MATSIDE Tech wins City Milwaukee Bradley Tech scored 260 points to win the nine-team Milwaukee City Conference title. Milwaukee Riverside finished second with 205 points. Tech claimed five individual titles and had eight finalists. Tech’s champions were Ezekiel Torres (103), Luis Resendiz (119), Travis Smith (35-5), Brandin Thomas (140) and Jeremy Stewart (145). All 14 of Tech’s wrestlers placed fifth or higher at the nine-team tournament. Tech won both the tournament and dual meet titles in the city. Four Titlists Lead Arrowhead Arrowhead saw four wrestlers win individual titles as it outlasted Mukwonago to complete a sweep in the Classic 8 Conference by winning the league meet with 251 points. Mukwonago finished second with 223 points. Arrowhead’s champions were Andrew Crone (103), Mitchell Berenz (130), Jake Sueflohn (135) and Al Yde (160). Arrowhead had nine finalists and 12 wrestlers place fourth or higher. Other champions of note included Waukesha West senior Tyler Semrad (119), Mukwonago’s Joe Mattson (125) and Ryan Aprahamian (152) and Kettle Moraine’s Jake Laux (215). Campbellsport Wins EWC Campbellsport held off Kewaskum to win the Eastern Wisconsin Conference as Campbellsport finished with 177 points. Kewaskum finished second with 161.5 points, followed by Sheboygan Falls with 154.5. Ryan Costello (103), Parker Peterson (112), Payden Salm (152), James Hawley (171) and Zach Wetzel (189) all won titles for Campbellsport. Kewaskum had five finalists and Jared Koffke (119) and Cody Seibel (215) won championships. Port Rolls at North Shore Meet Port Washington totaled 230.5 points to run away with the North Shore Conference title, well ahead of rival Germantown (198). Port’s champions were Jake Maechtle (135), Alex Deiringer (140), Josh Meins (152), Ryan Wischer (160) andante Hilton (215). Germantown’s Jesse Thielke won his third conference title when he took the 125 crown. Other notable champions included Cedarburg’s Cody Sigler (145), Grafton’s Brandon Schweitzer (189) and Milwaukee Lutheran’s Taylor Witty (285). Clinton Claims Rock Valley Clinton won the 11-team Rock Valley Conference title by amassing 300.5 points to top Evansville/Albany (298). East Troy finished fifth with 237 points. Clinton’s champions were Daniel Banh (112) and Brandon Wixom (130) at the area’s largest conference meet. Clinton had nine wrestlers place fourth or higher and placed four wrestlers in the finals. Evansville/Albany had 10 wrestlers place fourth or higher, had two finalists but did not have a conference champion. East Troy had five finalists and saw Jake Zess (140), Sam Edwards (145) and Brennan Price (189) win titles. Burlington Upset by Wilmot at SLC Wilmot scored 245.5 points to upset Burlington (210) at the Southern Lakes Conference tournament. Wilmot had seven finalists and came away with six champions in turning back Burlington. Wilmot’s champions were Adam Neal (130), Kyle Welzen (135), Matt Gray (140), Ryan Gartner (145), James Huey (171) and Dustin Edmonds (285). Wilmot saw 13 of its wrestlers place fifth or higher. Burlington’s had six finalists and two champions in Matt Ehlen (103) and Nick Jazdzewski (152) among its 10 wrestlers who placed 4th or higher. Orioles Roll in WLT The Hartford Orioles picked up six individual champions and had 11 wrestlers place fourth or higher as they won the Wisconsin Little Ten Conference with 234.5 points. West Bend West finished second with 189 points at the eight-team event. Hartford’s champions were Bobby Nachreiner (103), Cale Klink (112), Nate Hennes (119), Nick Becker (130), Jarid Baumgartner (135) and Weston Klink (152). Other notable champions included Oconomowoc’s Zach Mommaerts (125), Watertown’s Justin McFarland (160), Wisconsin Lutheran’s Darvel Winfrey (171) and Slinger’s Jake Schall (285). Pewawkee Dominates Woodland Again The Pewaukee Pirates once again ran away with the Woodland Conference title by scoring 221 points, well ahead of second-place Greenfield (173.5) at the eight-team tournament. Pewaukee had 11 wrestlers place fourth or higher and had nine finalists at the tournament. Pewaukee’s champions included Max Nonnamaker (112), Mitch Teeters (119), Mike Dusel (140), Nathan Knuston (160) and Travis Decker (171). Other notable champions included Brown Deer’s Justin Naber (152), Greenfield’s Patrick Bruyette (215) and South Milwaukee’s Bill Mitchell (285). Bulldogs Don’t Budge In GMC The West Allis Central Bulldogs reclaimed the Greater Metro Conference tournament title by scoring 242.5 points, easily besting Brookfield East (193.5) at the seven-team tournament. Central dominated the tournament by having 13 wrestlers place fourth or higher and placing seven wrestlers in the finals. Central’s champions were Skyler Pedersen (112), Terrence Fletcher (140), Joe Immekus (152) and Dan Diebitz (171). Other notable champions included Milwaukee Marquette’s Gabe Grahek (103), West Allis Hale’s Andy Moyle (119) and Brookfield East’s Joey Woppert (145). Dieringer, Meins Win at Pulaski Port Washington juniors Alex Dieringer (31-1) and Justin Meins (26-5) won individual titles at the Pulaski Invitational to lead the Pirates as the only area team in the tournament. Dieringer, a two-time state finalist and one-time state champion, picked up two pins and then defeated Luxemburg-Casco sophomore Mitch Berceau (35-5) by a 10-1 major decision in the final at 140 pounds. Dieringer entered as the No. 1-ranked wrestler at 140 after bumping up class after The Cheesehead. Berceau is ranked No. 2 in D2. Both rankings are from WiWrestling.com. Meins had a tougher road to the title. Meins defeated Shawano junior Jared Kust (34-2) by a 3-2 decision in the semifinals before stopping Coleman sophomore Mitch Champagne (28-3) by a 9-2 decision in the final at 125 pounds. Meins entered the tournament ranked No. 4 at 125 in D1. Kust is ranked No. 6 in D1. Champagne is ranked No. 2 in D2. Coleman won the team title with 211 points, followed by Kaukauna (192), Oconto Falls (182.5) and Luxemburg-Casco (171) in the top four at the 14-team tournament. Port Washington finished in seventh place with 110 points. Bradley Tech 2nd at Deerfield Milwaukee Bradley Tech finished second at the Deerfield Scramble as 10 of its wrestlers placed in fifth place or higher at the 18-team tournament. Tech’s lone champion was 135-pound senior Brandin Thomas was the only Tech wrestler to go 5-0 at the 18-team tournament and win a championship. Four other Tech wrestlers finished in second place. Random Lake won the team title with 697 points, followed by Tech (689) and Michicot (637) in the top three. Kiel pinned at Sorenson Classic In another example of how tight the competition is in the state, Mitch Keil, a junior 140-pound defending Division 3 state champion, dropped from the undefeated ranks when he was pinned in 1:54 by Oshkosh West senior Jeremy Schumann in the 145 final at the Dirk Sorenson Door County Classic, held in Sturgeon Bay. Keil fell to 27-1. Schumann improved to 33-1. Union Grove senior Guy Keeku (28-1) defeated Green Bay Preble/East senior Mark VandenAvond (32-6) by a 6-0 decision in the final at 189 pounds. McFarland Earns Dells Title Watertown senior Justin McFarland ran his record to 33-2 by defeating Wisconsin Dells junior Skylar Liebzeit (18-8) by a 13-4 major decision to win the 152-pound final at the Wisconsin Dells Invite. Viroqua finished first at the eight-team tournament with 177.5 points, followed by Wisconsin Dells (166.5), Omro (162) and Watertown (150.5) at the eight-team tournament. Sueflohn Continues Recent Roll Arrowhead junior Jake Sueflohn defeated his fifth nationally ranked wrestler of the year over the weekend at the Huskie Invitational held at Oak Park/River Forest (Ill.). In the 135 final, Sueflohn held off OP/RF senior Chris Dardanes by a 7-5 overtime decision. The victory lifted Sueflohn’s record to 33-1 this year. Dardanes was ranked No. 7 at the time by The Open Mat. Sueflohn’s victory lifted him to No. 11 in the TOM national rankings. Arrowhead coach John Mesenbrink credited Sueflohn’s improved defense to his increasing success this year. “I think it was a matter of his leg-attack defense that’s been the difference,” Mesenbrink said. “He’s not getting taken down. That’s the biggest difference this year.” Undefeated Ranks Thinning Out The list of undefeated wrestlers in the area shrank to three over the weekend when Milwaukee Lutheran senior Taylor Witty suffered his first loss of the year at the Raider Invitational at Sbeboygan North. Witty (25-1) lost to Seymour senior Andy Coenen (17-5) by a 5-4 decision in the semifinals. Witty finished third. Coenen finished second. Witty’s loss leaves West Allis Central senior Joe Immekus (31-0 at 152), Milwaukee Bay View senior Davion Willis (33-0 at 171) and Germantown junior Jesse Thielke (31-0) as the area’s lone undefeated wrestlers with at least 20 matches. Burlington Rolls at Homestead Burlington’s lightweights again carried it to a strong performance over the weekend as the Demons won the Highlander Invitational at Homestead on a rare Friday tournament. Burlington crowned three champions – Matt Ehlen (103), Derek Gill (112) and Nathan Gill (119) – early and added another title from Zak Verbunker (189) to score 271 points and run away with the team title. Milwaukee Bradley Tech finished second with 216 points, followed by Oconomowoc (215) at the 13-team tournament. New Berlin Eisenhower/West had two champions in Zach Brucker (135) and Nick Binder (171). Oconomowoc had a pair of titlists in Zach Mommaerts (135) and Jake Morrison (140). Greenfield’s lone titlist was Patrick Bruyette (215) and Menomonee Falls’s Tyler Bross was his team’s only champion at 285. Two-time defending D3 state champion Mitch Kiel of Manitowoc Roncalli won the title at 145. More Team Losses, But Heritage Alive The Red Knight Invitational at Milwaukee Lutheran brought more news of lost wrestling teams as two teams cut programs, and Milwaukee Heritage Christian remains on the brink closing. Shoreland Lutheran and Manitowoc Lutheran both shut down their programs, leaving the tournament with 18 teams. Heritage Christian has struggled financially the past year, but coach Paul Havel is hopeful that the team and the school will be around next year. Heritage Christian had won five consecutive Midwest Classic Conference tournaments before Delafield St. John’s Northwestern Military took the dual and tournament titles a year ago. SJNM is favored to win the league titles again this year “Right now we’re still teaching and coaching,” said Havel, who has coached two D3 state champions. “The kids I have and the families have been really supportive and want to keep going. We’ll know a lot more in February if we will be here in the future.” Brookfield East wins Raider Invite Brookfield East didn’t come away with any individual champions, but it did send four wrestlers to the finals and win the Division 1 title at the Raider Invitational at Sheboygan North. East finished with 156 points, followed by Random Lake (146.5), Sheboygan Falls (145) and Oostburg (144) in the overall standings. East won the Division 1 title. Random Lake won the Division 2 title. Brookfield East saw senior Joey Woppert (145), junior Larry Watson (160), senior Joe Wahhab (189) and junior Tyler Lecher (215) all advance to the finals in their respective weight classes. Of note, Woppert lost to Sheboygan South sophomore Branden Capetillo, 4-3, in the final at 145. Waukesha West Trio Goes Undefeated The Wauksha West Wolverines saw three wrestlers go undefeated at the Portage Duals, an eight team tournament last weekend. Senior Tyler Semrad (119), junior Seth Ganz, and senior Beryon Cosey all went 5-0 at the tournament as West finished 1-4 at the tournament, which was won by Wausau West (5-0). Max Askren Ranked No. 3 Former Arrowhead wrestler Max Askren is currently ranked No. 3 at 184 pounds in the latest Amateur Wrestling News College Rankings. The Wisconsin Badgers have three wrestlers ranked in the listings. At 133, Tyler Graff is ranked No. 7. At 165, Andrew Howe is ranked No. 1 and at 197, Trevor Brandvold is ranked No 6. Wisconsin is ranked No. 22. In Division 3, UW-LaCrosse continued to hold down the No. 1 national ranking. UW-Stevens Point is ranked No. 7. Andy Moore of LaCrosse is ranked No. 3 at 197. Moore is from Milwaukee Heritage Christian. In Division II, UW-Parkside is ranked No. 11. Cody Zimmerman is ranked No. 8 at 125 and Craig Becker is ranked No. 2 at 149 for Parkside. Both wrestled at Hartford. Matside.htmlshapeimage_2_link_0
Team of the week Week 10: Greendale Martin Luther. The Spartans made two coaches happy when they won the Midwest Classic Conference tournament title last Saturday as one was able to appreciate helping to save the program 10 years ago and 5-year coach Tony Romano was able to celebrate his first conference title. Martin Luther saw only one wrestler win a title at the league meet, but had six wrestlers finish second and 11 of its 14 wrestlers place third or higher at the tournament. Martin Luther’s lone champion was senior Chris Dotson (20-13), who won the 160-pound title. The Spartans totaled 196.5 points, easily ahead of second-place Kenosha St. Joes (168.5) at the seven-team tournament. It was the first time the Spartans won a conference wrestling title since 1997, and the team became the first boys team at the school to win a conference title since 2004. “We have eight seniors, so we expected to do well,” said Romano. “We’re happy. It’s been a long time. Too long, really.” The victory was sweet for former coach Mickey Ripp, who stepped in 10 years ago when the school was thinking of ending the program and he helped keep it alive. “We owe him a big thank you,” said Romano. “He stepped it up back then and saved the program by keeping it going.”Team_of_the_Week.htmlshapeimage_3_link_0
Wrestler of the Week Bill Mitchell, South Milwaukee. The senior finally made his return from a broken bone at the base of his thumb two weeks ago and splashed onto the scene in the 285-pound weight class. Mitchell went 4-0 at the Tom Jannsen Classic, won two matches in conference duals and won the 285 title at the Woodland Conference tournament last week to improve his record to 9-0. Mitchell went 42-6 a year ago and finished fourth at the state tournament in D 1. A year ago, he was voted the Southeast Conference outstanding wrestler at the meet before realignment placed South Milwaukee in the Woodland this year. Mitchell, who was in a cast for five months after the injury during the football season, is the highest returning heavyweight in D1. “I’m happy he’s back,” said South Milwaukee coach Joel Schilling. “It was horrible watching him during his senior season on the sidelines.”Wrestler_of_the_Week_2009-1010.htmlshapeimage_4_link_0
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WiWrestling.com Rankings Individual Area Individuals in Top 10 Divison 1 103: 3, Bobby Nacheriner, fr., Hartford; 9, Tyler Rice, fr., Kenosha Tremper; 10, Gabe Grahek, fr., Milwaukee Marquette. 112: 1, Justin Scherkenbach, so., Muskego. 119: 2, Dominic Garcia, so., Kenosha Tremper; 4, Sam Kortes, jr., Franklin; 10, Tyler Semrad, sr., Waukesha West. 125: 1, Jesse Thielke, jr., Germantown; 3, Justin Meins, jr., Port Washington; 4, Zach Mommaerts, sr., Oconomowoc; 10, Demetrius Mensah, sr., Wauwatosa. 130: 5, Nick Becker, so., Hartford; 6, Tyler Quartullo, jr., Muskego; 10, Mitch Berenz, fr., Arrowhead. 135: 1, Jake Sueflohn, jr., Arrowhead; 2, Alex Dieringer, jr., Port Washington; 6, Kyle Welzen, sr., Wilmot; 7, David Cabral, jr., Franklin; 8, Jarid Baumgartner, sr., Hartford. 140: 4, Jake Machtle, jr., Port Washington; 6, Matt Gray, so., Wilmot; 8, Jake Morrison, sr., Oconomowoc. 145: 2, Jordan Sowinski, sr., Muskego; 9, Cody Sigler, sr., Cedarburg. 152: 2, Derek Olson, sr., Muskego; 9, Joey Immekus, sr., West Allis Central. 160: 3, Al Yde, sr., Arrowhead; 4, Justin McFarland, sr., Watertown; 5, Ryan Aprahamian, jr., Mukwonago; 6, Matt Pawlowski, sr., West Allis Central; 9, Tyler French, sr., Elkhorn. 171: 3, Davion Willis, sr., Milwaukee Custer; 4, Roland Dunlap, so., Muskego; 7, Shane Hughes, jr., Arrohwead; 8, Dan Diebitz, West Allis Central; 189: 6, Jordan Gruettner, so., Muskego; 9, Kyle Wey, sr., Oak Creek. 215: 3, Jacob Laux, sr., Kettle Moraine; 6, Patrick Bruyette, sr., Greenfield; 7, Alex Kehoe, sr., Muskego; 9, Steven Sizer, jr., West Bend West; 10, Cody Ybarra, sr., Waukesha North. 285: 4, Billy Mitchell, sr., South Milwaukee; 6, Joe Cychner, Lake Geneva Badger; 7, Najee Parker, sr., Kenosha Tremper; 10, Lucas Gritzmacher, jr., West Allis Central. Division 2 103: 9, Brett Scoles, fr., Kewaskum. 119: 10, Max Nonnamaker, sr., Pewaukee. 125: 10. Josh Berg, so., Pewaukee. 130: 6, Mitch Teeters, sr., Pewaukee. 135: 4, Jake Zess, sr., East Troy. 140: 6, Kyndle Bennett, sr., Delavan-Darien; 7, Rob Maertz, jr., Kewaskum. 145: 1,Brad Bentz, jr., Kewaskum; 8, Mike Dusel, sr., Pewaukee. 152: 1, Justin Naber, sr., Brown Deer; 8, David Figueroa, so., Delavan-Darien. 171: 3, Bo Seibel, jr., Kewaskum; 4, Travis Decker, sr., Pewaukee. 189: 5, Brennan Price, sr., East Troy; 9, Guy Keeku, sr., Union Grove. 215: 4, Cody Seibel, sr., Kewaskum; 5, Brandon Schweitzer, sr., Grafton; 6, Kent Grimscheid, sr., Pewaukee. 285: 6, Taylor Witty, sr., Milwaukee Lutheran. Division 3 135: 8, Zach Fischer, jr., Kenosha St. Joseph. 140: 7, Spencer Lemens, sr., Kenosha St. Joseph. 160: 3, Tyler Garcia, jr., Cedar Grove/Belgium. 215: 6, Jacob Mundstock, sr., Shoreland Lutheran. 285: 6, Dylan Lange, sr., Heritage Christian. Team Division 1: 1, Wisconsin Rapids; 2, Kaukauna; 3, Milton; 4, Pulaski; 5, Hudson; 6, Arrowhead; 7, Wausau West; 8, Muskego. Honorable mention: Stoughton, Green Bay Preble/East, Hortonville; West Allis Central, Burlington, Neenah, Hartford. Division 2: 1, Luxemburg-Casco; 2, Ellsworth; 3, Oconto Falls; 4, Lodi; 5, Tomahawk; 6, Pewaukee; 7, Sparta; 8, Campbellsport. Honorable mention: Sheboygan Falls, Kewaskum, Amery, Freedom, Wrightstown, Seymour, Nekoosa/Port Edwards, Marshall, Delavan-Darien. Division 3: 1, Coleman; 2, Mineral Point; 3, Boyceville; 4, Edgar; 5, Cadott; 6, Reedsville; 7. DeSoto; 8, (tie) Clear Lake and Glenwood City. Honorable mention: New Lisbon, Stratford, Brillion, Random Lake, Oostburg, Arcadia, Shell Lake, Shiocton, Iowa-Grant. State Rankings Crossface Team (Final) Division 1: 1, Wisconsin Rapids; 2, Kaukauna; 3, Milton; 4, Wausau West; 5, Arrowhead; 6, Hudson; 7, Pulaski; 8, Muskego. Honorable mention – Marshfield, Hartford, Mukwonago, Stoughton, Merrill, West Allis Central, Hortonville, Green Bay Preble/East, Ashhwaubenon. Division 2: 1, Luxemburg-Casco; 2, Oconto Falls; 3, Ellsworth; 4, Lodi; 5, Pewaukee; 6, Tomahawk; 7, Sparta; 8, Kewaskum. Honorable mention: Freedom, River Valley, Wrightstown; Marshall, Delavan-Darien, Campellsport, Amery, Sheboygan Falls, Seymour, Marshall, Valders, Nekoosa/Port Edwards. Division 3: 1, Coleman; 2, Mineral Point; 3, Boyceville; 4, Edgar; 5, Cadott; 6, Reedsville; 7, DeSotoa; 8, (tie) Clear Lake and Glenwood City. Honorable mention: New Lisbon, Westby, Brillion, Oostburg, Random Lake, Iowa-Grant, Arcadia, Lomira Shiocton. Crossface Individual (Note: Rankings of all three divisions combined, top five individuals in state; area wrestlers ranked, through Thursday.) Crossface All-State Team Division 1

103 pounds
1.  Joe Umlauf, Wausau West
2.  John Wells, Milton
3.  Wyatt Booth, Merrill
4.  Jason Munoz, Wisconsin Rapids
5.  Quinn Miracle Chippewa Falls
6.  Austin Heitpas, Kaukauna
7.  Zach Bruley, Oshkosh North
8.  Bobby Nachreiner, Hartford
 Honorable mention:  Kris Neumann, Madison Edgewood; Tanner Dworak, Tomah;  Tyler Rice, Tenosha Tremper;  Alex Valentine, Lacrosse Central;  Mitchell Gundrum, West Bend East

112
1.  Justin Scherkenbach, Muskego
2.  Izzy Balsiger, Chippewa Falls
3.  Tony Perl, Sheboygan North
4.  Jon Schuster, Wausau West
5.  Derek Gil, Burlington
6.  James Bennett, Holmen
7.  Gordan Johnson, Hudson
8.  Steve VanWychen, Kaukauna
 Honorable mention:  Jake Jaborek, Wisconsin Rapids;  Nick Urso, Stoughton;  Ian Johnson, DeForest  Austin Christensen, Waterford
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Franklin Comeback Stops Tremper By Joe Shinners Franklin – Sometimes the buildup doesn’t match the reality when it comes to a highly anticipated dual meet. Normally, it’s a blowout one way or the other. That was not the case when the Franklin Sabers hosted the Kenosha Tremper Trojans Wednesday night before a packed fieldhouse in a snow-delayed showdown between two of the top teams in Southeast Wisconsin. The dual was delayed by several weeks due to a snow storm, and it was well worth the wait. More08-09_Articles/Entries/2010/2/5_Franklin_Comeback_Stops_Tremper.html08-09_Articles/Entries/2010/2/5_Franklin_Comeback_Stops_Tremper.htmlshapeimage_13_link_0shapeimage_13_link_1
Young Warhawks Clip Orioles at Finish By Joe Shinners Sussex – Arrowhead Warhawks wrestling coach John Mesenbrink continues to be amazed by the growth of his young team. The Warhawks, ranked No. 1 in the area by the Journal Sentinel, held off the Hartford Orioles by the narrowest of margins Saturday to win the eight-team Division 1 Sussex Hamilton Regional team title and move one step closer to a berth in the state team tournament. It was a regional that will be remembered by the performance of Arrowhead senior Brad Fisher, who clinched the Warhawks’ team title in the final wrestleback of the day, the controversy surrounding Hartford junior Casey Kenealy and the first loss of the year for Milwaukee Custer senior Davion Willis. Fisher came through in the clutch for Arrowhead, which battled No. 6-ranked Hartford all day but could never take the lead. That was until Fisher (13-16) pinned Sussex Hamilton junior Kurt Shernell (20-21) in 1 minute 24 seconds in the fourth-place wrestleback at 285 pounds to lift Arrowhead to the team title with 232 points. Hartford, in its second heartbreaking regional loss in xx years, finished second with 230.5 points. Sussex Hamilton finished third with 185 points. The top four individuals in each weight class advanced to the Harford Sectional at 10:15 a.m. Saturday. Hartford, which lead by as many as 14.5 points throughout the tournament, held a 1.5-point lead heading into the Fisher’s match, and his pin gave the Warhawks just enough points to win the team title. Arrowhead will face No. 5-ranked West Allis Central, the winner of the West Allis Hale Regional, in the team sectional final at 7 p.m. Tuesday at Homestead. More 08-09_Articles/Entries/2010/2/15_Young_Warhawks_Clip_Orioles_at_Finish_at_SEC_Tournament_2.html08-09_Articles/Entries/2010/2/15_Young_Warhawks_Clip_Orioles_at_Finish_at_SEC_Tournament_2.html08-09_Articles/Entries/2010/2/15_Regional_wrap_up.html08-09_Articles/Entries/2010/2/15_Regional_wrap_up.htmlshapeimage_14_link_0shapeimage_14_link_1shapeimage_14_link_2
Peterson Paces Rapids By Mark Massoglia Stevens Point — Paced by two-time conference champion Devin Peterson and seven other champs, the Wisconsin Rapids Lincoln wrestling team captured the Wisconsin Valley Conference tournament at the SPASH Fieldhouse. Top-ranked Rapids scored 270.5 points and the eight individual champions tied a school record. The team title was the Raiders 34th WVC title and the 15th in the last 16 years. Wausau West finished second with 210.5 points and Marshfield had 182 points. Peterson won all three of his matches by pin, including a fall in 2 minutes, 22 seconds over Mat Rieckhoff of D.C. Everest in the finals. “It feels pretty good to win the Valley title because it’s the toughest conference in the state,” Peterson said. “We came here to get as many champions as we could and win the team title.” Rapids advanced 11 wrestlers to the finals with Keegan Einerson (119), Ben Westover (125), Kasey Einerson (130), Jake Raflik (135), Rylan Lubeck (140), Zak Benitz (145) and Vaughn Grube (215) winning titles. More 08-09_Articles/Entries/2010/2/15_Peterson_Paces_Rapids.html08-09_Articles/Entries/2010/2/15_Peterson_Paces_Rapids.htmlshapeimage_15_link_0shapeimage_15_link_1
Edgar Neas Perfection at Marawood Meet By Mark Massoglia Athens — Dominant and nearly perfect. Those words best sum up the performance of the Edgar wrestling teamduring the Marawood Conference tournament. The Wildcats had their fifth straight tournament crown wrapped up before the medal round, scoring 241 points to easily outdistance runner-up Stratford, which scored 124.5. Edgar was perfect in the finals, going 9 for 9, to set a school record for individual champions. “Everyone came out and wrestled well in the first round and it just snowballed the rest of the day,” Edgar co-coach Kevin Koch said. “We knew we
had to wrestle well today and the kids performed to their ability and had a lot of success today.” Two of the Wildcats’ champs won their second conference titles -- Brandon
Manecke (24-1) and Paul Napierala (26-8). Manecke repeated as the 103-pound champion by beating Athens’ Danny Trimner
(31-5) by 6-3 in double overtime. “It’s the best,” said Manecke of winning his second conference title. More 08-09_Articles/Entries/2010/2/15_Edgar_Neas_Perfection_at_Marawood_Meet.html08-09_Articles/Entries/2010/2/15_Edgar_Neas_Perfection_at_Marawood_Meet.html08-09_Articles/Entries/2010/2/15_Edgar_Neas_Perfection_at_Marawood_Meet.htmlshapeimage_16_link_0shapeimage_16_link_1shapeimage_16_link_2
Willis’ Road to Redemption Began on Mat, Classroom View Photos of Davion Willis by Patrick Granger By Joe Shinners It’s been a long and trying road that Milwaukee Custer senior wrestler Davion Willis has walked. At times, he’s stumbled.  But as he enters the stretch run of his final wrestling campaign, Willis can say he has straightened up and regained a steady footing in life over four years of effort. He’s excelled on the mat, in the classroom and in the community thanks to his determination and drive. He can thank wrestling, a saving grace for the young man who once never thought of goals or following a path to success that he is now on. It wasn’t always rosy for Willis, one of the top 171-pound wrestlers in the state. Life can be and was cruel to him early on. His mother died when he was only 7 years old. His relationship with his father has been distant, to say the least. It was tough sledding when he was growing up in Chicago. Nothing came easy. When he enrolled at Custer after moving in with his grandmother, Bernice Travice, four years ago things slowly began to change. Willis was a problem child at the time, prone to fights, suspensions and trouble in the classroom. His 0.7 GPA at the time is testament to the trouble he was in. “I was just angry at the world,” said Willis during a recent Custer practice. “Wrestling taught me to deal with anger in a different way. I came in with a lot of anger. I see a lot of people wrestle. But I’m different. I do this as a Zen moment to get away from everything. This is my Zen moment when I wrestle.” Willis’ changes are vivid. He now boasts a 3.3 GPA and is on the Honor Roll at Custer. He was aiming for a 4.0 this year, he said. He is considering three colleges to attend in Northern Illinois, Augsburg (Minn.) and the Stevens Institute of Technology (N.J.). More08-09_Articles/Entries/2010/2/5_Willis_Road_to_Redemption_Began_on_Mat,_Classroom.html08-09_Articles/Entries/2010/2/5_Willis_Road_to_Redemption_Began_on_Mat,_Classroom.htmlWrestling_Photos/Pages/2010_Davion_Willis_Photos_by_Patrick_Granger.html08-09_Articles/Entries/2010/2/5_Willis_Road_to_Redemption_Began_on_Mat,_Classroom.htmlWrestling_Photos/Pages/2010_Davion_Willis_Photos_by_Patrick_Granger.htmlWrestling_Photos/Pages/2010_Davion_Willis_Photos_by_Patrick_Granger.htmlshapeimage_17_link_0shapeimage_17_link_1shapeimage_17_link_2shapeimage_17_link_3

140 – Alex Dieringer, jr., Port Washington, 45-1 Photo by Diane Kinzer