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EDGAR – The Stratford and Edgar wrestling teams can add another monumental duel to its rivalry.
On Saturday at the WIAA Division 3 Regional Tournament at Edgar, Stratford came up just 3½ points short of capturing a team regional title, settling for second place again as Edgar advances to Tuesday’s Division 3 Team Sectional at Coleman.
Two weeks after Edgar denied Stratford of a dual meet-tournament championship sweep at the Marawood Conference Tournament, the Wildcats again prevailed with seven individual regional champions and nine overall sectional qualifiers.
Stratford had no individual champions at the Marawood Conference Tournament, but had two on Saturday at the regional and had nine overall qualifiers. The top two finishers in each of the 14 weight classes move on to the WIAA Division 3 Sectional at Pulaski next Saturday.
Senior Luke Radke took the 189-pound title for the Tigers, pinning Edgar’s Nevin Smith in 3:19 to improve to 31-5 on the season.
Stratford junior Andrew Murdaugh (27-10) also grabbed a regional title, pinning Olie Voight of Pittsville in 5:09 in the 285-pound championship match.
The Tigers had seven second-place finishes, with six losing in championship matches.
Matt Zuelke (22-8) came back through the consolation bracket at 160 pounds to beat Shawn Skibba of Rosholt with a pin in 5:21 in a second-place wrestleback.
Other Stratford wrestlers to advance by placing second were Andrew Schreiner (103 pounds), Tylyn Hoover (130), Evan Bohman (135), Kellen Bornbach (145), Mark Marquardt (152) and Jake Kauth (215). Hoover, Bornbach and Kauth each had to survive wrestlebacks to qualify for sectionals.
Auburndale had one sectional qualifier as Kyle Kundinger won the regional championship at 125 pounds. Kundinger (22-11) won the title match with a pin of Tyler Beckman of Pittsville in 1:07. The Apaches finished fifth in the team standings and had no other wrestlers reach a title match or a wrestleback.
WIAA Division 3 Regional, at Edgar
Team scores: 1. Edgar 253.5; 2. Stratford 250; 3. Pittsville 157.5; 4. Marathon 103; 5. Auburndale 92; 6. Rosholt 85; 7. Stevens Point Pacelli 49.
Championship matches
103: Scotty Worlund (PIT) won major decision over Andrew Schreiner (STR) 13-0.
112: Luke Fitzsimmons (MAR) def. Connor Handrick (ED) 4-2.
119: Brandon Manecke (ED) def. Jaron Olson (MAR) 6-1.
125: Kyle Kundinger (AUB) pinned Tyler Beckman (PIT) in 1:07.
130: Anthony Lemanski (ED) def. Tylyn Hoover (STR) by injury default.
135: Matt Nowak (ED) def. Evan Bohman (STR) by injury default.
140: Eric Hahn (PIT) def. Jake Frane (ED) 13-9.
145: Tyler Crawford (ED) def. Kellen Bornbach (STR) 4-2.
152: Luke Nowak (ED) def. Mark Marquardt (STR) 9-4.
160: Dominique Lehman (ED) def. Shawn Skibba (ROS) 3-2.
171: Jesse Raczek (SPP) def. Lee Friedl (PIT) 3-1.
189: Luke Radke (STR) pinned Nevin Smith (ED) in 3:19.
215: Aaron Karlen (ED) pinned Jake Kauth (STR) in 2:29.
285: Andrew Murdaugh (STR) pinned Olie Voight (PIT) in 5:09.
Second-place wrestlebacks
112: Connor Handrick (ED) won major decision over Jared Fox (PIT) 9-0.
119: Jaron Olson (MAR) pinned Phil Sersch (STR) in 2:34.
125: Tyler Beckman (PIT) def. Cory Steiner (ED) 8-4.
130: Tylyn Hoover (STR) def. Eddie Kleinhenz (PIT) 5-1.
145: Kellen Bornbach (STR) pinned Justin Lewis (AUB) in 2:27.
160: Matt Zuelke (STR) pinned Shawn Skibba (ROS) in 5:21.
171: Lee Friedl (PIT) won major decision over Geoff Norfleet (ROS) 13-2.
215: Jake Kauth (STR) pinned Lukas Hintz (ROS) in 5:11.
285: Olie Voight (PIT) pinned Mitch Franke (MAR) in 6:21.