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WAUSAU – Michael Josephson fired an 83 to place tied for ninth and help the Marshfield boys golf team to a fifth-place finish at Leg No. 2 of the Wisconsin Valley Conference Tournament on Tuesday at Wausau Country Club.
Josephson helped the Tigers to a team score of 357, seven shots behind Wausau West for fourth and two shots ahead of sixth-place D.C. Everest.
Marshfield remains in sixth place after the first two legs of the seven-event tournament, which continues Friday at Greenwood Hills Country Club in Wausau.
Stevens Point, which won the first leg last week in Wisconsin Rapids, tied Wisconsin Rapids on Tuesday with a team score of 316 to remain in first place in the overall standings. Wausau West was third with a 329.
Matt Sandquist of Wausau West and Aaron Bravick of Wisconsin Rapids shared medalist honors with 73s, two shots ahead of Stevens Point’s Trevor Thomas.
Evan Schneider had an 89, Josh Berres shot a 92 and Ian Pillai had a 93 to round out Marshfield’s scoring.
Wisconsin Valley Conference Boys Golf Tournament
Leg No. 2, May 3, at Wausau Country Club
Team scores: 1. Stevens Point and Wisconsin Rapids 316; 3. Wausau West 329; 4. Wausau East 350; 5. Marshfield 357; 6. D.C. Everest 359; 7. Merrill 378.
Top 10 individuals: 1. Matt Sandquist (WW) and Aaron Bravick (WR) 73; 3. Trevor Thomas (SP) 75; 4. Brady Goska (WR) and Alex Okray (SP) 79; 6. Ryan Hofmeister (SP) 80; 7. Joe Ritchay (WR) 81; 8. James McDonald (SP) 82; 9. Michael Josephson (MAR), Blaine Gould (WW) and Austin Rasmussen (WR) 83.
Overall standings
Team: 1. Stevens Point 13.5; 2. Wisconsin Rapids 12.5; 3. Wausau West 10; 4. Wausau East 7; 5. D.C. Everest 6; 6. Marshfield 5; 7. Merrill 2.
Individuals: 1. Sandquist (WW) 26; 2. Hofmeister (SP) 24; 3. Thomas (SP) 22.5; 4. Okray (SP) 19; 5. Rasmussen (WR) 17.5; 6. Dan Spear (WE) 16.5; 7. McDonald (SP) 15.5; 8. Larry Wetzel (DC) 15; 9. Ritchay (WR) 14.5; 10. Goska (WR) and Aaron Bravick (WR) 14.5.