Elk Mound finishes sixth in WIAA D2 golf regional
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CADOTT — Improved play this season helped a pair of Elk Mound golfers extend their season one more week.
While Mounders finished in sixth place at the WIAA Division 2 Stanley-Boyd boys’ golf regional meet held last Thursday, May 23 at the Whispering Pines Golf Course near Cadott, junior Ethan Rubenzer and senior Max Marquardt earned two of the four individual sectional qualifying berths.
Rubenzer finished in a three-way tie for 16th place with a 90 while Marquardt was just a stroke back at 19th with a 91 in the 18-hole meet. The pair played in the sectional tournament held at Hayward Golf Course yesterday (May 28).
The meet, which was delayed a day due wet conditions, was won by Neillsville/Loyal after it shot a 336. Chippewa Falls McDonell Central/Eau Claire Regis pocketed second place with 346 strokes. Black River Falls and Arcadia claimed the final two team sectional berths with scores of 347 and 350 respectively.
Gale-Ettrick-Trempealeau carded a 366 to finish fifth while Elk Mound tallied a 385 for sixth. Rounding out the 10-team tournament were host Stanley-Boyd (391), Nekoosa (428), Columbus Catholic/Spencer (429) and Altoona (431).
The Mounders three remaining varsity golfers, all seniors shot over 100. Marcus Kinblom hit for a 101 to take 33rd while Colton Ward was one place back in 34th with a 103. Kaitlin Schiferl scored a 111 to place 40th.
Sawyer Schmidt of Gale-Ettrick-Trempealeau won the meet with a score of 78 on the par 72 course. Arcadia’s Changer Sonsalla was second with an 81.