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Panthers grapplers 1st among 28 schools

The Oconto Falls High School wrestling team won the championship bracket Dec. 30 at the 28-team Northern Exposure Invitational in Merrill. The Panthers were 6-1 in the two-day tourney and won 66 of their 99 individual matches. Senior Dewey Krueger, at 152 and 160 pounds, won all seven of his matches on pins: Lucas Lee, Merrill, in 51 seconds; D’Andre Brown, West Allis Central, 0:57: Bryk Duren, Waunakee, 0:22; Desmond Crapp, River Ridge, 0:53; Ben Matsui, Eden Prairie, 1:17; Cole Lake, Edgar, 0:51; and Boone Schmitz, Mineral Point, 3:02. Sophomore Nate Trepanier (145) and senior Sam Konitzer (126) each finished 6-1 for the Panthers. OFHS defeated Mineral Point, River Ridge, Edgar and Waunakee, lost to Merrill, and then defeated Eden Prairie, 36-31, and West Allis Central, 36-24, in the championship bracket. Other teams winning bracket championships were Merrill, Fennimore, Eau Claire North, Norway and a co-op team named the Grizzlies. Northern Exposure Invitational Championship bracket team results: 1. Oconto Falls, 2-0, 2. Eden Prairie, 1-1, 3. West Allis Central, 0-2. Oconto Falls results: 106 – Bryce Peterson, pin, Ethan DeVore, Eden Prairie, 1:21; lost 7-5 to Quentin Brown, West Allis Central, 1:21, four matches by forfeit. 106 – Evan Konitzer, pin, Bailey Lawinger, Mineral Point, 2:47; two matches by forfeit. 113 – Evan Konitzer, pin, Tom Lenz, West Allis Central, 2:35; lost to Aidan Ball, pin, Merrill, 1:52; Aaron Timm, Eden Prairie, 3:19; one match by forfeit. 120 – Austin Vandenhueval, pin, Kaleigh Herrick, Huskies, :24; lost to Marcus Shannon, pin, 5:48; Nate Lorenz, Waunakee, 2:33; Devon Schultz, pin, 3:23; Tyus White, TF, West Allis Central, 20-4; Jon Knutson, dec., Eden Prairie, 4-2. 126 – Sam Konitzer, dec., 7-1, Preston Ernst, Waunakee; pin, Brendan Leder, Merill, 2:58; pin, Marty Fischer, River Ridge, 2:43; pin, Mitchell Johnson, Huskies, 1:19; lost dec., 4-3, Tere White, West Allis Central. 132 – Bryce Ash, lost dec., 7-2, Vicente Cardoso, West Allis Central; lost 10-2 dec., J.J. Veytia, Eden Prairie; technical fall 16-0 win, Payton Kohls, Huskies; lost on pin, Frank Baker, Mineral Point, 5:46; dec. 7-2, Ben Statz, Waunakee; lost on pin, Hunter Welch, Merrill, 5:50. 138 – Brett Ash, dec. 2-12, Scott Arneson, Merrill; dec. 10-3, Mauricio Cardoso, West Allis Central; pin, Bo Kluesner, River Ridge, 1:14; pin, Justin Craswell, Eden Prairie, :48; pin, Chad Ives, Huskies, 4:43; lost dec., 11-3, Ross Siegenthaler, Mineral Point; pin, Brody Joseph, Waunakee, 1:37. 145 - Nate Trepanier, pin, Marc Anthony Schnepp, West Allis Central, :58; pin, Jordan Kline, River Ridge, 1:38; pin, Tom Weinkauf, Edgar, 3:14; dec., 2-0, Brandon Forseth, Mineral Point; dec., 9-2, Tanner Pettit, Merrill; dec., 17-1, Hunter Schoepp, Waunakee; lost dec., 12-4, to Ben Brancale, Eden Prairie. 152 – Dewey Krueger, pin, Boone Schmitz, Mineral Point, 3:02: pin, Desmond Crapp, River Ridge, 0:53; pin, Ben Matsui, Eden Prairie, 1:17; pin, Cole Lake, Huskies, 0:51. 152 – Jake Yatso, pin, Luke Hooker, Waunakee, 1:40; pin, Joe Gerhartz, West Allis Central, 1:54; dec. 10-2, Brandon McCarthy, Merrill. 160 – Dewey Krueger, pin, Bryk Duren, Waunakee, :22; pin, Lucas Lee, Merrill, :51; D’Andre Brown, West Allis Central, :57. 160 – Jake Yatso, lost dec., 3-0, Scott Pittz, Mineral Point; 3-2 dec., Cole Vlasak, Eden Prairie; pin, Michael Haller, Huskies, :12; one match by forfeit. 170 – Brice Delzer, pin, Luke Laufenberg, 1:07; lost dec., 4-1, Sawyer Wallace, Mineral Point; pin, Tristan White, River Ridge, 4:47; lost on pin, Mason Reinhardt, Merrill, 1:18; pin, Connor Reefe, Huskies, 1:16. 170 – Garrett Cole, lost dec., 4-3, Otto Lyons, West Allis Central; lost technical fall, 19-4, Tevin Hall, Eden Prairie. 182 – Mac Winkler, dec. 10-5; Kyle Juedes, Mineral Point; lost dec., 7-0, Trevor Statz, Waunakee; pin, Riley Kurtz, Merrill, 3:14; lost dec., 9-3, Brandon Driessen, West Allis Central; pin, Camron Mish, River Ridge, :41; dec., 13-7, Simeon Tschumper, Eden Prairie; pin, Steven Haller, Huskies, 2:00. 195 – Kyle Wolf, lost on pin, Nate Cody, Mineral Point, 3:58; lost dec., 10-4, Cole Hooker, Waunakee; lost on pin, Seth Collins, Merrill, 1:51; dec., 8-7, Jeff Leflore, West Allis Central; pin, Sam Horn, Eden Prairie, 1:52; pin, Brandon Helland, Huskies, :32; one match by forfeit. 220 – Dan Ausloos, lost on pin, Josh Reinke, Eden Prairie, :46; pin, Alan Olkowski, Huskies, 1:05; lost major dec., 12-2, Joey Dolphin, Mineral Point; lost technical fall, 15-0, Mason Ripp, Waunakee; pin, Collin Zoellner, Merrill, 5:43; lost major dec., 22-8 , Robert Torres, West Allis Central. 285 – Kaleb Westcott, pin, Tyler Kischbaum, River Ridge; 1:41; pin, Mohammed Elhassan, Eden Prairie, 1:36; pin, Antonio Putnick, Huskies, :20; major dec. 11-0, Zach Cummings, Mineral Point; lost on pin, Jacob Marek, Waunakee, 3:11; lost on pin, Christian Kleinschmidt, Merrill, 1:28; pin, Laren Stadler, West Allis Central, 1:06.