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SHAWANO – Stratford had eight of its nine sectional qualifiers place in the top three Saturday at the WIAA Division 3 individual wrestling sectional, and the group advances to next week’s state tournament in Madison.
A.J. Schoenfuss (106 pounds), Jeremy Schoenherr (113), Mason Kauffman (126), Kamren Bornbach (182) and Hunter Kauffman (220) won sectional titles for the Tigers, while Sam Wenzel ended up second at 132, and Tyson Kauffman (285) and Anthony Gliniecki (120) were third.
The top three finishers in each weight class at the sectional qualify for the 2015 WIAA State Individual Wrestling Tournament at the Kohl Center in Madison on Feb. 26-28.
Spencer had three state qualifiers and Auburndale added two second-place finishers.
Bryce Shaw (26-18) of Spencer was pinned in the 113-pound championship match to Schoenherr (39-2) in 1:04, then came back to win a second-place wrestleback over Sawyer Theobald of Shiocton 8-2.
Tim Bauer (29-15) ended up third at 132 for the Rockets. Bauer lost the championship match to Jensyn Schaal of Coleman 15-2 and a second-place wrestleback to Wenzel (30-11) of Stratford 4-1.
Freshman Hunter Luepke (41-5) grabbed the third spot at state for Spencer after taking third at 195 pounds. He defeated Max Villnow of Amherst 10-4 to win the third-place match.
Auburndale’s Paul Willfahrt and Wyatt Weiler each finished second to move on to Madison.
Willfahrt (41-5) dropped the 145-pound championship match to Austin Riehl of Shiocton 3-1, while Weiler (41-7) won a third-place match at 160 pounds over Garrett Gunderson of Shiocton 16-8, then defeated Tony Kontney of Rosholt 9-7 in a second-place wrestleback.
Stratford dominated the championship round with five of the 14 individual titles. Schoenfuss (43-2) pinned Jordan Boldt of Bonduel in 2:34 at 106 pounds; sophomore Mason Kauffman improved to 46-0 this season by defeating Elton Kelsey of Oconto 5-0 at 126 pounds; Bornbach edged Henry Fielding of Shiocton 5-2 to improve to 38-3; Hunter Kauffman (39-1) knocked off Wesley Dittman of Edgar 3-2 at 220 pounds; and Schoenherr beat Shaw of Spencer at 113.
2015 WIAA Division 3 Individual Wrestling Sectional
Feb. 21, at Shawano High School
(Note: Top three finishers qualify for the 2015 WIAA State Individual Wrestling Tournament in Madison on Feb. 26-28. If the winner of the third-place match had not already wrestled the second-place finisher, the two took part in a wrestleback to determine the true second-place finisher. This is used for seeding purposes at the state tournament).
106 pounds
Championship: A.J. Schoenfuss (Stratford) pinned Jordan Boldt (Bonduel) in 2:34.
Third place: Aiden Wusterbarth (Oconto) pinned Matthew Grossman (Pittsville) in 5:52.
Second-place wrestleback: Wusterbarth (Oconto) def. Boldt (Bonduel) 3-1.
113 pounds
Championship: Jeremy Schoenherr (Stratford) pinned Bryce Shaw (Spencer) in 1:04.
Third place: Sawyer Theobald (Shiocton) pinned Derick Teteak (Coleman) in 4:50.
Second-place wrestleback: Shaw (Spencer) def. Theobald (Shiocton) 8-2.
120 pounds
Championship: Veliko Kochiu (Edgar) def. Anthony Gliniecki (Stratford) 8-1.
Third place: Jordan Blanchard (Coleman) pinned Eric Hamilton (Three Lakes) in 1:48.
Second-place wrestleback: Blanchard (Coleman) def. Gliniecki (Stratford) by injury default.
126 pounds
Championship: Mason Kauffman (Stratford) def. Elton Kelsey (Oconto) 5-0.
Third place: Garrett Siolka (Bonduel) def. Dylan Altmann (Auburndale) 4-1.
Second-place wrestleback: Kelsey (Oconto) def. Siolka (Bonduel) 3-1.
132 pounds
Championship: Jensyn Schaal (Coleman) won by major dec. over Tim Bauer (Spencer) 15-2.
Third place: Sam Wenzel (Stratford) pinned Sammy VanStraten (Shiocton) in 3:03.
Second-place wrestleback: Wenzel (Stratford) def. Bauer (Spencer) 4-1.
138 pounds
Championship: Grant Fischer (Gillett/Suring) def. Travis Wollenberg (Bonduel) 5-4.
Third place: Zac Higgins (Crandon) pinned Nate Morse (Athens) in 3:23.
145 pounds
Championship: Austin Riehl (Shiocton) def. Paul Willfahrt (Auburndale) 3-1.
Third place: Marc Lansin (Coleman) won by major dec. over Austin Engel (Athens) 14-4.
152 pounds
Championship: Kevin Lansin (Coleman) def. Alex Lemanski (Edgar) 5-1.
Third place: Alex Zeitler (Gillett/Suring) def. James Borgen (Amherst) 2-0.
160 pounds
Championship: Dan Tauchen (Bonduel) def. Tony Kontney (Rosholt) 5-2.
Third place: Wyatt Weiler (Auburndale) won by major dec. over Garrett Gunderson (Shiocton) 16-8.
Second-place wrestleback: Weiler (Auburndale) def. Kontney (Rosholt) 9-7.
170 pounds
Championship: Devin Lemanski (Edgar) pinned Alex Stodola (Coleman) in 3:28.
Third place: Mitch Sokolski (Bonduel) def. Zach Schneider (Spencer) 9-3.
Second-place wrestleback: Sokolski (Bonduel) pinned Stodola (Coleman) in 4:13.
182 pounds
Championship: Kamren Bornbach (Stratford) def. Henry Fielding (Shiocton) 5-2.
Third place: Hunter Stodola (Coleman) def. Kirby Lawlis (Almond-Bancroft/Pacelli) 5-2.
Second-place wrestleback: Fielding (Shiocton) def. Stodola (Coleman) by injury default.
195 pounds
Championship: Isaiah Doane (Coleman) def. Masno Gomm (Shiocton) 2-0.
Third place: Hunter Luepke (Spencer) def. Max Villnow (Amherst) 10-4.
220 pounds
Championship: Hunter Kauffman (Stratford) def. Wesley Dittman (Edgar) 3-2.
Third place: C.J. Pillath (Coleman) def. Jack Lawlis (Almond-Bancroft/Pacelli) 4-2, OT.
285 pounds
Championship: Cole Warzynski (Almond-Bancroft/Pacelli) pinned Andy Bork (Weyauwega-Fremont) in 2:33.
Third place: Tyson Kauffman (Stratford) def. Austin Ducaine (Crivitz) 5-3, OT.
Second-place wrestleback: Bork (Weyauwega-Fremont) pinned Kauffman (Stratford) in 3:04.