Dowagiac golf team finishes 10th at league jamboree

Published 12:02 am Tuesday, August 31, 2010

SOUTH HAVEN – The Wolverine Conference golf chase is quickly becoming a four-team event.

League-leading Plainwell put another point between itself and runner-up Otsego Monday morning at the third event staged at Hawkhead in South Haven.

The Trojans shot 183 to best second place Otsego by nine strokes at the Bulldogs finished with a 192, which was one-shot better than third place Vicksburg.

Allegan jumped up and finished fourth with a 205, while Gull Lake continues to drop back in the standings after placing fifth with a 205.

Rounding out the order of finish were Three Rivers 223, Comstock, 228, South Haven 233, Paw Paw 235 and Dowagiac 243.

There has been just one medalist so far this season and that has been Plainwell’s Hannah Lewis.

Lewis shot 36 on Monday morning to finish two strokes ahead of Otsego’s Brittany Haight who shot 38.

Plainwell now has 29 points in the overall standings, three better than Otsego’s 26. Vicksburg remains third with 24 points and Gull Lake is still fourth with 21.

Comstock (16), Three Rivers (15), Allegan (14), Paw Paw (10), South Haven (6) and Dowagiac (6) are fifth through 10th.

Dowagiac was led by Haley Smith, who shot 50 for the third consecutive match.

Maggie Cripe made her debut after being sidelined with a back injury and shot 60. Lauren Cripe finished with a 61, while Jessica Caldwell shot 71 and Kaye Swartz 72.

The conference heads to The Lynx and to Prairie Wood on Wednesday for a double dip.

Wolverine Jamboree

At Hawkshead

Medalist: Hannah Lewis (P) 36

Team scores

Plainwell 183, Otsego 192, Vicksburg 193, Allegan 203, Gull Lake 205, Three Rivers 223, Comstock 228, South Haven 233, Paw Paw 235, Dowagiac 243

Top 10

Hannah Lewis (P) 36, Brittany Haight (O) 38, Darby Truhn (V) 44, Mallory Lemmers (P) 46, Shelby Pattok (A) 46, Sarah Manski (V) 47, Katrina Tocker (A) 47, Christin Weirick (O) 48, Hayley Bierhalter (SH) 48, Hadley Hoeksema (GL) 48

Standings

Plainwell 29, Otsego 26, Vicksburg 24, Gull Lake 21, Comstock 16, Three Rivers 15, Allegan 14, Paw Paw 10, South Haven 6, Dowagiac 3