Hoffman wins girls title, Meyer second for Spencer/Columbus Catholic/Granton boys wrestling at Hodag Scramble

The 2024-25 Spencer/Columbus Catholic/Granton high school wrestling team. (Photo by Suzanne Boyd)

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RHINELANDER – Azariah Hoffman won the 145-pound girls title and Teddy Meyer placed second in the boys competition for Spencer/Columbus Catholic/Granton at the Hodag Scamble wrestling tournament at the Hodag Dome at Rhinelander High School on Friday.

Hoffman finished 4-0 in a round-robin competition at 145 pounds to earn the title for the Rockets.

Anna Becker added a second-place finish at 235 pounds for the Spencer/Columbus Catholic/Granton girls, who finished 10th in the team standings. Merrill was the team champion with 154.5 points.

Meyer ended up second at 165 pounds in the boys tournament, losing by pin to Nolan Bradley of Crandon in the championship match.

The SCCG boys placed 13th among the 25 teams with 70.5 points. Marathon won the team title with 207.5 points, with D.C. Everest second with 200.5.

Wyatt Karl added a fifth-place finish for the Rockets, defeating teammate Jakob Soback in the fifth-place match.

Spencer/Columbus Catholic/Granton will compete at the Bi-State Classic in La Crosse on Dec. 27-28.

Hodag Scramble
Dec. 20, at Rhinelander High School
Boys
Team scores:
1. Marathon 207.5; 2. D.C. Everest 200.5; 3. Hayward 192; 4. Merrill 178; 5. Wittenberg-Birnamwood 172.5; 6. Crandon 134; 7. Lena 130.5; 8. Northwestern 129; 9. Eau Claire North 107; 10. Kingsford (Mich.) 95; 11. Rhinelander 80; 12. Wautoma 77; 13. Spencer/Columbus Catholic/Granton 70.5; 14. Phillips 69; 15. North Central (Mich.) 64; 16. Tomahawk 63; 17. Ashland 60; 18. Amherst 59; 19. Gladstone (Mich.) 53; 20. Florence 51; 21. Crivitz/Wausaukee 38.5; 22. Rosholt 37; 23. Iron Mountain (Mich.) 23.5; 24. Chequamegon 22; 25. Elcho 4.
Championship matches and Spencer/Columbus Catholic/Granton results
106

Championship: Isaac Peterson (LENA) won major dec. over Landon Meronk (WB), 9-1.
Ninth place: Grant Wirtz (SCCG) def. Ryker Ryan (DC), medical forfeit.
113
Championship: Taylor Underwood (MARA) won by technical fall over Dustin Schmirler (MER), 17-0.
120
Championship: Blake Underwood (MARA) won by technical fall over Dalton Fletcher (WB), 20-3.
13th place: Aaden Collins (TOM) pinned Kayden Patterson (SCCG), 1:07.
126
Championship: Cooper Raab (NC) pinned Reed Degroot (KING), 0:57.
Seventh place: Eric Fish (HAY) def. Gavin Andrew (SCCG), 7-5.
132
Championship: Cale Quaintance (MARA) won by medical forfeit over Tegan Ray (KING).
138
Championship: Josiah Beltran (DC) won major dec. over Remington Skic (MER), 10-2.
11th place: Mason Wolf (SCCG) pinned Walter Horabik (TOM), 2:48.
144
Championship: Deakin Trotzer (DC) won major dec. over Swayne Stencil (MARA), 15-5.
150
Championship: Ben Miller (WB) pinned Ty Dennee (CRAN), 2:59.
23rd place: Austyn Widmann (SCCG) pinned Clayton Wittkopf (AM), 0:40.
157
Championship: Carson Kempf (DC) pinned Max Peterson (LENA), 3:57.
Ninth place: Hunter Boyd (SCCG) pinned Ashton Kata (ECN), 6:00.
165
Nolan Bradley (CRAN) pinned Teddy Meyer (SCCG), 3:00.
175
Championship: Blake Bangtson (DC) won major dec. over Connor Kaseno (ASH), 18-6.
190
Championship: Breyson Kelley (FL) won major dec. over Niko Kleinschmidt (DC), 17-3.
11th place: Sam Hegestad (SCCG) def. Carter Waldvogel (WB), 4-3.
215
Championship: Noah Klug (MER) def. Jordan Perkins (WAUT), 8-7.
Fifth place: Wyatt Karl (SCCG) pinned Jakob Soback (SCCG), 0:53.
285
Championship: Micah Butler (HAY) pinned Reid Schultz (RH), 0:51.
Girls
Team scores:
1. Merrill 154.5; 2. Ashland 83; 3. Wautoma 74; 4. Cameron 65; 5. North Central (Mich.) 52; 6. Wittenberg-Birnamwood 50; 7. Hayward 45.5; 8. D.C. Everest 37.5; 9. Rhinelander 33; 10. Spencer/Columbus Catholic/Granton 32; 11. Rosholt 31; 12. Phillips 28.5; 13. Chequamegon 14.5; 14. Crandon 14; 15. Crivitz/Wausaukee 13; 16. Marathon 12; 17. Lena 7.
Championship matches and Spencer/Columbus Catholic/Granton results
107

Round robin: Madlyn Hunter (MER) 3-0; Meadow Vierck (ROS) 2-1.
114
Championship: Maizy Olson (NC) pinned Danika Spets (DC), 2:37.
120
Championship: Maddy Corrigan (NC) pinned Journee Wood (PH), 2:24.
126
Championship: Mya Swanson (RH) pinned Reyanna Ladd (CAM), 3:25.
Ninth place: Ashley Fitzgerald (SCCG).
132
Round robin: Adison Clark (MER) 5-0; Kaylynn Allen (MER) 4-1.
138
Round robin: Tilly Burns (ASH) 3-0; Brynn Kampmann (DC) 2-1.
145
Round robin: Azariah Hoffman (SCCG) 4-0; Grace Dexter (CAM) 3-1.
152
Championship: Brynlee Vaughan (WAUT) pinned Lillian Gottwald (HAY), 1:12.
160
Round robin: Laynie Vaughan (WAUT) 5-0; Bella Roman (ASH) 4-1.
185
Round robin: Brooke Huffman (WB) 4-0; Kierra Schuebel (CAM) 3-1.
235
Round robin: Madison Burns (ASH) 4-0; Anna Becker (SCCG) 3-1.