The Gettysburg High School Boys golf team has shown steady improvement over the first four Colonial Division Mid-Penn matches this season, capping the stretch with a first-place victory at James Buchanan’s home course, Great Cove, in McConnellsburg on Tuesday. The win moved the Warriors into 4th place in the overall standings with five matches left to play.
Gettysburg opened its campaign on August 13 at Greencastle with a team score of 351, finishing fifth in the seven-team field. Landon Blocher led the Warriors with a 76, while teammates Myles Grossman (88) and Nolan Reinert (94) helped keep the squad competitive.
At Waynesboro Country Club on August 18, Gettysburg posted a 348, placing sixth overall. Reinert led the field with 85 followed by Austin Keller (86) and Blocher (87).
The Warriors turned a corner at Northern’s home course on August 22, dropping nearly 30 strokes from their earlier totals. Their 319 team score placed them fourth, with Blocher (76), Brody Granger (80), Keller (81), and Grossman (82) all contributing strong rounds.
The breakthrough came at Great Cove’s 6,000-yard track where Gettysburg’s 327 was good enough to top the field and secure their first win of the season. Blocher fired a tournament-best 74, while Reinert (82), Granger (85), and Keller (86) rounded out the scoring.
Gettysburg’s lone girls golfer, Fallon Jackson, shot a 116 on Tuesday.
Colonial Division Standings (Season Cumulative, as of 8/26/25)
Rank Team Season Record 1 Shippensburg 18–6 1 Northern 18–6 3 James Buchanan 16–8 4 Gettysburg 12–12 5 Greencastle 11–13 6 Waynesboro 9–15 7 Big Spring 0–24
While Gettysburg claimed the top spot at Great Cove, the cumulative standings show Shippensburg and Northern tied for the overall lead, with James Buchanan in third. Gettysburg’s strong win, however, kept them solidly in the mix heading into the next stretch of the season.