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him confidence going into his high school career.” – Mungia on Lancaster “Noah Sierra says that ‘last season was full of ups and downs’. He definitely would have liked to per form better, but states he has improved in his mental toughness on the course. Noah shared that he has learned how defeating it can be to a player ’s game to lose focus. This past spring was an impor tant time for his game; strengthening his mental game combined with more practice on his swing than ever before is leading to lower scores and greater confidence.” – Mungia on Sierra “Kai Lee will be a player to watch as he will be one of the leading returners heading into his senior season. He has many years of experience, and his goals are to compete to win some tournaments this year. He is a dual-spor t athlete as Kai is par t of the SMHS basketball team as well.” – Mungia on Lee Entering the 2023 golf season, the San Marcos Striking Rattlers are looking to return veteran players, such as Sierra, Alvarez , Joshua Rhodes and Emerson Warner; while welcoming new players Katie Seebeck and Michael Perez among many others.

experienced players, we are looking to her to help our new golfers raise their games.”- Mungia on Alvarez “Last golf season, incoming freshmen Michael Lancaster improved his overall golf game, especially his iron play. He has star ted to noticeably take more divots with his irons which has boosted his confidence. Earlier this year, in the FANG [middle school/high school scramble] the team he played on tied for first place, but lost a tie breaker. Such good play has given

golf,” first-year coach Mungia said. As they get ready to tee it up this spring for San Marcos, Mungia broke down some of his top returning golf stars. “Daniella Alvarez is a returning varsity player who has competed with Rattler golf teams since she was in middle school. Daniella has enjoyed the game for a while having star ted playing golf when she was 5 years old. As one of our most GOLFER BREAKDOWN

LAST SEASON, THE SAN MARCOS GOLF TEAM COINED THE TERM D.R.I.V.E. [DEDICATION, RESPECT, INTEGRITY, VICTORY AND EXCELLENCE] AS THEIR TEAM MOTTO. They will carry that into the 2023 season as the Striking Rattlers golfers aim to make big drives down the fairways. “In sum, we are looking toward team growth (both in numbers and quality of play) and all players working toward making each other better to compete at a high level and enjoy the game of

Daniella Alzarez, Noah Sierra and Michael Lancaster

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