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MARATHON – The Marshfield boys golf team finished fifth at the second leg of the 2018 Wisconsin Valley Conference Boys Golf Tournament, which was held Tuesday at Pine Valley Golf Course in Marathon. Wausau West was the host school.
Stevens Point (324) edged Wausau West (329) for the team title, with Marshfield taking fith with a score of 354.
The Tigers are now in a three-way tie for fourth place in the overall standings with Wisconsin Rapids and Merrill.
Ben Baur led the Tigers with an 84 and finished ninth overall. Russell Dettmering of Merrill was the meet medalist with a 74.
Nate Boson had an 86, Josh Gruen shot an 89, Cole Hanson had a 95, and Jeffery Berres shot a 100 for Marshfield.
The third leg of the seven-meet tournament is Friday at Merrill.
2018 Wisconsin Valley Conference Tournament
Meet No. 2, at Pine Valley Golf Course, Marathon (Wausau West hosts)
Team scores: 1. Stevens Point 324; 2. Wausau West 329; 3. D.C. Everest 343; 4. Merrill 350; 5. Marshfield 354; 6. Wisconsin Rapids 360; 7. Wausau East 395.
Top 10 finishers and Marshfield results: 1. Russell Dettmering (MER) 74; 2. Josh Yang (WW) and Evan Thomas (SP) 77; 4. Hunter Wallace (MER) 78; 5. Logan Pechinski (SP) and Spencer Sparks (WR) 79; 7. Ben Langlois (WW) 81; 8. Drew Blair (SP) 82; 9. Ben Baur (MAR) 84; 10. Ben Peolquin (DC), Jarod Maxson (WW), Colton Esker (DC), and Steven Rainville (DC) 85; 16. Nate Boson (MAR) 86; 19. Josh Gruen (MAR) 89; 25. Cole Hanson (MAR) 95; 29. Jeffery Berres (MAR) 100.
Overall standings through two of seven legs of tournament
Team standings: 1. Wausau West 13; 2. Stevens Point 12; 3. D.C. Everest 11; 4. Wisconsin Rapids, Marshfield and Merrill 6; 7. Wausau East 2.
Individual standings: 1. Josh Yang (WW) 26; 2. Russell Dettmering (MER) 25; 3. Ben Langlois (WW) 24; 4. Evan Thomas (SP) 22; 5. Ben Peolquin (DC) 18.5; 6. Spencer Sparks (WR) 14.5; 7. Colton Esker (DC) and Ben Baur (MAR) 13; 9. Andrew Sparks (WR) and Nate Boson (MAR) 12.5.