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SCHOFIELD – Marshfield will be sending nine athletes to sectionals after finishing third in the team standings at the 2020 WIAA Division 1 Wrestling Regional on Saturday at D.C. Everest High School.
D.C. Everest shocked Wisconsin Valley Conference champion Wisconsin Rapids to win the team title with 208.5 points, nine ahead of the Raiders, and will move on to the team sectional meet Tuesday at River Falls. Marshfield was third with 191.5 points, with Stevens Point fourth (157.5), Wausau West fifth (116), Merrill sixth (107.5), and Wausau East eighth (50).
Marshfield’s three WVC champions also won regional titles. Freshman Hoyt Blaskowski (40-4) defeated Blake Heal of D.C. Everest 9-3 in the 126-pound finals; Gabe Pugh (37-3) earned the 138-pound title by beating Demetrio Covarrubias of D.C. Everest 9-5 in the finals; and Ryan Dolezal (38-4) earned the 145-pound championship by beating Payton Vaughn of D.C. Everest 10-4 in the finals.
Camren Dennee also earned a regional title for the Tigers. Dennee (28-17) pinned Ryder Depies of Merrill in 5:06 to capture the 160-pound championship match.
Keagen Cliver (25-7) was second at 120, Brett Franklin (23-5) took second at 132, and Garrett Willuweit (30-14) finished second at 152, and Alex Westlund (16-13 at 106) and Shane Westerhausen (30-10 at 113) each finished third to earn sectional spots as well for Marshfield.
The individual sectional will be next Saturday, Feb. 22, at Wisconsin Rapids Lincoln. The top two finishers in each weight class qualify for the 2020 WIAA State Individual Wrestling Tournament at the Kohl Center in Madison on Feb. 27-29.
2020 WIAA Division 1 Wrestling Regional
Feb. 15, at D.C. Everest High School
Team scores: 1. D.C. Everest 208.5; 2. Wisconsin Rapids 199.5; 3. Marshfield 191.5; 4. Stevens Point 157.5; 5. Wausau West 116; 6. Merrill 107.5; 7. Rhinelander 104; 8. Wausau East 50.
Top four individuals in each weight qualify for individual sectional Feb. 22 at Wisconsin Rapids
106 pounds
Championship: Preston Spray (WR) won major dec. over Gabriel Galang (WW), 9-1.
Third place: Alex Westlund (MAR) pinned Tanner Schmidt (RH), 1:09.
113 pounds
Championship: Justin Groshek (SP) won major dec. over Tim Fox (RH), 9-1.
Third place: Shane Westerhausen (MAR) pinned Josh Black (WR), 5:34.
120 pounds
Championship: Kale Roth (SP) def. Keagan Cliver (MAR), 8-6 (SV-1).
Third place: Lukas Erickson (WR) def. Easton Block (DC), 3-2.
126 pounds
Championship: Hoyt Blaskowski (MAR) def. Blake Heal (DC), 9-3.
Third place: Maddox Rye (WE) pinned Ryan Sering (WR), 3:03.
132 pounds
Championship: Max Schierl (SP) def. Brett Franklin (MAR), 8-4.
Third place: Gabriel Ramos (WW) def. Cole Ladick (WR), 7-5 (SV-1).
Second-place wrestleback: Franklin def. Ramos, 6-4.
138 pounds
Championship: Gabe Pugh (MAR) def. Demetrio Covarrubias (DC), 9-5.
Third place: Joe Pecore (SP) def. Zac Hamel (WR) by medical forfeit.
Second-place wrestleback: Covarrubias def. Pecore, 6-3.
145 pounds
Championship: Ryan Dolezal (MAR) def. Payton Vaughn (DC), 10-4.
Third place: Cooper Behnke (SP) def. Damien Bennett (WR), 7-2.
Second-place wrestleback: Vaughn pinned Behnke, 0:28.
152 pounds
Championship: Wyler Lubeck (WR) def. Garrett Willuweit (MAR), 5-2.
Third place: Freddy Lehrke (DC) def. Conner Seavers (SP) by medical forfeit.
160 pounds
Championship: Camren Dennee (MAR) pinned Ryder Depies (MER), 5:06.
Third place: Noah Baumann (WW) pinned Sam Molski (SP), 3:25.
170 pounds
Championship: Gabe Carter (DC) def. Walker Hartman (RH), 5-1.
Third place: Casey Hoffman (MER) pinned Athan Somers (WW), 2:00.
182 pounds
Championship: Peter Rucker (WR) pinned Brett Johnston (SP), 3:26.
Third place: Nick Klug (DC) pinned Nathan LaRue (WW), 3:33.
195 pounds
Championship: Andrew Schutz (WR) def. Trevor Knapp (RH), 3-0.
Third place: Walker Bathke (MER) pinned Joseph Nienow (WW), 1:35.
Second-place wrestleback: Knapp pinned Bathke, 0:37.
220 pounds
Championship: Orion Boe (DC) pinned Ben Sinclair (RH), 0:31.
Third place: Ben Raczek (SP) def. Josh Hansen (WR), 6-1.
285 pounds
Championship: Zach Iribarren (MER) pinned Jack Johnson (DC), 3:17.
Third place: Sam Scheidegger (WR) pinned Reece Ament (WE), 3:22.
Second-place wrestleback: Johnson pinned Scheidegger, 3:47.