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LA CROSSE – Stratford won three individual titles and had two others finish in the top three as it rolled to its third-straight Division 3 title at the Bi-State Wrestling Classic on Tuesday and Wednesday at the La Crosse Civic Center.
A.J. Schoenfuss won the title at 120 pounds with a 6-3 win over Veliko Kochiu of Wausau West; Jeremy Schoenfuss took the 126-pound champion with a 5-1 victory over Trenton McManus of Adams-Friendship; and Mason Kauffman beat John Maki of Mauston 5-3 to take the 145-pound title for Stratford.
Kauffman and Schoenherr are now 18-0, and Schoenfuss is 17-1 for the Tigers.
The Tigers finished with 321½ points to win the Division 3 championship by nearly 200 points over second-place New Lisbon (122).
Hudson won the Division 1 title with 338½ points and Marshfield took 18th out of 21 teams. Ellsworth won the Division 2 team crown. If the three divisions were scored together, Stratford would have finished second only behind Hudson.
Stratford’s Jake Drexler lost the 113-pound title match 7-5 to Drew Klabon of Hudson, and Kam Bornbach finished third at 182 pounds for the Tigers.
Marshfield’s only top-10 finish came from 138-pounder Nolan Hertel, who finished 5-3 at the tournament. He lost the ninth-place match to Hunter Pierce of Tomah 7-2.
Anthony Kanable (132) and Bentley Schwanebeck-Ostermann (145) each finished 4-2 at the tournament for Marshfield.
Other top-10 finishes for Stratford came from Macey Kilty, who was fifth at 106 pounds; Derek Marten (seventh at 132) and Tyson Kauffman (seventh at 285).
Click here for complete individual results, courtesy of trackwrestling.com.
2015 Bi-State Classic
Dec. 29-30, at La Crosse
Team Standings
Division 1: 1. Hudson 338.5; 2. Holmen 203; 3. Sparta 184; 4. Lakeville South (Minn.) 166; 5. Pulaski 148.5; 6. Burlington 148; 7. Muskego 144.5; 8. Eastview (Minn.) 142; 9. Stillwater (Minn.) 130; 10. Wausau West 127; 11. D.C. Everest 121.5; 12. Tomah 117; 13. New Richmond 116.5; 14. Bloomington Kennedy (Minn.) 112.5; 15. La Crosse Central 109; 16. Baraboo 105; 17. Middleton 98.5; 18. Marshfield 62.5; 19. La Crosse Logan 51; 20. Portage 24.5; 21. Verona 0.
Division 2: 1. Ellsworth 274; 2. Luxemburg-Casco 238; 3. River Valley 220.5; 4. South Saint Paul (Minn.) 165.5; 5. Caledonia/Houston 163; 6. West Salem/Bangor 159; 7. Lodi 148.5; 8. Mauston 124.5; 9. Mount Horeb 120; 10. Monroe 118; 11. Adam-Friendship and Viroqua 115; 13. Dodgeville 101; 14. Prairie du Chien/Wauzeka-Steuben 98; 15. Nekoosa/Assumption/Port Edwards 88; 16. Lewiston-Altura/Rushford-Peterson (Minn.) 59; 17. Cuba City/Benton/Southwestern 26; 18. Belmont/Platteville 21; 19. Richland Center 17.
Division 3: 1. Stratford 321.5; 2. New Lisbon 122; 3. Cashton 120; 4. Athens 117; 5. Goodhue (Minn.) 109.5; 6. Riverdale 109; 7. Iowa-Grant/Highland 99; 8. Ithaca/Weston 87; 9. Lancaster 44.5; 10. Hillsboro 43; 11. North Crawford/Seneca 40; 12. De Soto and Independence/Gilmanton 32; 14. Boscobel 28; 15. Auburndale 27; 16. Westby 13; 17. Kickapoo/La Farge 11; 18. Royall 5.