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WESTON – The Stratford wrestling team had five individual championships and three runner-up finishes to take the team title at the 63rd annual Fred Lehrke Wrestling Tournament on Saturday at D.C. Everest High School.
Stratford freshman Gavin Drexler remains undefeated this season after winning the 113-pound title. Drexler (28-0) won a major decision, 15-5, over previously unbeaten Liam Hughes of Milwaukee Marquette (22-1) in the championship match.
Senior Manny Drexler (26-3) earned the 120-pound title with a pin over Dawson Lambert of Tomah; Max Schwabe (29-1) won the 132-pound championship; Trevor Dennee improved to 28-1 with a major decision in the 182-pound title match; and senior 285-pounder Dylan Schoenherr also moved to 28-1 this season with five pins in his five matches for the Tigers.
Jacob Heiden (138), Derek Marten (152) and Hunter Ford (170) each finished second, Dillon Kirsch (126) and Mavrick Licciardi (145) finished third, and Devin Dennee (160) and Trevor Steiner (195) were fourth in their weight classes for Stratford.
Auburndale finished seventh in the team standings with five wrestlers finishing in the top six. Dylan Baird was fourth at 138, Nikolas Engelbright (182) and Brice Theil (195) finished fifth, and Hunter Godard (126) and Isaiah Hasenohrl (132) were sixth.
Stratford has a nonconference match at Medford on Tuesday, while Auburndale is off until Jan. 17 when it hosts Chequamegon.
63rd Fred Lehrke Wrestling Tournament
Jan. 5, at D.C. Everest High School
Team scores: 1. Stratford 405; 2. Denmark 346; 3. Tomah 277; 4. D.C. Everest 257; 5. Stanley-Boyd/Owen-Withee 192; 6. Medford 147; 7. Auburndale 111; 8. Milwaukee Marquette 102; 9. Rosholt 99; 10. Mosinee 67; 11. Appleton Xavier 15.
Championship matches, and Auburndale and Stratford finishers
106: 1. Blaine Brenner (SBOW) 5-0; 2. Noah Altmann (AUB) 4-1; 5. Logan Gaulke (ST) 1-4.
113: Championship – Gavin Drexler (ST) won by major dec. over Liam Hughes (MM), 15-5.
120: Championship – Manny Drexler (ST) pinned Dawson Lambert (TOM), 1:59; Seventh place – Eli Mahner (MED) pinned Tanner Larson (AUB), 5:23.
126: Championship – Cole Tenor (DEN) pinned Braden Bemis (TOM), 1:44; Third place – Dillon Kirsch (ST) pinned Eric Rehbein (MED), 2:38; Fifth place – Dustin Bergman (SBOW) pinned Hunter Godard (AUB), 4:49; Seventh place – Brent Lau (AUB) def. Alex Wiedow (MOS), 7-6.
132: Championship – Max Schwabe (ST) def. Freddy Lehrke (DC), 3-0; Fifth place – Carson Church (MED) def. Isaiah Hasenohrl (AUB), 9-5.
138: Championship – Ethan Schwartz (DEN) pinned Jacob Heiden (ST), 1;43; Third place – Andy Poetzl (MED) def. Dylan Baird (AUB), 5-2.
145: 1. Payton Vaughn (DC) 5-0; 3. Mavrick Licciardi (ST) 3-2.
152: Championship – Gage Coppock (MOS) pinned Derek Marten (ST), 5:58.
160: Championship – Gabe Carter (DC) pinned Marques Fritsche (TOM), 1:14; Third place – Isaac Groshek (ROS) pinned Devin Dennee (ST), 3:53.
170: Championship – Carson Trotzer (DC) pinned Hunter Ford (ST), 4:33.
182: Championship – Trevor Dennee (ST) won by major dec. over Bradyn Polomis (DEN), 9-1; Fifth place – Nikolas Engelbright (AUB) pinned Matthew Stanley (DC), 3:43.
195: Championship – Gabe Wertel (DEN) def. Orion Boe (DC), 7-1; Third place – Kaden Hericks (TOM) pinned Trevor Steiner (ST), 3:00; Fifth place – Brice Thiel (AUB) pinned Nolan Wagner (MM), 1:44.
220: 1. T.J. Weidman (DEN) 5-0; 6. Cole Marten (ST) 2-3.
285: 1. Dylan Schoenherr (ST) 5-0.