Wrestlers advance to sectionals - Waupaca County Post

Hortonville wins Division 1 regional
By Greg Seubert

Manawa freshman Austin Kitowski takes on Rosholt's Isaac Groshek in a 132-pound match. Groshek pinned Kitowski in 3:47. Greg Seubert Photo — Manawa freshman Austin Kitowski takes on Rosholt’s Isaac Groshek in a 132-pound match. Groshek pinned Kitowski in 3:47. Greg Seubert Photo

Twenty-five area wrestlers will compete in their respective sectionals Saturday, Feb. 20, after qualifying at regional meets in Mosinee, Amherst, Pulaski and Hortonville.

Here’s a rundown on which wrestlers are moving on:

Division 1
Hortonville Regional: The host Polar Bears are sending 11 wrestlers to the Ashwaubenon Sectional. They include champions Eric Barnett (106 pounds), Curtis Diedrich (132), Nathan Lichtfuss (138), Joe Cliver (152), Elliot Luker (170), Jack Huebner (220) and Jacob Stein (285). Also advancing are Bryce Gerner (113), Colin Schuler (120), Jacob Barnett (126) and Brad Conger (160). The Polar Bears also won the regional with 270 points and will wrestle Pulaski at 7 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 16, at Green Bay West in a team sectional.

Pulaski Regional: New London’s Scott Cook win the 132-pound title and will wrestle Feb. 20 at the Ashwaubenon Sectional, while Jacob Gaboury-Gorges (126) and Kaine Herter (152) also advanced.

Division 2
Mosinee Regional: Waupaca’s Mitchell Rotta and Tanner Johnson will head to the Oconto Falls Sectional. Rotta won the 160-pound championship, while Johnson finished second at 120. Almond-Bancroft/Pacelli’s Cole Warzynski also won the 285-pound championship.

Manawa’s Dakota Lane wrestles Rosholt’s Zach Stroik in a 126-pound quarterfinal match at a WIAA Division 3 regional in Amherst. Stroik won the match 4-0. Greg Seubert Photo

Rosholt wrestler Hampton Kedrowicz has Weyauwega-Fremont’s Justin Kempf on his head Feb. 13 during a WIAA Division 3 regional at Amherst High School. Kedrowicz handed Kempf a 7-0 defeat in the 113-pound finals, but Kempf came back in the wrestleback to pin Manawa’s Thomas Pelzer to place second and advance to the Bonduel Sectional, scheduled for Saturday, Feb. 20, at Shawano High School. Greg Seubert Photo

Weyauwega-Fremont’s Easton Groskreutz (left) locks up with Amherst’s Jacob Simonis during a 120-pound wrestleback match at a WIAA Division 3 wrestling regional in Amherst. Groskreutz forfeited the championship match because of injury, but had another shot to advance to sectionals in the wrestleback. However, Simonis ended Groskreutz’s season by handing him a 6-4 defeat. Greg Seubert Photo

Manawa’s Zach Johnson controls his 152-pound semifinal match against Tri-County’s Tyler Hutkowski. Johnson pinned Hutkowski in 1:27, but dropped a 5-4 decision to Rosholt’s Kyle Groshek in the wrestleback round. Greg Seubert Photo

Weyauwega-Fremont’s Brayden Marker (left) and Manawa’s Garrett Bristol match up at 145 pounds during a first-round match at a WIAA Division 3 wrestling regional Feb. 13 in Amherst. Bristol won the match 15-4 and eventually placed third. Greg Seubert Photo

Division 3
Amherst Regional: Cian Fischer (106) and Dylen Kicherer (220) won championships for Weyauwega-Fremont, while Justin Kempf (113) and Tyler Wetzel (138) placed second. Bryce Holderman (170) placed first for Amherst, while Jacob Simonis (120), Gavin Sneller (182) and Max Villnow (195) placed second. All seven wrestlers will head to the Bonduel Sectional in Shawano.