop Wood.
Malvern Preparatory School - JV Match
Applebrook Golf Club Loss 202-199 Julian Butt fired an even par round of 36 on the front nine of Applebrook Golf Club as the Explorers lost to Malvern Prep by 3-strokes.
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Devon Preparatory School
Whitemarsh Valley Country Club Win 242-257 Ian Natale fired a 1-under par round of 35 on the front nine of Whitemarsh Valley Country Club to lead #LaSalleGolf to a 242-257 win over Devon Prep.
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St. Joseph's Preparatory School
Old York Road Country Club Win 232-243 Diego Yanez shot a 1-over par round of 37 on the front nine of Old York Road Country Club as the Explorers defeated Saint Joseph’s Prep by 11 strokes to win the regular season championship. Ben Robbins, Tristian Smith, and Nolan Corcoran all shot 38.
Wissahickon High School - JV Match
Blue Bell Country Club Win 249-292
North Penn High School - JV Match
The Club at Shannondell Win 250-272 A.J. Cifra shot a 3-over par round of 38 on the front nine of The Club at Shannondell to lead the Explorers to a 22-stroke win.
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Nazareth Academy High School
John F. Byrne Golf Club Win 220-281
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Malvern Preparatory School
Whitemarsh Valley Country Club Win 228-236 Ian Natale fired a 1-under par round of 35 and Nolan Corcoran shot even par on the front nine of Whitemarsh Valley Country Club to lead the Explorers to a 228-236 win over Malvern Prep.
William Penn Charter School - JV Match
Philadelphia Cricket Club - St. Martin's Course Win 204-228 Jameson Galbally carded a 3-over par round of 38 on the Saint Martin’s Course at Philadelphia Cricket Club to lead the Explorers to a 24-stroke victory.
William Penn Charter School - JV Match
Blue Bell Country Club Win 246-297 Iain McEwen shot a 2-over par round of 38 on the front nine of Blue Bell Country Club to lead the Explorers.
Unionville High School - JV Match
The Club at Shannondell Loss 256-255
Malvern Preparatory School - JV Match
The Club at Shannondell Loss 242-240
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Episcopal Academy
Merion Golf Club - West Course Tie 183-183 Tristan Smith fired a 1-under par round of 34 on the front nine of Merion West Golf Club as the Explorers tied Episcopal Academy in a scrimmage prior to next week’s Philadelphia Catholic League Championship.
Philadelphia Catholic League Championship
Jeffersonville Golf Club Win

La Salle Golf captured its 9th consecutive Philadelphia Catholic Championship and the program's 21st Philadelphia Catholic League Championship since 2000. Senior Chris Vahey fired a 2-under par round of 68 to win the individual championship. Diego Yanez shot an even par round of 70 and eight Explorers earned All-Catholic honors.

TEAM SCORING
1) La Salle - 287, 2) Saint Joseph's Prep - 316, 3) Devon Prep - 319, 4) Lansdale Catholic - 324, 5) Father Judge - 348, 6) Cardinal O'Hara - 348, 7) Archbishop Wood - 368, 8) Conwell-Egan - 396

INDIVIDUAL SCORING
1) Chris Vahey - LS - 68, 2) John Curran - DP - 69, 3) Diego Yanez - LS - 70, 4) Declan McLane - SJP - 72, 5) Ian Natale - LS - 73, 6) Sean Mariano - LC - 75, 7) Nolan Corcoran - LS - 76, John Diamond - SJP - 76, 9)
Ben Robbins - LS - 77, Jason DiRita - AC - 77

The Haverford School - JV Match
Blue Bell Country Club Loss 250-244
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William Penn Charter School
Huntingdon Valley Country Club Win 186-194 Tristan Smith and Diego Yanez each fired 1-over par rounds of 36 on the Centennial Nine of Huntingdon Valley Country Club as the Explorers defeated Penn Charter in a tune-up prior to next week’s District 12 Championship.
District 12 (City) Championship
Philmont Country Club Win

La Salle Golf captured its 8th consecutive District 12 (City) Championship in difficult conditions at Philmont Country Club. Chris Vahey and Nolan Corcoran each fired 6-over par rounds of 76 to lead the Explorers. Vahey parred the third playoff hole to capture the individual championship and become the first golfer to win both the Philadelphia Catholic League and District 12 championships in the same year. Vahey and Corcoran will compete as individuals at the Pennsylvania State Championship.

TEAM SCORING
1) La Salle - 317, 2) Saint Joseph's Prep - 336, 3) Cardinal O'Hara - 351, 4) Father Judge - 366, 5) Central High School - 404

INDIVIDUAL SCORING
1) Chris Vahey - LS - 76, 2) John Diamond - SJP - 76, 3) Nolan Corcoran - LS - 76, 4) Patrick Rode - SJP - 78, 5) Tristan Smith - LS -80, 6) Ian Natale - LS - 82, 7) Ben Robbins - LS - 83, 8) Cody Sutcliffe - LS - 84, Will Savarese - SJP - 84, 10) Diego Yanez - LS - 85, Iain McEwen - LS - 85, Declan McLane - SJP - 85, Marty Burns - FJ - 85, Mike Reardon - CO - 85

Southern Lehigh High School - PIAA Sub-Regional Match
Saucon Valley Country Club Win 317-336 Chris Vahey fired a 3-over par round of 75 on the Grace Course at Saucon Valley Country Club to lead the Explorers to a 19-stroke win over Southern Lehigh, the District 11 champions. La Salle Golf improved to 22-0-1 and advanced to the finals of the Pennsylvania State Championship for the 7th time in eight years.
PIAA State Championship
Penn State University Loss