Brian Rosener is the keeper of the Semoball Cup which is presented to the school with the most successful season. It is based on a formula that takes into account the combined winning percentage of all sports teams plus bonus points for advancement in postseason play for both teams and individuals. The bonus points are divided by the number of teams a school fields. Rosener has been the sports editor for the Daily American Republic in Poplar Bluff, Mo. since December 2001. He was born and raised in St. Louis, where he attended Lindbergh High School and Webster University. He is married to Jennifer, a Poplar Bluff native, has a son Jack and a dog named Satchel who stands in for his @semoballBrian photo.

Mo. Jr. Am. first round

Posted Tuesday, July 7, 2009, at 7:57 PM

Chance Holden of Dexter hits off the tee on No. 16 at Westwood Hills Country Club in Poplar Bluff, Mo. during the first round Tuesday, July 7, 2009, of the Missouri Junior Amateur. Holden shot 69 to share the first-round lead. (DAILY AMERICAN REPUBLIC/Brian Rosener)

Chance Holden of Dexter and Teddy Jones of Wildwood are the leaders after the first round of the Missouri Junior Amateur Championships.

Both shot 2-under 69 at Westwood Hills Country Club in Poplar Bluff on Tuesday. A group of three including Poplar Bluff's Trent Hills are tied a stroke back heading into the final round Wednesday.

The complete results are posted online here.

The other divisions include the 14-15 boys, the 12-13 boys which played at Ozark Ridge Golf Course in Poplar Bluff along with the girls. Those results are not online yet, but 12-year-old Sun Young Jung of Springfield is the leader at 4-over 74, shooting ever-par on the back 9.

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