Marshfield boys golf finishes eighth, 12th at Merrill Invitational

Marshfield’s Maxx Oertel. (Paul Lecker file photo)

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MERRILL – Marshfield had two teams compete at the Merrill Boys Golf Invitational on Saturday, placing eighth and 12th among the 15 entries.

Rhinelander won the team title with a 322, 12 shots in front of Wisconsin Rapids. Marshfield’s No. 1 team was eighth with 358 and the No. 2 team was 12th with a 366.

Kyle Berres had an 82, Tyler Heiman and Maxx Oertel each had 86s, and Graydon Anderson had a 104 for Marshfield No. 1.

Keegan Frederick had an 86, Afton Hamill shot a 90, and Ethan Schnitzler and Eli Krueger both had 95s for Marshfield No. 2.

Conner Krach of Wausau Newman Catholic was meet medalist with a 73, three shots in front of Joey Volpentesta of Antigo.

Merrill Boys Golf Invitational
May 7, at Merrill Golf Course
Team scores:
1. Rhinelander 322; 2. Wisconsin Rapids-1 334; 3. Wausau West-1 338; 4. Antigo 342’ 5. Wausau East-1 345; 6. Stevens Point 350; 7. D.C. Everest 353; 8. Marshfield-1 358; 9. Wausau Newman Catholic 359; 10. Lakeland 361; 11. Wausau West-2 363; 12. Marshfield-2 366; 13. Merrill-1 406; 14. Northland Pines 415; 15. Wausau East-2 432.
Top individual scores: 1. Conner Krach (WNC) 73; 2. Joey Volpentesta (ANT) 76; 3. Koldyn Gechas (RH) and Andy Ziemer (DC) 77; 5. Brady Skifton (WR) 79.
Two-person best ball: 1. Gechas-Garrett Kuhlhanek (RH) 70; 2. Volpentesta-Alex Samolinski (ANT) 71; 3. Andrew Henrichs-Brody Kowieski (RH) and Krach-Sam Nelson (WNC) 72; 5. Lucca Tonelli-Tyler Skogstad (WW) 73.