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WESTON – The Stratford wrestling team finished second at the Fred Lehrke Evergreen Invitational on Saturday at D.C. Everest High School.
The Tigers totaled 334 points, finishing behind Pulaski’s 445. D.C. Everest was a distant third with 282 points and Auburndale took seventh with 147.
Winning their respective weight classes for Stratford were Alex Heiden at 120 pounds, Dondrick Tackes at 182 and Andrew Murdaugh at 285.
Heiden beat three opponents, one by technical fall, to take the 120-pound championship.
Tackes beat Jacob Reetz of Denmark with a pin in 3:03 to take the 182-pound title, and Murdaugh won all four of his matches by pin to take first at 285.
Hunter Kauffman (195) and Caleb Bryant (220) each placed second for Stratford.
Phil Willfahrt took third at 120, and Justin Lewis (152), Wyatt Weiler (138) and Dominic Lewis (182) each finished fourth for Auburndale.
Fred Lehrke Evergreen Invitational
Team scores: 1. Pulaski 445; 2. Stratford 334; 3. D.C. Everest 282; 4. Sun Prairie 236; 5. Denmark 228; 6. Oshkosh North 209; 7. Auburndale 147; 8. Crandon 136; 9. Antigo 126; 10. Stevens Point Pacelli 41.
Stratford and Auburndale finishers
106: 7. Ryan Adank (ST); 8. Chad Godard (AUB).
113: 4. Matt Krall (ST); 5. Lane Schuld (AUB).
120: 1. Alex Heiden (ST); 3. Phil Willfhart (AUB).
126: 5. Phil Sersch (ST); 7. Brandon Beggs (AUB).
132: 4. Kyle Kundinger (AUB); 8. Andy Schreiner (ST).
138: 4. Wyatt Weiler (AUB); 5. Steve Marquardt (ST).
145: 4. Dylan Widmann (ST); 8. Jake Guyer (ST); 12. Sam Frodl (AUB).
152: 4. Justin Lewis (AUB); 5. Derek Dehlinger (ST); 10. Miguel Ochoa (ST).
160: 4. Kellen Bornbach (ST); 5. Trevin Oertel (AUB); 8. R.J. Schiller (ST).
170: 7. Aaron Budtke (ST).
182: 1. Dondrick Tackes (ST); 4. Dominic Lewis (AUB).
195: 2. Hunter Kauffman (ST).
220: 2. Caleb Bryant (ST).
285: 1. Andrew Murdaugh (ST).