By By SCOTT NOVAK / Dowagiac Daily News
South Haven stretched its lead in the Wolverine Conference golf standings to five points with a second place finish on Wednesday.
Otsego grabbed first place at the jamboree hosted by Paw Paw at Heritage Glen Golf Club.
The Bulldogs finished with a score of 156 to beat South Haven by four strokes. The Rams finished with a 160.
Allegan finished third with a team score of 163. Vicksburg also shot a 163, but finished fourth based on fifth-man scoring. Gull Lake was fifth with a 164, while Plainwell was sixth with a 167.
Dowagiac finished seventh after shooting 171. Comstock, Three Rivers and Paw Paw rounded out the order of finish with scores of 172, 194 and 194 respectively.
Sean Ryan of Gull Lake, Adam Milbocker of Otsego and Kale Waaso of South Haven tied for medalist honors with a 37. Joe Reed of Allegan and Jay Cook of Otsego both shot 38.
Three golfers, including Dowagiac's Kevin Proshwitz finished at 39. Matt Boomer and Paul Vannus, both of Vicksburg, also shot 39.
Finishing at 40 were Tony Sewell of Allegan, T.J. Heffner of Comstock, Jerry Westoof of Otsego, Garrett Salinas of Plainwell and Scott Brinks of South Haven.
Besides Proshwitz's score, Dowagiac got a 42 from Nick Krizinski, a 44 from Tanner Melvin, a 46 from Mike Hoff and a 48 from Richie Hutchinson.
Team Scores
Otsego 156, South Haven 160, Allegan 163, Vicksburg 163, Gull Lake 164, Plainwell 167, Dowagiac 171, Comstock 172, Three Rivers 194, Paw Paw 194
Top 10 Individuals
Sean Ryan (GL) 37, Adam Milbocker (O) 37, Kale Waaso (SH) 37, Joe Reed (A) 38, Jay Cook (O) 38, Kevin Proshwitz (D) 39, Matt Boomer (V) 39, Paul Vannus (V) 39, Tony Sewell (A) 40, T.J. Heffner (C) 40, Jerry Westoff (O) 40, Garrett Salinas (PL) 40, Scott Brinks (SH) 40
League Standings
South Haven 37, Gull Lake 32, Otsego 29, Plainwell 28, Vicksburg 26, Allegan 25, Dowagiac 18, Comstock 12, Three Rivers 9, Paw Paw 4