Bulldog Boys Score Conference Golf Titles

The Kearney High School Boys Golf team earned 2025 Suburban Blue Conference tournament championships on May 5.

The team’s success marks the first boys’ varsity conference golf since 2018. The Bulldogs finished with a team score of 335.

Carter Smith was the Varsity conference champion, shooting a 78. Will Staab finished 4th with an 84, Carter Brock placed 6th shooting an 85, and Tucker Shinneman rounded out the top scorers in 9th place with an 88.

The Junior Varsity team captured the title with a team score of 355. All five JV golfers earned medals.

Cannon Cholak led the way as the JV conference champion, shooting an impressive 81. Casey Collins finished 2nd with a score of 87, Kevin Brock placed 4th with a 90, Parker Mendel came in 6th shooting a 97, and Brad Doll secured 7th place with a 101.

KPGZ News – Ray Weikal contributed to this story.

Bulldogs Send Five to State Boys Golf

The Kearney High School Boys Golf team finished second at the 2024 Class 4-District 4 Tournament with a 347 as a team.

As the district runner up, all five Kearney High School golfers qualified for the Class 4 State Tournament on May 13-14 at Dalhousie Golf Course in Cape Girardeau. This is the first time since 2023 that the Bulldogs have qualified as a team for state golf tournament.

Will Staab finished T-13th, shooting an 87 and was selected for the All-District team. Carter Smith earned the same honor by finishing in fourth place with an 80.

State qualifiers:

Alex Gustafson

Will Staab

Aiden Tyner

Carter Smith

Carter Brock

Ray Weikal contributed to this story.