The Excelsior Springs varsity boys golf team nearly brought home a second-place finish from last week’s Cameron Tournament.

Led by an 82 from junior Jacob Schmidt, the Tigers shot a combined 469 at the April 5 competition, held at the Cameron Veterans Memorial Golf Course. They finished third – one stroke behind runner-up Gallatin. Chillicothe took the team title with a 354.

“The boys really had to fight through a very windy day today,” coach David Stalder said.

Schmidt finished second in the individual standings. In other Excelsior Springs results, senior Ryan Gluhm finished his 18-hole round with a 92 to tie for 18th. Sophomore Landon Biermann tied for 21st with a 95. Junior Gage Simmons tied for 24th with a 97 and sophomore Tayvion Kennedy tied for 35th with a 103.

“It was another day where our short game cost us some strokes, and we will continue to work to improve that part of our game,” Stalder said.

Excelsior Springs’ schedule following the tournament included an April 6 home dual wi…