Senior Matt Cuff hopes to return to his junior year form for the Union Springs boys golf team this season.

Cuff shot an average of 39 for the 2007 campaign and was a day two qualifier at the Section IV championships last year. He also took second place in the Cayuga County Tournament.

Head coach Todd Salls believes Cuff's accuracy and iron play will guide him back to the state tournament.

The Wolves went 10-5 overall with a 7-3 record in league play. They took fourth place at the IAC tournament, fourth at sectionals and first as a team in the inaugural Cayuga County Tournament.

Eric Hylwa also returns as one of the Wolves top golfers. Last year he averaged 43. Juniors B.J. O'Hara, Sam Picciano and Chris Rouse will look to fill the whole of graduated Chris Sharpton. Sophomore Michael Bean and freshmen Tim Morabito and Josh Darling will also look make the team's top six. The Wolves also have a large group of seventh and eighth graders.

Some teams that will be battling with Union Springs in league play are Southern Cayuga, Moravia, Marathon and Groton. With its top five participants in team sectionals returning, it will have experience on it side. Cato-Meridian Blue Devils

Senior Marc Walton looks to be the leader of the pack for the Blue Devils, a team that qualified for team sectionals a year ago.

Paul Barbagallo, Anthony Giuffrida and Chris Sperling should also be impact players. Some top newcomers are Jon Grady and Brandon Jones as freshman.

David Czajkowski, Casey Clark, Todd Wilcox and Taylor Rolland are all sophomores.

Jordan-Elbridge Eagles

The Eagles three seniors - Eric English, Paul Soderberg, Liz Gleason and Chris Wicks. They also have a roster packed with underclassmen, including four freshman.

The Eagles will have some tough competition this year, facing opponents such as Marcellus and Westhill.

Moravia Blue Devils

Anthony Canestaro will try and fill the whole that was left by Ben Shields. Shields qualified as a medalist in the Cayuga County Tournament last year after he defeated Union Springs' Cuff in a one-hole playoff. Canestaro is a seven handicap and shot a 41 at the Cayuga Community Tournament.

Their schedule has them facing some tough opponents in Groton and Union Springs.

Port Byron Panthers

The second-year program is led by eighth grader Andy Leary, a first team all-league selection from a year ago.

Freshman Dan Wilkinson returns as the Panthers No. 2 scorer and eighth grader Dan O'Hara will be the third man. Eighth grader Josh Malenick will look to make a name as he too scored in several matches last year.

Senior Frank Smart will attempt to compete for a top-five spot, as will juniors Adam Malenick and J.T. Debois.

Southern Cayuga Chiefs

The Chiefs are dominated by juniors, including Lewis Morse who took 14th at the Section IV championships last season.

Morse also shot 39 and took third in the Cayuga County Tournament.

Other top returners include Jordan Dean, Casey Underwood, Arthur Burt, Dan Le and Kyle Hurd-Perez. They will be trying to get Southern Cayuga back to the IAC Tournament.

The Chiefs may be young on paper, but the junior class has three full seasons of varsity experience.

Coach Terry Underwood thinks his squad will make the move to be competitive with all teams.

Weedsport Warriors

The Warriors made a charge to get into the Section III tournament a year ago and this year, they look to overpower teams like Bishop Grimes, Fabius Pompey and Pulaski for the OHSL Division C-2 title.

Chris Johnson was named first team all-league and is joined by teammates Jason Ryan and Jake DeChick. Ryan was also named a second team all-league honorable mention selection.

Junior Matt Short a top newcomer for Weedsport.

The Warriors have some postseason experience as they've had consecutive years of sectional qualifying.

They are poised as a team to make a run for the league championship and are hoping to qualify for sectionals as a team.