Weyauwega-Fremont’s wrestling team placed ninth Jan. 10 at the Cutler Classic in New London.
Meanwhile, the Indians picked up a 57-21 nonconference win Jan. 9 over Berlin.
Cutler Classic
NEW LONDON – Defending Division 3 state champion Coleman won the tournament, followed by Wauwatosa East, Oshkosh North, New London, Oostburg, Ripon, Waupaca, Menasha and Weyauwega-Fremont.
Senior 285-pounder Andy Bork won his third straight tournament championship of the season. Bork (13-2) won a nailbiting 3-2 decision over a Coleman wrestler in the championship match.
Oliver Radtke (13-3) at 145 and Dylen Kicherer (8-8) at 220 each placed fourth, while Kyle Loehrke placed sixth at 182.
Bailey Balistreire (145), Matt Abhold (160) and Eddie Wohlt (170) finished first in their respective weight classes in the junior varsity competition.
W-F 57, Berlin 21
W-F improved its dual meet record to 4-5 with a nonconference win over the Indians.
Berlin forfeited five matches in the meet.
Miranda Arndt (106), Austin Baehnman (132), Kaleb Sciborski (138) and Balistreire (152) picked up pins for W-F, while Bork handed Zach Wilson an 8-4 loss at 285.
Berlin forfeited to Jaden Gruetzmacher (113), Trevor Fletcher (126), Radtke (145), David Johnson (160) and Austin Marker (170).
“This was a good team win to start the second half of the season,” Potratz said. “We competed hard and got pins when we put people on their backs. Some of our kids who have not won a lot of matches got wins tonight and that’s great.”
Mitchell Kramer (182) and David Miracle (220) picked up pins for Berlin, while Elliot Chier added a decision win.
Before the meet, the team recognized W-F’s back-to-back championship wrestling teams from the 1988-89 and 1989-90 seasons.
More than 20 members of those teams, including wrestlers, coaches, managers and cheerleaders, were introduced.
W-F also sent eight wrestlers Jan. 3 to the Little Chute JV Invitational.
Kicherer won the 220-pound championship with a 3-0 record, including an overtime victory in the finals.
The Indians will head to Rosholt today (Thursday, Jan. 15) for a Central Wisconsin Conference matchup with the Hornets before traveling to Clintonville Saturday, Jan. 17, for the Clintonville Invitational. W-F will also host Markesan in nonconference action at 7 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 22.