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MADISON – Marshfield will be wrestling for its first-ever state championship after posting a pair of dominating wins on the first day of the 2023 WIAA State Team Wrestling Tournament on Friday at the University of Wisconsin Field House.
No. 3 seed Marshfield routed No. 6 Mukwonago 47-14 and handled No. 2 Bay Port 43-25 to advance to the Division 1 finals for the first time in its seventh trip to the state tournament. The Tigers will take on No. 1 seed Kaukauna, the two-time defending state champion, at 3 p.m. Saturday.
Kaukauna, which also won four-straight D-1 titles from 2013-17, only lost one match in both duals, destroying Waukesha West 68-6 and Muskego 72-4 in its matches on Friday.
Marshfield made quick work of Mukwonago, winning the first six matches, four by pin.
Hoyt Blaskowski (145 pounds) and Caleb Dennee (152) each won with pins in the first period, Grayden Rode followed with a major decision at 160, and Garrett Willuweit (170) earned a pin 45 seconds into the second period to put the Tigers up 22-0.
Owen Griesbach won 13-7 at 182 and Mason Seidl had a pin at 195 before Mukwonago was able to stop the string.
The Tigers responded by winning the next two matches by decision – Adrian Kruger at 285 and Jon Sternweis at 106 – to clinch the victory. For good measure, Easton Ledden (126) and Brett Franklin (138) won to finish off the quarterfinal win.
In the semifinal match, Marshfield bumped up Blaskowski and Dennee a weight class to that they could start the match, as it began at 152 pounds. Both earned pins again to get the Tigers off and running.
Willuweit added another pin and Griesbach won a 13-5 major decision to put Marshfield on top 21-0 and the dual was never in doubt.
Clements, Kruger and Sternweis all won by decision, and Ledden and Franklin added pins for the Tigers to push them into the championship.
Division 2 and 3 semifinals will be held Saturday at 10 a.m., with all three championship duals slated for 3 p.m. Click here to view the matchups
WIAA State Team Wrestling Tournament
March 3, at UW Field House, Madison
Division 1 Quarterfinals
Marshfield 47, Mukwonago 14
145: Hoyt Blaskowski (MAR) pinned Thomas Jungwirth, 1:34.
152: Caleb Dennee (MAR) pinned Seth Krause, 1:46.
160: Grayden Rode (MAR) won major dec. over Wyatt Newman, 19-10.
170: Garrett Willuweit (MAR) pinned Charles Vento, 2:45.
182: Owen Griesbach (MAR) def. Hayden Chitwood, 13-7
195: Mason Seidl (MAR) pinned Wade Kippers, 5:10.
220: Ryan Mazer (MUK) def. James Clements, 6-0.
285: Adrian Kruger (MAR) def. Grant Stromberg, 5-4.
106; Jon Sternweis (MAR) won major dec. over Colton Katzfey, 12-1.
113: Josephine Stachowski (MUK) def. Ava Gardner, 5-0.
120: Brian Whipple (MUK) won major dec. over Jace Kelnhofer, 17-6.
126: Easton Ledden (MAR) def. Alex Needham, 5-0.
132: Adam Whittier (MUK) won major dec. over Keenen Landwehr, 15-1.
138: Brett Franklin (MAR) pinned Blake Roberts, 3:52.
Division 1 Semifinals
Marshfield 43, Bay Port 25
152: Hoyt Blaskowski (MAR) pinned Colton Zipp, 2:35.
160: Caleb Dennee (MAR) pinned Will Nast, 4:51.
170: Garrett Willuweit (MAR) pinned Calix Klimek, 3:24.
182: Owen Griesbach (MAR) won major dec. over Ethan Farley, 13-5.
195: Ayden Bruckner (BP) def. Mason Seidl, 9-7, SV-1.
220: James Clements (MAR) def. Alex Warden, 5-3.
285: Adrian Kruger (MAR) def. Tevyn Montgomery, 7-2.
106: Jon Sternweis (MAR) def. Landen Heim, 6-3.
113: Alois Schlumpf (BP) pinned Ava Gardner, 2:46.
120: Owen Wathke (BP) won major dec. over Jace Kelnhofer, 13-0.
126: Easton Ledden (MAR) pinned Peyton Garcia, 3:44.
132: Owen Noel (BP) pinned Keenen Landwehr, 0:49.
138: Brett Franklin (MAR) pinned Nicolas Schomaker, 1:59.
145: Jacob Ward (BP) pinned Tristan Merchant, 1:36.
Results & Schedule
Friday, March 3
Division 1 Quarterfinals, 5:30 p.m.
No. 1 Kaukauna (12-0) 67, No. 8 Waukesha West (19-7) 6
No. 4 Muskego (19-6) 36, No. 5 Germantown (19-2) 33
No. 3 Marshfield (17-4) 47, No. 6 Mukwonago (25-6) 14
No. 2 Bay Port (20-2) 40, No. 7 Reedsburg (16-4) 33
Division 1 Semifinals, 7:30 p.m.
No. 1 Kaukauna (13-0) 72, No. 4 Muskego (19-7) 4
No. 3 Marshfield (18-4) 43, No. 2 Bay Port (20-3) 25
Saturday, March 4
Division 2 Semifinals, 10 a.m.
No. 1 Luxemburg-Casco (18-0) vs. No. 4 Evansville (16-5)
No. 2 Prairie du Chien (27-4) vs. No. 3 Baldwin-Woodville (14-3)
Division 3 Semifinals, 10 a.m.
No. 1 Fennimore (15-0) vs. No. 4 Stratford (15-2)
No. 2 Shiocton (22-2) vs. No. 3 Cedar Grove-Belgium (14-0)
Championship matches, 3 p.m.
Division 1
No. 1 Kaukauna (13-0) vs. Marshfield (18-4)
Division 2
TBD
Division 3
TBD