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AUBURNDALE – Freshman Sloan Welch won the 182-pound title and Auburndale had two runner-up finishes as it finished eighth at its home Auburndale Wrestling Invitational on Saturday at Auburndale High School.
La Crosse Logan/Central won the team title with 230.5 pounds, with Chequamegon second (221), Abbotsford/Colby third (208) and Auburndale eighth (125).
Welch improved to 12-1 after pinned Andrew Jeske of Abbotsford/Colby in 2:47 to take the 182-pound championship match.
Noah Altmann (9-4) lost the 120-pound final to Colten Klemm of Manawa, 10-2, and Dylan Baird (10-3) was runner-up at 138 pounds after losing 10-8 to Jeff Thoreson of St. Charles (Minn.) in the championship match.
Auburndale will compete at the Bi-State Classic in La Crosse on Dec. 27-28.
Auburndale Wrestling Invitational
Dec. 21, at Auburndale High School
Team scores: 1. La Crosse Logan/Central 230.5; 2. Chequamegon 221; 3. Abbotsford/Colby 208; 4. Royall 180; 5. Manawa 179; 6. Eau Claire North 149.5; 7. Black River Falls 129; 8. Auburndale 125; 9. Crandon 107; 10. St. Charles (Minn.) 100; 11. Necedah 90; 12. Cornell/Gilman 63; 13. Tri-County 43.5; 14. Thorp 30.
Championship matches and Auburndale results
106 pounds
Championship: Cole Fitzpatrick (LC) def. Carson Duerkop (ECN), 6-0.
113 pounds
Championship: Kevin Klemm (MAN) def. Nolan McKittrick (ROY), 12-8.
120 pounds
Championship: Colten Klemm (MAN) won major dec. over Noah Altmann (AUB), 10-2.
126 pounds
Championship: River Halopka (AC) pinned Carter Mathison (STC), 3:27.
Third place: Brett Palubicki (CRA) pinned Hunter Goddard (AUB), 4:00.
132 pounds
Championship: Jackson McCormick (BRF) pinned Braeden Person (CG), 4:34.
138 pounds
Championship: Jett Thoreson (STC) def. Dylan Baird (AUB), 10-8.
145 pounds
Championship: Dylan Ellefson (LC) def. Bryan Griffin (MAN), 2-1.
Fifth place: Brent Lau (AUB) pinned Harley Leverenz (ROY), 1:12.
152 pounds
Championship: Ethan Johnson (ECN) pinned Dominic Schmidt (CHQ), 2:59.
160 pounds
Championship: Michael Kirch (CHQ) pinned Breed Shepard, Jr. (CRA), 4:59.
170 pounds
Championship: Brandon Vicente (AC) def. Colin Moser (MAN), 10-5.
182 pounds
Championship: Sloan Welch (AUB) pinned Andrew Jeske (AC), 2:47.
195 pounds
Championship: Carter Grewe (AC) pinned Luke Wohlrab (ROY), 2:33.
Third place: Max Brenner (CHQ) pinned Brice Thiel (AUB), 1:18.
220 pounds
Championship: Andrew Elmhorst (MAN) pinned Devin Thums (AC), 2:40.
285 pounds
Championship: Parker Renken (CHQ) pinned Dean Nash (ECN), 3:47.