West Newsmagazine 5-22-19

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May 22, 2019
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Marquette’s tennis team and students at the Ace Out Cancer event
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By WARREN MAYES
Teaming up to ace out cancer
The Marquette and Eureka tennis programs
are seeking to ace out cancer.
The two teams again used their regular
season dual match to raise funds for the
Siteman Cancer Center and the American
Cancer Society.
“This year, our goal was to spread the
event across the state and get more teams
involved in bringing awareness to cancer
research,” Marquette coach Alex Nelle
said. “We don’t have an exact count of
how many teams did a cancer awareness
event this year, but we do know that teams
around Columbia and as far down as Dexter
participated this year. Each year, we hope
to continue to grow the event and expand it
into more programs.”
Last spring, more than 30 area schools
participated in the event. This time, Nelle
and Eureka coach Jason Conley decided to
reach out to more schools.
“When we sent the email out to coaches
across the state describing the event, we
really didn’t know what to expect ... Within
an hour, a coach replied back explaining
how his son was battling cancer and how
touched he was by this event,” Nelle said.
“When I received that email, I knew all the
hard work that it takes to hold an event like
this was well worth it. I just hope one day
soon, we will be able to say that helped in
finding a cure for cancer.”
Both Marquette and Eureka sold T-shirts
to raise money. This year, the schools also
expanded concession stand offerings.
“At Marquette, we sold 100 shirts to
players, tennis families and staff, which
generated around $700 for our portion of
the donation to Siteman Cancer Center,”
Nelle said.
“The boys look forward to this event
every year, as it is a really fun day,” Nelle
said. “This year, we added a big inflatable
chair for everyone to sit on and take photos,
and we still sold chicken sandwiches from
Chick-fil-A at the event. Even though those
two things seem very simple, it is something
that we never have at matches so it
is a nice perk to have. When you include
those things with the purpose of the event,
I think the boys really understand that the
event is bigger than the match.”
While cancer research was the winner,
Nelle said there was no score in the actual
tennis match.
“When we first started the event, the
coaches at Eureka and Marquette both
agreed that we would not publish scores
from the match, as we want the focus to
be on the event and what we are trying to
accomplish with it,” Nelle said.
High school girls lacrosse
Parkway West’s Lauren Ottensmeyer
achieved the rare feat of scoring more than
100 goals in a season.
Ottensmeyer reached the milestone in a
recent 15-4 victory over Parkway South.
Ottensmeyer is the sixth girls lacrosse
player in the last 20 years to hit that scoring
feat. She is just the second Longhorn to
accomplish it.
Annie Spewak scored 104 goals in 2012
and then topped that with 116 in 2013 for
Parkway West.
In 2012, Ladue’s Elena Gresick scored
115 goals, and Summit’s Annie Blevins
notched 114. In 2016, Lafayette’s Maria
Johnson scored 113 goals. Last spring,
Ladue’s Kaylon Buckner scored 116 goals.
Lauren Ottensmeyer celebrates 100 goals.
Priory boys golf
The Priory Rebels won the Class 3 Sectional
2 tournament at Bogey Hills Country
Club. That punched Priory’s ticket to the
state tournament in Columbia where the
Rebels have a chance to defend their 2018
state championship.
The Rebels won the sectional with a
316 team score to prevail by three strokes.
Junior Alex Garza led Priory with a 75,
good for second place in the sectional.
Junior Pete Weaver was fourth with a 76.
Senior Gulshan Kodwani shot an 81 to
finish 11th. Kodwani was the state medalist
last season. Freshman Nick Seifried
shot an 84 to finish in 22nd place. The fifth
Rebel score came from senior Will Sandifer,
who shot an 89.
“The boys were very happy to win this
sectional,” Priory coach Jake Parent said.
“Bogey Hills was a good test for everyone
out there, and we were pleased to be able to
move on to the state tournament.”
Priory finished second in the District 3
tourney played at Franklin County Country
Club by a stroke to Westminster Christian
Academy.
Marquette boys golf
The Marquette Mustangs won the Class
4 Sectional 2 meet at Wood Fort Golf
Course in Troy. Marquette shot a 312 to
win and earn a trip to the Class 4 state
tournament.
Marquette junior Arjun Hiren tied for
sectional medalist honors with a 4-over
76. The junior tied with Lafayette senior
Max Kreikemeier for the low score. With
no playoff in a sectional, the two remained
tied.
Sophomore Tyler Linenbroker was third
with a 77. Junior Jack Cronin was seventh
with a 79 and sophomore Blake Mazzola
came in ninth with an 80. Sophomore
Chris Kreh was 11th at 82.
The Mustangs also won the District 3
tournament at Forest Hills Country Club
with a season-best 301 team score.
Linenbroker was the district medalist
with a 2-under-par 70. Kreh was second
with a 74 for the Mustangs. Mazzola finished
fifth with a 76. He was followed by
Hiren in sixth place with an 81, and Cronin
in seventh with an 82.
“We have been fortunate at Marquette to
consistently have talented and smart golfers