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WISCONSIN RAPIDS – Marshfield senior Brandon Brown shot an 82 to finish tied for 10th Friday at the first leg of the Wisconsin Valley Conference Boys Golf Tournament at the Ridges Golf Course.
Matt Sandquist of Wausau West shot a 73 to win by three shots over James McDonald and Ryan Hofmeister of Stevens Point. Brown tied Wausau East’s Alex Witt for 10th and earned 5.5 points in the race for the conference championship, which will be determined with seven legs of the WVC tournament.
Josh Berres tied for 12th with an 83 and Craig Serchen tied for 14th with an 85 for Marshfield, which shot a team total of 341 and finished fourth among the seven teams.
Stevens Point shot a 311 to win top team honors, with Wisconsin Rapids second with a 334, two shots ahead of D.C. Everest.
Ian Pillai shot a 91 and Evan Schneider had a 92 to round out the Tigers’ roster.
The second leg of the tournament will be Tuesday at Stevens Point Country Club and the third leg will be held at May 4 at Wausau Country Club.
Wisconsin Valley Conference Boys Golf Tournament
Leg No. 1, April 27, at the Ridges GC, Wisconsin Rapids
Team results: 1. Stevens Point 311; 2. Wisconsin Rapids 334; 3. D.C. Everest 336; 4. Marshfield 341; 5. Wausau West 348; 6. Wausau East 353; 7. Merrill 355.
Top 15 (points earned in parenthesis) and Marshfield finishers: 1. Matt Sandquist (WW) 73 (15); 2. James McDonald (SP) and Ryan Hofmeister (SP) 76 (13.5); 4. Joe Benbow (WR) 77 (12); 5. Alex Schremp (WE), Larry Wetzel (DC) and Mitch Kieffer (DC) 78 (10); 8. Alex Okray (SP) 79 (8); 9. Trevor Thomas (SP) 80 (7); 10. Brandon Brown (MAR) and Alex Witt (WE) 82 (5.5); 12. Brady Goska (WR), Josh Berres (MAR) and Mike Pagel (MER) 83 (3); 15. Craig Serchen (MAR) and Kevin Lee (MER) 85 (1); 24. Ian Pillai (MAR) 91; 25. (tie) Evan Schneider (MAR) 92.