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OSCEOLA – Spencer will send a pair of seniors to the WIAA State Individual Wrestling Tournament after each finished second at the Division 2 sectional on Saturday at Osceola High School.
Dan Schubert took second at 160 pounds and Nick Vaughan was the runner-up at 220 pounds for the Rockets and will take part in the state tournament beginning Thursday at the Kohl Center in Madison.
Schubert (34-4) lost the 160-pound title match to Cody Nyhagen of St. Croix Central, while Vaughan was defeated in the 220-pound championship by Marcus Malecek of St. Croix Central 4-1. Both came back to win second-place wrestlebacks.
Lance Neumann (182 pounds) and Kyle Andreae (285) failed to qualify for state after they did not finish in the top three at the sectional.
Schubert will take on River Valley junior Garrett Riek (31-11) in a Division 2 160-pound first-round matchup Thursday night at the Kohl Center. The winner takes on Jordan Newman of St. John’s Northwest Military Academy in a quarterfinal match Friday afternoon.
Vaughan will face Valders freshman Brandon Brennan (35-10) in a 220-pound first-round match Thursday night. The winner faces Riley Delzer (39-1) of Oconto Falls in a quarterfinal Friday afternoon.
WIAA Division 2 Sectional
Feb. 18 at Osceola
Top three qualify for state tournament
106 pounds
Championship: John Olson (Osceola) def. Drew Wheeler (St. Croix Falls) 6-4, 2 OT.
Third place: Adam Lewis (St. Croix Central) pinned Cody Raebel (Ellsworth) in 3:53.
Second-place wrestleback: Lewis (SCC) def. Wheeler (SCF) 5-2.
113 pounds
Championship: Jens Lantz (Ellsworth) def. Phillip Opelt (Neillsville/Greenwood/Loyal) 3-1.
Third place: Gunner Peterson (Medford) pinned Tristan Brewer (Luck/Frederic/Grantsburg) in 1:26.
120 pounds
Championship: Jack Pearce (Ashland) def. Bobby Leroy (Somerset) 11-6.
Third place: James Klassen (St. Croix Falls) def. Sage Soppa (Abbotford/Colby) 3-1.
Second-place wrestleback: Leroy (SOM) pinned Klassen (SCF) in 1:45.
126 pounds
Championship: Robert Csukker (Stanley-Boyd/Thorp) won major decision over Brent Stockwell (Ellsworth) 10-2.
Third place: Denver Quenette (Spooner) def. Connor Friese (Amery) 7-1.
132 pounds
Championship: Roarke Langer (Ellsworth) pinned Mitch Dulon (Osceola) in 5:41.
Third place: Tyler Hudack (Ashland) def. Brent Johnson (Luck/Frederic/Grantsburg) 6-5, OT.
138 pounds
Championship: Erik Low (Melrose-Mindoro/GET) def. Eduardo Benitez (Amery) 5-0.
Third place: Gabe Flandrick (Somerset) def. Andrew Hartmann (Durand) 3-1, OT.
Second-place wrestleback: Flandrick (SOM) def. Benitez (AM) 5-2.
145 pounds
Championship: Tyler Weyer (Baldwin-Woodville) pinned Aaric Spencer (Medford) in 3:05.
Third place: Logan Kemmerer (Ellsworth) def. Jake Rueth (Neillsville/Greenwood/Loyal) 8-7.
152 pounds
Championship: Damien Luchterhand (Neillsville/Greenwood/Loyal) def. Austin Bushinger (Somerset) 9-3.
Third place: Ryan Dickhausen (Ellsworth) def. Ronny Ponick (Stanley-Boyd/Thorp) 8-6.
Second-place wrestleback: Dickhausen (ELL) def. Bushinger (SOM) by injury default.
160 pounds
Championship: Cody Nyhagen (St. Croix Central) def. Dan Schubert (Spencer) 6-2.
Third place: Mitchell Pohlman (Neillsville/Greenwood/Loyal) def. Dennis Schutz (Ellsworth) 7-3.
Second-place wrestleback: Schubert (SP) def. Pohlman (NGL) 10-7.
170 pounds
Championship: Jake Radamacher (St. Croix Falls) def. Levi Nayes (Bloomer/Colfax) 9-7, OT.
Third place: Gable Frandsen (Ellsworth) def. Zach Piessig (Abbotsford/Colby) 6-3.
Second-place wrestleback: Nayes (BC) won major decision over Frandsen (ELL) 12-1.
182 pounds
Championship: Haydon Dvorak (Somerset) won major decision over Kyle Aaby (St. Croix Central) 12-3.
Third place: Joe Radamacher (St. Croix Falls) pinned Joe Christensen (Luck/Frederic/Grantsburg) in 3:22.
195 pounds
Championship: Parker Hines (Ellsworth) won major decision over Austin Roberts (Rice Lake) 18-9.
Third place: Dan Schoen (Neillsville/Greenwood/Loyal) pinned Ryan Nussbaum (St. Croix Falls) in 3:09.
Second-place wrestleback: Schoen (NGL) pinned Robert (RL) in 0:28.
220 pounds
Championship: Marcus Malecek (St. Croix Central) def. Nick Vaughan (Spencer) 4-1.
Third place: Anthony Mrdjenovich (Ashland) def. Iljber Kadriu (Rice Lake) 7-3.
Second-place wrestleback: Vaughan (SP) won major decision over Mrdjenovich (ASH) 13-5.
285 pounds
Championship: Chris Ladwig (Abbotsford/Colby) pinned Alex Lennartson (Unity) in 0:32.
Third place: Lauden Wood (St. Croix Central) def. Brandon Mikyska (Chetek-Weyerhaeuser/Prairie Farm) in 4:49.