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FREEDOM – Ten Stratford wrestlers earned top-six finishes and won one title as the Tigers finished second at the 16-team Freedom Irish Invitational on Saturday at Freedom High School.
Jeremy Schoenherr improved to 19-0 this season with a 5-3 victory over Max Bruss of DePere in the 145-pound championship for Stratford, which finished with 179.5 points, 17.5 behind first-place Burlington.
Spencer/Columbus had five wrestlers finish in the top seven, including 220-pound champion Hunter Luepke, and ended up 10th in the team standings with 82.5 points.
Luepke (29-0) beat Brock Danielski of Appleton North 8-2 in the 220-pound final.
Max Schwabe (126), A.J. Schoenfuss (132) and Jake Drexler (152) finished second for Stratford, and Logan Zschernitz was second at 285 pounds for Spencer/Columbus.
Other medal winners for Stratford were Trevor Dennee (third at 170), Dylan Schoenherr (third at 220), Manny Drexler (fourth at 113), Jordan Becker (fifth at 160), Trevor Steiner (fifth at 170), and Karter Stuttgen (sixth at 106).
Bryce Shaw was fifth at 145, Dominick Wichlacz took sixth at 120, and Carson Hildebrandt finished seventh at 170 for the Rockets.
Both teams return to conference action this week. Stratford is at Auburndale on Tuesday and at home against Marathon Thursday in Marawood Conference duals, and Spencer/Columbus hosts Abbotsford/Colby on Thursday for a Cloverbelt dual.
Freedom Irish Invitational
Jan. 13, at Freedom High School
Team scores: 1. Burlington 197; 2. Stratford 179.5; 3. Freedom 158.5; 4. Two Rivers 142; 5. Appleton North and Ashwaubenon 109.5; 7. DePere 96; 8. Denmark 91; 9. Medford 89; 10. Spencer/Columbus 82.5; 11. Shiocton 79; 12. Wrightstown 78.5; 13. Bay Port 76; 14. Hortonville 71; 15. West DePere 69; 16. Mishicot 23.
Championship matches, and Stratford and Spencer/Columbus finishers
106: Championship – Cody Minor (ASH) won major dec. over Kaden Stanelle (WR), 12-1; Fifth place – Nolan Hansen (TR) pinned Karter Stuttgen (ST), 2:44.
113: Championship – Eric Barnett (HOR) won major dec. over Hayden Halter (BUR), 11-1; Third place – Matt Bianchi (TR) won major dec. over Manny Drexler (ST), 9-0.
120: Championship – Cody Holmes (TR) pinned Cody Welker (BUR), 5:25; Fifth place – Colby McHugh (FR) def. Dominick Wichlacz (SC), 3-1.
126: Championship – Fernando Coronado (ASH) def. Max Schwabe (ST), 8-1.
132: Championship – Joey Bianchi (TR) def. A.J. Schoenfuss (ST), 3-0.
138: Championship – Brytton Goymerac (AN) def. Max Ehlen (BUR), 8-6, SV-1.
145: Championship – Jeremy Schoenherr (ST) def. Max Bruss (DP), 5-3; Fifth place – Bryce Shaw (SC) won major dec. over Grant Vosters (FR), 12-4.
152: Championship – Sam Peters (FR) def. Jake Drexler (ST), 6-5.
160: Championship – Evan Vosters (FR) def. Kolten Hanson (MED), 4-2; Fifth place – Jordan Becker (ST) pinned Chandler Stordeur (BP), 2:48.
170: Championship – Dakota Brockman (FR) def. Billy Reif (SH), 5-3; Third place – Trevor Dennee (ST) def. Evan Frisque (WDP), 4-0; Seventh place – Carson Hildebrandt (SC) won major dec. over Zach Wallace (BUR), 10-0.
182: Championship – Nate Crayton (BUR) pinned Tommy Kratz (DP), 3:45.
195: Championship – Charlie Hooyman (DP) def. Matt Verhasselt (FR), 7-3; Fifth place – Trevor Steiner (ST) def. Riley Ullmer (DEN), 5-1.
220: Championship – Hunter Luepke (SC) def. Brock Danielski (AN), 8-2; Third place – Dylan Schoenherr (ST) def. Max Travis (BUR), 9-3.
285: Championship – Josh Frerk (DEN) won major dec. over Logan Zschernitz (SC), 16-7.