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Regional champs — The Mater Dei boys golf team won the Class A Regional at Far Oaks Golf Club in Caseyville. PHOTO BY MATT WILSON The Mater Dei Knights golf squad is state bound after winning the Class 2A Althoff Regional crown on Wednesday and then claiming second place at the Quincy Notre Dame Sectional on Monday.
The Knights will take to Normal, Illinois on Friday and Saturday to play at Weibring Golf Club
Class 2A Quincy Notre Dame Sectional: The host Raiders took the title at Spring Lake in Quincy on Monday afternoon.
State bound - Mater Dei junior boys golfer Maddox Rakers sends out a great shot out of the sand during the Class 2A Quincy Notre Dame Sectional on Monday. PHOTO BY MATT SCHUCKMAN QND took the title with 299 shots while Mater Dei advanced to the State meet with 312 strokes while Althoff also punched their ticket with a 319.
MD senior Will Kampwerth paced the Knights with a seventh-place effort with a 75. He had birdies on holes 13 and 14. Junior Maddox Rakers was in 15th place with a 78 with birdies on holes six, 12 and 14.
Mater Dei got a 15th-place effort from senior Bryce Toennies with a 78 and a 26th-place finish from junior Cooper Klay with an 81. Bennett Moss carded an 82 and Zander Rutz shot an 84.
Central junior Griffen Korte ended his season with a 66th-place effort with an 89. He had a birdie on the par-four 13th hole to go with six pars.
Class 2A Regional at Far Oaks: Mater Dei won its third regional title in the last four years. After losing to Althoff by two strokes in last year's regional at Far Oaks, the Knights won the regional on Wednesday, Sept. 30, with a 293 team score. Althoff was second with a 301 team score and Columbia was third with a 312 team score.
"It feels good to win this regional," senior Will Kampwerth said. "The team has been playing really good lately. We have had some strong finishes these past couple of tournaments so it feels good to get this team win."
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Regional champs - The Mater Dei girls golf team won the Class A Regional at Governors Run Golf Course in Carlyle. PHOTO BY MATT WILSON The Mater Dei Lady Knights keep crossing unchartered waters with their first-ever regional and sectional crowns last week as they will venture to Decatur this weekend to participate in the Class 1A State meet at Red Tail Run Golf Course on Friday and Saturday. Central did not qualify as a team, but senior Maya Kampwerth advanced as an individual after she was runner-up with a round of 75.
Class 1A Roxana Sectional: The Mater Dei Lady Knights continued to rewrite the girls record book at MD with their first ever sectional title on Monday at Belk Park in Roxana.
Eighth place - Mater Dei sophomore Chloe Musenbrock tied for eighth place during the girls golf regional at Governors Run Golf Course in Carlyle. PHOTO BY MATT WILSON Mater Dei won the event with ease, shooting a 316 which was 18 shots better than Okawville who also advanced. Alton Marquette was the third and final qualifier with a 341. Central was in seventh with a 352.
Mater Dei had a pair of golfers with fine showings with seniors Abilene Winkeler and Finley Meyer each carding 77s for a fourth-place effort. Winkeler birdied hole six while Meyer birdied hole one and 11.
Sophomore Bryn Winkeler was 12th overall with an 80 while Chloe Musenbrock was in 19th with an 82. Elena Winter was 61st with a 93.
Central senior Maya Kampwerth will advance to the state meet in Decatur as she was second overall with a 75, one shot behind the leader. Kampwerth had birdies on holes seven, nine, 10 and 13 as she advanced as an individual.
