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Five matches for Rickman before high school golf career ended

Alex Rickman was the only senior on the Bonsall High School golf team this year, and before the season was cut short due to the cancellation of school and CIF spring sports, he was able to participate in the Legionnaires’ five matches.

“It was unfortunate that it had to end early. He made a lot of good progress over the four years he played for me,” Bonsall coach Eddie Van Hoosear. “To play all four years and not be able to finish is really unfortunate.”

Rickman was one of seven players on the 2020 team. The Legionnaires lost all five of the matches they played this year.

“We graduated a senior last year, so Alex being a senior this year he really jumped into that leadership role,” Van Hoosear said.

Joe Contreras was on Bonsall’s golf team for four years before graduating in 2019. He now golfs for Providence Christian College in Pasadena.

The two juniors on the team will be seniors in 2021.

“They’ve also been with me on the team since they were freshmen, so I’m pretty confident they’re going to step up into that role,” Van Hoosear said.

His participation in the matches which were played will result in Rickman receiving a varsity letter.

“He’ll definitely get one,” Van Hoosear said. “We had a full month of the season before school was canceled and he played in all five matches that we had.”

Five of the other six Legionnaires will also receive varsity letters. One member of the team was academically ineligible and practiced with the team but did not participate. He would have become eligible March 16.

“I’m confident that we’re going to come back. We’ll pick up where we left off,” Van Hoosear said.

Joe Naiman can be reached by email at [email protected].

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Joe Naiman, Writer

Joe Naiman has been writing for the Village News since 2001

 

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