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State Tournament Facts
What: 67th WIAA individual state wrestling tournament
When: Thursday through Saturday.
Where: Kohl Center, Madison.
Ticket prices: $8 per session. Tickets are available at the Kohl Center.

Thursday
Session 1: Division 1 preliminaries - 3 p.m. Division 1 quarterfinals - approximately 5:15 p.m. Divisions 2 & 3 preliminaries - approximately 7:15 p.m.

Friday
Session 2: Division 1 consolations - 10 a.m.; Divisions 2 & 3 quarterfinals - approximately 11:15 a.m.; Division 1 consolation semifinals - approximately 1:45 p.m.; Divisions 2 & 3 consolation semifinals - approximately 2:45 p.m.
Session 3: Division 1, 2, 3 semifinals at 7 p.m. D1 on mats 1 & 2. D2 on mats 3 & 4. D3 on mats 5 & 6.

Saturday
Session 4, 11 a.m.: Division 1 consolation wrestlebacks on mats 1 & 2; Division 2 consolation wrestlebacks on mats 3 & 4; Division 3 consolation wrestlebacks on mats 5 & 6.
Session 5, 6 p.m.: Championships in all three divisions. D1 on mat 1. D2 on mat 2. D3 on mat 3.
Broadcast information: All six mats of the pre-finals matches will be streamed live on WIAA.tv. The finals for all divisions will be aired tape-delayed on FS Wisconsin. The Division 1 finals are scheduled to air at 9 p.m. Thursday, April 8. The Division 2 finals are scheduled to air at noon Saturday, April 10. The Division 3 finals will air at 2 p.m. Saturday, April 3. Check local cable listings for the FS Wisconsin channel in your area.
Other notes
Tournament overall numbers: There are 224 qualifiers for the championships
in D1 and 168 in both Divisions 2 and 3. There are 86 schools represented in D1, 71 in D2 and 63 in D3.
Team-leading qualifiers: Wisconsin Rapids leads the D1 field with 10. Harfford, Kaukauan, and Muskego qualified seven. In D2, Ellsworth led the field with 10, followed by Pewaukee with 8 and Oconto Falls with seven. In D3, Colman led the field with nine, followed by eight teams with six apiece.

Returning champions (15): D1: Jesse Thielke, jr., Germantown, 125, 43-0 (125-2009, 112-2008); Torin Boernke, jr., Marshfield, 130, 31-2 (112-2009); Alex Dieringer, jr., Port Washington, 140, 41-1 (103-2008); Brad Dolezal, jr., Marshfield, 145 44-0 (140-2008); Noah Budi, sr., Kaukauna, 189, 44-0 (2009-160). D2: Jarod Donar, so., Cuba City/Southwestern, 45-0, 125 (119-2009); Zach Zehner, sr., Tomahawk, 43-0, 130 (125-2009); Rudy Chagoya, Tomahawk, sr., 135, 48-1 (130-2009); Joe Raygor, sr., St. Croix Falls, 39-0, 171 (171-2009). D3: Justin Mudlaff ,jr., Random Lake, 119, 43-0 (103-2008, 112-2009); Bubba Gudis, sr., Bruce, 43-0, 130 (119-2009); Brayden Wienke, sr., Clear Lake, 152, 46-0 (145-2009); Buddy Lincks, sr., Waterloo, 160, 38-3 0160-2009); Patrick Kissel, sr., Oostburg, 171, 38-0 (171-2009); Chad Johnson, sr., DeSoto, 215, (41-1) (215-2009).
Undefeated wrestlers (26): D1: Justin Enderby, sr., Pulaski, 45-0, 119; Thielke; Siven Fursth, jr, Janesville Craig, 36-0, 130; Dolezal; Joe Immekus, sr., West Allis Central, 44-0, 160; Matthew Pennings, sr, Green Bay Preble/East, 45-0, 160; Budi; Alex Polizzi, sr, Beloit Memorial, 41-0, 215; Nikola Bogojevic, sr., Superior, 44-0, 285; Bill Mitchell, sr., South Milwaukee, 15-0, 285. D2: Jarod Donar, City/Southwestern, 45-0, 125; Zehner; Ben Schmitt, sr., Belleville/Monticello/New Glarus, 35-0, 160; Raygor; Cody Wedde, sr., Clintonville, 39-0, 171; Matt Tourdot, sr., Sparta, 47-0, 215; Logan Figueroa, sr., Valders, 42-0, 285. D3: Mudlaff; Gudis; Charlie Van Straten, jr., Shiocton, 44-0, 130; Tucker Pittz, jr., Mineral Point, 43-0, 140; Wienke; Kissel; Keith Rudesill, jr., Ladysmith, 34-0, 189; Cole Myren, jr., Whitehall, 37-0, 215; Matt Wyss, sr., Boyceville, 20-0, 285.

Four-time qualifiers (26): D1: Josiah Bobier, sr., Kaukaua, 39-5, 119; Jackson Urso, sr., Stoughton, 32-4, 135; James Miller, sr., Milton, 43-2, 189; Budi; Kyle Wey, sr., Oak Creek, 34-3, 189; Polizzi; James Wixom, sr., Sauk Prairie, 35-2, 171. D2: Zess; Cullan Morrissey, sr., Oconto Falls, 130, 40-1; Nathan Brown, sr., Sheyboygan Falls, 32-5, 125; Dustin McKinney, sr., Unity, 135, 43-1; Ben Chappa, sr., Sheboygan Falls, 31-2, 152; Dylan Iczkowski, sr., Mosinee, 40-1, 189. D3: Gudis; Dylan Schroeder, sr., Mineral Point, 40-1, 125; Lincks; Chad Heise, sr., Lena/St. Thomas Aquinas, 38-2, 152; Garrett Bonte, sr., Glenwood City, 40-1, 160; Bryant Edge, sr., Iowa-Grant, 32-6, 215.

History of champions: For a complete list of individual champions, access the WIAA website: http://www.wiaawi.org/wrestling/individualchamps.pdf

List of qualifiers: Brackets and tournament schedule are available on theWIAA website
at: http://www.wiaawi.org/index.php?id=214 or by accessing the TrackWrestling site at: http://www.trackwrestling.com.

Results: Access results through the WIAA webite at: http://www.wiaawi.org/index.php?id=391 or by accessing the TrackWrestling.com Web site at http://www.trackwrestling.com.

Team of the week

Week 11: West Allis Central. The Bulldogs, ranked No. 5 in the area, upset No. 1-ranked Arrowhead, 34-27, at the Homestead team sectional to earn their first berth to the state team tournament since 2001, the only time Central has qualified for the team tournament. Central also won the Greater Metro Conference dual and tournament titles, a regional title to go a long with the team sectional title this year.

Wrestler of the Week

Shane Hughes, Arrowhead. The junior knocked off the top two area wrestlers at 171 pounds in a four-day span to inject himself into the fray in the state’s toughest weight class this year. Hughes defeated Milwaukee Custer senior Davion Willis, 13-12, to win the 171 title at the Sussex Hamilton Regional. It was Willis’ first loss of the year. Hughes wasn’t done, however, for the week. During the Homstead teams sectional final, Hughes defeated West Allis Central senior Dan Diebitz, 6-5. It was Diebitz’ second loss of the year.

Joe’s Week 10 Team Rankings

Team Rankings Area (Final)
1, Arrowhead, 10-2 2, Muskego, 14-3 3, Burlington, 15-0 4, Pewaukee, 17-2 5, West Allis Central, 25-5 6, Hartford, 24-3 7, Franklin, 16-4 8, Kenosha Tremper, 33-4 9, Mukwonago, 14-3 10, Kewaskum, 13-5

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State Individual Day 3
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State Individual-Day 1 State Individual- Day 2 State Individual-Day 3 State Team Preview State Team Results All Area Team

WiWrestling.com Rankings
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(Final) Individual Division 1
103  1 Joe Umlauf Wausau West 9 2 Bobby Nachreiner Hartford 9 3 Zach Bruley Oshkosh North 11 4 Austin Hietpas Kaukauna 11 5 Wyatt Booth Merrill 11 6 Tyler Rice Kenosha Tremper 9 7 John Wells Milton 10 8 Alex Blaney Bay Port 9 9 Quinn Miracle Chippewa Falls 9 10 Gabriel Grahek Milwaukee Marquette 9 11 Jason Munoz Wisconsin Rapids 11 12 Kris Neumann Madison Edgewood 12  HM Mitchel Gundrum West Bend East 11 HM Austin Gonzalez Janesville Parker 9 HM Jordan Baumgartner Hudson 12 HM Alex Valentine LaCrosse Central 12 HM Tanner Dworak Tomah 10 HM Kameron Bourgeois Whitnall 11 HM Matt Ehlen Burlington 10 HM Ezekial Torres Milwaukee Bradley Tech 12 HM Daulton Vallesky Kettle Moraine 10 HM Casey Dentino Brookfield East 10 112  1 Ryan McQuade Appleton West 11 2 Tony Perl Sheboygan North 11 3 Justin Scherkenbach Muskego 10 4 Izzy Balsiger Chippewa Falls 10 5 Sam Kortes Franklin 11 6 Nate Hettinga Wausau West 10 7 James Bennett Holmen 10 8 Gordon Johnson Hudson 11 9 Steve Van Wychen Kaukauna 12 10 Nick Urso Stoughton 10 11 Austin Christenson Waterford 10 12 Derek Gill Burlington 10  HM Mason Bohm Shawano 11 HM Jake Jaborek Wisconsin Rapids 11 HM Skyler Pederson West Allis Central 10 HM Garrett Guttenberger Mukwonago 11 HM Jacob Syndergaard Pulaski 10 HM Ian Johnson Deforest 12 HM Logan Scheel Oshkosh West 10 HM Zurik Adler Tomah 12 HM Peter Wolff River Falls 12 HM Luc Stewart Ashwaubenon 11 HM Ferriez Johnson Milwaukee Bradley Tech 11 119  1 Justin Enderby Pulaski 12 2 Logan Cudd River Falls 11 3 Dominic Garcia Kenosha Tremper 10 4 Josiah Bobier Kaukauna 12 5 Jake Cain Middleton 9 6 Keegan Einerson Wisconsin Rapids 10 7 Jared Kust Shawano 11 8 Brennan Casey-Schmidt Janesville Parker 11 9 Rickie Pody Wausau West 12 10 Tyler Semrad Waukesha West 12 11 Nate Hennes Hartford 10 12 Adam Yde Hartland Arrowhead 10  HM Andrew Moyle West Allis Hale 10 HM Blake Koch Reedsburg 11 HM Hank Mattson Mukwonago 9 HM Landon Shea Milton 10 HM Jaron Cashaw Appleton West 11 HM Alex Kueck Neenah 10 HM Matt Natzke Merrill 12 HM Cody Szohr Germantown 11 HM Mike Miller Sauk Prairie 10 HM Danny Laurent Waukesha North 11

125 1 Jesse Thielke Germantown 11 2 Garrett Whitehead Milton 10 3 Justin Meins Port Washington 11 4 Zach Mommaerts Oconomowoc 12 5 Chad Stuiber Ashwaubenon 12 6 Ben Westover Wisconsin Rapids 11 7 Steven Fisher Greenfield 12 8 Peter Buchholz Racine Horlick 12 9 David Cabral Franklin 11 10 Justin Wolfenden Brookfield East 12 11 Cameron Kleven Oshkosh West 10 12 Tanner Owens Hudson 10

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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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Dieringer Finds Proper Perspective
By Joe Shinners Perspective is what Port Washington junior wrestler Alex Dieringer is all about. He’s been at the top of the podium almost everywhere he goes. Yet he’s experienced frustrating losses in the public eye, and still understands that for him wresting is about one thing: having some fun out there on the mat. Thankfully for Dieringer, he’s had many more good days than bad days as he embarks on his third trip to the individual state wrestling tournament as one of the top five wrestlers overall in the state. The individual state wrestling tournament runs from Thursday through Saturday at the Kohl Center in Madison. As usual, Dieringer will be the favorite to win a state title, this year in Division 1 at 140 pounds after Port shifted up to Division 1 after a one-year stint in D2 a year ago. His main competitors are expected to be Wisconsin Rapids sophomore Rylan Lubeck (45-3) and River Falls senior Cam Loomis (39-2).

Dieringer, the state D1 state champion at 103 pounds two years ago as a powerful lightweight, is looking to regain his state championship form after a frustrating loss in the D2 finals at 125 a year ago. That’s when Dieringer lost to Tomahawk’s Zach Zehner, now a senior, by a 7-6 decision in the 125 D2 final after a poorly timed headthrow was perfectly countered by Zehner. That loss has been gnawing at Dieringer ever since. More

Photo by Patrick Granger

145 - Wilmot's Ryan Gartner, Sophmore, shoots on Delevan's Kyndle Bennett for a takedown.

State Titles Fuel Thielke’s Drive
By Joe Shinners This is the time that drives Jesse Thielke. Talk to him after a match when it matters. The kid is focused, driven and not in a mood to discuss pleasantries. There’s still work to do. Sure, he’s got the national ranking (top 10 in his weight class in several national polls), national age group titles (too many to list), USA wrestling national team experience last summer in his age group and two individual Division 1 state tournament titles to his credit already.

Make no mistake about it,
however. This is a time when Thielke wants to win big. He wants to win in front of a big crowd in his state. He wants to win in front of those who have always had high expectations of him. It’s been that way since he was only a youth wrestler who won almost every tournament and then burst on the high school scene as many young kids do with high expectations. The only difference between the other young kids and Thielke is that Thiekle delivers when it matters.
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WIAA State Wrestling Championship Match Results
DIVISION 1
103 pounds: John Wells, Milton, def. Tyler Rice, Kenosha Tremper, 10-5.
112: Ryan McQuade, Appleton West, def. Justin Scherkenbach, Muskego, 10-3.
119: Justin Enderby, Pulaski, def. Dominic Garcia, Kenosha Tremper, 7-0.
125: Jesse Thielke, Germantown, def. Justin Wolfenden, Brookfield East, 19-4.
130: Siven Furseth, Janesville Craig, def. Torin Boernke, Marshfield, 4-0.
135: Jake Sueflohn, Arrowhead, def. Jackson Urso, Stoughton, 7-2.
140: Alex Dieringer, Port Washington, def. Rylan Lubeck, Wis. Rapids Lincoln, 5-1.
145: Brad Dolezal, Marshfield, def. Zak Benitz, Wisconsin Rapids Lincoln, 2-1.
152: Kyle Crain, Hudson, pinned Scott VanDeLoo, Kaukauna, 1:42.
160: Matthew Pennings, Green Bay Preble /East def. Ian Johnson, Milton, 8-1.
171: Davion Willis, Milw. Cus. /Mad. /Mar. /NW /S.L., def. Devin Peterson, Wis. Rapids Lincoln, 3-1 (OT).
189: Noah Budi, Kaukauna, def. Jordan Gruettner, Muskego, 6-1.
215: Alex Polizzi, Beloit Memorial, def. Patrick Bruyette, Greenfield, 14-2.
285: Nikola Bogojevic, Superior, pinned Bill Mitchell, South Milw., 4:37.
DIVISION 2
103: Chad Bartschenfel, Amery, def. Brett Buechler, Wrightstown, 8-4.
112: Hunter Weber, Marshall, def. Daniel Banh, Clinton, 7-1.
119: Joseph Her, Two Rivers, def. Bob Donar, Cuba City/SW, 7-5.
125: Jarrod Donar, Cuba City/SW, def. Brandon Wixom, Clinton, 1-0.
130: Zach Zehner, Tomahawk, def. Cullan Morrissey, Oconto Falls, 6-2.
135: Dustin McKinney, Unity, def. Tristan Rowley, New Holstein, 8-2.
140: Mitch Berceau, Luxemburg-Casco, pinned Damien Luchterhand, Neillsville, 4:39.
145: Isaiah Erickson, Cumberland, def. Levi Kuesel, Ellsworth, 7-5.
152: Ben Chappa, Sheboygan Falls, def. Dusty Jentz, Belmont/Platteville, 6-2.
160: Spencer Meinholz, Marshall, def. Jacob Morrissey, Oconto Falls, 6-4 (OT).
171: Joe Raygor, Saint Croix Falls, def. Josh Eastlick, Belmont /Platteville, 4-2 (OT).
189: Dylan Iczkowski, Mosinee, def. Josh Ferron, Berlin, 10-7.
215: Matt Tourdot, Sparta, def. Cody Endres, Lodi, 7-0.
285: Taylor Henry, Viroqua, def. Logan Figueroa, Valders, 9-5.
DIVISION 3
103: Evan Miller, De Soto, def. Brady Webb, Spring Valley, 2-1.
112: Cody See, Westby, def. Mack Drees, Peshtigo, 3-0.
119: Corey Hodowanic, Cornell/Gilman, Justin Mudlaff, Random Lake, 4-3. 125: Dylan Schroeder, Mineral Point, def. Nate Duren, Weston/Ithaca, 6-1.
130: Bubba Gudis, Bruce, def. Nick Mudlaff, Random Lake, 7-4.
135: A.J. Zemke, Oshkosh Lourdes, def. Ryan Vogt, River Ridge /Cassville, 9-6.
140: Tucker Pittz, Mineral Point, def. Jake Dean, Laconia, 6-2.
145: Roy Monroe, Cadott, def. Dominic Flock, Cashton, 6-5.
152: Brayden Wienke, Clear Lake, def. Chad Heise, Lena, 3-2.
160: Buddy Lincks, Waterloo, def. Garrett Bonte, Glenwood City, 5-3.
171: Patrick Kissel, Oostburg, def. Brady Tibbits, Mineral Point, 4-1.
189: Ben Tauchen, Bonduel, pinned Mitch Kuchta, Coleman, 5:06.
215: Chad Johnson, De Soto, def. Bryant Edge, Iowa-Grant, 9-5.
285: Matt Wyss, Boyceville, def. Rance Nofsinger, Brookwood, 7-4.
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Willis’ Road to Redemption
Began on Mat, Classroom

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.

Davion Willis Photograph by Patrick Granger

Denied Access As many as three Per Mar Security employees refused to allow female reporters from several state newspapers access to areas where interviews were being conducted by male members of the media for the first two full days of the tournament and almost all of the morning and afternoon sessions of the tournament.
According to all of the female reporters interviewed, several guards would not allow them to follow wrestlers underneath the stands where athletes and coaches have always been interviewed since the Kohl Center began hosting the event in 1998.

When two of the guards were questioned, one said, “I have no comment. You’ll have to talk to our supervisor.”
Todd Clark, communications director for the WIAA, confirmed the guards acted alone and the direction of the WIAA or Per Mar officials. Clark confirmed that one man made the decision, and informed the others of the erroneous policy. Clark said a supervisor, apparently a woman, was brought in to tell the guards to allow female members of the media access to all areas male members of the media are allowed midway through the wrestlebacks for fifth and third place and into the championship round in the evening.

Per Mar Security

Photo By Patrick Granger

Davion Willis Celebrates his 171 State Title on Saturday. Photo by Patrick Granger See More State Photos by Patrick Granger

Alex Dieringer Photo by Patrick Granger

2010 State Photos by Patrick Granger:

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Jesse Thielke Davion Willis

Jake Sueflohn Alex Dieringer

Justin Mudlaff Al Yde

Dominic Garcia John Wells

Justin Scherkenbach Zach Noel

Kameron Bourgeois Bobby Nachreiner