With state berths on the line, area golf teams competed at district tournaments on Monday.
Joplin, Webb City, Carl Junction, Neosho, Thomas Jefferson, McAuley Catholic and College Heights Christian all had golfers advance to their respective state tournaments.
Regional schools Monett, Nevada, Seneca, Mount Vernon, Pierce City, Lamar and Sarcoxie also had golfers advance to state.
At the district tournaments, the top two teams and the top 12 individuals not on the qualifying teams advanced to next week’s state tourneys.
Below is a look at how Joplin area squads fared at the district tournaments.
CLASS 5 DISTRICT 3
BLUE SPRINGS, Mo. — Joplin’s Harry Satterlee was the individual champion at the Class 5 District 3 boys golf tournament on Monday at Adams Pointe Golf Club.
A sophomore, Satterlee carded a 1-over-par 73, earning not only medalist honors, but also securing a trip to the state tournament.
Satterlee was four strokes better than the runners-up, as Helias Catholic’s Davis Linhardt and Lee’s Summit West’s Josh Lumby tied for second place with identical scores of 77.
Joplin junior Hobbs Campbell also earned a state berth after shooting an 81, tying for ninth place overall.
Also competing for Joplin were Wyatt Satterlee (83), Ian Surbrugg (96) and Dylan Bozarth (104). Wyatt Satterlee was one stroke back of the final individual qualifier.
The Eagles narrowly missed qualifying the entire team to state. Joplin tied for third in the team standings with a 333. The top two teams were Helias Catholic (321) and Lee’s Summit West (329).
The Carthage Tigers were also among the 16 teams competing. The Tigers, who finished 10th in the standings with a 351, did not have a state-qualifier.
Carthage’s top performer was Britt Coy, who carded an 86 and finished four strokes back of the final qualifier.
Also competing for Carthage were Owen Derryberry (87), Benjamin Nicholas (87), Max Templeman (91) and Colson Brust (101).
The MSHSAA Class 5 Boys Golf Championships will be held May 16-17 at Dalhousie Golf Club in Cape Girardeau.
CLASS 4 DISTRICT 3
CAMDENTON, Mo. — Webb City, Carl Junction and Neosho all had individual state-qualifiers at the Class 4 District 3 tournament at Lake Valley Country Club.
Webb City’s Keegon Dill (80) and Levi Lassiter (86), Carl Junction’s Zach Wrensch (81), Jack Spencer (84) and Jacob Teeter (85) and Neosho’s Xander Woodward (86) all advanced to state with their respective showings.
Dill tied for sixth place with Lebanon’s Ethan Mustard, as both finished 8-over-par 80. Wrensch finished eighth at 9-over.
Three local players came up one stroke short of the final qualifiers, as Webb City’s Braxten Cahoon and Josh Howard and Neosho’s Kytn Francisco all carded 87.
Also competing for the Cardinals was Cooper Forth (97), while Noah Williams (88) and Thomas Walker (89) also competed for the Bulldogs.
Camp Ramsey (107), Colby Shadwick (109) and Landon Werneke (116) also competed for the Wildcats. Competing for McDonald County were Eli Jordan (122), Rhett Keaton (131), Huston Porter (137) and Jordan Saylor (157).
The top two teams were Glendale (321) and Rolla (325). Carl Junction (338) and Webb City (340) were third and fourth in the standings.
Neosho (389) finished 12th and McDonald County (547) was 14th.
The Class 4 state golf tournament will be held May 16-17 at Meadow Lake Acres Country Club in New Bloomfield.
CLASS 3 DISTRICT 3
ELDON, Mo. — Athletes from Monett, Nevada and Seneca earned state berths with their performances at the Class 3 District 3 tournament at Eldon Golf Club.
Rogersville (345) and Monett (353) were the qualifying teams.
Monett’s Jaxon Bailey and Nevada’s Owen Swearingen tied for second place with 5-over-par 77s, one stroke behind the individual champion, Harrisonville’s Caleb Verstraete (76).
Like Swearingen, Seneca’s Jace Wilson (88) and Elijah Olson (89) were individual qualifiers.
Also competing for Monett were Jacob Hoyt (88), David Southard (91), Clay Butterworth (97) and Cal Butterworth (98).
The Class 3 state tournament will be held at Sedalia Country Club.
CLASS 2 DISTRICT 3
SPRINGFIELD, Mo. — Mount Vernon’s Carter Meirick tied for the individual runner-up at the Class 2 District 3 tourney at Bill and Payne Stewart Golf Course.
Meirick and Butler’s Wyatt Colburn carded 80, one stroke back of Butler’s Andon Cook.
Pierce City’s Tyler Johnson (83), Lamar’s Koen Littlejohn (87), Pierce City’s Ashton Medlin (88) and Sarcoxie’s Matthew Swayne (88) and Eli Ellis (90) were local individual qualifiers.
Greenwood (346) and El Dorado Springs (359) were the qualifying teams.
The Class 2 state tournament will begin next Monday at Columbia Country Club.
CLASS 1 DISTRICT 3
MONETT, Mo. — Thomas Jefferson, McAuley Catholic and College Heights Christian had individual qualifiers at the Class 1 District 3 tournament at Windmill Ridge Golf Course.
Thomas Jefferson’s Luke Miller placed sixth overall with a 93, while teammate Jack Tyrrell was 11th with a 99. Also competing for the Cavaliers were Jake Jarrett (102), Caden Myers (106) and Tony Touma (112). Jarrett was 16th overall, with Myers 23rd and Touma 29th.
McAuley’s Evan D’Amour (94), Rocco Bazzano-Joseph (101) and Trey Martinez (103) all advanced to state. D’Amour tied for eighth place, Bazzano-Joseph tied for 13th and Martinez tied for 17th.
College Heights Christian’s Logan Decker qualified for state with his score of 104, tying for 19th place with Lockwood’s Kolton Kleeman and Green Ridge’s Samuel Verbovshchuk. The three secured the final state berths.
Also competing for McAuley were Joe Staton (110) and Jeffery Horinek (131), while Hudson Clevenger (130) and Gavin Doll (142) also competed for CHC.
The Class 1 state golf tourney will be held May 16-17 at Rivercut Golf Course in Springfield.
