EAU CLAIRE — Sturgis successfully defended its Wolverine Conference golf championship by shooting 394 at Indian Lake Hills Golf Course on Thursday.

Host Dowagiac finished second with a 413 and were the conference runner-up after the final standings were tallied.

Heidi Hines of Three Rivers shot an 84 to win the tournament medalist honors, while Dowagiac’s Rebecca Franklin was second with a 90 and Greta Whitaker fifth with a 96.

“I am happy,” said Dowagiac coach Bob Turner.  “We could have shot 14 or 15 strokes betters, which is what we got beat by, but we would have still needed some things to happen to leap frog Sturgis. I think our girls are happy where they finished.”

WOLVERINE

CONFERENCE GOLF

At Indian Lake Hills

Medalist

Heidi Hines, Three Rivers – 84

Team scores

Sturgis 394, Dowagiac 413, Plainwell 414, Three Rivers 420, Allegan 433, Otsego 436, South Haven 450, Vicksburg 473

Individual top 10

Heidi Hines (TR) 84, Rebecca Franklin (D) 90, Emma Franklin (A) 92, Morgan Sturman (A) 94, Greta Whitaker (D) 96, Taylor Kiss (S) 96, Sara Hayden (TR) 97, Carli Sanford (S) 98, Hope Ogg (S) 99, Polina Riggin (PL) 99

Additional Dowagiac scores

Lynsie Stolpe 106, Calley Ruff 121, Ruby Maggert 123