RUTLAND — The Otter Valley Union High School golf team was one of the teams on Tuesday that qualified to compete for the Division II title by finishing among the top three at the South Sectional tournament at the Rutland Country Club.
The Otters fired a collective 407 to edge Fair Haven for third place by a single stroke. Mill River (370) took first, with Woodstock (402) in second.
OV will move on to the state final at the Green Mountain National course on June 4.
Tom Kingsley led OV by shooting a 98, followed by Joey Scarborough (101), Colin Nicklaw (102) and Ben Lones (106).
Mill River’s Johann Russell fired a 78 to claim medalist honors and spark his team’s big victory.