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In windy conditions, the Bulldogs beat St. Cloud Cathedral and Melrose to finish fifth, the first time in two seasons that the boys' team has not finished last in a conference meet.

Paynesville's total was 186, edging Cathedral (188) and Melrose (189).

Freshman Mitchell Mackedanz (pictured at right) led the way with a round of 44. Senior Adam Rafferty added a 46, junior Justin Hartfiel had 47, and senior Nathan Glenz finished the scoring with a 49.

Long Prairie-Grey Eagle won the meet with a four-man total of 164, including 39 by medalist Ryan Steiner.

This week, the boys played their last conference meet at Long Prairie on Monday, May 13. Their next meet will be subsections at Becker on Wednesday, May 22, at 8:30 a.m.

at Litchfield
1. Long Prairie-Grey Eagle 164
2. Litchfield 171
3. Albany 175
4. Sauk Centre 182
5. Paynesville 186
6. Cathedral 188
7. Melrose 189

Individual Results
Paynesville: Mitchell Mackedanz 44; Adam Rafferty 46; Justin Hartfiel 47; Nathan Glenz 49; Eric Gerding 54; Tony Savage 55; and Nick Nelson 55.

Paynesville meet
Senior Nathan Glenz fired a round of 39 in the rain, hail, cold, and wind at Koronis Hills during a home conference meet on Tuesday, May 7.

Glenz tied for sixth individually, as seven of the 49 golfers recorded rounds in the 30s on the front nine at Koronis Hills.

The Bulldogs tied their season-low for team score with 178 but finished in seventh.

Mackedanz added a round of 42 for Paynesville. Hartfiel carded a 48, and Rafferty had a round of 49.

Albany - led by medalist Dan Hills - had four players shoot rounds in the 30s and won the meet with a total of 146, averaging 36.5 strokes for its top four players. The Huskies won the meet by 20 strokes over LPGE and Litchfield.

at Koronis Hills
1. Albany 146
2. LPGE 166
3. Litchfield 168
4. Melrose 169
5. Cathedral 170
6. Sauk Centre 173
7. Paynesville 178

Individual Results
Paynesville: Glenz (6) 39; Mackedanz 42; Hartfiel 48; Rafferty 49; Savage 50; Gerding 51; and Nelson 51.

Sauk Centre meet
The Bulldogs took 11th out of 12 teams in an 18-hole, invitational meet at Sauk Centre on Saturday, May 11. Conference-rivals LPGE and Albany finished 1-2 at the meet.

Glenz led the Bulldogs with rounds of 44 and 47 for an 18-hole total of 91. Savage shot 96, Rafferty shot 98, and Hartfiel shot 102. The Dogs' team total was 387.

at Sauk Centre
1. LPGE 312
2. Albany 328
3. Willmar 330
4. Annandale 332
5. Litchfield 333
6. Alexandria 335
7. New London-Spicer 340
8. Sauk Centre 345
9. Melrose 364
10. Cathedral 371
11. Paynesville 387
12. Sauk Centre (B) 396

Individual Results
Paynesville: Glenz 44-47=91; Savage 45-51=96; Rafferty 49-49=98; Hartfiel 50-52=102; Ross Barten 56-57=113.