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Wrestlers advance to State

Monroe freshman Kevin Klopfenstein defeated Lakeside Lutherans Riley Wingate 1-0 in a third-place match at the WIAA Division 2 Richland Center sectional Saturday to qualify for state. Klopfensteins 40 wins this year are a freshman record.

Monroe freshman Kevin Klopfenstein defeated Lakeside Lutherans Riley Wingate 1-0 in a third-place match at the WIAA Division 2 Richland Center sectional Saturday to qualify for state. Klopfensteins 40 wins this year are a freshman record.

Mark Nesbitt

Posted: Feb. 22, 2010, 10:54 a.m.

RICHLAND CENTER - Sugar River senior Ben Schmitt kept his unbeaten season alive and is in contention for a state championship.Schmitt (35-0), ranked No. 1 at 160 pounds in the Crossface poll, defeated Marshall junior Spencer Meinholz 6-2 to win a WIAA Division 2 Richland Center sectional title Saturday. "I just wanted to win it and go to state," Schmitt said. "Everyone is always telling me I have a target on my back. It's motivation. Everyone will give me their all and I have to give them my all."

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