After a week of play that included several make-up matches, the top of the league standings have changed heading into the final week of the season for the Central Wisconsin Men’s Golf League. Players took on the challenging Foxfire Golf Course in Waupaca Wednesday, Aug. 14, and Midwest Hardware was in position to make a big move the Stricker Division, since they were playing two make-up matches, plus their regular match of the week.

With that challenge facing them, the guys didn’t disappoint, as they registered the second lowest team score of the week to pick up 10 points and move into the lead with 25-points overall. During its run, Midwest defeated the Hacker Backers, Hilltop Too and Big Apple Bagels. Rookies Sports Bar is now second with 22-points after it beat Hilltop Too and lost to Jordan Bar, while Point After/Cozy Kitchen beat Big Apple Bagels.

In Kelly Division play, Hilltop Pub & Grill beat Rookies Sports Bar, Two Harps Pub downed Hilltop Too, Partners Pub fell to Big Apple Bagels, Matero’s lost to Midwest Hardware, Badger Heating/Rice’s Paint defeated Jordan Bar, Backwoods Bar & Grill fell to Point After/Cozy Kitchen, and Two Harps beat Backwoods in a make-up match.

With just one week left, the standings in the Stricker Division now show Midwest Hardware on top, with Rookies Sports Bar three points back. Hilltop Too is third, Jordan Bar fourth, Big Apple Bagels fifth, Point After/Cozy Kitchen sixth and Hacker Backers seventh.

In the Kelly Division, Two Harps Pub is one point ahead of Hilltop Pub & Grill, while Matero’s is third, followed by Badger Heating/Rice’s Paint, Partners Pub and Backwoods Bar & Grill.

Low gross scores were recorded by Charlie Spaar and Chris Field with 71s; Tom Habel and Tom Shafranski at 72; Garry Curless 75; Keith Ringberg, Rhody Mallick and Jim Berg at 77; Jim Brummer and Rory Suomi at 78; and in at 79 were Greg Klug and Dan Newhouse.

Low net came from Field at 63, Curless and Shafranski 66, Spaar 67 and Mallick 68. With 69s were Habel, Tom Domaszek, Todd Rice, Jason Przekurat and Jim Gruba, while Rory Suomi and Greg Klug both had 70.

The league will conclude regular season play at Glacier Wood Golf Course in Iola Wednesday, Aug. 21.