By Fred Kroner
St. Joseph-Ogden’s Jacob Kern placed 12th in a field of 54 golfers on Tuesday (Sept. 21) in the Illini Prairie Conference tournament at Prairie Vista, in Bloomington.
Kern shot an 82, his best 18-hole round of the season. A junior, Kern missed all-conference designation by one stroke.
Other Spartan scores were: Maddux Carter (92), Logan Smith (92), McGwire Atwood (95), Connor Hale (97) and Jack Robertson (107).
Smith’s round was his best 18-hole score of the season. Atwood matched his season’s best.
SJ-O finished seventh in the eight-school meet with a composite of 361. Prairie Central won the conference crown with a score of 319.
The Spartans return to action on Wednesday (Sept. 29) in a 15-school sectional at Turtle Run, in Danville.
