Wausau Pilot & Review

MARSHFIELD – D.C. Everest and Wausau West combined for nine berths to the state tournament after top-two finishes at a WIAA Division 1 individual wrestling sectional Saturday at Marshfield High School.

Five D.C. Everest boys, one Wausau West boy and three West girls will participate in the 2024 WIAA State Individual Wrestling Tournament, which will be held Feb. 22-24 at Kohl Center in Madison.

Easton Cooper and Deakin Trotzer won sectional titles for the D.C. Everest boys, with Carson Kempf and Blake Bangtson earning wrestleback wins to place second and also qualify for state. Oscar Latendresse also earned a runner-up finish for the Evergreens.

Cooper (42-1) won a 9-6 decision over Noah Moltzan of Hudson in the 126-pound finale, while Trotzer (40-8) earned an 11-5 victory over Stevens Point’s Jake Hall to claim the title at 144 pounds.

Kempf (37-9) and Bangtson (17-8) each lost semifinal matches before coming back to win third-place matches and second-place wrestlebacks at 150 and 157 pounds, respectively.

William McCorison (39-5) won the 285-pound title for Wausau West, pinning Latendresse (17-12) in 4:22.

Wausau West girls Savannah Danielson (114 pounds), Lana Borchardt (152) and Anya Mueller (165) all won their respective weight-class titles to earn spots at the state tournament.

WIAA Division 1 Individual Wrestling Sectional
Feb. 17, at Marshfield High School
Boys
Team scores:
 1. Marshfield 142.5; 2. Menomonie 128.5; 3. D.C. Everest 117; 4. Hudson 104; 5. River Falls 59; 6. New Richmond 54; 7. Wausau West 51; 8. Stevens Point 48; 9. Eau Claire Regis/Altoona 45.5; 10. Merrill 28; 11. Chippewa Falls 24; 12. Lakeland/Mercer 10; 13. Eau Claire Memorial, Eau Claire North, Superior, Wausau East 0.
Top two finishers in each weight class qualify for WIAA State Individual Wrestling Tournament
106 pounds
Championship: Bailey Casey (MEN) pinned Carter Williquette (MAR), 2:41.
113 pounds
Championship: Breyton Casey (MEN) won by technical fall over Oliver Larson (RF), 15-0.
Second-place wrestleback: Larson (RF) def. Connor Bruhn (CF), 9-4.
120 pounds
Championship: Liam Neitzel (HUD) won major dec. over Aidan Aure (MEN), 10-2.
126 pounds
Championship: Easton Cooper (DC) def. Noah Moltzan (HUD), 9-6.
Second-place wrestleback: Moltzan (HUD) def. Carter Sterba (NR), 5-2.
132 pounds
Championship: Luke Kamish (NR) won by technical fall over Jonas Longsdorf (RF), 17-0.
138 pounds
Championship: Chase Kostka (ECRA) pinned J.D. Minder-Broeckaert (HUD), 3:46.
144 pounds
Championship: Deakin Trotzer (DC) def. Jake Hall (SP), 11-5.
150 pounds
Championship: Luke Pember (MEN) won by major dec. over Logan Seavers (SP), 11-0.
Second-place wrestleback: Carson Kempf (DC) won by major dec. over Seavers (SP), 9-1.
157 pounds
Championship: Grayden Rode (MAR) won by major dec. over Riley Seavers (SP), 10-2.
Second-place wrestleback: Blake Bangtson (DC) def. Seavers (SP), 4-1.
165 pounds
Championship: Caleb Dennee (MAR) won by technical fall over Ray Pember (MEN), 17-1.
Second-place wrestleback: Pember (MEN) pinned Jake Krager (CF), 3:35.
175 pounds
Championship: Owen Griesbach (MAR) won by major dec. over Dawson Clymer (HUD), 11-2.
190 pounds
Championship: Ethan Winkelman (HUD) won by major dec. over Brayden Ablee (ECRA), 13-4.
215 pounds
Championship: Lincoln McCarty (RF) def. James Clements (MAR), 5-1.
285 pounds
Championship: William McCorison (WW) pinned Oscar Latendresse (DC), 4:22.
Girls
Champion qualifies for WIAA State Tournament
100 pounds

Championship: Ava Gardner (MAR) pinned Teresa Cannon (NR), 1:06.
107 pounds
Championship: Tatum Carey (ECN) def. Danika Spets (DC), 6-0.
114 pounds
Championship: Savannah Danielson (WW) pinned Mary Prescott (HUD), 0:38.
120 pounds
Championship: Jenna Lawerence (RF) pinned Leah Luedtke (ECN), 0:55.
126 pounds
Championship: Natalie Klavetter (HUD) pinned Erika Sleznikow (MAR), 3:23.
132 pounds
Championship: Kylie Simpson (HUD) pinned Madelynn Lee (WW), 4:53.
138 pounds
Championship: Aubrey Hilton (ECN) pinned Rycene Yang (WW), 3:23.
145 pounds
Championship: Shelly Bullman (ECN) pinned Micah Wright (LAK), 2:00.
152 pounds
Championship: Lana Borchardt (WW) pinned Jade Rustebakke (SP), 0:29.
165 pounds
Championship: Anya Mueller (WW) pinned Siraelyn Peterson (LAK), 0:51.
185 pounds
Championship: Maddie Sorenson (ECN) pinned Carissa Vagt (SUP), 1:04.
235 pounds
Championship: Rainie Yang (ECN) pinned Kady Lohoff (LAK), 2:37.