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SPARTA – The Marshfield wrestling team had three individual champions and placed third in the team standings at the Sparta Invitational on Saturday at Sparta High School.
Gabe Pugh (113 pounds), Caden Dennee (120) and Sam Mitchell (195) won individual titles for the Tigers, who finished with 159 points.
Holmen won the team title with 269 points, with Sparta second at 176.
Pugh, a freshman, topped Kody Klonecki of Holmen 5-4 in the 113-pound championship match to improve to 30-3 this season.
Dennee (19-7) pinned Carter Vetsch of Holmen in 41 seconds in the 120-pound title match, and Mitchell (31-2) also won by pin, downing Lucas Ingold of Neillsville/Greenwood/Loyal in 5:23.
“Sparta is a great opportunity for the Marshfield wrestling team to run into some quality wrestlers throughout the state,” Marshfield coach Jackson Hein said. “Placing top-three at this tournament as a team is a good day, as we were missing some of our starters. It was great to see Pugh, Dennee and Mitchell all reach the top of the podium.”
Marshfield had five other wrestlers earn top-eight finishes.
Tanner Kanable took second at 126, losing in the title match to Mason McMillen of Reedsburg 10-4. Caden Pearce (138), Isaac Slark (182) and Connor Berry (285) each finished fourth, and Payton Young was eighth at 152.
Marshfield wraps up its Wisconsin Valley Conference dual meet schedule Thursday at Wausau West.
Sparta Invitational
Jan. 20, at Sparta High School
Team scores: 1. Holmen 269; 2. Sparta 176.5; 3. Marshfield 159; 4. Neillsville/Greenwood/Loyal 129; 5. Iowa-Grant/Highland 110; 6. Mauston 102; 7. Reedsburg 101; 8. West Salem 88; 9. DeForest 84.5; 10. Eau Claire North 71.5; 11. Princeton 65.5; 12. Blair-Taylor 62.5; 13. Adams-Friendship 52; 14. Boscobel 48.5; 15. Black River Falls 30.5; 16. Westfield 5.
Championship matches and Marshfield finishers
106: Championship – Alex Pellowski (HOL) pinned Carlyle Lyga (WS), 3:56.
113: Championship – Gabe Pugh (MAR) def. Kody Klonecki (HOL), 5-4.
120: Championship – Caden Dennee (MAR) pinned Carter Vetsch (HOL), 0:41.
126: Championship – Mason McMillen (REED) def. Tanner Kanable (MAR), 10-4.
132: Championship – Dalton Schams (WS) def. Caden Fry (REED), 5-1.
138: Championship – Mason Phillips (ECN) def. Tanner Schultz (HOL), 10-4; Third place – Aaron Bahr (WS) def. Caden Pearce (MAR), 11-6.
145: Championship – Teagen Miller (MAU) def. Brett Von Ruden (SP), 3-1.
152: Championship – Jarett Dolata (MAU) def. Austin Rauls (DF), 14-13; Seventh place – Corbin Hauser (SP) def. Payton Young (MAR), 11-7.
160: Championship – Max Maylor (IGH) def. Hayden Krein (SP), 6-1.
170: Championship – Kalyn Jahn (HOL) won major dec. over Mathias Krein (SP), 11-0.
182: Championship – Isaac Lahr (HOL) def. Brady Peat (IGH), 7-2; Third place – Stephen Buchanan (NGL) pinned Issac Slark (MAR), 0:54.
195: Championship – Sam Mitchell (MAR) pinned Lucas Ingold (NGL), 5:23.
220: Championship – Drew Hennessey (IGH) pinned Jack Westcott (HOL), 0:32.
285: Championship – Jesse Fiers (HOL) def. Dom Meurrett (MAU), 7-3; Third place – Noah Benish (SP) def. Connor Berry (MAR), 5-2.