CENTREVILLE — The second and final day of the Big 16 Conference Golf Tournament ran 45 minutes longer than expected on Monday.

The players had to be pulled from the course at Island Hills as a thunderstorm, which included hail, stopped the tournament just a couple of holes from completely.

After a 45 minute delay, the final few holes were completed and Battle Creek Lakeview took home the prize as it captured the second round of play with a score of 302.

Battle Creek Harper Creek was second at 308 and Portage Cental third with a 321. Marshall also shot 321 to take fourth and Niles finished at 322 to finish fifth on the day.

Lakeview won the overall conference tournament championship with a two-day total of 599. Harper Creek was second at 630, while Niles finished third wtih a total of 632. Portage Northern (734) and Portage Central (645) rounded out the top five teams.

Lakeview’s Matt Garland was the conference medalist with a total of 144. Niles’ Chris Noble finished third with a 147.

On Monday, Noble shot even par 72. The Vikings also got an 82 from Brett Phillips, a pair of 84s from John Schrader and Jared Langmeyer, an 86 from Sam Clark and a 100 from Dominic Wayland.

In the final Big 16 West Division indiviudal standings, Noble was medalist with an average of 36.8. Niles’ Phillips earned honorable mention as he finished ninth overall with an average of 43.34.

Big 16 Conference Tournament

At Island Hills, Centreville

Par 72

Medalist

Matt Garland, Battle Creek Lakeview 144

Team scores

Battle Creek Lakeview 302, Battle Creek Harper Creek 308, Portage Central 321, Marshall 321, Niles 322, Lakeshore 325, Coldwater 329, Mattawan 330, Kalamazoo Central 330, Sturgis 331, St. Joseph 341, Portage Northern 362, Kalamazoo Loy Norrix 377, Benton Harbor 458

Two-day total

Lakeview 599, Harper Creek 630, Niles 632, Portage Northern 734, Portage Central 645, Mattawan 645, Coldwater 646, Marshall 647, Sturgis 650, Central 657, Lakeshore 669, St. Joseph 674, Loy Norrix 745, Benton Harbor 906

Individual results

Top 10

Matt Garland, Lakeview 144; Chris Noble, Niles 147; Brandon Grube, Harper Creek 149; Filmore Walker, Lakeview 151; Eric Giddings, Lakeview 152; Gunnar Buornson, Harper Creek 153; Landon Osborne, Lakeview 154; Aaron Hamlin, Sturgis 154; Kory Roberts, Lakeview 155; Zack Glew, Coldwater 156; Nick Blanc, Marshall 156; Matt Zerbel, St. Joseph 156

Niles 322

Chris Noble 72, Brett Phillips 82, John Schrader 84, Jared Langmeyer 84, Sam Clark 86, Dominic Wyland 100