AUGUSTA, Mich. --- The Parkside men's golf team competed in the GLIAC Championship tournament on Friday as they completed 36 holes to complete the stroke play portion of the championship. The tournament was moved up due to potential weather difficulties on Sunday. The Rangers finished in fifth place, one shot outside of the cut line to advance to the medal match play portion of the championship. Three Rangers shot even-par or better in round two to help the team shoot a 574 team score, a new school record for a 36-hole team total.
 
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HOW IT HAPPENED
In the first round of play on Friday morning, the Rangers maintained a team score relative to the middle of the leaderboard, but a costly eight on hole seven for freshman Andrew Conrad meant the Rangers would finish the first round in eighth place. In the first round, the Rangers were lead by senior Steven Sanicki who shot an even-par 71. Close behind was junior Garrett Olson with a one-over 72. Freshmen Peter Blazevic and Andrew Conrad shot a pair pf 74's to round out the team scoring in round one. Senior Danny Sanicki shot a 78 in the first round.
 But the start of the second round was a whole new story for the Rangers as they quickly jumped four spots to fourth place. Thanks to 15 birdies as a team, and an eagle from Danny Sanicki, the Rangers were just inside the cut line to make it to the medal match play on Saturday with nine holes left to play.
In the final nine holes, the Rangers could not continue their push up the leaderboard, as they finished six-over par in the final four holes of the tournament. The Rangers still managed to gain three spots on the leaderboard to finish in fifth place with a team score of 574, a new school record for a 36-hole team total. Danny Sanicki and Blazevic lead the way in the final round, each posting one-under 70's. Danny finished tied for 33^rd while Blazevic finished in a tie for 14^th on the tournament. Conrad improved with an even-par 71 to finish in a tie for 22^nd. Steven Sanicki rounded out his Parkside career with a one-over 72 and finished tied for 14^th, the best finisher for the Rangers in the tournament. Olson rounded out the Rangers lineup with a two-over 73 in the final round as he finished tied for 22^nd.
 
T-14^th Steven Sanicki – 71, 72 – 143 (+1)
T-16^th Peter Blazevic – 74, 70 – 144 (+2)
T-22^nd Andrew Conrad – 74, 71 – 145 (+3)
T-22^nd Garrett Olson – 72, 73 – 145 (+3)
T-33^rd Danny Sanicki – 78, 70 – 148 (+6)
 
TEAM SCORES
1^st Grand Valley – 276, 273 – 549
2^nd Wayne State – 278, 281 – 559
T-3^rd Ferris State – 281, 292 – 573
T-3^rd Purdue Northwest – 283, 290 – 573
5^th Parkside – 291, 283 – 574
6^th Northern Michigan – 286, 289 – 575
7^th Saginaw Valley – 283, 294 – 577
8^th Davenport – 286, 295 – 581
9^th Lake Superior State – 305, 296 – 601
 
INSIDE THE STATS
As a team, the Rangers finished second on the par five's with a 12 under-par total. The Rangers also finished in second in total birdies made with 35.
Steven Sanicki lead the team on the par three's with a cumulative one-under par. Conrad was the best on the team on the par four's with a two-over total. On the par fives, Conrad lead the field with a five-under total, while Olson was four-under, Steven Sanicki was two-under, Blazevic and Danny Sanicki were one-under each.
 
FROM COACH WERWIE-SWARTZ
"We fought until the end and that's all you can ask for. Afterwards, walking off knowing you gave it your all."
 
UP NEXT
The Parkside men's golf team's season comes to a close as they finished fifth in the GLIAC Championship. For more information, please visit ParksideRangers.com