ST. VINCENT CAPTURES 1A CROWN

SPRINGFIELD, Mo. -- St. Vincent High School has its second state golf championship as the Indians held on to win the Class 1A title Tuesday.

The Indians held a commanding nine-stroke lead after Monday's opening round as they fired a 305 at Bill and Payne Stewart Golf Club. They slipped a little bit to 315 Tuesday, but their 620 total was still good enough to hold off runner-up Gallatin (624). Springfield Greenwood was third (642).

St. Vincent, which was second in the state last year after capturing the title in 1998, had two players earn all-state honors. Craig Schumer tied for sixth at 152 (74-78) while Jonathan Paulus tied for ninth at 153 (75-78). The top 15 in the meet medaled.

Schumer and Paulus both competed on St. Vincent's state title team as freshmen. Paulus medaled for the third year in a row while Schumer medaled for the second time, including once as a freshman.

Two Indians tied for 17th at 158, Andrew Prost (78-80) and Mark Gotto (78-80). Rounding out the St. Vincent lineup was Wes Richardet, who had a 160 (81-79).

Class 2A

REPUBLIC, Mo. -- Notre Dame finished seventh as a team while senior Nick Martin earned all-state honors by tying for eighth.

The Bulldogs, who were in sixth place after Monday's opening round, fell back a spot after a round of 338 that netted them a 673 total at par-72 Island Green Golf Course.

Pembroke Hill won the title with a 632, followed by Dixon (645), John Burroughs (658), Westminister Chrisitan (662), Southern Boone County (663) and Brookfield (672).

Martin improved from an 81 in the first round to a 77 as he finished at 158. He was 11 strokes behind state champion Colin Dale of Pembroke Hill.

Other final individual scores for the Bulldogs were Tim Buerck (164), Elliot Maschmann (174) and Adam Fenwick (177).

"We're pleased to finish seventh in the state," said Notre Dame coach Chris Janet. "And Nick has really been wanting to make all-state. As a senior, he knew it was his last chance. He really played excellent golf."

Class 4A

BOLIVAR, Mo. -- Cape Central's Nick Harter and Jackson's Peyton Sims both finished with two-day scores of 167 at par-72 Silo Ridge Golf and Country Club.

Hartekr (86-81) and Sims (81-86) finished well back in the pack. The state champion was Lafayette's Scott Seibert, who had a 143.