AREA PREP GOLFERS HAVE THEIR WORK CUT OUT AT STATE MEET

SEDALIA -- After the first round of the Class 2A state golf tournament at the par-72 Sedalia Country Club, Notre Dame found itself in 11th place out of 16 teams with a team score of 357 Monday.

Tim Buerck and Nick Martin led the Bulldogs with rounds of 83 and 84, respectively, on the par-70 course. Lucas Klein shot a 94 and Derek Welter rounded out Notre Dame's scoring with a 96.

"It's a nice course and fairly challenging, but if you hit greens and fairways, you can score well," said Notre Dame coach Chris Janet. "Tim and Nick are about 34th place right now and only about three or four strokes off all-state status. So they could both compete for all-state honors and we think we can improve on our team score also. We were a bit disappointed with the team score."

Maryville was in first place after the first round with a score of 316.

Class 4A state meet

COLUMBIA -- Jackson's Chris Pike shot a 93 at the par-70 A.L. Gustin Golf Course, 24 strokes behind the leader after the first round.

Pike, the only 4A qualifier from either Jackson or Cape Central, was in 118th place.

Rockhurst was the leading team after the first round with a score of 310.

Poplar Bluff ended the day in ninth place.

Class 1A state meet

COLUMBIA -- After one round, St. Vincent was in third place with a cumulative score of 340, 19 strokes off the lead and three strokes back of second place at the par-72 Columbia Country Club.

Gallatin led with a 321 total and LaPlata followed at 337.

Jon Paulus, a junior, was St. Vincent's leader after the first day, shooting an 81, which good enough to tie him for 10th.

Clustered together in 35th and 37th place were Ryan Prost (86), Wes Richardet (86) and Craig Schumer (87).