Marshfield boys golf fourth at third leg of WVC tournament
Michalski tops Tigers with a 79
By Paul Lecker
Sports Reporter
MERRILL — Derek Michalski tied for fifth place, and Marshfield finished fourth at the third leg of the 2017 Wisconsin Valley Conference Boys Golf Tournament on Friday at Merrill Public Golf Course.
Michalski shot a 79 to finish in a three-way tie for fifth place, five shots behind meet medalist Russell Dettmering of Merrill. It was the second-straight meet in the tournament that Dettmering was the medalist.
Stevens Point finished first with a 311, a whopping 21 shots ahead of second-place Wausau West. D.C. Everest was third with a 333, and Marshfield took fourth with a 340.
Grant Michaelis added an 84 to finish in a tie for 14th place for the Tigers. Ben Baur had an 88, Zach Hanson shot an 89, and Brendan Schneider had a 90 for Marshfield.
The Tigers finished third at the first two meets and remain in third place, one point ahead of D.C. Everest.
The fourth leg of the tournament is Tuesday at Wausau Country Club. Wausau West is the host.
(Hub City Times Sports Reporter Paul Lecker is also the publisher of MarshfieldAreaSports.com.)
2017 Wisconsin Valley Conference Boys Golf Tournament
Meet No. 3, at Merrill Public Golf Course
Team scores: 1. Stevens Point 311; 2. Wausau West 332; 3. D.C. Everest 333; 4. Marshfield 340; 5. Wisconsin Rapids 349; 6. Wausau East 365; 7. Merrill 370.
Top 10 and Marshfield finishers: 1. Russell Dettmering (MER) 74; 2. Evan Thomas (SP) and Max Bancker (SP) 75; 4. Matt Tuman (WE) 78; 5. Josh Yang (WW), Derek Michalski (MAR) and Drew Blair (SP) 79; 8. Charlie Okray (SP), Ben Peloquin (DC) and Colton Esker (DC) 82; 14. (tie) Grant Michaelis (MAR) 84; 22. Ben Baur (MAR) 88; 23. (tie) Zach Hanson (MAR) 89; 26. (tie) Brendan Schneider (MAR) 90.
Overall standings through three of seven meets
Team standings: 1. Stevens Point 20; 2. Wausau West 19; 3. Marshfield 14; 4. D.C. Everest 13; 5. Wausau East and Wisconsin Rapids 7; 7. Merrill 4.
Top 10 and Marshfield golfers: 1. Russell Dettmering (MER) 42; 2. Evan Thomas (SP) 40; 3. Max Bancker (SP) 36; 4. Josh Yang (WW) 35; 5. Matt Tuman (WE) 32; 6. Charlie Okray (SP) 25; 7. Ben Langlois (WW) 24.5; 8. Derek Michalski (MAR) 24; 9. Hunter Ricklefs (WW) 17.5; 10. Ben Peloquin (DC) 16; 13. Zach Hanson (MAR) 8; 15. (tie) Brendan Schneider (MAR) 6.5; 21. (tie) Grant Michaelis (MAR) 1.5.
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