Swigert returns to lead ’Cats in golf after season away from program
Matthew Swigert is back as Orrick’s golf coach.
Swigert led the program in 2023. Maddie Slough led the Bearcats last season.
There are 14 Bearcats out for golf for Swigert’s return. That total is super-thrilling, he said.
“We’re going to have an A team, a B team and also a C team,” he said recently at the Excelsior Springs Golf Course, where Orrick plays its home matches.
The turnout includes returning players such as Maddox Peterson and Jacob McElwee. It also includes such newcomers as seniors Tucker Greer and Logan Smith.
Greer, who participated in track his first three years of high school and has played golf during the summertime, opted to try spring team golf this time because his focus on athletics has changed.
“Track was always a preparation for football season, and now, we’re kind of at a point where I don’t need to worry about football anymore,” he said. “I know golf’s a sport that I’ll play for a long time in my life, and I figured senior year was the year I might as…