FESTUS — Strong fields in both the large and small school divisions highlighted the St. Pius X Spring Invitational on April 22 at Crystal Highlands Golf Club.
Seckman captured the large school team title with a 314, finishing 18 strokes ahead of runner-up Fredericktown (332). Fox placed third at 345, followed by North County (353), while Pacific and Potosi tied for fifth at 371. Farmington rounded out the field at 396.
In the small school division, Notre Dame took top honors with a 328, while St. Vincent turned in a strong second-place finish at 349. Host St. Pius X was third (356), followed closely by West County (357). Saxony Lutheran placed fifth with a 374, ahead of Ste. Genevieve (386), Arcadia Valley (407) and Park Hills Central (418).
Individually, four golfers tied atop the leaderboard at 76 (+4), with Notre Dame’s Eli Shaffar, Seckman’s Luke Fieseler, North County’s Jett Rehkop and St. Pius X’s Landon Thomas sharing medalist honors.
Seckman’s Blake Sandrowski placed fifth with a 78, while St. Vincent’s Samuel Koishor led local performers with a 79 to finish sixth overall. Notre Dame’s Tate Shively also shot 79, followed by West County’s Michael McLane (80), Seckman’s Cooper Larose (80) and Sam Guethle (80) to round out the top 10.
St. Vincent placed 4 golfers inside the top 25, led by Koishor’s 79. Quinton Doza added an 85 to place 19th, while Brecken Reiss shot 86 (22nd). Colden Prost followed with an 89 (33rd). Liem Nations carded a 96, and Adam Brickhaus finished at 97 for the Indians.
Saxony Lutheran was led by Bryce Gaebler, who shot a 91 to place 41st. Ozzy Turner followed with a 93, while Matthew McKee posted a 94. Alex Buerck shot 96, and Allee McKee finished with a 97. Jack Ozark rounded out the Crusaders’ scores with a 125.
The tournament featured a deep and competitive field across both divisions, with several teams posting tightly packed scores and multiple players finishing within a few strokes of the lead.
For St. Vincent, the runner-up team finish and multiple top-25 performances provided a strong showing against a quality small school field. Saxony Lutheran, meanwhile, placed mid-pack but saw balanced contributions throughout its lineup.
With postseason play approaching, both local programs gained valuable experience competing against some of the top teams and individuals in the region.
