West Newsmagazine 6/3/15

24 I SPORTS I
June 3, 2015
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By WARREN MAYES
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High school state golf
The Marquette Mustangs brought home
some hardware from the recent Class 4 state
boys golf tournament, finishing fourth.
“We played really well the first day and
with three out of the five players in their
first state experience, I was hoping we
wouldn’t let nerves get the best of us,”
Marquette coach Eric Schweain said. “We
played just well enough to take a state
trophy.”
Rock Bridge won with a 589 to easily best
Rockhurst’s 607. Springfield Glendale was
third at 611 followed by Marquette at 615.
Marquette junior Frankie Thomas finished
tied for second individually at 144
with three others. Thomas had rounds of
71 and 73.
Sophomore Ben Sayers finished 24th
with a 153. Freshman Jaden Nilsen and
junior Austin Schettler each tied for 53rd
at 160 and junior Adam Silverstone tied for
58th with a 163.
“I am really excited about next year. We
are returning five quality players but we
have some really talented players that are
waiting for their chance to prove what they
can do next year as well,” Schweain said.
“They will have to work to improve their
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The Marquette Mustangs brought home the fourth place trophy from the Class 4 state boys
golf tournament.
game this summer and with all of that competition,
it bodes well for our future in the
program. Competition brings out the best
in us all.”
• • •
Priory junior Thomas Weaver finished in
a tie for eighth at 152 in the Class 3 state
boys golf tournament. Weaver shot rounds
of 74 and 78 in his second trip to the state
tournament and his best finish.
Rebels coach Rick Suarez believed
Weaver would have a good tournament.
“We thought Tom could compete for
the championship. He played very well,”
Suarez said. “In fact, he hit the ball better
than his score indicates. He had some problems
with the putter.”
Suarez said Weaver has the ability to be
an even better player in the future and to
play in college.
“I’m delighted to have Tom back,”
Weaver said. “I expect him to be a team
leader next year, on and off the course.”
Several other area golfers also did well
at state.
Lafayette senior Dillon Eaton finished
tied for seventh in Class 4 with a 146 at the
Sedalia Country Club. Lancer Grant Bergman
tied for 58th with a 163 and Jacob
Williams tied for 88th with a 176.
CBC sent two Cadets to the Class 4 tourney.
Zach Bohmer tied for 11th with a 148
and Nick Barks tied for 75th was with a 168.
Chaminade had three compete in Class
4. Joseph Terschluse tied for 34th with a
155. Thomas Rudawsky tied for 50th with
a 159 and Matthew Sacchettini tied for
66th with a 165.
Parkway North’s Henry Warren tied for
11th with a 148 as did Parkway South’s
Brett Darland.
De Smet Jesuit qualified as a team and
finished fifth out of the eight teams competing
with a team score of 617. Daniel
Trost tied for 14th with a 149. Michael
Silberberg tied for 16th with a 150. Tying
in 42nd place was Nicholas Redmond with
a 157. Jack Klingel tied for 62nd with a
164 while Kevin Wahle tied for 66th with
a 165.
In the Class 2 state tourney at Rivercut
Golf Course in Springfield, Whitfield
finished fourth with a team score of 665.
Barstow won with a 620. Whitfield’s Alex
Freund tied for 10th with a 152. Tied for
18th was Chase Kinder with a 158. Colin
Strege tied for 48th with a 174. Kyle
Stemme tied for 64th with a 182 and TJ
Chulick tied for 77th with a 188.
Two local golfers went as individuals
to the Class 2 state meet and tied for 71st
place. Kennedy’s Brandon Michael Novak
and Principia’s Joshua Greene each shot a
184.
In the Class 1 state tourney at Meadow
Lake Golf Course, two golfers from the
Fulton School at St. Albans played. Alec
Loyd tied for 24th place with a 175. Tied for
30th was Paul Hofstetter, who shot a 177.
High school water polo
The MICDS Rams finished third in the
recent state high school water polo tournament.
A penalty shot by Max Bernstein in the
first three-minute extra period gave the
Rams a 7-6 victory over Lafayette.
The fourth-seeded Rams finished at
18-12. No. 3 Lafayette wound up 25-4-2.
Bernstein scored five goals. The other
Rams who scored were Chris Swanson and
Matt Kellow.
Lafayette’s Rastko Stojsin scored five
goals, including a penalty shot with 2:24
left in regulation to force extra time. Stojsin
finished the season with 127 goals.
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Michael Murphy scored the other Lafayette
goal.
“This was a very good season for our
program,” MICDS coach Don Casey
said. “We have played in the Final Four
33 times in the 45 years that MICDS has
had a water polo program. Having said
that, this is still a great accomplishment
for this team.”
Lafayette coach James Waeckerle was
pleased with his team’s play.
“I am extremely proud of the team for
reaching the Final Four,” Waeckerle said.
“It is only the second time in school history
that we have reached that far. We finished
third in 2005, so this was our second-best
finish in the state tournament. However,
our 25 wins is the most we have ever had
in a season.”
Amateur golf
Kyle Weldon, a senior
at Kansas State and a
Parkway South graduate,
advanced from the Local
Qualifying tournament
for the U.S. Open.
Weldon, a Des Peres Weldon
native, fired an even par
round of 71 at Norwood
Hills Country Club.
Chris Naegel, a Marquette graduate, and
Mike Suhre also shared medalist honors,
each shooting a 1-under par 70 to advance
to the sectional round of the U.S. Open
Qualifying.
Falling just short of qualifying were
CBC graduate John Kelley and Skip Berkmeyer,
of Town & Country. They competed
in a 4-for-1 playoff after shooting a
72. The final qualifying spot was earned by
Matt Echelmeier.
Weldon red-shirted this spring at Kansas
State, thus this was his first competition of
the summer and he noted it was a tough
test.
“The rough was thick, the greens were
quick, and the pin placements were very
good,” Weldon said. “Plus the weather was
tough. It rained all morning and then the
wind blew all afternoon.”
That said, Weldon was happy to advance
and looks forward to playing Monday, June
8, at Memphis in the sectional qualifier.