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Yellowjackets shoot season-best 205 in league match at Tilden

Daily Planet Staff
Thursday April 06, 2000

Berkeley High boys golf coach Matt Bremer has been predicting a sub-215 score for his team for weeks, but the remarkable 205 the Berkeley High boys golf team shot at Tilden Park Golf Course on Wednesday surprised even the optimistic coach. 

“I really was surprised, I thought we were going to work from 215 to 213 to 209 or something like that,” Bremer said after the match. “It was awesome. Everything kind of meshed.” 

The score marked a 10-stroke improvement over the Yellowjackets’ previous team record, set earlier this season in a league match at Tilden Park. Berkeley had little trouble adhering to its pre-match resolution to keep everyone under 50 strokes, with the ’Jacket golfers averaging a 41. Ivan Holmes and Adam Breckler each broke the 40 mark, notching a 37 and 39, respectively, to set the tone for Berkeley. Curran Kennedy, Matt Wickett and Walker Koppelman-Brown rounded out the team’s scoring with a 40, 44 and 45. 

The 205 total was especially stunning, considering the squad shot a sky-high 245 just one day earlier against the same Monte Vista team at Roundhill Country Club. Though the ultra-deep Mustangs completed the series sweep of BHS by carding a 191 at Tilden on Wednesday, the Yellowjacket coaches were thrilled to have remained so competitive with one of the league’s strongest teams.  

“Monte Vista is a really classy team, they field a great lineup,” Bremer said. “Their No. 4 person shot their best score (36) – that speaks a lot about their depth.” 

The ’Jackets get perhaps their last opportunity to earn a league win next Tuesday, when they host Granada in a rematch of the March 16 contest won by the Matadors. A victory could vault Berkeley out of the East Bay Athletic League basement in time for the league tournament on May 1.  

“We’re peaking at the right time,” Bremer said. “We’ve got Granada coming up – a must-win game to get out of the cellar. I’m hoping our bubble doesn’t burst.”