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Athletic Liam Hart ’19 Wins PIAA Class 3A Golf Title To the victor go the donuts, at least in Liam Hart’s world. A day after making history by shooting a final round 71 at the Heritage Hills Resort on Oct. 24 in York, Pa. to win the PIAA Class 3A state golf title, Hart, a junior at Holy Ghost, was greeted in his history class with three dozen Krispy Kreme congratulatory donuts, courtesy of Holy Ghost’s director of admissions Ryan Abramson ’94. “He made some history, so I thought I’d honor him in his history class,” says Abramson. Hart had to overcome a tough Heritage Hills course, a stellar field of golfers, and weather delays aplenty to win the state title with a 36-hole total of one over par 143. He became the second HGP golfer in the past three years to capture the state title, joining Steve Cerbara in 2015. Hart has literally been training for pressure-packed moments like the state championship for most of his life. His father, John, an avid golfer, bought him his first golf clubs at the age of 4, and young Liam immediately started hitting shots in his parents’ backyard. “John had hoped it would become an activity they could enjoy together,” says Maria Hart, Liam’s mother. “He also knew if he could take Liam golfing with him, I would have no objections to letting him play every weekend! “We soon observed that Liam had a natural ability and love for the game.” The Harts are members of the Spring Mill Country Club in Ivyland, which has allowed Hart the opportunity to constantly feed his love of the game. His obvious passion for the sport, combined with a tireless work ethic, has allowed Hart to blossom into a state champion as a junior. Hart has aspirations to continue the recent run of HGP golfers who have played collegiately, joining the likes of Jon Gunerman ’10, Chris Crawford ’12, Steve Cerbara ’16, and Jack La Rosa ’17. “He has the skills to be a college golfer, it’s a matter of whether he wants it or not,” says Holy Ghost Prep coach Mark Walder ’02. “The biggest difference between Liam and the guys who are competing in college is distance, which is something that can be developed.”
Legends of the Fall
The Bicentennial Athletic League (BAL) announced its all-league teams for the fall season, and Holy Ghost Prep was well represented on the league’s annual best of the best player lists for each sport. For a second straight year, HGP’s Connor Fife was selected the league MVP in soccer. In addition, two HGP coaches, Ken Lawson ’91 (soccer) and Mike Meistering (cross-country), were named 2017 BAL Coach of the Year in their respective sports. The following HGP student-athletes earned All-BAL honors this fall:
GOLF First Team: Liam Hart ’19, Dan Kovacevich ’19, DJ Pinciotti ’18 Second Team: Chris Aileo ’18, Jack Bishop ’18 Honorable Mention: Owen Heffernan ’19
CROSS-COUNTRY First Team: Tony Carbino ’19, Antonio Camacho ’21, Elliott Puckett ’21 Second Team: Nick Polidoro ’19, John Horgan ’21, Killian Brennan ’20, Paul Watkins ’20
SOCCER First Team: Connor Fife ’18 (league MVP), Alex Finney ’18, Nkosi Graham ’19, Sasha Rubinstein ’18 Second Team: Brendan Eagen ’18, Cole Martillotti ’18, Ethan Ruppersberger ’19, Tyler Weimert ’20
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