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MARSHFIELD – The Marshfield boys golf team saw its season come to an end with a seventh-place finish at a WIAA Division 1 Boys Golf Sectional on Tuesday at RiverEdge Golf Course.
Parker Etzel shot an even-par 72 and teammates Will Schlitz and Ben Christenson had a 76 and 77, respectively, to lead Eau Claire Memorial to the team title with a score of 304. Lakeland was second with a 322 to earn the other state tournament berth.
The top two teams and top three individuals not on the qualifying teams earn berths in the 2023 WIAA State Boys Golf Championships, which will be held June 5-6 at Meadows Valley at Blackwolf Run in Kohler.
Wausau East sophomore Cooper Bjerke had a 75 to finish third, River Falls freshman Aidan Caufel had a 79 to tie for sixth, and Rhinelander sophomore Samuel Schoppe shot an 80 to take ninth and earn the three individual state tournament berths.
Marshfield sophomore Keegan Fredrick finished one shot out of the top three with an 81 to end up in a five-way tie for 10th overall.
Maxx Oertel and Tyler Heiman had 86s, Ethan Schnitzler shot a 90 and Kyle Berres had a 93 as well for Marshfield, which ended up with a team total of 343.
WIAA Division 1 Boys Golf Sectional
May 30, at RiverEdge Golf Course, Marshfield
(*denotes state tournament qualifiers)
Team scores: *1. Eau Claire Memorial 304; *2. Lakeland 322; 3. Hudson 330; 4. River Falls 335; 5. Rhinelander 336; 6. Wausau East 338; 7. Marshfield 343; 8. Eau Claire North 348.
Individual scores: 1. Parker Etzel (ECM) 72; 2. Matt Haggart (LAK) 74; 3. *Cooper Bjerke (WE) 75; 4. Will Schlitz (ECM) 76; 5. Ben Christenson (ECM) 77; 6. Jack Rubo (LAK), Tyler DeBruyckere (ECM) and *Aidan Carufel (RF) 79; 9. *Samuel Schoppe (RH) 80; 10. Ryan Swanson (RF), Oscar Grothaus (HUD), Brady Gilbert (HUD), Keegan Fredrick (MAR) and Matt Unger (New Richmond) 81; 15. Steffen Larson (ECN) and Sam Swaverly (HUD) 82; 17. Grayson Wagner (LAK) and Brody Kowieski (RH) 83; 19. Ryan Trucco (Wausau West), Matthew Marsollek (RF), Sawyer Krambs (WE) and Caden Kolinski (Chippewa Falls) 84; 23. Carter Lee (ECN) 85; 24. Andrew Henrichs (RH), Brody Trantow (WE), Davis Kock (LAK), Maxx Oertel (MAR), Tyler Heiman (MAR), Nic Logan (HUD), Carson Kohlrusch (New Richmond) and Hayden Ackerlund (Stevens Point) 86; 32. Blake Petroff (RH) and Drake Card (HUD) 87; 34. Judah Kruit (ECN) 88; 35. Nathan Earnest (Stevens Point) 89; 36. Simon Resnick (ECM) 90; 38. Will Benedict (RF) 91; 39. Connor O’Malley (RF) 92; 40. Jeremy Hensen (LAK), Jack Wendtland (ECN), Reagan Kruit (ECN), Kyle Berres (MAR) and Zach Frangiskakis (WE) 93; 45. Zander Maier (CF) 94; 46. Russell Harder (WW) 98; 47. Braden Mork (RH) 101; 48. Vince Marohl (WE) 106.