BRODHEAD - The Brodhead-Juda wrestling team had a banner day Saturday, qualifying five wrestlers for the WIAA Division 2 Richland Center Sectional.
The top two wrestlers at each weight class advance to the Feb. 21 sectional tournament. Qualifiers include Jeremy Rosheisen at 125 pounds, Devon Seitz (140), Ethan Voights (160), Dan Douglas (171) and Cody Spooner (189).
Seitz and Douglas wrestled their way to regional championships. Seitz defeated Clinton's Dane Brandl, 11-9, in the title match to lock up a sectional bid.
In dominating fashion, Douglas defeated Clinton's Shane Brandl, 13-3, in his championship match.
Rosheisen wrestled his way back to second place. He lost a close title match, 7-5, to Clinton's Bryan Bahn, but was assured of second since he had defeated Whitwewater's Andy Halfmann earlier in the tournament.
Voights won by forfeit over Jase George of Big Foot-Williams Bay. He then defeated JJ Marlcham, 6-0, in a second-place match. In the title match at 189, Spooner lost to Whitwewater's Nick Romani, 10-5. However, Spooner had already defeated Big Foot-Williams Bay's Matt Fogerty, so he was guaranteed second.
The Cardinals had three wrestlers who just missed the sectional cut. Brodhead senior Mitchel Wieseneberg (119), Aaron Pratt (130) and heavyweight Dylan Severson all finished third. Wieseneberg lost a championship match to Clinton's Brandon Wixom, 9-1. In the second-place wrestleback, Wieseneberg lost a thrilling overtime match to Whitewater's Luis Valadez, 6-5.
WIAA DIVISION 2 EVANSVILLE-ALBANY REGIONAL
EVANSVILLE - Albany senior Nick Patchen cashed in a ticket to the Richland Center Sectional after finishing as the regional runner-up Saturday.
Patchen (33-7) lost a championship match, 4-2, to Lakeside Lutheran's Philip Behl. However, Patchen was assured a spot in the sectional after an earlier win against Hans Klopp of Lodi.
The other Evansville-Albany wrestlers to qualify for the sectional include Trevor Ardison (130), AJ Harper (135) and Eddie Schmidt (171). Schmidt won the team's only regional title, beating Lodi's Kyle McKeam, 5-2.
The Blue Devils had three wrestlers just miss qualifying for the sectional with third place finishes, including J.J. Boley (112), Tom Bjugstad (125) and Cody Kruizenga-Weckesser (215).
WIAA DIVISION 3 MARSHALL REGIONAL
MARSHALL - There were six wrestlers from Black Hawk and Pecatonica-Argyle who survived and advanced to the WIAA Division 3 Mineral Point sectional.
Black Hawk junior Isaac Sigafus at 112, and Pecatonica-Argyle's Chris James (119) and Joe Rolfsmeyer (130) each won regional championships. Sigafus pinned Deerfield's Pal Tolme in 4 minutes, 37 seconds in the title match. James was just as impressive in pinning Waterloo's Jeff Spoehr in 5:42.
In dominating fashion, Rolfsmeyer pinned Black Hawk's AJ Meligan in the title match in 2:42. Meligan earned a sectional berth by defeating Trenton Ritsch earlier in the tournament.
Cambridge outdistanced Marshall 215.5-177 for a regional team title. Black Hawk (144.5 points) finished fifth and Pecatonica-Argyle was sixth (121).
Black Hawk had two other wrestlers qualify for the sectional, including Jiri Benda (152) and Carl Ruegsegger (189). Benda defeated Waterloo's Adam Davidson in a technical fall, 17-2, to earn a title shot. Benda lost a championship match to Cambridge's Leif Sperle, 9-5. He finished second by rule since he already beat Davidson in the semifinals. Ruegsegger took second place after he was pinned by Cambridge's David Anderson in 1:06 in the championship match.
The Warriors had four other wrestlers who just missed qualifying for the sectional after finishing in third place, including Dusty Weber (125), Kyle Stauffacher (140), Jordan Luhman (152) and Bryant Luhman (171).
Pecatonica-Argyle also had two wrestlers take third in Eli Davis (145) and Ross Gilbertson (189).
WIAA DIVISION 3 DARLINGTON REGIONAL
DARLINGTON - The Redbirds had three wrestlers qualify for the sectional en route to a fifth-place finish in the WIAA Division 3 Darlington regional.
Darlington junior heavyweight Mark Brugger captured a regional title after pinning River Ridge-Cassville's Kyle Johnstone in 1:51.
Darlington junior Devin Malott, ranked seventh in the Wisconsin Wrestling Online Poll, finished second after losing to Mineral Point's Dylan Schroeder in the championship match. Malott will be wrestling for a third straight trip to state Feb. 21.
Darlington senior Dylan McGuire (152) took second place after being pinned by Mineral Point's Cord Yager in 2:57 in the title match. McGuire was assured a spot in the sectional since he already had defeated Lancaster's Andrew Snyder.
The top two wrestlers at each weight class advance to the Feb. 21 sectional tournament. Qualifiers include Jeremy Rosheisen at 125 pounds, Devon Seitz (140), Ethan Voights (160), Dan Douglas (171) and Cody Spooner (189).
Seitz and Douglas wrestled their way to regional championships. Seitz defeated Clinton's Dane Brandl, 11-9, in the title match to lock up a sectional bid.
In dominating fashion, Douglas defeated Clinton's Shane Brandl, 13-3, in his championship match.
Rosheisen wrestled his way back to second place. He lost a close title match, 7-5, to Clinton's Bryan Bahn, but was assured of second since he had defeated Whitwewater's Andy Halfmann earlier in the tournament.
Voights won by forfeit over Jase George of Big Foot-Williams Bay. He then defeated JJ Marlcham, 6-0, in a second-place match. In the title match at 189, Spooner lost to Whitwewater's Nick Romani, 10-5. However, Spooner had already defeated Big Foot-Williams Bay's Matt Fogerty, so he was guaranteed second.
The Cardinals had three wrestlers who just missed the sectional cut. Brodhead senior Mitchel Wieseneberg (119), Aaron Pratt (130) and heavyweight Dylan Severson all finished third. Wieseneberg lost a championship match to Clinton's Brandon Wixom, 9-1. In the second-place wrestleback, Wieseneberg lost a thrilling overtime match to Whitewater's Luis Valadez, 6-5.
WIAA DIVISION 2 EVANSVILLE-ALBANY REGIONAL
EVANSVILLE - Albany senior Nick Patchen cashed in a ticket to the Richland Center Sectional after finishing as the regional runner-up Saturday.
Patchen (33-7) lost a championship match, 4-2, to Lakeside Lutheran's Philip Behl. However, Patchen was assured a spot in the sectional after an earlier win against Hans Klopp of Lodi.
The other Evansville-Albany wrestlers to qualify for the sectional include Trevor Ardison (130), AJ Harper (135) and Eddie Schmidt (171). Schmidt won the team's only regional title, beating Lodi's Kyle McKeam, 5-2.
The Blue Devils had three wrestlers just miss qualifying for the sectional with third place finishes, including J.J. Boley (112), Tom Bjugstad (125) and Cody Kruizenga-Weckesser (215).
WIAA DIVISION 3 MARSHALL REGIONAL
MARSHALL - There were six wrestlers from Black Hawk and Pecatonica-Argyle who survived and advanced to the WIAA Division 3 Mineral Point sectional.
Black Hawk junior Isaac Sigafus at 112, and Pecatonica-Argyle's Chris James (119) and Joe Rolfsmeyer (130) each won regional championships. Sigafus pinned Deerfield's Pal Tolme in 4 minutes, 37 seconds in the title match. James was just as impressive in pinning Waterloo's Jeff Spoehr in 5:42.
In dominating fashion, Rolfsmeyer pinned Black Hawk's AJ Meligan in the title match in 2:42. Meligan earned a sectional berth by defeating Trenton Ritsch earlier in the tournament.
Cambridge outdistanced Marshall 215.5-177 for a regional team title. Black Hawk (144.5 points) finished fifth and Pecatonica-Argyle was sixth (121).
Black Hawk had two other wrestlers qualify for the sectional, including Jiri Benda (152) and Carl Ruegsegger (189). Benda defeated Waterloo's Adam Davidson in a technical fall, 17-2, to earn a title shot. Benda lost a championship match to Cambridge's Leif Sperle, 9-5. He finished second by rule since he already beat Davidson in the semifinals. Ruegsegger took second place after he was pinned by Cambridge's David Anderson in 1:06 in the championship match.
The Warriors had four other wrestlers who just missed qualifying for the sectional after finishing in third place, including Dusty Weber (125), Kyle Stauffacher (140), Jordan Luhman (152) and Bryant Luhman (171).
Pecatonica-Argyle also had two wrestlers take third in Eli Davis (145) and Ross Gilbertson (189).
WIAA DIVISION 3 DARLINGTON REGIONAL
DARLINGTON - The Redbirds had three wrestlers qualify for the sectional en route to a fifth-place finish in the WIAA Division 3 Darlington regional.
Darlington junior heavyweight Mark Brugger captured a regional title after pinning River Ridge-Cassville's Kyle Johnstone in 1:51.
Darlington junior Devin Malott, ranked seventh in the Wisconsin Wrestling Online Poll, finished second after losing to Mineral Point's Dylan Schroeder in the championship match. Malott will be wrestling for a third straight trip to state Feb. 21.
Darlington senior Dylan McGuire (152) took second place after being pinned by Mineral Point's Cord Yager in 2:57 in the title match. McGuire was assured a spot in the sectional since he already had defeated Lancaster's Andrew Snyder.
