Published on October 7, 2025 8:51 am
Last Updated on October 7, 2025 8:51 am
EDWARDSVILLE — Effingham St. Anthony won the championship of the Class 2A Highland Boys Golf Sectional Monday at Oak Brook Golf Course.
St. Anthony and Highland tied for the team championship with a 298 each but won the sectional title on its fifth score. The two teams were followed by Alton Marquette 306, Belleville Althoff Catholic 306, Waterloo 312, Mount Vernon 312, Breese Mater Dei 312, Effingham 314, Richland County, Olney 315, Chatham Glenwood 315, Carterville 318, Benton 327.
Competing for the Bulldogs were Logan Gowin 34-33 — 67, Maddux Clark 38-38 — 76, Jameson McAllaster 37-40 — 77, Alec Hakman 38-40 — 78, Drake Brown 41-39 — 80 and Briggs Whitley 40-41 — 81.
Carson Tribout of Belleville Althoff Catholic, scored a 66 to finish with medalist honors.
“It was a great day for golf at Edwardsville,” said EHS Coach Jeff Schafer. “But we just didn’t bring our best today. There was a lot of great competition but we shot our second highest score of the year and really weren’t that far off. Our bright spot was Jack Swingler playing a great round of golf finishing third overall and qualifying for this weekend’s State Tournament. On the bad note, we are going to really miss Cannon and Brody. Both have been in the lineup a lot since their freshman years and have been a big part of our success for the past four years Allyn Koester is going to be graduating also. They will all be missed.”
Advancing to the Class 1A State Tournament Friday and Saturday will be St. Anthony as a team and Effingham’s Jack Swingler. The State Tournament will be held at Weibring Golf Club in Normal.
At Effingham
Teutopolis hosted a Class 1A Golf Sectional at the Effingham Country Club Monday. The Wooden Shoes finished second with a score of 312 to advance as a team to the Class 1A State Tournament.
Red Bud won the sectional with a 305 followed by Teutopolis 312, Glen Carbon Father McGivney 317, Staunton 325, Anna-Jonesboro 330, Waterloo Gibault Catholic 332, Litchfield 335, Mount Carmel 339, Nashville 347, McLeansboro-Hamilton County 351, Chester 363 and Metropolis Massac County 367.
Red Bud and Teutopolis advance as teams.
T-town’s Coen Pennington was medalist for the event with a 67. Also competing for the Shoes were Isaac Weber 77, Kade Pennington 83, Owen Kremer 85, Matthew Habing 87 and Lane Ohnesorge 88.
The Shoes will advance to the State Finals In Bloomington at Prairie Vista Golf Course Friday and Saturday.