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BOYS GOLF: Joplin’s Satterlee takes first at COC tourney; Joplin, Webb City, Carl Junction, Carthage all finish in top 6

 

BRANSON, Mo. — Joplin’s Harry Satterlee earned medalist honors at the Central Ozark Conference Golf Tournament on Tuesday at Pointe Royale Golf Course.

A sophomore, Satterlee carded a 73 to finish on top of the individual leaderboard. 

Joplin senior Wyatt Satterlee tied for second with Nixa’s Noah Naugle, as both players carded 74. 

Turning in scores of 75 were Nixa’s Chandler Burch and Branson’s Benjamin Presley. Ozark’s Carter Chronister shot 76 and teammate CJ Jackson carded 77. 

Carl Junction’s Jack Spencer, Webb City’s Braxten Cahoon and Republic’s Griffin Frey carded 78 to tie for eighth place.

Nixa’s duo of Johnathan Miller and Jordan Hartman both shot 79, while Republic’s Cason Bekemeier carded 80. 

Joplin’s Hobbs Campbell, Webb City’s Josh Howard, Neosho’s Kytn Francisco, Carthage’s Britt Coy and Owen Derryberry, Nixa’s Meyer Lively and Ozark’s Kyler Smith all carded 81, tying for 14th place.

Nixa was the team champion with a four-person score of 307. Ozark was second with a 317 and Joplin took third with a 318. 

Webb City (327), Carl Junction (332) and Carthage (336) finished fourth, fifth and sixth, respectively. 

Rounding out the team standings were Republic (343), Willard (356), Branson (363) and Neosho (370).

Also competing for Joplin were Dylan Bozarth (90) and Ian Surbrugg (94), while Keegon Dill (84), Cooper Forth (84) and Levi Lassiter (85) also competed for Webb City.

Jacob Teeter (83), Noah Williams (85), Tommy Walker (86) and Zach Wrensch (95) rounded out Carl Junction’s lineup. 

Also competing for Carthage were Max Templeman (85), Ben Nicholas (89) and Colson Brust (89). 

Xander Woodward (89), Colby Shadwick (100), Camp Ramsey (100) and Landon Werneke (107) also competed for Neosho. 

Local golf teams will compete at their respective district tournaments on May 9. 

Joplin and Carthage will compete at the Class 5 District 3 tournament at Adams Pointe Golf Club in Blue Springs. 

Carl Junction, Neosho and Webb City will compete at the Class 4 District 3 tournament at Lake Valley Golf Club in Camdenton.  

 

Central Ozark Conference Golf Tournament

Team scores: Nixa 307, Ozark 317, Joplin 318, Webb City 327, Carl Junction 332, Carthage 336, Republic 343, Willard 356, Branson 363, Neosho 370.

STATE GOLF ROUNDUP: Joplin finishes fourth in Class 5; Frazier top local in C4; D’Amours finish in top 10 in C1

State golf tournaments wrapped up across the state on Tuesday.

Here’s a look at how local athletes fared in each class.

 

JOPLIN FOURTH IN CLASS 5

Joplin shot a 295 as a team on Day 2 to finish in fourth place at the Class 5 state golf tournament at the Sedalia Country Club on Tuesday.

The Eagles vaulted from seventh place after the first day to fourth place by the close of the second round, finishing with a 609 two-day total. Chaminade took first place with a 590, while Staley (600) took second and Helias Catholic (608) placed third.

Pembroke Hill’s Ryan Lee shot a 67-66—133 to finish as the state champion. Rockhurst’s Liam Caughlin (74-54—139) and Otto Zinn (69-70—139) tied for second place.

Joplin’s Wyatt Satterlee finished the second day with a 75 to finish with a 150 and place in a tie for 27th. Fielding Campbell carded a 72 in his second round to finish in a tie for 32nd after totalling 151. Harry Satterlee finished in a tie for 44th after shooting a 72 on Day 2 to total a 155. Hobbs Campbell finished with a total of 158 and tied for 54th after scoring a 76 in his second round. Ethan Sage shot a second-round 81 to finish in a tie for 59th with a two-day total of 159.

Carthage’s Grant Riley shot an 86 to finish in a tie for 71st with a 168 total.

 

FRAZIER TOP LOCAL FINISHER IN CLASS 4

Hannibal’s Quinn Thomas shot a 72-74—146 to earn the title of Class 4 state champion, while DeSmet shot a 314-296—610 to take first place as a team to wrap up the Class 4 state golf tournament at Twin Hills Golf and Country Club.

Warrensburg’s Brooks Baldwin shot a 74-73—147 and Glendale’s Max Bowman carded a 71-76—147 to tie for second second place.

Vianney finished with a 624 to take second as a team and Webster Groves shot a 627 for third place.

Locally, Webb City’s Carson Frazier finished in a tie for 50th after shooting an 83 on the second day to finish with a 170. Also for the Cardinals, Dylan Burlingame carded a second-round 89 to finish in 54th place with a 171 and Keegon Dill scored an 87 on Day 2 to finish in a tie for 59th with a 174 two-day total.

Carl Junction’s Noah Williams shot an 86 on Tuesday to finish in a tie for 75th with a 181. Thomas Walker finished in 78th with second-round 90 for a 182 total. 

 

SWEARINGEN TIES FOR SECOND IN CLASS 3

Nevada’s Owen Swearingen tied for runner-up honors at the Class 3 state tourney at Crown Pointe Golf Club in Farmington.

Swearingen shot a two-day total of 152, with 76 each day. Lutheran South’s Andrew Hennen also carded 152.

Father Tolton’s Christian Rischer was the state champ with a 144 (71-73). 

Bishop LeBlond won the team title with a 625.

 

WENDLER SIXTH IN CLASS 2

Mount Vernon’s Curtis Wendler finished sixth at the Class 2 state tourney at Silo Ridge Golf and Country Club in Bolivar.

Wendler turned in a two-day total of 157, carding 77 on Monday and 80 on Tuesday. 

Bowling Green’s Brayden Buffington was the medalist with a two-round total of 147.

Pierce City’s Ashton Medlin and Tyler Johnson tied for 22nd with scores of 181.

Mount Vernon’s Gabriel Golliver tied for 30th with a 183, while Sarcoxie’s Eli Ellis tied for 38th with a 185. Mount Vernon’s Kai Brown finished 71st (211).

 

D’AMOURS FINISH IN TOP 10 IN CLASS 1

Two local players earned top-10 finishes at the Class 1 state tourney at Fremont Hills Country Club in Nixa. 

McAuley Catholic’s Evan D’Amour tied for seventh place with a two-day score of 157. He shot a 77 on Monday and an 80 on Tuesday. 

Thomas Jefferson’s Owen D’Amour tied for 10th place with a 160. He carded 80 in both rounds. 

Orrick’s Dylan Comstock was the state champion with a two-day score of 146 (73-73). Spokane’s Christian Cooper was the runner-up with a 147.

As far as other local entrants, Lockwood’s Reese Fyfe finished 32nd (176) and teammate Brayden Hamilton was 50th (187).

Thomas Jefferson’s duo of Jack Tyrrell (191) and Jacob Jarrett (192) finished 54th and 55th, respectively. McAuley’s Joseph Lupicki was 68th (207). 

Westran was the team champion with a 321.