Wausau Pilot & Review
MENOMONIE – The D.C. Everest wrestling team lost a WIAA Division 1 team wrestling sectional semifinal match to Menomonie 38-25 on Tuesday at Menomonie High School.
Menomonie defeated Hudson 43-24 in the championship match to qualify for its first-ever state team tournament. The 2024 WIAA State Team Wrestling Tournament will be held March 1-2 at the UW Fieldhouse in Madison.
Oscar Latendresse started off the match with a 6-4 win at 285 pounds for D.C. Everest, but Menomonie responded with three-straight pins to take control.
Easton Cooper added a 9-2 win at 126 pounds for the Evergreens, Josh Danens had a pin at 138 and Deakin Trotzer won 6-2 at 144, but D.C. Everest could never grab the lead.
Blake Bangtson added a major decision at 157 and James DuBuhr won the final match by forfeit at 215 for D.C. Everest.
Everest will have seven wrestlers take part in a Division 1 individual sectional on Saturday at Marshfield. The top two finishers in each weight class advance to next week’s WIAA State Individual Wrestling Tournament at the Kohl Center in Madison.
WIAA Division 1 Team Wrestling Sectional Semifinal
Menomonie 38, D.C. Everest 25
285: Oscar Latendresse (DC) def. Andrew Schaefer, 6-4.
106: Bailey Casey (MEN) pinned Jordan Danens, 1:11.
113: Brayten Casey (MEN) pinned Caleb Jaeger, 3:31.
120: Gabe Henderson (MEN) pinned Kris Kurth, 1:42.
126: Easton Cooper (DC) def. Aidan Aure, 9-2.
132: Aaron Howard (MEN) def. Tyler Modjewski, 3-2.
138: Josh Danens (DC) pinned Renner Stoll, 2:00.
144: Deakin Trotzer (DC) def. Jacob Anderson, 6-2.
150: Luke Pember (MEN) def. Carson Kempf, 5-4.
157: Blake Bangtson (DC) won major dec. over Walker Ferguson, 10-1.
165: Ray Pember (MEN) pinned Gavin Madson, 1:40.
175: Steele Schaefer (MEN) def. Nathaniel Biggs, 11-9.
190: Ben Helminski (MEN) won by technical fall over Daytona Pagel, 17-1.
215: James DeBuhr (DC) won by forfeit.
