Michalski finishes seventh for Tigers

By Paul Lecker

Sports Reporter

WAUSAU — The Marshfield boys golf team finished fourth at the fourth leg of the Wisconsin Valley Conference Tournament on Tuesday at a chilly and rainy Greenwood Hills Country Club. The meet was hosted by D.C. Everest.

The Tigers, who were one shot out of third in last Friday’s meet at Stevens Point, finished with a score of 337 Tuesday, two shots behind third-place Wausau West. Stevens Point won its fourth-straight leg of the seven-meet tournament with a score of 305.

Wausau East’s Matt Tuman was unfazed by the poor weather, shooting a six-under par 66 to win meet medalist honors and open up his overall lead in the conference standings over Max Bancker of Stevens Point. Bancker tied teammate Jake Hofmeister for second with a 75, and the two Panthers sit second and third in the overall standings behind Tuman.

Derek Michalski led Marshfield with a 79 as he tied for seventh. Michalski is in sixth in the overall standings.

Brendan Schneider tied for 10th with an 83, Grant Michaelis shot an 86, and Zach Hanson had an 89 for the Tigers. Joe Kirschnik added a 90 to round out the Marshfield squad.

The fifth leg of the tournament is Friday at Wausau Country Club. Marshfield hosts the sixth leg next Tuesday at RiverEdge Golf Course.

(Hub City Times Sports Reporter Paul Lecker is also the publisher of MarshfieldAreaSports.com.)

Wisconsin Valley Conference Tournament, Leg No. 4

May 10, at Greenwood Hills Country Club, Wausau (Host: D.C. Everest)

Team scores: 1. Stevens Point 305; 2. Wausau East 322; 3. Wausau West 335; 4. Marshfield 337; 5. D.C. Everest 369; 6. Wisconsin Rapids 388; 7. Merrill 394.

Top 10 and Marshfield finishers: 1. Matt Tuman (WE) 66; 2. Max Bancker (SP) and Jake Hofmeister (SP) 75; 4. Taylor Thomas (SP) 76; 5. Hunter Wallace (MER) and Landon Dehnel (WE) 77; 7. Charlie Okray (SP) and Derek Michalski (MAR) 79; 9. Austin Hillery (WW) 82; 10. Josh Yang (WW) and Brendan Schneider (MAR) 83; 15. (tie) Grant Michaelis (MAR) 86; 18. (tie) Zach Hanson (MAR) 89; 20. (tie) Joe Kirschnik (MAR) 90.

Overall Standings through four legs of seven

Team standings: 1. Stevens Point 28; 2. Wausau East 21.5; 3. Wausau West 21; 4. Marshfield 17.5; 5. D.C. Everest 12; 6. Merrill and Wisconsin Rapids 6.

Top 10 and Marshfield individuals: 1. Matt Tuman (WE) 57; 2. Max Bancker (SP) 53; 3. Jake Hofmeister (SP) 45; 4. Josh Yang (WW) 44.5; 5. Taylor Thomas (SP) 43; 6. Derek Michalski (MAR) 35; 7. Charlie Okray (SP) 33.5; 8. Evan Thomas (SP) 26.5; 9. Austin Hillery (WW) 24.5; 10. Landon Dehnel (WE) 21.5; 14. (tie) Joe Kirschnik (MAR) 7.5; 18. Brendan Schneider (MAR) 6.5; 19. (tie) Zach Hanson (MAR) 5.5; 24. Grant Michaelis (MAR) 2.5.