Albany was the team champion at the meet hosted by LPGE on Monday, May 1, and by Melrose on Tuesday, May 2. At each meet, the Huskies had three players shoot in the upper 30s.
Cathedral was second at both meets, Melrose was third, and LPGE was fourth. At LPGE, sophomore Nathan Glenz led the Bulldogs with a 41, followed by senior Ryan Wall with a 44. Adam Rafferty and Pat Spooner shot 48s, and seventh grader Mitchell Mackedanz shot 49 in his first varsity outing.
With a total of 181, the Bulldogs trailed sixth-place Litchfield by four strokes. Mark Brossard and Eric Gerding also played for the Paynesville varsity at LPGE.
At Melrose on Tuesday, the Bulldogs had their lowest team total of the season: 173. Wall shot 42, Rafferty 43, and Glenz and Spooner had 44.
The Bulldogs trailed Sauk Centre by four and Litchfield by six.
Brossard shot 49 for Paynesville, and Schmitt and Mackedanz rounded out the varsity lineup.
In the overall conference standings, Cathedral leads with 25 points. Albany is second with 24. Melrose is third with 20, and LPGE has 19. Litchfield has 11, Sauk Centre nine, and Paynesville four.
at LPGE, Monday, May 1<
Team scores - Albany 155; Cathedral 156; Melrose 160; LPGE 162; Sauk Centre 166; Litchfield 177; Paynesville 181.
Paynesville scores - Nathan Glenz 41; Ryan Wall 44; Adam Rafferty 48; Pat Spooner 48; Mitchell Mackedanz 49; Mark Brossard 53; Eric Gerding 55; TOTAL: 181.
at Melrose, Tuesday, May 2
Team scores - Albany 153; Cathedral 160; Melrose 160; LPGE 163; Litchfield 167; Sauk Centre 169; Paynesville 173.
Paynesville scores - Ryan Wall 42; Adam Rafferty 43; Nathan Glenz 44; Pat Spooner 44; Mark Brossard 49; Corey Schmitt 52; Mitchell Mackedanz 53; TOTAL: 173.
Sauk Centre tournament The Bulldogs were eighth in an 18-hole tournament at Sauk Centre on Saturday.
WCC North rivals dominated the meet. Albany won with a total of 325, Sauk Centre was second, and Litchfield was third. Four of the top five golfers were from WCC North teams.
The Bulldogs trailed seventh-place Melrose by 16 strokes.
Leading scorers for Paynesville were: Wall, 85; Glenz, 88; Rafferty, 98; and Mackedanz, 98.
at Sauk Centre, Saturday, May 6
Team scores - Albany 325; Sauk Centre 333; Litchfield 341; Alexandria 342; Annandale 345; Willmar 350; Melrose 353; Paynesville 369.
Paynesville scores - Ryan Wall 85; Nathan Glenz 88; Mitchell Mackedanz 98; Adam Rafferty 98; Pat Spooner 113; TOTAL: 369.