Sammamish Totems boys golf head coach Annette LaBissoniere made a promise to her team when practices kicked off in late-August.

LaBissoniere, who is in her first season as the Totems boys golf coach after coaching girls high school golf teams the past 13 years, said she would get a personalized license plate dubbed “SHSGOLF” if the Totems brought home a trophy from the Class 4A state golf tournament.

The Totems are definitely on the right track. They finished the regular season with a 9-1 overall record and won the Class 3A/2A KingCo League championship on Oct. 6.

The Totems sole loss of the regular season came against the Interlake Saints. Sammamish will compete in districts Oct. 25.

Totems’ golfers who will compete in districts consist of Matt Marrese, Matt Brooks, Jacob Riley, Ryan Park, Aidan Thain, Andrew Fink, Ziz Ellinger, and Josh Choi. LaBissoniere said Marrese, who has already committed to the University of Washington Huskies golf team, is the team’s top golfer. The Totems avenged their regular season defeat against Interlake at the KingCo tourney.

“We beat them (Interlake) pretty handily in the pre-season but lost by three points in the regular season. We ended beating them during the KingCo tournament. It was just one of those days where we golfed really well,” LaBissoniere said. “Most of the time our guys all golf within two or three strokes of each other. When one person struggles, somebody else steps up their game.”

LaBissoniere said the Totems are intensely focused on competing at the highest level possible.

“They’re out there to win and not just out there to play,” she said. “They believe they can win and they push each other. These golfers have the mindset that they want to get as many players as we can to place at state.”

Only time will tell if LaBissoniere eventually will have a new license plate on her vehicle.

“It has been on the forefront of their minds. They say they want to get me a new license plate,” she said.

Shaun Scott: 425-453-5054; sscott@bellevuereporter.com