Westran Claims First State Golf Title

The Westran Boys Golf team claimed its first state title in program history by 35 strokes in the Class 1 MSHSAA Golf Championships Tuesday at Freemont Hills Country Club in Nixa. The Hornets qualified as a team for the last four state golf tournaments. Coach Jeff Schleicher said the Hornets played spectacular.

Caleb Nagel was Westran’s lone medalist. The senior finished fourth. Schleicher says he is a great leader.

Sectional low medalist Logan Bain finished in a tie for 17th with teammate Christian Seiders. Schleicher says the future of Westran golf remains bright.

Other Class 1 medalists include Chris Ebbesmeyer of Paris, who finished 9th, South Shelby’s Casen Glover, who finished 13th, and Salisbury’s Cooper Francis, who finished 14th.

Palmyra officially claimed the Class 2 state title at Silo Ridge Golf Club in Bolivar. The Panthers were the lone Class 2 team to qualify for the tournament and finished with a team score of 692. Jacob Webster led the Panthers by finishing in a tie for third place. Teammates Laydin Lochman finished ninth, Brady Shively finished tied for 28th, and Elijah Edwards finished 46th. Logan Cox of Hallsville tied Webster for third place, and Logan Buhlig of Monroe City was the lone other medalist finishing in a tie for 10th. Father Tolton’s Christian Rischer took home the Class 3 individual title by shooting even-par for the tournament at Crown Pointe Golf Club in Farmington. Kirksville’s John Boyer finished seventh. In Class 4, Hannibal’s Quinn Thomas is the individual champion after shooting 2-over par for the tournament at Twin Hills Golf Club in Joplin. You can view the full area state golf results below:

Class 1 Final Individual Results
4 Caleb Nagel Westran +16 74 80 154
9 Chris Ebbesmeyer Paris +20 84 74 158
13 Casen Glover South Shelby +24 81 81 162
14 Cooper Francis Salisbury +29 81 86 167
T17 Jerret Courtney Milan +31 84 85 169
T17 Christian Seiders Westran +31 82 87 169
T17 Logan Bain Westran +31 77 92 169
T23 William Heller Marceline +33 87 84 171
T27 Trevor Biggerstaff Canton +35 84 89 173
30 Colin Brandow Westran +36 88 86 174
T45 Jaden Wyant Putnam Co. +46 93 91 184
47 Jacob Stallo Marceline +47 93 92 185
T48 Cole Mitchell South Shelby +48 95 91 186
WD Elliott Hayward Salisbury

Class 1 Final Team Results
1 Westran +114 321 345 666

Class 2 Final Individual Results
T3 Logan Cox Hallsville +9 76 77 153
T3 Jacob Webster Palmyra +9 80 73 153
9 Laydin Lochman Palmyra +22 81 85 166
T10 Logan Buhlig Monroe City +23 80 87 167
19 Lawrence Bennett Centralia +32 85 91 176
20 Dalton Cashatt Macon +33 90 87 177
T22 Weston Grant Hallsville +37 91 90 181
T28 Brady Shively Palmyra +38 95 87 182
T40 Andrew Crum N. Callaway +43 102 85 187
46 Elijah Edwards Palmyra +47 96 95 191
54 Kyle Benson Highland +53 102 95 197
T71 Kyle Hays Monroe City +67 100 111 211

Class 2 Final Team Results
1 Palmyra +116 352 340 692

Class 3 Final Individual Results
1 Christian Rischer Father Tolton E 71 73 144
7 John Boyer Kirksville +12 78 78 156
T18 Chase Knorr Father Tolton +22 78 88 166
T18 Aidan Knipfel Mexico +22 84 82 166
T24 Jacob Anderson Southern Boone +23 81 86 167
44 Dylan Kinney Kirksville +32 87 89 176
55 Jake Thornburg Father Tolton +38 90 92 182
WD Adam Wiseman Southern Boone

Class 4 Final Individual Results
1 Quinn Thomas Hannibal +2 72 74 146
T55 Jonathan Parker Hannibal +28 80 92 172

Class 5 Final Individual Results
5 David Polacek Hickman +2 68 74 142
T42 Blake Bullock Hickman +14 80 74 154
T54 Jackson Kreisman Hickman +18 78 80 158
T59 Joe Devoy Hickman +19 80 79 159

Class 5 Final Team Results
T5 Hickman +53 306 307 613