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Hornets top Trojans in season finale

The Emmaus golf team heads into the postseason after winning its final 10 matches of the 2026 regular season.

The Hornets finished a 15-2 regular season with a win over Parkland last week that should seal a spot in the District 11 team tournament. They finished in a four-way tie for first place in the East Penn Conference as four teams went 13-2 in league play this year, including Emmaus, Parkland, Northampton and Pocono Mountain East.

Emmaus edged Parkland by two strokes last Thursday, 372-374.

The Hornets had two players shoot under par in the match, held at par-71 Twin Lakes. Evan Walters shot 69 with Anderson Francis just behind with a 70. Jake Socci (75), Ella Bloszinsky (79) and Lucas Barekt (79) made up the rest of the Hornets’ team score. Parkland was led by Matt Torres’ 71.

A 4-under par round by Walters helped the Hornets beat Central 406-370 on Sept. 8 at Brookside Country Club. Walters fired a 67 on his team’s home course. Francis carded a 73, while Socci (76), Ben Nichols (77) and Silas Wellhoener (77) also figured into the Emmaus team score.

Walters shot 5-under par 65 at Bethlehem Municipal on Sept. 3 in a 364-392 win over Freedom. The rest of the Hornet top five in the match included Francis (72), Socci (73), Nichols (76) and Wellhoener (78).

Emmaus beat East Stroudsburg South Sept. 1 at Brookside. Walters (67), Francis (75), Socci (74), Wellhoener (78) and Ian Lamparella (78) made up the Hornets’ team score in the win.

Walters carded a 1-under par 71 in a nonleague match against Blue Mountain played at Schuylkill Country Club. Socci (72), Greyson Schmidt (73), Francis (74) and Nichols (77) made up the team score.

Emmaus rolled to a 496-376 win over Pocono Mountain West on Aug. 27 at Pocono Farms. Walters shot 4-under par 67 with Nichols (74), Francis (77), Socci (77) and Wellhoener making up the team score.

The Hornets cruised to a 395-659 win over East Stroudsburg South on Aug. 25 at Brookside.

Walters fired a 1-under par 70 in the win. Francis (74), Wellhoener (81), Bloszinsky (84) and Schmidt (86) made up the Emmaus team score in the match.

The Hornets shot 372 at Twin Lakes to a quad-match against Whitehall (449), Easton (425) and Bethlehem Catholic (408).

Walters, who broke par in every match this season except the team’s opener back on Aug. 13, shot 2-under par 69 in the win, with Nichols (73), Francis (75), Lamparella (77) and Schmidt (78) rounding out the team score.

The Hornets will compete in the league championship tournament this week. The District 11 qualifying tournament will be held a week later at Shawnee on the Delaware Golf Resort. The boys District 11 Championship will be held at Steel Club on Oct. 6, while a girls subregional tournament will be held Monday, Oct. 5 at Frost Valley Links in Danville.

PRESS FILE PHOTOEvan Walters has broken par in every match this season except one.