Spencer/Columbus ends wrestling season

The season concluded this past weekend for the Spencer/ Columbus Catholic wrestling team after the team competed at the Wisconsin Interscholastic Athletic Association (WIAA) Division 2 Super Regional held at Neillsville Feb. 11. The team took 13th overall with 28 points, with their top individuals placing sixth -- just shy of the fourth-place finish required to advance to the next round.

Both Mason Wolf and Michael Albrecht-Weiler took sixth place at the Regional, scoring nine points each. Wolf competed in the 126-pound class and fell to William Penn of Ellsworth in 2:35 in the quarterfinal before winning over Brison Tuschl of Bloomer/Colfax in 1:20 to move on to the fifth-place match. He lost the round in 2:22 to Troy Trevino of Stanley-Boyd to finish sixth in his class.

Albrecht-Weiler competed in the 138-pound class, where he placed sixth. He lost by a 14-4 major decision to Landen Hoel of Stanley-Boyd. He pinned Coby Vollmer of Mondovi/ Eleva-Strum in 1:55 to move on to the fifth-place match. He lost to Cooper Kuehn of Somerset after a long match of 4:23 to take sixth in his class.

Also scoring points for Spencer/Columbus Catholic were Gavin Andrew (113), who scored six points and Carson Kilty (195), who scored four points. Andrew won one out of three matches, pinning Alex Erickson of Somerset in 50 seconds to earn points for his team. Kilty won his first match against Neillsville/Greenwood/Loyal wrestler Braxton Kauth in 3:59 before losing his final two matches at the regional.

Also competing for Spencer/Columbus Catholic at regionals were Fletcher Post (106), Jaden Garneau (152), Sam Helgestad (160), Chris Schmidt (170), Mason Dieringer (182) and Daniel Miller (285).

Granton wrestler’s season comes to close

Granton’s sophomore wrestler Wyatt Karl (shown here on top) participated in the Wisconsin Interscholastic Athletic Association Regional Wrestling Tournament in the 195-pound weight class in La Crosse on Feb. 11. Karl started the day by pinning his opponent in the first round in 1:01, but then lost in the second round of competition. Karl then had the opportunity for a wrestle-back for second place but unfortunately, in that final round, Wyatt suffered an MCL injury which ended the season for him with a record of 26 wins and 7 losses. “Although it was a disappointing end to a great season, Karl’s coaches Parker Vivoda and Darrell Laschen know that, as a sophomore, Wyatt has a lot of great wrestling ahead of him yet,” Pam Anderson wrote in a press release.

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