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St. Joseph Marello Parish preparing for Feast Day and annual picnic

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PHILADELPHIA &#8212; Dupont native and Temple University junior golfer Brandon Matthews has been selected to compete as an individual at the 2015 NCAA Men&#8217;s Golf Championships.Matthews, who became the first Temple golfer selected to compete at the NCAA Championships last year, is the top individual qualifier at the New Haven Regional hosted by Yale. The three-day competition will begin on Thursday, May 14.The Pittston Area graduate compiled a school-record 71.0 stroke per round average during the 2014-15 season while winning four tournament titles. He also tied the school-record for career tournament titles, matching Geoffrey Sisk&#8217;s mark of eight set back in 1986. Twelve of his 30 rounds were below 70 and he placed among the top 10 in 11 of 12 tournaments.Matthews, who also won the 2014 Dixie Amateur, is familiar with The Course at Yale, playing the 6,749-yard, par-70 course twice as a freshman during the 2012-13 campaign. In his second tournament of his record-setting career, he led the Owls and tied for 15th overall with a two-over par 142 at The McLaughlin. He then shot a six-over 146 at the Yale Spring Opener on April 6 to lead the team and place seventh overall.Matthews will also compete in USGA Local Qualifying for the third straight year. Because of the NCAA Championships, however, Matthews will play in the Monday, May 11 event at Montammy Golf Club in Alpine, New Jersey. The local qualifier in Northeast Pennsylvania will be held on May 13 at the Country Club of Scranton in Clarks Summit.

Dupont native Brandon Matthews selected to compete at NCAA Men’s Golf Championships