Head coach Ted Mattila (far left) talks to the nine Clear Lake High School golf team members in attendance Monday during a practice at Buckingham Golf and Country Club, the Cardinals’ home course. From left are Payton Ewing, Miles Mattina, Nathon Lopez, Ashley Pyorre, Emma Mertle, Rylee Mix, Landon Bethel, Breanna Allen and Sofia Arredondo. The Cardinals are gearing up for a full season of play in 2021 after a majority of their matches in 2020 were canceled because of the COVID-19 pandemic. Coronavirus protocol were in effect, including wearing protective face masks when in close proximity to one another such as on the practice putting green, but players were able to shed their masks once out on the course where socially distancing wasn’t a problem. Clear Lake, a member of the Coastal Mountain Conference North, will open its season later this month along with CMC South members Kelseyville and Middletown. (Photos by Brian Sumpter)
