Division 2 golf champion Matt Iczkowski named Gazette Player of Year

"Golf is a humbling game," Matt Iczkowski said. The Holyoke Catholic junior, who plays for Granby through a cooperative program, has always known this, but he faced it firsthand this past season. Iczkowski went undefeated through the regular season until the final match, when his lost to Zack Adams of Mahar. Iczkowski didn't dwell on the loss. He turned it around and led the Rams to the Western Massachusetts Division 2 Golf Championship, winning top individual honors. For his performance, Iczkowski has been named the Daily Hampshire Gazette Player of the Year for golf.

Daily Hampshire Gazette Golf All-Stars

First team

Mike Ames, senior, Frontier Regional

Max Bock, senior, Belchertown

Kevin Garbacik, junior, South Hadley

Josh Holt, senior, Hampshire Regional

Matt Iczkowski, junior, Granby

Ian King, senior, Northampton

Shawn Lebeau, senior, Belchertown

Austin McCreary, sophomore, Northampton

Jared Murphy, senior, Northampton

Cam Porter, senior, Frontier Regional

Sean Ryan, freshman, Hampshire