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WAUSAU – The Marshfield boys golf team finished third and dropped to third in the overall standings after the third leg of the 2013 Wisconsin Valley Conference Boys Golf Tournament on Tuesday at Wausau Country Club.
The Tigers finished with a 343, seven shots behind second-place Merrill. The Bluejays took over second place in the overall team standings, one point ahead of Marshfield.
Stevens Point won its third straight leg of the tournament, placing four golfers in the top five and finishing with a team score of 303.
Matt Sandquist of Wausau West won medalist honors with a 71, one shot ahead of Point’s Trevor Thomas.
Josh Berres had Marshfield’s top finish, tying for sixth place with Kevin Lee of Merrill with an 82. Berres moves into seventh place in the individual standings.
Ian Pillai tied for eighth with an 83, Craig Serchen had an 89 and Kyle Hoffman and Evan Schneider each shot 90s for the Tigers.
Leg No. 4 of the tournament will be Friday at Greenwood Hills Country Club in Wausau. The meet will be hosted by D.C. Everest.
As of now, the original third leg of the tournament that was rained out on May 3 in Marshfield, will not be rescheduled, knocking the tournament down to six events.
Wisconsin Valley Conference Boys Golf Tournament
Leg No. 3, May 7, at Wausau Country Club
Team standings: 1. Stevens Point 303; 2. Merrill 336; 3. Marshfield 343; 4. Wisconsin Rapids 346; 5. Wausau West 353; 6. D.C. Everest 361; 7. Wausau East 391.
Top 15 individuals and Marshfield finishers: 1. Matt Sandquist (WW) 71; 2. Trevor Thomas (SP) 72; 3. Taylor Thomas (SP), James McDonald (SP) and Christian McDonald (SP) 77; 6. Josh Berres (MAR) and Kevin Lee (MER) 82; 8. Mitch Kieffer (DC), Ian Pillai (MAR), Coty Guenther (MER) and Dylan Pitts (DC) 83; 12. Mike Pagel (MER) 84; 13. Joe Benbow (WR) and Tyler Arneson (WR) 86; 15. Max Baranczyk (MER), Ryan Leach (WR) and Andrew Henke (WR) 87; 18. Craig Serchen (MAR) 88; 19. Kyle Hoffman (MAR) and Evan Schneider (MAR) 90.
Overall through three legs
Team standings: 1. Stevens Point 21; 2. Merrill 17; 3. Marshfield 16; 4. Wisconsin Rapids 12; 5. Wausau West 8; 6. D.C. Everest 7; 7. Wausau East 3.
Top 15 individuals: 1. Trevor Thomas (SP) 43; 2. Matt Sandquist (WW) 38.5; 3. James McDonald (SP) and Taylor Thomas (SP) 33.5; 5. Christian McDonald (SP) 25.5; 6. Joe Benbow (WR) 23; 7. Jose Berres (MAR) 20.5; 8. Michael Pagel (MER) 18; 9. Kyle Hoffman (MAR) 17; 10. Coty Guenther (MER) and Mitch Kieffer (DC) 15; 12. Max Baranczyk (MER) 14.5; 13. Craig Serchen (MAR) and Ian Pillai (MAR) 11.5; 15. Dylan Pitts (DC) 11.