RICHLAND — The noose is getting tighter around the necks of the rest of the Wolverine Conference golf teams.

Dowagiac has completely dominated the league this season, winning all but one of the jamborees held so far.

As a result, the Chieftains now lead the conference standings by eight points. Dowagiac shot 160 on Wednesday at Stonehedge in Richland to edge host Gull Lake by a stroke.

The Blue Devils shot 161, but still lost another point in the championship chase to the Chieftains.

Defending league champion Vicksburg was third with a 168, while Plainwell and Otsego rounded out the top five with 173 and 174 respectively. Paw Paw was sixth with a 183, South Haven seventh with a 195, Three Rivers eighth with a 196, Comstock ninth with a 197 and Allegan 10th with a 202.

Plainwell’s Sean Carter and Gull Lake’s Luke Tindall shared medalist honors as the shot identical 37s.

Dowagiac placed four of its five players in the top 10 on Wednesday and all five players are in the overall top 10 this year.

Chris Craft led the Chieftains once again as he shot 38. Cody Fairleigh finished with a 40. Jordan Juday and Kyle Ward each shot 41.

There are just three jamborees remaining before the conference tournament on May 19. Dowagiac will head to South Haven on Monday before finishing up at Plainwell (May 10) and Three Rivers (May 13).

Wolverine Conference Jamboree

At Stonehendge

Medalist

Sean Carter, Plainwell; Luke Tindall, Gull Lake 37

Team scores

Dowagiac 160, Gull Lake 161, Vicksburg 168, Plainwell 173, Otsego 174, Paw Paw 183, South Haven 195, Three Rivers 196, Comstock 197, Allegan 202

Conference standings

Dowagiac 69, Gull Lake 61, Otsego 50, Vicksburg 46, Plainwell 37, South Haven 31, Paw Paw 27, Comstock 25, Three Rivers 21, Allegan 11

Top 10

Sean Carter (PL) 37, Luke Tindall (GL) 37, Chris Craft (D) 38, Bryan VandenBerg (GL) 38, Cody Fairleigh (D) 40, John Westhoff (O) 40, Cooper Quartermain 40, Jorday Juday (D) 41, Kyle Ward (D) 41, Scott Manski (V) 41, Evan Krohn (GL) 41

Individual results

Dowagiac 160

Chris Craft 38, Cody Fairleigh 40, Jorday Juday 41, Kyle Ward 41, Max Howe 43