Troy A. Bruzewski, sports@wolfrivermedia.com
Leader Photo by Troy A. Bruzewski Marion High School golfer Jared Sawal finished in a tie for seventh place Thursday at the CWC All-Conference Tournament at Foxfire Golf Course in Manawa.
Leader Photo by Troy A. Bruzewski Madison Bushman had the best score of the Wittenberg-Birnamwood High School golf team in Thursday’s CWC All-Conference Tournament at Foxfire Golf Course in Waupaca.
The breeze at Foxfire Golf Course in Waupaca wasn’t a wind of change.
Central Wisconsin Conference boys golf teams were faced with gusting winds for Thursday’s All-Conference Tournament, though the results were virtually the same as last year’s event. Iola (365) defeated Pacelli (369) in a playoff hole for the tournament and conference titles.
Bonduel (428) was ninth in the tournament and eighth in the conference. Wittenberg-Birnamwood (379) finished fourth in the tournament to create a third-place tie with Manawa (375) in the final conference standings.
“I wish I could blame it on the wind,” Bonduel coach Dave LaBerge said, “but unfortunately this just wasn’t a good round for us.”
Austin Acker had the Bears’ only score under 100, finishing at 97. Mitch LaBerge had a 114 and Matt LaBerge had a 117.
Wittenberg-Birnamwood was more successful, though even improved play wasn’t enough to keep pace with Iola and Pacelli.
“I thought we played one of our better rounds as a team and even jumped up a spot in the conference,” Chargers coach Chris Bartletti said. “At the same time, I was disappointed for Maverick (Bushman) and Kyle (Adamski), who both finished barely out of position for all-conference honors.
“However, they are both juniors and will have a chance to get back to this spot again next year.”
Adamski finished with a 96, as did teammate Gavin Czerwonka, while Bushman finished with a 99. Madison Bushman led the team with a 95.
Marion (422) finished ninth in the conference standings with its eighth-place finish in the tournament. Jared Sawall finished in seventh-place tie with Pacelli’s Zach Williams for Thursday’s top individual score and ended with a final conference score of 176.4, which was good for sixth this season. The average consists of three conference nine-hole scores averaged and added to the golfer’s score in Thursday’s event.
Sawall was Marion’s only golfer under 100 Thursday; Claire Jorres finished with a 108 and Brandon Schultz had a 110.
Gresham (441) was 10th in the tournament and finished 10th in the conference while Killian Eggert challenged for the tournament win. He finished two strokes behind Shiocton’s Max Beecher (76) for medalist honors. Eggert’s 162.6 conference score placed him third overall for the 2015 season.
James Kazik added a 97 for Gresham.
Menominee Indian’s John Long was the team’s only golfer to submit a score Thursday, finishing with a 105.