By STEVE WILLIAMS SOUTHERN PINES – Northwood’s girls golf program will be forever indebted to Emily Brooks and Maggie Denny. “This team was actually started because of those two,” said Chargers coach Karen Crisp. “Northwood did not have a team before they came along so it just speaks wonders for what they’ve done.” The Chargers…
By David Droschak From his early years as a cart boy working his way through college to his most recent position as head pro at his hometown golf course in Roxbury, N.Y., 38-year-old Joel Iacovelli dreamed of owning his own business. So how did Iacovelli manage to make it from a tiny town in the…
By Eddie Southards Coming from behind is familiar territory in high school state tournaments for 4-A women’s power Athens Drive. The Jaguars, a runner-up in 2010, carded a two-day total of 481 at Pinehurst No. 6 to beat Reagan of Forsyth County by 10 shots en route to their third state title in four years.…
By David Droschak The confident words emanating from 90-year-old Peggy Kirk Bell ring just as true as they have for decades of legendary instruction of what we all consider one of the more complex tasks in sports – perfecting the golf swing. “Keep it simple,” Mrs. Bell says. “I don’t think it’s hard to teach…