The East Atchison Lady Wolves won the 2022 Missouri State High School Athletic Association’s Class 1 State Girls’ Golf Championship last week in Columbia. The girls won the title by 83 strokes over the next closest team. Pictured are, from left to right, Alex Barnett, Kelsea Kirwan, Coach Melody Barnett, Josie King, and Sydnee Bruns. This is the first State Championship won by an East Atchison team in any sport. (Shannon Bruns photos)

Kelsea Kirwan won the individual 2022 Missouri State High School Athletic Association’s Class 1 State Girls’ Golf Championship with a two-day total score of 191. She received a medal, trophy and All-State honors. This is the first time an East Atchison Lady Wolf has earned an individual state golf championship title.

Alex Barnett medaled with a 7th place, 206 finish, earning All-State recognition.

Sydnee Bruns medaled with a 10th place score of 211, earning All-State recognition.

Josie King placed 18th (3-way tie) with 218 at State.

The East Atchison Lady Wolves golf team competed in the Class 1 Missouri State Girls’ Golf Championships October 17 and 18, 2022, at the Country Club of Missouri in Columbia, Missouri. The Lady Wolves won the tournament with a score of 826, also claiming the first state championship won by an East Atchison team.

Lady Wolf Kelsea Kirwan was the meet champion with a score of 191. She golfed a 95 the first day and a 96 the second day.

Also medaling were Alex Barnett, 7th place, 94 and 112 for a total of 206; and Sydnee Bruns, 10th place, 110 and 101 for a total of 211. Josie King finished in a three-way tie for 18th place, with scores of 107 and 111 and a total of 218.

Rock Port’s Payten Shrader shot 122 the first day and 124 the second for a two-day total of 246, finishing in a tie for 55th place.