St. Vincent second, but four advance

St. Vincent fell short of winning the Class 1 District 1 golf tournament Wednesday at Piney Valley Golf Course in Fort Leonard Wood, but the Indians still have a chance to compete for a team state title.

In a fluke of this year's district format, which advances only one team per district to the state tournament, the Indians advanced four golfers in the top 10 and will have enough golfers to score as a team at state.

"I can't say for sure, but it's probably pretty rare that four golfers from the second-place team qualify for state," said St. Vincent coach Tom Prost. "I'm pretty excited for us and for our program.

"The great part is that we get to play as a team as well. We'll have to go with the scores we have because we only have the four guys, but at least we'll be there."

Thayer won the district title with a score of 321 and will get to send all five of its golfers to the state meet, scheduled for May 16 and 17 at Island Green Golf Course in Republic.

St. Vincent scored a 348 for second place as a team.

Zach Richardet led the Indians with an 81, which was 9 over par on the Piney Valley course. Jacob DeWilde shot an 88, Cory Brueckner fired an 89, and Danny Rellergert shot a 90.

DeWilde and Rellergert were starters on St. Vincent's Class 1 state championship football team and Class 2 state runner-up boys basketball team.