Van-Far's Pacey Reading and Kaleb Baskett and Paris' Logan Mitchell will each be making their third state golf appearance.
Reading was the runner-up after shooting a 77, or seven-over par, to finish three strokes behind Glasgow’s Bronson Foster on Thursday in the Class 1 District 2 tournament at Heritage Hills Golf Course in Moberly. Baskett finished in a three-way tie for 15th after shooting an 85, and the state cutoff was an 86. Kasen Christian finished in a tie for 71st with a 107 in his final meet, Bryce Reading was 76th with a 110 and Maxx Schuckenbrock tied for 84th with a 116. The Indians were ninth out of 21 schools with a 379.
Mitchell shot an 83, or 13-over par, to finish in a tie for 11th. Paris had an eight-place finish out of 21 schools with a score of 376. Landen Chapman tied for 33rd with a 92, Bryce Wade tied for 47th with a 98, Kelly Mitchell tied for 60th with a 103, and Hayden Landis was 98th with a 143.
Houston Hogan had the Community R-6 best score of 114, or 44-over par, to finish in a tie for 80th. Kaiden Erdel shot a 118 to finish 86th in his final meet, Ezra Johnson had a 120 to finish 89th, and Cooper Rohan had a 149 to take 99th in his final meet. The Trojans shot a 501 to take 19th out of 21 schools.
The Class 1 state tournament is May 18-19 at Rivercut Golf Course in Springfield.
Look for the district golf results in the Wednesday, May 13, 2026, edition of the Mexico Ledger.
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