Palmyra and South Shelby have competed all season right to the final hole of the MSHSAA Class 2 State Tournament. The Clarence Cannon Conference rivals finished 1-2 at the Sedalia Country Club on Tuesday. Palmyra won the state title by one stroke over the Cardinals 673-to-674.
Hagan Ritter of Macon led the Class 2 Tournament through his 12 holes and ended up 7th with a two-day score of 158. The junior Tiger was seven strokes behind State Champion freshman Ty Brandt of Fatima. Noah Wilt of South Shelby tied for 10th at 161. Anthony Russell of North Callaway tied for 13th at 163. Colt Schmitz of South Shelby finished 15th at 164 and all of those area golfers earned All-State honors.
The State Champion Panthers were led by Skeeter Kroeger, who finished one stroke from All-State at 16th (165) and Jonas Janes, who tied for 19th (167). Abram Getz tied for 30th (170) and Tony White tied for 32nd (171).
Others on the State Runner-Up South Shelby squad were Carson Gough, who tied for 49th (176), Eli Hatcher, who tied for 56th (178) and Titus Moore, who tied for 66th (183).
In Class 1, Harrisburg shaved 12 strokes off their first round team score to push into 3rd place and bring home a team trophy at Meadow Lake Acres Country Club in New Bloomfield. The Bulldogs had a two-day score of 702, which was four strokes better than Valle Catholic. Lockwood won the state title (671) and Eugene was second (673). Canton finished 7th.
Lance O’Dell of Marceline finished 7th, with a 36-hole score of 162. Brody Bird of Gallatin won the individual state title with a score of 154.
Aidan Grindstaff led Harrisburg with a score of 165 and his 12th place finish earned him All-State honors. Other Bulldogs helping to bring home the state trophy are Bryce Ott, who tied for 27th (173), Myals Thornhill and Aidan Van Roekel tied for 55th (182).
Jace Carter of Salisbury tied for 18th and finished one stroke from All-State (168). Cash Sawyer of La Plata was three strokes from All-State (171) and finished 21st.
In Class 3, Cameron Cox of Hallsville had rounds of 73 and 75 to finish 4-over par and place 6th at Twin Hills Golf & Country Club in Joplin. Dexter’s Bank Nesselrodt ran away from the field for an 11-under score. Kaden Massie of Southern Boone tied for 7th.
