Three Teams Capture State Wrestling Titles
Posted: 3/5/2016
Champions in three divisions hoisted the gold trophy in one of the most competitive sessions in State finals history.
The Division 3 title was decided by the first tie-breaker after Fennimore and Stratford wrestled to a 26-26 tie before applying the one-point tie-breaker, giving the Golden Eagles a 27-26 win. Fennimore was crowned the champion by virtue of eight victories in the 14 matches.
In Division 1, Kaukauna won its third straight championship with a 29-27 win over Stoughton, which finishes runner-up for the second straight season. Trailing 27-23 with two matches remaining, the Galloping Ghosts’ earned decisions at 126 and 132 to clinch the title.
Last year’s runner-up Ellsworth won its second title in the past three seasons with a 29-27 victory over Wisconsin Lutheran, which was making its first appearance in the finals. It is the Panthers’ seventh championship in program history. The Panthers trailed 24-17, but scored wins in three of the final four bouts to secure the title.
DIVISION 1 FINAL
| Kaukauna 29, Stoughton 27 | |||
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| Match Summary | STTN | KAUK |
| 138 | Garrett Model (Stoughton) over Zach Lee (Kaukauna) Dec 2-0 | 3.00 | 0 |
| 145 | Collin Kraus (Stoughton) over Jacob Canner (Kaukauna) Maj 23-12 | 4.00 | 0 |
| 152 | Drew Krepline (Kaukauna) over Trevar Helland (Stoughton) Maj 18-5 | 0 | 4.00 |
| 160 | Tyler Dow (Stoughton) over Alec Hartman (Kaukauna) Fall 1:51 | 6.00 | 0 |
| 170 | Brant Sanderfoot (Kaukauna) over Drew Pasold (Stoughton) Dec 7-1 | 0 | 3.00 |
| 182 | Zach Frassetto (Kaukauna) over Austin Sobojinski (Stoughton) Fall 2:14 | 0 | 6.00 |
| 195 | John Heilman (Kaukauna) over Jacob Groleau (Stoughton) Maj 11-3 | 0 | 4.00 |
| 220 | Aodan Marshall (Stoughton) over Mason VanAsten (Kaukauna) Dec 5-4 | 3.00 | 0 |
| 285 | Keaton Kluever (Kaukauna) over Erik Haried (Stoughton) Fall 0:57 | 0 | 6.00 |
| 106 | Hunter Lewis (Stoughton) over John Diener (Kaukauna) Maj 18-9 | 4.00 | 0 |
| 113 | Brandon Klein (Stoughton) over Brandon Micksh (Kaukauna) Maj 12-1 | 4.00 | 0 |
| 120 | Kaleb Louis (Stoughton) over Jacob Schramm (Kaukauna) Dec 7-5 | 3.00 | 0 |
| 126 | Ty Lee (Kaukauna) over Tristan Jenny (Stoughton) Dec 9-3 | 0 | 3.00 |
| 132 | Trent Leon (Kaukauna) over Cade Spilde (Stoughton) Dec 6-3 | 0 | 3.00 |
| Dual Meet Score | 27.0 | 29.0 | |
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DIVISION 2 FINAL
Ellsworth 29, Wisconsin Lutheran 27 | |||
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| Match Summary | WSCL | ELSW |
| 138 | Brian Corbins (Wisconsin Lutheran) over Devin Drier (Ellsworth) Dec 12-6 | 3.00 | 0 |
| 145 | Austin Plewa (Wisconsin Lutheran) over Logan Melstrom (Ellsworth) Dec 2-1 | 3.00 | 0 |
| 152 | Anders Lantz (Ellsworth) over Jacob Nygaard (Wisconsin Lutheran) Dec 6-4 | 0 | 3.00 |
| 160 | Dalton George (Ellsworth) over Jason Bonow (Wisconsin Lutheran) Maj 11-1 | 0 | 4.00 |
| 170 | Tristen Mueller (Ellsworth) over Ebenezer Ikhumhen (Wisconsin Lutheran) Fall 4:49 | 0 | 6.00 |
| 182 | Jacob Sigler (Ellsworth) over Ian Wirtz (Wisconsin Lutheran) Maj 13-1 | 0 | 4.00 |
| 195 | German Fitzgerald (Wisconsin Lutheran) over Carson Johnson (Ellsworth) SV-1 4-2 | 3.00 | 0 |
| 220 | Bryce Roberts (Wisconsin Lutheran) over Caleb Linder (Ellsworth) TF 17-2 | 5.00 | 0 |
| 285 | Quinton Reed (Wisconsin Lutheran) over Mike Freund (Ellsworth) Fall 0:20 | 6.00 | 0 |
| 106 | Tyler Roecker (Wisconsin Lutheran) over Matthew Peterson (Ellsworth) Maj 8-0 | 4.00 | 0 |
| 113 | Sawyer Strom (Ellsworth) over Lucas Roecker (Wisconsin Lutheran) Dec 11-7 | 0 | 3.00 |
| 120 | Owen Matzek (Ellsworth) over Nate Widdifield (Wisconsin Lutheran) TF 16-0 | 0 | 5.00 |
| 126 | Sam Stuhl (Ellsworth) over Elijah Rauch (Wisconsin Lutheran) Maj 14-3 | 0 | 4.00 |
| 132 | Tristen Wright (Wisconsin Lutheran) over Cole Skelton (Ellsworth) Dec 3-2 | 3.00 | 0 |
| Dual Meet Score | 27.0 | 29.0 | |
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DIVISION 3
Fennimore 27, Stratford 26 (Fennimore wins on tie-breaker) | |||
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| Match Summary | FENM | STFD |
| 138 | Justin Tollefson (Fennimore) over Jeremy Schoenherr (Stratford) Dec 8-5 | 3.00 | 0 |
| 145 | Hunter Wardell (Fennimore) over Sam Wenzel (Stratford) Dec 7-4 | 3.00 | 0 |
| 152 | David Marquardt (Stratford) over Alex Cleven (Fennimore) Dec 15-12 | 0 | 3.00 |
| 160 | Kade Ehrike (Stratford) over Tyler Klaas (Fennimore) Fall 3:13 | 0 | 6.00 |
| 170 | Dylan Schoenherr (Stratford) over Tavian Kaschub (Fennimore) Maj 12-2 | 0 | 4.00 |
| 182 | Kamren Bornbach (Stratford) over Weston Linneman (Fennimore) TF 22-7 | 0 | 5.00 |
| 195 | Louis Heberlein (Fennimore) over Aiden Hoffman (Stratford) Dec 9-2 | 3.00 | 0 |
| 220 | Cody McCollough (Fennimore) over Ethan Fabry (Stratford) Maj 15-7 | 4.00 | 0 |
| 285 | Tyson Kauffman (Stratford) over Deven O`Brien (Fennimore) Dec 4-0 | 0 | 3.00 |
| 106 | Trevor Wanek (Fennimore) over Macey Kilty (Stratford) Dec 5-3 | 3.00 | 0 |
| 113 | Riley Lull (Fennimore) over Jake Drexler (Stratford) TB-1 10-8 | 3.00 | 0 |
| 120 | A. J. Schoenfuss (Stratford) over Maguire Fitzgerald (Fennimore) TF 16-1 | 0 | 5.00 |
| 126 | Riley Blair (Fennimore) over Derek Marten (Stratford) Dec 6-2 | 3.00 | 0 |
| 132 | Alston Nutter (Fennimore) over Anthony Gliniecki (Stratford) Maj 14-2 | 4.00 | 0 |
| Tie-breaker | 1.000 |
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| Dual Meet Score | 27.0 | 26.0 | |
