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FREEDOM – Senior Sloan Welch picked up another tournament title as the Auburndale wrestling team finished 11th at the 16-team Freedom Irish Invitational on Saturday at Freedom High School.
Welch improved to 30-1 as he won the 285-pound title, pinning Hunter VanderHeiden of Freedom in the championship match in 3:10.
Auburndale also picked up three other place winners. Derek Godard (28-5) placed third at 106, beating Blake Frey of Evansville 10-2 in the third-place match; Colton Weiler (29-4) was second at 132 pounds, losing in the finals to Danny Heiser of Evansville 10-3; and Zade Grassel (20-10) took sixth at 120 for the Eagles.
Auburndale will compete at a Marawood Conference quadrangular at Edgar on Thursday and at the Wausau East Invitational next Saturday, Jan. 21.
Freedom Irish Wrestling Invitational
Jan. 14, at Freedom High School
Team scores: 1. Amery 189; 2. Freedom 167.5; 3. Shiocton 143; 4. Burlington 129; 5. Hortonville 127; 6. Appleton North 109.5; 7. Evansville 109; 8. Denmark 108; 9. Brillion 98.5; 10. Medford 98; 11. Auburndale 88; 12. Slinger 77.5; 13. Two Rivers 73.5; 14. Ashwaubenon 49; 15. West De Pere 38; 16. Mishicot 26.5.
Click here for complete results, courtesy of trackwrestling.com.