By NATE BEIER | For the County Line
The dream of becoming a conference champion will come true for 14 wrestlers at this weekend’s Scenic Ridge and Rivers Conference wrestling meet in Cashton.
The tournament includes participants from 12 different teams, though most brackets will not be full.
Brookwood, which finished the regular season in third place in the Scenic Bluffs, will try to improve on that finish Saturday. Cory Ottum and Jaden Havlik are strong candidates to qualify for finals, but don’t be surprised if the likes of Ben De Witt, Joey Perrigo or Garret Attlen find a way to finish high within their weight classes.
New Lisbon, which won the Scenic Bluffs title with a perfect 5–0 record, seems poised to win the conferencetournament, but will be challenged by teams like Cashton and Weston/Ithaca. The W-I co-op may be smaller in number, but the majority of its team likely will place in the top three Saturday.
Royall, though small in number, will still have a shot to crown a champion, as Noah Friedl will try to improve on his 19-5 record. Friedl won the Indee Invite last week at Independence after going 3–0 on the day. The sophomore won with a pin, a technical fall and a major decision. Caleb Leis also will have a chance to score team points at 182. Leis finished sixth at the Indee Invite on Saturday.
Cashton won last year’s meet with 172 points. New Lisbon was second with 162.5, Royall, third (122.5); Weston/Ithaca, fourth (99.5); and Brookwood, fifth (90).
Wrestling will start at 10 a.m. in Cashton on Saturday.
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STATE-RANKED WRESTLERS at Saturday’s Scenic Ridge and Rivers Tournament
106 pounds— Eighth, Josh Korn of Cashton
113 pounds— 12th, Tyler Finell of North Crawford/Seneca
120 pounds— HM, Jestin Hemmersbach of Cashton; and HM, Gavin Burch of Weston/Ithaca
132 pounds— First, Hunter Dischler of Weston/Ithaca; and HM, Sean Baumgart, of New Lisbon
138 pounds— Third, Bailey Slater of New Lisbon
145 pounds— Seventh, Stephan Burbah of New Lisbon; 10th, Jeffry Janzen of Cashton; and HM, Hunter Olson of Necedah
152 pounds— HM, Colton Clary of Weston/Ithaca; and HM, Bryan Brockman of New Lisbon
160 pounds— First, Stetson Clary of Weston/Ithaca; 12th, Zach Stluka of North Crawford/Seneca; and HM, Noah Flock of Cashton
170 pounds— Sixth, Lance Buckles of De Soto, 11th, Jaden Schmitz of Cashton; HM, Jacob Urban of Hillsboro
182 pounds— Eighth, Kyle Woodward of New Lisbon; and HM, Jaden Havlik of Brookwood
195 pounds— Fourth, Cory Ottum of Brookwood; HM, Lucas Kleifgen of New Lisbon; and HM, Tye Schaefer of North Crawford/Seneca
220 pounds— Sixth, Derek Medaris of New Lisbon; 10th, Dylan Campton of Cashton; and HM, Devin Berry of Brookwood
285 pounds— Sixth, Brandon Klimek of Cashton; and HM, Carson McCauley of Weston/Ithaca