From staff reports

THREE RIVERS — The opening day of the Big 16 Conference Golf Tournament found Battle Creek Lakeview at the top of the heap after shooting 358 as a team at Pineview Golf Club.

Marshall was second with a 366 and Coldwater third with a 372. Rounding out the top five were Portage Central (386) and St. Joseph (396).

Niles finished ninth out of 14 school with a 436.

Marshall’s Jill Peacock was the medalist on the day with a round of 82.

Sophie Nielsen led the Vikings with a 96, which was good for 20th place overall.

Nichole Sly shot 110, while Taylor Glick shot 113, Paxton Schaller 117 and Allison Dawson 132.

Abby Mattson finished with a 153.

Big 16 Conference Tournament

At Pineview Golf Club

Medalist: Jill Peacock (M) 82

Team scores

Battle Creek Lakeview 358, Marshall 366, Coldwater 372, Portage Central 386, St. Joseph 396, Portage Northern 407, Battle Creek Harper Creek 409, Battle Creek Central 430, Niles 436, Kalamazoo Loy Norrix 438, Sturgis 443, Kalamazoo Central 467, Mattawan 487, Benton Harbor 489

Individual results

Niles 436

Sophie Nielsen 96

Taylor Glick 113

Paxton Schaller 117

Abby Mattson 153

Nichole Sly 110

Allison Dawson 132

Wolverine Conference

OTSEGO — The Dowagiac golf team played a pair of Wolverine Conference Jamborees on Wednesday.

The league started in Allegan at the Lynx Golf Course and concluded the day at Prairie Wood in the afternoon.

Dowagiac placed sixth, its best finish of  the season, at the Lynx after shooting a 211.

Otsego won the jamboree with a team total of 192, while Plainwell was second with a 193.

Vicksburg finished third with a 201, Gull Lake fourth with a 203, Comstock fifth with a 209 and Dowagiac sixth with a 211.

Three Rivers was seventh (215), Paw Paw eighth (226), Allegan ninth (226) and South Haven 10th (245).

Haley Smith shot 49 for the Chieftains, who also got a 51 from Lauren Smith, a 55 from Kaye Swartz, a 56 from Maggie Cripe and a 72 from Jessica Caldwell.

At Prairie Wood, Dowagiac was eighth with a 219.

Ostego completed the sweep with a 183, while Allegan was second with a 191 and Vicksburg third with a 192.

League-leading Plainwell finished fourth with a 204. Three Rivers and Gull Lake both shot 205 with Comstock shooting 218. Dowagiac and Paw Paw both shot 219 and South Haven 234.

Lauren Smith finished with a 52 and Haley Smith a 53, Cripe shot 54 and Swartz 60. Rikki Baker finished with a 92, but her score broke the tie between Dowagiac and Paw Paw for eighth.