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The West Branch golf team is back on top of the River Valley Conference.

West Branch shot a season-best 313 on Tuesday at Muscatine Municipal Golf Course to win its first River Valley Conference title since 2022 after posting top-three finishes each of the past two seasons.

McGavin Smith and Bryce Anderson each shot a 77 to highlight four Bears that shot 80 or better on Tuesday as West Branch edged Mid-Prairie by a single stroke for the team title.

West Branch was third in 2023 and runner-up at the RVC meet last season before claiming its first title since winning its third straight in 2022.

The top five teams were separated by just four strokes on Tuesday atop a competitive 15-team conference meet.

West Liberty was third with a 316 while Tipton and Regina both shot 317 to finish fourth and fifth.

Smith finished sixth and Anderson was seventh overall to lead West Branch while Paxton Tisinger shot a 79 and Sawyer Jeffries fired an 80 for the Bears.

Regina was led by Noah Clark and Wyatt Kaeding who each shot 78 to finish eighth and ninth respectively while Luke Klingeman also shot a 78.

Ben Bian shot 83 and Corbin Daniel shot an 85 for Regina.

Mid-Prairie’s Bryce Henry shot a one-over-par 73 to win the individual title by three strokes over Tipton’s Owen Steinman.

River Valley Conference Meet

At Muscatine Municipal Golf Course

Team scores – 1. West Branch 313; 2. Mid-Prairie 314; 3. West Liberty 316; 4. Tipton 317; 5. Regina 317; 6. Cascade 320; 7. Dyersville Beckman 325; 8. Wilton 334; 9. Anamosa 340; 10. Monticello 342; 11. Northeast 345; 12. Camanche 355; 13. Durant 356; 14. Maquoketa 370; 15. Bellevue 372

Individual leaders – 1. Bryce Henry (M-P) 39-34 – 73; 2. Owen Steinman (TIP) 40-36 – 76; 3. Madden Wiedner (NE) 38-38 – 76; 4. Garrett LaDue (ANA) 39-36 – 76; 5. Cael Daufeldt (WL) 37-39 – 76; 6. McGavin Smith (WB) 38-39 – 77; 7. Bryce Anderson (WB) 41-36 – 77; 8. Wyatt Kaeding (ICR) 41-37 – 78; 9. Noah Clark (ICR) 38-40 – 78; 10. Luke Schockemoehl (CAS) 39-39 – 78

West Branch (313) – McGavin Smith 38-39 – 77; Bryce Anderson 41-36 – 77; Paxton Tisinger 40-39 – 79; Sawyer Jeffries 38-42 – 80; Ethan Miller 42-40 – 82; Reese Gingerich 47-42 – 89;

Regina (317) – Noah Clark 38-40 – 78; Wyatt Kaeding 41-37 – 78; Luke Klingeman 39-39 – 78; Ben Bian 43-40 – 83; Corbin Daniel 42-43 – 85; Brendan Baker 45-46 – 91

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