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ATHENS – Stratford had eight individual champions and two runner-up finishes as it rolled to its fifth-straight conference championship at the 2018 Marawood Conference Wrestling Tournament on Saturday at Athens High School.
Stratford racked up 280.5 team points to easily outdistance itself from second-place Athens (184) and third-place Edgar (183). Auburndale was sixth with 96 points.
Stratford seniors A.J. Schoenfuss (132 pounds) and Jeremy Schoenherr (145) became the 17th and 18th wrestlers in conference history to win four-straight individual Marawood titles.
Schoenfuss (34-3) pinned Hunter Bruhn of Phillips in 2:50 in the 132-pound championship match, while Schoenherr (25-0) won by technical fall over Jacob Heiden of Edgar 19-3 in the 145-pound title bout.
Junior Manny Drexler (33-2, 106 pounds) and senior Jake Drexler (35-2, 152) won their third consecutive Marawood title for the Tigers, and sophomore Max Schwabe (31-6, 126) earned his second in a row.
Freshman Karter Stuttgen (29-5, 113), sophomore Trevor Dennee (30-4, 170), and junior Dylan Schoenherr (36-2, 220) also won individual titles for Stratford.
Jordan Becker finished second at 160 and Hector Rojas was second at 285, and Kaelen Schmitt took third at 182 for Stratford.
“We were thrilled with how the day went,” Stratford coach Joe Schwabe said. “We had a few kids filling in for some injured teammates, so getting 10 to the finals and eight champs was great. To have all wrestlers place for us was a nice addition as well.
“From here we need to prepare for our regionals and try to get as many kids as possible to become sectional qualifiers.”
Dylan Baird had Auburndale’s top finish, taking second at 120 pounds. Baird (23-12) lost to Javyn Freeman of Phillips in the championship match, 9-2.
Isaiah Hasenohrl (23-14, 126), Keller Wolfe (33-6, 170), Austin Low (12-13, 195) and Samuel Hasenohrl (22-15, 285) all placed third for Auburndale.
Auburndale will host the WIAA Division 3 regional on Feb. 10, with Stratford among the teams participating.
2018 Marawood Conference Wrestling Tournament
Jan. 27, at Athens High School
Team scores: 1. Stratford 280.5; 2. Athens 184; 3. Edgar 183; 4. Phillips 152; 5. Marathon 99; 6. Auburndale 96; 7. Chequamegon 48.
Championship matches, and other Stratford and Auburndale finishers
106: Championship – Manny Drexler (ST) def. Dane Klinger (MAR), 8-3.
113: Championship – Karter Stuttgen (ST) won major dec. over Dominic Kurth (PH), 11-3; Fifth place – Brent Lau (AUB) pinned Kane Lipinski (ED), 1:50.
120: Championship – Javyn Freeman (PH) def. Dylan Baird (AUB), 9-2; Fifth place – Parker West (ST) def. Jaden Schienebeck (CHQ) by disqualification.
126: Championship – Max Schwabe (ST) pinned Nathan Franke (MAR), 2:53; Third place – Isaiah Hasenohrl (AUB) pinned Garrett Deleasky (PH), 1:23.
132: Championship – A.J. Schoenfuss (ST) pinned Hunter Bruhn (PH), 2:50; Third place – Jakob Lipinski (ED) pinned Hunter Godard (AUB), 3:47.
138: Championship – Jonathan Albrecht (ATH) def. Fernando Zavaleta (MAR), 9-5; Third place – Adam Mitchell (PH) pinned Logan Rueth (ST), 1:19.
145: Championship – Jeremy Schoenherr (ST) won by technical fall over Jacob Heiden (ED), 19-3; Fifth place – Nik Engelbright (AUB) pinned Jocelyn Van Rixel (MAR), 0:53.
152: Championship – Jake Drexler (ST) won by technical fall over Ty Guden (ED), 22-6.
160: Championship – Ethan Heil (ED) pinned Jordan Becker (ST), 3:59.
170: Championship – Trevor Dennee (ST) def. Brock Handrick (ED), 5-0; Third place – Keller Wolfe (AUB) won major dec. over Jordan Decker (ATH), 13-5.
182: Championship – William Raatz (ED) def. Marshall Westfall (ATH), 7-2; Third place – Kaelen Schmitt (ST) pinned Allen Hansen (PH), 0:40.
195: Championship –Colton Heil (ED) pinned Connor Westfall (ATH), 1:20; Third place – Austin Low (AUB) def. Trevor Steiner (ST), 10-5.
220: Championship – Dylan Schoenherr (ST) def. Dakota Venzke (ATH), 2-1.
285: Championship – Tyson Sommer (ATH) pinned Hector Rojas (ST), 1:18; Third place – Samuel Hasenohrl (AUB) pinned Ryan McKibben (ED), 1:52.