RAZO NAMED AS EMERGING LEADER IN GOLF INDUSTRY

Lawrence, Kan. – Brandon Razo, the golf course superintendent at Panther Creek Country Club in Springfield, Ill. and former superintendent of Cross Creek in Decatur, is the winner of the 2023 Emerging Leader Award by the Golf Course Superintendents Association of America. Razo will be honored Feb. 9 during the Send-off Celebration of the 2023 GCSAA Conference and Trade Show in Orlando

The Emerging Leader Award, which is presented in partnership with John Deere, recognizes an individual who serves the industry as a member of GCSAA within the following membership categories: superintendent with less than five years’ experience, student, associate, or assistant, who displays continuous growth in service and leadership. A nominee must be a member in good standing, engaged in their local chapter and/or at the national level, or at the community level, as an advocate for the profession.

Razo, an eight-year GCSAA member, started

BERNE—For South Adams fans Tuesday night, the win was nice—a 55-24 home-court blowout by the Starfires over Churubusco— but the real excitement came almost midway through the first quarter when senior star Peyton Pries caught Cora Baker’s outlet pass and drove hard to the basket for a layup.

It looked like an ordinary layup, one of probably hundreds that Pries has made in her career, but in fact it was extraordinary. It put the four-year starter over the 1,000-point career milestone, an achievement claimed by only three previous girls in South Adams history—Lexi Dellinger,

Athena Sherwood, and Amy Meyer.

Officials stopped the game for a brief ceremony, during which the Starfire fans cheered enthusiastically as athletic director Jason Arnold presented Pries with the game ball and a special black, gold, and white commemorative basketball.

Pries was especially grateful that she accomplished the feat with her sister, Macy, on the floor with her, as she has been for the past three seasons. “It just feels great that she could be with me by my side and that we can help each other,” Peyton said after the game.

The layup, Peyton’s second of the game, came at the 4:32 mark and gave the Starfires (12-10) a 6-0 lead.

Photo by Randy HIsner South Adams senior Peyton Pries became just the fourth player in school history to surpass 1000 carer points with this layup against Churubusco in the SAMS gym Tuesday night as the Starfires went on to blow out the Eagles, 55-24.