The Chesterton boys golf team (156) improved to 4-0 in Duneland Athletic Conference play with a less than impressive victory over Portage (160) and Merrillville (176) Tuesday night at Robbinhurst Golf Club.

“We dodged a bullet tonight and we will need to play better as a team in the rest of our DAC matches,” Chesterton coach John Sparks said. “We need some other guys to step up this week.”

Chesterton’s Kyle Grassel and Josh Kalita tied with Merrillville’s Frank Martisovic for medalist honors with a 3-over-par 37. Ryan Grassel shot 40, Alex Hernandez had a 42 and Steve Wuletich tallied a 43 to round out the Trojans’ scores.

“Kyle and Josh continue to post solid scores,” Sparks said. “Alex Hernandez did a nice job in his first 9-hole match of the year.”

Chesterton 156, Portage 160, Merrillville 176

AT ROBBINHURST, Par 34

Chesterton – Kyle Grassel 37, Josh Kalita 37, Ryan Grassel 40, Alex Hernandez 42, Steve Wuletich 43.

Portage – Zac Stoehr 38, Nick Quick 39, Alex Quick 40, Corey Tularz 43, Peter Lofland 45.

Merrillville – Frank Martisovic 37, Matt Neese 39, Steve Crague 49, Steve Carniello 51, Malik Muhammad 54.

Records – Chesterton 4-0 (4-0 DAC), Portage 4-2 (2-1 DAC), Merrillville 1-6 (0-4 DAC).

Posted 4/30/2008