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RIVER FALLS – Hunter Luepke won the title at 195 pounds and the Spencer/Columbus Catholic wrestling team went on to a fourth-place finish in Division 2 at the Northern Badger Wrestling Classic on Tuesday and Wednesday at River Falls High School.
Luepke (15-1) defeated Matthew Williamson of River Falls 3-1 in the title match at 195.
Logan Zschernitz finished fifth at 285 pounds for the Rockets, beating Parker Steen of Luck/Frederic/Grantsburg/Siren 2-1 in double overtime in the fifth-place match.
Others earning place finishes for Spencer/Columbus were Nathan Neumann (sixth at 160), Hunter Hildebrandt (eighth at 170), Bryce Shaw (ninth at 126), Carson Hildebrandt (11th at 152) and Dominick WIchlacz (12th at 120).
River Falls won the Division 1 team title, Spring Valley/Elmwood took first in Division 2, and Boyceville won the title in Division 3.
Spencer/Columbus hosts Stanley-Boyd/Thorp/Owen-Withee in a Cloverbelt Conference dual match on Jan. 7 at Spencer High School.
Click here for complete results, courtesy of trackwrestling.com.
Northern Badger Wrestling Classic
Dec. 29-30 at River Falls
Team Standings
Division 1: 1. River Falls 234.5; 2. Neillsville/Greenwood/Loyal 222; 3. Rhinelander 196; 4. Melrose-Mindoro/GET 164.5; 5. Bloomer/Colfax 122.5; 6. Northwestern 122; 7. Hayward 116; 8. Luck/Frederic/Grantsburg/Siren 108; 9. Somerset 93; 10. Lakeland 85; 11. Baldwin-Woodville 78.5; 12. Osceola 72; 13. Osseo-Fairchild/Augusta/Fall Creek 59.
Division 2: 1. Spring Valley/Elmwood 314.5; 2. Cumberland 213; 3. St. Croix Central 178; 4. Spencer/Columbus Catholic 157; 5. Barron and St. Croix Falls 119; 7. Prescott 101; 8. Arcadia 100.5; 9. Bayfield/Washburn 100; 10. Chetek-Weyerhauser/Prairie Farm 81.5; 11. Durand 76; 12. Spooner 58; 13. Unity 29; 14. Cameron 12.
Division 3: 1. Boyceville 298.5; 2. Clear Lake 170; 3. Glenwood City 120.5; 4. Johnson Creek 116.5; 5. Cadott 114.5; 6. Phillips 86; 7. Flambeau 47; 8. Shell Lake 43; 9. Three Lakes/Phelps 34; 10. Chequamegon 29; 11. Bruce 19; 12. Turtle Lake/Clayton 3.