Marshfield boys golf finishes third at third meet of WVC tournament

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MERRILL – Marshfield had a season-best third-place finish at the third leg of the seven-meet Wisconsin Valley Conference Boys Golf Tournament, which was held Friday at Merrill Golf Course.

The Tigers shot a combined score of 341, 10 shots behind second-place Wausau West. Stevens Point won the meet with a 327.

With the third-place finish, Marshfield moves into sole possession of fourth place in the WVC standings.

Marshfield’s Ben Baur shot a 76 to tie for second place overall and Stevens Point’s Evan Thomas, three shots behind meet medalist Russell Dettmering of Merrill. Baur is sixth in the overall individual standings.

Nate Boson tied for eighth with an 84, Josh Gruen shot an 89, Cole Hanson fired a 92, and Jeffery Berres had a 100 for the Tigers.

The fourth leg of the tournament is Tuesday at RiverEdge Golf Course in Marshfield.

2018 Wisconsin Valley Conference Boys Golf Tournament
Meet No. 3, May 4, at Merrill Golf Course
Team scores:
1. Stevens Point 327; 2. Wausau West 331; 3. Marshfield 341; 4. Wisconsin Rapids 347; 5. D.C. Everest 352; 6. Merrill 366; 7. Wausau East 417.
Top 10 individuals and Marshfield results: 1. Russell Dettmering (MER) 73; 2. Ben Baur (MAR) and Evan Thomas (SP) 76; 4. Josh Yang (WW), Drew Blair (SP) and Ben Peolquin (DC) 77; 7. Ben Langlois (WW) 81; 8. Nate Boson (MAR), Spencer Sparks (WR), and Miles Auclair (WR) 84; 17. Josh Gruen (MAR) 89; 21. (tie) Cole Hanson (MAR) 92; 28. (tie) Jeffery Berres (MAR) 100.
Overall standings through Meet 3 of 7
Team standings:
1. Wausau West and Stevens Point 19; 3. D.C. Everest 14; 4. Marshfield 11; 5. Wisconsin Rapids 10; 6. Merrill 8; 7. Wausau East 3.
Top 10 individuals: 1. Russell Detterming (MER) 40; 2. Josh Yang (WW) 37; 3. Evan Thomas (SP) 35.5; 4. Ben Langlois (WW) 33; 5. Ben Peolquin (DC) 29.5; 6. Ben Baur (MAR) 26.5; 7. Drew Blair (SP) 23; 8. Spencer Sparks (WR) 21.5; 9. Nate Boson (MAR) 19.5; 10. Logan Pechinski (SP) 16.5.