Dinsdale finishes strong at Class 4 State Golf Tourney

NIXA – Rolla High School senior golfer Tanner Dinsdale made big strides in the second day of competition and ended up finishing tied for 56^th in the Missouri Class 4 State Tournament, held Monday and Tuesday, May 14-15, at Fremont Hills Country Club.

After a first day of 16-over-par 87, Dinsdale trimmed down his score to 77 in Tuesday’s second round to finish with 164.

Springfield Glendale of the Ozark Conference captured the team state title by 11 strokes, shooting 615. Poplar Bluff was second with 626 and Kansas City Rockhurst third with 628.

Junior Daily Young of Springfield Hillcrest was the Class 4 individual state champion with 2-over-par 144.

In the Class 3 State Tournament at Deer Lake Golf Course in Springfield, St. James senior Matt Wools finished in a tie for 51^st by shooting 15-over-par 79-78–157.

Priory easily won the Class 3 team championship with 583 followed by Pembroke Hill second with 610 and Webb City third with 613. West Plains of the Ozark Conference placed fifth with 635 and Union of the Four Rivers Conference finished 10th with 685.

Savannah sophomore Derek Baade, Priory junior Michael Kleffner and Eldon senior Matt Miller shared meet medalist honors with even-par 142.

West Plains sophomore Dustin Harris and Sullivan senior Brett Hulsey tied for eighth with 147.

Dixon High School junior Jace Long finished in a three-way tie for the Missouri Class 2 individual state title on Tuesday, as the two-day state tourney finished up at Silo Ridge Golf & Country Club in Bolivar.

Long shot 4-over-par 72-76—148 to tie for state medalist honors with Arcadia Valley junior Jordan McLaurin and South Harrison senior Tucker Perkins.

Long and McLaurin tied for third place in the state tourney last year.

Long’s performance helped Dixon to a runner-up team finish. Ash Grove repeated as state champion with 651 while Dixon was second with 660 and Lawson third at 662.

Also for the Dixon Bulldogs, senior Joe Holtsclaw tied for 28th with 166, senior Travin Shelton tied for 36th with 169, senior Adam Hance tied for 95th with 172 and freshman John Fugate tied for 113th with 190.

Other scores of area players: Cuba senior Michael Montgomery tied for 14th with 162, Houston sophomore Dustin Blackburn tied for 25th with 165, Belle freshman Arthur Hance tied for 36th with 169, Hermann senior Blake Winkelmann tied for 43rd with 170 and Hermann freshman Jacob Leicht tied for 49th with 172.

In the Class 1 State Tournament at Rivercut Golf Course in Springfield, Newburg High School junior J.D. Nash placed 17th overall with 24-over-par 82-86—168.

Jared Essary, a senior from Galena, won his second state title with 157.Tipton won the team title with 671 while Sacred Heart was second with 673 and Marceline third with 690.

Other area scores: Crocker senior Jake Peterson tied for 49th with 181, Richland junior Justin Welch tied for 83rd with 194, Newburg junior Jared Rhyneer tied for 95th with 198, Iberia junior Darin Piggott placed 100th with 203, Crocker senior Joe Hutchinson placed 104th with 207, Newburg freshman Cameron Smith tied for 110th with 213 and Laquey sophomore Brandon Hernandez placed 119th with 229.

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Area 1^st-round results from prep state golf tournaments

NIXA – Tanner Dinsdale of the Rolla High School golf team fired 16-over-par 87 on Monday, May 14 in the first round of the Missouri Class 4 State Tournament, being held at Fremont Hills Country Club.

Dinsdale was tied for 92^nd after Monday’s round.

Springfield Central junior Kevin Kring was the leader after the first round with 68.

Springfield Glendale was leading the team competition with 309 followed by Poplar Bluff second with 311 and Kansas City Rockhurst third with 315.

The tournament was to conclude with a second round on Tuesday, May 16.

Other first-round results:

St. James High School senior Matt Wools shot 8-over-par 79 in the first round of the Missouri Class 3 State Tournament, being held at Deer Lake Golf Course in Springfield.

Wools was tied for 60^th overall.

Senior Matt Miller of Eldon led the field with 68 after the first round. Sullivan senior Brett Hulsey was tied for fifth with 72 while West Plains sophomore Dustion Harris was tied for 11^th with 73.

Priory was leading the team standings with 293 while Pembroke Hill was second with 296 and Boonville third with 303. West Plains of the Ozark Conference was fifth at 317.

Junior Jace Long of the Dixon High School golf team was tied for first place individually after the first round of the Class 2 State Tournament at Silo Ridge Golf and Country Club in Bolivar.

Long and senior Tucker Perkins of South Harrison shared the first-round lead with even-par 72.

Dixon was leading the team standings with 316 while Ash Grove was second with 320 and Lawson third with 325.

Also for Dixon senior Joe Holtsclaw was fourth overall at 75 while senior Travin Shelton was tied for 30^th with 83, senior Adam Hance tied for 54^th with 86 and freshman John Fugate tied for 114^th with 99. Also, Cuba senior Michael Montgomery was tied for 16^th with 80 and Belle freshman Arthur Hance was tied for 54^th with 86.

Newburg High School junior J.D. Nash was sitting tied for ninth place after the first round of the Class 1 State Tournament at Rivercut Golf Course in Springfield.

Nash shot 10-over-par 82 in the first round. The individual leaders with 77 were junior Trey Allison of Tipton and senior Jared Essary of Galena.

Tipton was leading the Class 1 team standings with 331 while Marceline was second with 345 and Sacred Heart third with 347.

Also in the Class 1 field in the first round, Crocker senior Jake Peterson and Richland junior Justin Welch were tied for 69^th with 96; Crocker senior Joe Hutchinson was tied for 85^th with 100; Newburg junior Jared Rhyneer was tied for 93^rd with 102; Iberia junior Darin Piggott was tied for 99^th with 104; Newburg freshman Cameron Smith was 111^th with 108, and Laquey sophomore Brandon Hernandez was 123^rd with 122.

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Rolla’s Dinsdale, 3 Wolves advance to state golf meets

JEFFERSON CITY – Rolla High School senior golfer Tanner Dinsdale advanced to the Missouri Class 4 State Tournament by qualifying through the Missouri Class 4 District 5 Tournament Monday, April 30 at Meadow Lake Golf Course.

Jefferson City won the team title to advance to state as a full squad. The Jays shot 303 to win while St. Louis Holt and Columbia Rock Bridge tied for second with 316 and Rolla was fourth with 321.

Jefferson City’s Schuyler was the meet medalist with even-par 72. Individual cut-off for the state tourney was 78.

Dinsdale advanced by shooting 78.

The Missouri Class 4 State Tournament will be held May 14-15 at Fremont Hills Golf Course in Springfield.

Also for Rolla Chris Martin shot 79, Brandon Weaver 80, Joe Steelman 84 and Chris Kiersz 84.

Newburg High School junior J.D. Nash was the meet medalist to lead three Wolf golfers to qualification for the Missouri Class 1 State Tournament through the Class 1 District 4 Tournament, held Tuesday, May 1 at Osage National Golf Course in Lake Ozark.

In all Nash led a group of eight golfers from Frisco League schools who advanced from the Class 1 District 4 field.

New Covenant Academy won the team title to advance to the state meet as a full squad, shooting 345. Springfield Greenwood placed with in the district meet with 346 while Newburg was third with 354, Crocker fourth with 357, Richland fifth with 379, Laquey sixth with 410, Iberia seventh with 456, Vienna eighth with 464, Chesterfield Day ninth with 476 and Stoutland 10th.

Cutoff for state qualification was 91.

Dealing with a fast, hard Osage National course Nash fired 8-over-par 80, good enough to lead the field.

Other Frisco League state qualifiers included Crocker’s Jake Peterson with 85, Crocker’s Joe Hutchinson with 86, Newburg’s Cameron Smith with 86, Richland’s Justin Welch with 88, Newburg’s Jared Rhyneer with 89, Iberia’s Darrin Piggott with 91 and Laquey’s Brandon Hernandez with 91.

Just missing state qualification with 92 were Laquey’s Chris Hernandez and Crocker’s Taylor Risse.

The Missouri Class 1 State Tournament will be held May 14-15 at Rivercut Golf Course in Springfield.

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Bulldog golfers win Waynesville Tournament

FORT LEONARD WOOD – Getting solid play throughout the lineup the Rolla High School golf team easily captured the Waynesville Tournament, held Tuesday, April 24 at Piney Valley Golf Course.

In the tournament each school used two individual players and two 2-man scramble teams.

Rolla won the tournament by 18 strokes, with 288. Second in the 10-team field was Lebanon with 306, third Dixon with 316, fourth Ava with 317, fifth Mountain Grove with 323, sixth Camdenton A with 337, seventh Waynesville with 347, eighth Camdenton B with 369, ninth Laquey with 408 and 10^th Iberia with 430.

Dixon’s Jace Long coasted to individual medalist honors. His 2-under-par 70 was five strokes better than Rolla’s Brandon Weaver and Lebanon’s Alex Layton, who tied for second. Weaver broke the tie by winning a sudden-death playoff on the second extra hole.

Rolla’s other individual player, Chris Martin, shot 78.

The Bulldog duo of Tanner Dinsdale-Joe Steelman shot 64 to win scramble honors while Chris Kiersz-Brock Jones fired 71.

Rolla is scheduled to return to Piney Valley Golf Course on Thursday, April 26 for a triangular meet with Waynesville and Lebanon.

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RHS golfers 11^th at Capital City Invitational

JEFFERSON CITY – The Rolla High School golf team placed 11^th out of 19 teams in the Capital City Invitational, held Monday, April 23 at Jefferson City Country Club.

Jefferson City Helias won the event with 319 while St. Joseph Central was second with 320, Kansas City Rockhurst third with 325 and Lee’s Summit North fourth with 326.

Rolla had 334.

Chris Johnson of Columbia Hickman was meet medalist with 2-over-par 74.

Chris Martin and Brandon Weaver led Rolla, each shooting 81. Also for RHS Chris Kiersz and Tanner Dinsdale each shot 86 and Joe Steelman 90.

The Bulldog golfers are to compete in the Waynesville Tournament Tuesday, April 24 at Piney Valley Golf Course.

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RHS golfers tie for 5^th

LAKE OZARK – The Rolla High School golf team tied for fifth place in the large-school division Wednesday, April 18 at the Camdenton Tournament, held at the Osage National Golf Course.

Rockhurst won the large-school division with 295 while Poplar Bluff was second at 307, Jefferson City Helias third at 313, Columbia Hickman fourth at 316 and Rolla, Columbia Rock Bridge and Camdenton all tied for fifth at 326.

Hillis of Poplar Bluff was meet medalist with 1-under-par 71.

For the Bulldog golfers Tanner Dinsdale shot 79 followed by Chris Martin with 80, Chris Kiersz 83, Joe Steelman 84 and Brandon Weaver 89.

In the small-school division Dixon’s Jace Long was meet medalist with 71. For the Newburg golf team J.D. Nash shot 82 in the small-school division while Jared Rhyneer shot 102 and Cameron Smith 114.

The Rolla golfers are to compete in the Crusader Classic next week at Jefferson City Country Club.

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RHS golfers 2^nd in league meet; 3 Bulldogs all-conference

SPRINGFIELD – With three individuals earning all-conference honors, the Rolla High School golf team finished second overall in the Ozark Conference Tournament held Monday, April 16 at Rivercut Golf Course.

Springfield Glendale easily distanced the field with 307 while Rolla was second with 317, Springfield Kickapoo third at 319, West Plains fourth at 326, Joplin and Camdenton tied for fifth at 343, Lebanon seventh at 350, Springfield Hillcrest eighth at 375, Waynesville ninth at 385 and Springfield Parkview 10^th at 404.

Nick Sheppard of Glendale fired 1-over-par 73 to gain meet medalist honors.

Senior Tanner Dinsdale placed third overall in the field, finishing with 76 to lead Rolla. Also gaining all-conference recognition were Chris Martin, who shot 78, and Brandon Weaver, who shot 79. Rounding out Rolla’s scores were Joe Steelman with 84 and Chris Kiersz with 91.

The Bulldog golfers are scheduled to compete again Wednesday, April 18 in the Camdenton Tournament at Osage National Golf Course.

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RHS golfers 3^rd in William Woods Tourney

FULTON – The Rolla High School golf team placed third – just four strokes off the lead – in the 19-team William Woods Tournament, held Thursday, April 5 at the Tanglewood Golf Course.

St. Louis CBC won the event with 298 wile Jefferson City High was second with 300, Rolla third with 302, Francis Howell fourth with 303 and Columbia Hickman fifth with 305.

Also in the field was the Newburg golf squad, which placed 19^th with 430.

Rockhurst’s Bobby Thompson earned individual meet medalist honors by shooting even-par 72.

Rolla senior Chris Kiersz tied for second place overall with 73. Kiersz took second place overall in a scorecard playoff.

Also for the Bulldog golfers Chris Martin was 10^th overall with 74 while Tanner Dinsdale shot 77, Brandon Weaver 78 and Joe Steelman 83.

Leading Newburg with 88 was J.D. Nash.

Rolla will play Wednesday, April 18 in the Camdenton Tournament at the Osage National Golf Course.

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Bulldog golfers tie for sixth in Kewpie Classic

COLUMBIA – The Rolla High School golf team tied for sixth in the 14-team Columbia Hickman Kewpie Classic, held Monday, April 2 at A.L. Gustin Golf Course.

Rockhurst won the team title with 279 points followed by Jefferson City High with 288, host Hickman with 290, Jefferson City Helias with 292 and Rolla and Columbia Rock Bridge with 295 each.

In the tourney format each school used two individual scores as well as a two-man best-ball team and a two-man scramble team.

The individual meet medalist with Campbell of Rockhurst with even-par 70.

Rolla’s individual scores were a 77 by Tanner Dinsdale and 79 by Chris Martin.

The RHS best-ball team of Chris Kiersz and Joe Steelman shot 71. And the Bulldog scramble team of Brock Jones-Brandon Weaver shot 68.

The Bulldog golfers are scheduled to play again on Thursday, April 5 in the William Woods Tournament at Tanglewood Golf Course in Fulton.

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RHS golfers coast to triangular victory

LEBANON – The Rolla High School golf team easily won a triangular meet Tuesday, March 27 at the Lebanon Country Club.

Rolla finished with a 151 team total while Lebanon shot 172 and Waynesville 206.

The Bulldogs’ Chris Martin was meet medalist with 1-over-par 37.

Also for RHS Chris Kiersz, Tanner Dinsdale and Brandon Weaver were all just one shot behind Martin at 38 and Joe Steelman fired 39.

Rolla also won the junior varsity meet. The Rolla jayvee team had a 178 team total while Lebanon shot 191 and Waynesville 221.

Ryan Maples shot 43 to lead the Bulldog jayvee squad while Brock Jones, Taylor Young, Mike Bradford and Chris Dodge all shot 45.

The Bulldog golfers are scheduled to play again Monday, April 2 in the Columbia Hickman Kewpie Classic, starting at 9 a.m. at A.L. Gustin.

Here are the varsity scores:

Rolla (151) – Martin 37, Kiersz 38, Dinsdale 38, Weaver 38, Steelman 39.

Lebanon (172) – Maddux 39, Layton 44, Mitchell 44, Hilt 45, Helton 48.

Waynesville (206) – France 48, Howser 49, Harrald 54, Iverson 55, Phillips 57.

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RHS golfers open with even-par team total

ROLLA – If the Rolla High School golf team was out to impress in its season-opener on Monday, March 19...mission accomplished.

The Bulldog golfers shot a sparkling even-par as a team on Monday in pounding Pacific 136-185 in a dual meet at Oak Meadow Country Club.

Sophomore Brandon Weaver led the way for RHS, shooting 2-under-par 32. Also for Rolla seniors Joe Steelman and Chris Kiersz each fired 34 while sophomore Chris Martin shot 36.

The Bulldogs day was so good that senior Tanner Dinsdale’s solid round of 40 wasn’t even counted on the team total.

"I was thrilled," said RHS golf coach Zach Nixon of the opener. "Brandon Weaver eagled hole No. 5 and had birdies here and there. Kiersz hit every green and Joe nearly broke par too. I hope this is an indication of the way we’ll play all year long."

Rolla won the junior varsity match 161-230.

Ryan Maples and Taylor Young each shot 39 for the Bulldog jayvee golfers while Mike Bradford shot 41, Brock Jones 42 and Chris Dodge 44.

The Bulldog golfers were scheduled to play again Tuesday, March 20 at Franklin County Country Club in a dual meet against St. Francis Borgia.

Here are the varsity scores:

Rolla (136) – Brandon Weaver 32, Chris Kiersz 34, Joe Steelman 34, Chris Martin 36, Tanner Dinsdale 40.

Pacific (185) – Davis 42, Peitus 43, Quennoz 50, Jackson 50, Johnson 67.

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RHS golfers have chance for special season

ROLLA – How good can the Rolla High School boys’ golf team be this spring?

Real good, according to RHS golf coach Zach Nixon.

"I think we have a chance to have a great season," Nixon said. "Even though it’s an individual sport, you’ve got to come together as a team and put four good scores together. The talent is there.

"We have a chance to win a lot of tournaments. Potentially I think we can compte with anybody."

Rolla is scheduled to open the season on Monday, March 19 against Pacific at Oak Meadow Country Club.

The Bulldogs return four varsity lettermen back from last season’s squad.

they are seniors Joe Steelman, Tanner Dinsdale and Chris Kiersz and sophomore Chris Martin.

Joining those four in battling for varsity positions this spring are junior Brock Jones and sophomore Brandon Weaver.

In all the Bulldogs have 15 players on the roster this spring.

The battle for the top sports on the squad have been tight. Martin has already had a three-under-par round in practice while Steelman has a one-under-par practice round.

"Chris was struggling a little but them really came on," Nixon said. "It looked like Joe would be No. 1, then Tanner came on. It’s hard to say. There is no clear-cut No. 1. It’s just who’s playing well at the time. Tanner, Joe and Chris are kind of vying for the top position."

The top players from last spring lost to graduation are Jared Jordan and Dallas Mesa.

Here is the Bulldog golfers’ 2007 schedule:

March 19...Pacific, 4 p.m.

March 20...at St. Francis Borgia, 3:30 p.m.

March 27...at Lebanon, 4 p.m.

April 2...Hickman Kewpie Tourney, 8 a.m.

April 5...William Woods Tournament, 8 a.m.

April 16...J.C. Helias Tourney, 9 a.m.

April 18...Camdenton Tourney, 8:30 a.m.

April 23...Capital City Invitational, 9 a.m.

April 24...Waynesville Tourney, 9:30 a.m.

April 26...at Waynesville, 4 p.m.

April 30...District Tourney, tba

May 2...Camdenton, 4 p.m.

May 8...Ozark Conference Meet, 9 a.m.

May 14-15...State Tourney, tba

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