The top-ranked Weyauwega-Fremont Warhawks wrestling had their best finish in school history as they placed second in the Division 3 WIAA wrestling team finals on Saturday, March 8, at the University Of Wisconsin Field House in Madison.
The Warhawks were the top seed in the four-team tournament and faced fourth-seeded Oostburg in the semifinal at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday.
It was a dominant performance by the Warhawks, as they dictated most of the dual meet matchup. Oostburg only had three winners in head-to-head matches as 165-lb participant Liam Richards defeated Warhawks Conner Johnson by 17-12 decision, 190-lb Nash Banko defeated Wyatt Wetzel by pinfall and 132-lb
Rigoberto Tellez got a pinfall victory over Ezra Balthazor. The other three victories for Oostburg were by forfeit.
Weyauwega-Fremont pulled away from Oostburg with five pinfall victories, 175-lb Carter McDaniel over Axel Dock, 215-lb Tellyer Alix defeated Tanner Zehel, 285-lb Cashten Hoffman pinned Gus Williamson in 13 seconds, 113-lb Josue Azuara pinned Landon Holschbach and 138-pound Carter Birdyshaw got a pinfall over Levi DeZoute.
Three more Warhawks won by technical fall: 106-lb Jaydon Le Noble won 18-2 over Joan Tellez, 120-lb Riley Scherg defeated Blake Lentz 21-6, and 126-lb Jake Buss secured a 17-2 victory over Matthew Wilterdink. The Warhawks defeated Oostburg 45-33 to move on to the championship final.
Weyauwega-Fremont met second-seeded Mineral Point at 3 p.m. A pinfall by Birdyshaw over Easton Brunett, a 14-5 major decision victory by 150-lb Collin Hamm against Jacob Dannenberg, four decision wins by Wetzel, Hoffman, Azuara and Scherg and a forfeit victory for Alex Loehrke were not enough to overcome Mineral Point.
Mineral Point had two pinfalls, two technical falls, two victories by decision and a major decision win to defeat the Warhawks 32-28 and take home the 2025 WIAA wrestling championship.
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