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WESTON – The Marshfield wrestling team will be well-represented at next week’s sectional.
Ten Tigers qualified for sectionals by placing in the top four Saturday at the WIAA Division 1 Regional Tournament at D.C. Everest. The sectional is next Saturday at Marshfield.
Marshfield had seven wrestlers reached the championship match in their respective weight classes and the Tigers came away with three champions.
Torin Boernke (135 pounds), Brad Dolezal (160) and Justin Sternweis (171) won regional titles for Marshfield, which finished second in the team standings behind Wausau West.
West, which had six individual champions, moves on to the WIAA Division 1 Team Sectional Meet at Chippewa Falls on Tuesday.
Boernke, a state tournament runner-up last season, pinned Jack Osness in 3:10 to win the 135-pound title and improve to 38-2 on the season.
Dolezal (40-0), who won a state title last year at 145 pounds, pinned Connor Johnson of Rhinelander in 2:43 of the 160-pound championship match.
Sternweis (34-7) won his first career regional title by pinning Luke Lang of Lakeland in 2:13 of the 171-pound championship match.
Toran Nieman (112 pounds), Daniel Barton (130), Josh Shupe (140) and Kyler Strobel (145) each lost championship matches to finish second and advance to the sectional.
Shupe (37-5) and Strobel (12-13) lost by decision, Nieman (26-12) dropped a major decision and Barton (31-10) was pinned in their respective championship matches.
Marshfield’s other three sectional qualifiers finished fourth. Aaron Sternweis (14-17) was fourth at 103 pounds, Robert Wille improved to 24-15 at 189 pounds and Ben Wartella moved to 18-17 at 215 pounds as each lost in the semifinals and in third-place matches.
WIAA Division 1 Regional, at D.C. Everest
Team scores: 1. Wausau West 255.5; 2. Marshfield 192; 3. Merrill 183.5; 4. D.C. Everest 152.5; 5. Wausau East 110; 6. Rhinelander 74; 7. Lakeland 71; 8. Antigo 38.
Championship matches
103: Nick Diny (WE) pinned Hunter Kuehl (WW) in 3:16.
112: Joe Umlauf (WW) won major decision over Toran Nieman (MAR) 12-2.
119: Colin Blaine (WW) def. Alex Spatz (DCE) 11-2.
125: Nate Hettinga (WW) pinned Austin Helmer (DCE) in 5:18.
130: Travis Hettinga (WW) pinned Daniel Barton (MAR) in 5:39.
135: Torin Boernke (MAR) pinned Jack Osness (MER) in 3:10.
140: Josh Dupuis (DCE) def. Josh Shupe (MAR) 6-5.
145: Ray Paul (MER) def. Kyler Strobel (MAR) 7-2.
152: Logan Keding (DCE) def. Eric Kostroski (WW) 8-3.
160: Brad Dolezal (MAR) pinned Connor Johnson (R) in 2:43.
171: Justin Sternweis (MAR) pinned Luke Lang (L) in 2:13.
189: Jackson Beck (WW) def. Micah Fischer (DCE) 5-1.
215: Noah Lassa (MER) pinned Josh Robertson (WE) in 0:47.
285: Evan Knutson (WW) pinned Grant Collins (MER) in 3:28.
Third-place matches
103: Dakota Stone (R) pinned Aaron Sternweis (MAR) in 2:33.
112: Garrett Schmelling (MER) pinned Terrance Simmons (WE) in 1:58.
119: Marcus Reinhardt (MER) def. Jake Shumacher (WE) 3-2.
125: Brook Whitehead (WE) def. Jacob Randall (R) 7-3.
130: Matthew Reinhardt (MER) def. Alex Bessette (WE) 2-0.
135: Jacob Rusch (WW) won major decision over Rick Neri (L) 9-1.
140: Jake Tatro (A) def. Richard Klaver (R) 6-2.
145: Curtis Rich (L) pinned Ben Kleist (WE) in 5:04.
152: Justin Bloch (MER) won technical fall over Kyle Pegarsch (A) 18-0.
160: Trae Neumann (WW) def. Kyle Swan (MER) 2-0, 2 OT.
171: Dylan Burkam (MER) def. Scott Writz (WW) 4-0.
189: Tyler Schmidt (MER) def. Robert Wille (MAR) 5-2.
215: Jace Klemm (DCE) def. Ben Wartella (MAR) 5-0.
285: Josh Walker (R) pinned David Hamlin (WE) in 6:36.
Second-place wrestlebacks
135: Jacob Rusch (WW) def. Jack Osness (MER) 9-5.
140: Josh Shupe (MAR) def. Jake Tatro (ANT) 9-5.
152: Eric Kostroski (WW) pinned Justin Bloch (MER) in 0:31.
160: Trae Neumann (WW) def. Connor Johnson (R) 6-3.
171: Luke Lang (L) pinned Dylan Burkam (MER) in 1:39.