Kirschnik leads Tigers with 84 to tie for ninth

By Paul Lecker

Sports Reporter

WAUSAU — The Marshfield boys golf team finished fourth in the third-straight leg of the Wisconsin Valley Conference Tournament. Wausau West was the host school Friday at Wausau Country Club.

The Tigers had a team score of 352, 10 shots behind third-place Wausau West. Stevens Point all but wrapped up its sixth-straight WVC championship with a 325 to take first place. The Panthers have won each of the first five legs of the seven-meet tournament.

Marshfield sits 4 ½ points behind Wausau West for third in the overall standings with two meets left. The sixth leg is Tuesday at RiverEdge Golf Course in Marshfield, and the seventh and final meet of the tournament is May 20 at Merrill Public Golf Course.

Joe Kirschnik led Marshfield with an 84, tying for ninth place overall. Derek Michalski finished out of the top 10 for the first time in the tournament series, taking 11th with an 85, but he still sits firmly in sixth-place in the overall standings.

Zach Hanson had a 91, Brendan Schneider fired a 92, and Grant Michaelis shot a 94 to round out the scoring for Marshfield.

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

Wisconsin Valley Conference Boys Golf Tournament

Leg No. 5, May 13, at Wausau Country Club (Host: Wausau West)

Team scores: 1. Stevens Point 325; 2. Wausau East 338; 3. Wausau West 342; 4. Marshfield 352; 5. D.C. Everest 363; 6. Wisconsin Rapids 371; 7. Merrill 465.

Top 10 and Marshfield finishers: 1. Matt Tuman (WE), Josh Yang (WW) and Jake Hofmeister (SP) 77; 4. Max Bancker (SP) and Ben Peloquin (DC) 81; 6. Landon Dehnel (WE) 82; 7. Evan Thomas (SP) and Jacob Vollert (WR) 83; 9. Taylor Thomas (SP) and Joe Kirschnik (MAR) 84; 11. (tie) Derek Michalski (MAR) 85; 19. (tie) Zach Hanson (MAR) 91; 22. Brendan Schneider (MAR) 92; 24. Grant Michaelis (MAR) 94.

Overall Standings Through Leg No. 5

Team standings: 1. Stevens Point 35; 2. Wausau East 27.5; 3. Wausau West 26; 4. Marshfield 21.5; 5. D.C. Everest 15; 6. Wisconsin Rapids 8; 7. Merrill 7.

Top 10 individuals and Marshfield golfers: 1. Matt Tuman (WE) 71; 2. Max Bancker (SP) 65.5; 3. Jake Hofmeister (SP) 59; 4. Josh Yang (WW) 58.5; 5. Taylor Thomas (SP) 50.5; 6. Derek Michalski (MAR) 40.5; 7. Taylor Thomas (SP) 36; 8. Charlie Okray (SP) 33.5; 9. Landon Dehnel (WE) 32.5; 10. Austin Hillery (WW) 24.5; 14. (tie) Joe Kirschnik (MAR) 15; 20. Brendan Schneider (MAR) 6.5; 21. (tie) Zach Hanson (MAR) 5.5; 25. Grant Michaelis (MAR) 2.5.