Roark, Kleffner advance to Class 2 State Tourney

By Dave Roberts, Sports Writer
Posted 10/20/26

Two members of the St. James High School girls’ golf squad advanced to the Missouri Class 2 State Tournament through their performance at the District 1 Tournament, held Monday, Oct. 12 at Wolf …

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Roark, Kleffner advance to Class 2 State Tourney

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Two members of the St. James High School girls’ golf squad advanced to the Missouri Class 2 State Tournament through their performance at the District 1 Tournament, held Monday, Oct. 12 at Wolf Hollow Golf Course in Labadie.

Freshman Hallie Kleffner and senior Jolie Roark are the Lady Tigers who qualified for state. Kleffner finished 11th overall at the district meet, shooting 22-over-par 93, while Roark tied for 13th with 98.

The top two teams and top 12 individuals plus ties move on to the Missouri Class 2 State Tournament, to be held Monday and Tuesday, Oct. 19-20 at Bogey Creek Golf Club in Farmington.

St. Francis Borgia won the District 1 team championship with 384 while Lutheran St. Charles earned the other team qualification by being runner-up with 389. St. James finished sixth in the team standings with 430.

Sara Kolar of Maplewood-Richmond Heights was individual medalist, shooting 72.

Class 2 District 1

Tournament

Oct. 12 at Wolf Hollow Golf Course

Par 71

Team Standings: 1. St. Francis Borgia 384*, 2. Lutheran St. Charles 389*, 3. Duchesne 392, 4. Villa Duchesne 416, 5. Ste. Genevieve 419, 6. St. James 430, 7. St. Louis Notre Dame 433, 8. Lutheran South 449, 9. St. Clair 477, 10. Winfield 520.

*-Team State Qualifier

Individual Top-5: 1-over-72: Sara Kolar, Maplewood-Richmond Hts. 74: Morgan Nute, Wright City. 77: Isa Antcliff, Lutheran St. Charles. 80: Gracie Ladd, Ste. Genevieve. 81: Kannah Kesler, Duchesne.

St. James Results: 11. Hallie Kleffner 93**, t-13. Jolie Roark 98**, t-36. Ava Culwell 119, t-38. Landri Abel 120, 52. Ainslee Woessner 146.

**-Individual State Qualifier