MADISON – The Appleton area will have 17 wrestlers competing for state championships after Friday’s semifinal results.
In the girls tournament, four girls from the Appleton area won their semifinal matches to make the finals. In the boys tournament, four wrestlers from Division 1, four from Division 2 and five from Division 3 advanced.
The championship matches will start at 5:30 p.m. Saturday at the Kohl Center.
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Katherine Cook (100 pounds) and Lily Baker of Freedom (107) both won to advance to their respective title matches. Kylee Kurszewski (114) of Neenah and Lillie Banks (132) of Menasha also won to reach the finals.
Hailie Krueger of New London, who was going for a fourth state title at the tournament, will wrestle for third place after losing her semifinal match by a 9-4 decision.
In Division 1 boys, Declan Koch (157) and Jacob Herm (165) of Neenah both won their semifinal matches. Herm is looking to win his second state title.
Nolan Skebba (150) of Hortonville and Liam Crook (175) of Kaukauna also advanced to the finals with semifinal victories. Crook won the title last season at 160.
Seymour and Freedom both had two wrestlers make the finals in Division 2.
Aidan Peters (126) and Cael Leisgang (215) advanced to title matches for Seymour, while Peter Tomazevic (132) and Hunter Vander Heiden (285) are in title matches for Freedom.
In Division 3 boys, Weyauwega-Fremont and Shiocton both had two wrestlers make the finals.
Jaydon Le Noble (106) and Collin Hamm (150) reached the finals for Weyauwega-Fremont, while Blake Carton (165) and Ilijah Sanchez (215) made it for Shiocton.
Parker Spierings of Brillion also made the finals, advancing at 113.
Area girls semifinals
100 – Brooke Corrigan, De Pere technical fall over Cassidy O’Connell, Regis/Altoona 18-2; Katherine Cook, Freedom dec. Dilynn Albrecht, Milton 6-5.
107 – Lily Baker, Freedom pinned Kylie Klum, Westby 2:56.
114 – Taylor Whiting, Lena pinned Daelin Cody, Princeton/Green Lake 1:43; Kylee Kurszewski, Neenah dec. Iszy Sonnentag, Cadott 16-9.
132 – Lillie Banks, Menasha dec. Franky Groom, North Crawford/Seneca 6-0.
145 – Olivia Hofrichter, Antigo pinned Harlow Skenandore, Pulaski 3:11.
152 – Isabelle Olesen, Oak Creek dec. Hailie Krueger, New London 9-4; Madalyn Sokolski, Bonduel dec. Brynlee Vaughan, Wautoma/Wild Rose 2-1.
185 – Kiley Georgel, Luxemburg-Casco pinned Sophia Peterson, Mukego 3:59.
Area Division 1 boys semifinals
106 – Jack Falk, Pulaski dec. Teghan Moore, West Salem/Bangor 13-8.
113 – William DuChemin, Wilmot Union dec. Nick Jenkins, Kaukauna 9-4.
120 – Owen Wathke, Bay Port dec. Andy DiPiazza, Kaukauna 6-5.
126 – Carson Neubert, Luxemburg-Casco major dec. Lincoln Flayter, Hartford 16-4.
132 – Liam Neitzel, Hudson technical fall over Cash Botting, Hortonville 16-1; Mycah Beckett, De Pere dec. Devon Lietzau, Sparta 4-1.
144 – Luke Kamish, New Richmond dec. Blakelee Bastien, Luxemburg-Casco 2-1.
150 – Nolan Skebba, Hortonville major dec. Peyton Lee, Kaukauna 13-3.
157 – Declan Koch, Neenah dec. Sam Zanton, Middleton 8-1.
165 – Jacob Herm, Neenah pinned Kade Boyd, Burlington 2:38.
175 – Liam Crook, Kaukauna dec. Ryland Schneider, Oshkosh West 8-1.
285 – Tanner Gormanson, Wisconsin Rapids dec. Nehemiah Lendobeja, Kaukauna 8-1.
Area Division 2 boys semifinals
106 – Collin Frey, Evansville major dec. Gregory Hellendrung, Chilton/Hilbert 21-8.
113 – Shane Rochon, Dodgeville pinned Isaiah Holtz, Oconto Falls :48.
126 – Aidan Peters, Seymour dec. McAllister Ramage, Lake Country Lutheran 4-1; Blake Endres, Belleville/Monticello/New Glarus dec. Conner Markiewicz, Coleman 11-4.
132 – Peter Tomazevic, Freedom technical fall over Westin Ingham, Amery 19-4.
138 – Dylan Weigel, Belmont/Platteville dec. Cole Bozile, Oconto Falls 8-4.
144 – Haakon Peterson, Dodgeville technical fall over Louis Hock, Wrightstown 19-4.
157 – Gunnar Johnson, Gale-Ettrick-Trempealeau/Melrose Mindoro dec. Spencer Madsen, Sturgeon Bay/Sevastopol 6-5.
165 – Steven Kielpikowski, Denmark dec. Austin Kufner, Fox Valley Lutheran 10-4.
175 – Micah Kuchta, Coleman technical fall over Landon Heitmeier, Portage 19-2; Nick Trepanier, Oconto Falls dec. Griffin Marko, Saint Croix Falls 6-5.
215 – Cael Leisgang, Seymour major dec. Preston Krueger, New London 17-8.
285 – Hunter Vander Heiden, Freedom technical fall over Devin Otto, Coleman 19-4.
Area Division 3 boys semifinals
106 – Jaydon Le Noble, Weyauwega-Fremont dec. Memphis Burkhalter, Mineral Point 13-6.
113 – Parker Spierings, Brillion dec. Jordan Lisiecki, Lomira 6-3.
132 – Cale Quaintance, Marathon dec. Izaiah Sanchez, Shiocton 15-13.
138 – Wyatt Unser, Glenwood City major dec. Carter Birdyshaw, Weyauwega-Fremont 14-3.
144 – Roen Carey, Mineral Point major dec. Colton Klug, Brillion 9-1.
150 – Collin Hamm, Weyauwega-Fremont dec. Trevor Paulson, Aquinas 8-3.
165 – Blake Carton, Shiocton pinned Jack Owens, Cumberland 4:46.
215 – Ilijah Sanchez, Shiocton won by injury default over Tyson Martin, Aquinas; Wesley Egan, Parkview/Albany pinned Tellyer Alix, Weyauwega-Fremont 1:32.
285 – Grant Mathews, Riverdale pinned Mitchell Boeder, Kewaunee 1:30.
GRAND CHUTE – Tripp Wroblewski scored two goals and Nathan Antti and Ian Aitken added one each as the Tritons earned a trip to the state tournament.
Kai Wilcox and Ryker Thomas had assists for Notre Dame.
After a scoreless first period, the Tritons took charge, taking a 2-1 lead entering the third period. After N/H/M tied the score 16 seconds into the third on Clay Laabs’ goal, the game stayed that way until the 14:08 mark when Antti found the back of the net.
Notre Dame sealed the win with Wroblewski’s empty-net goal at 16:44.
Clay Laabs and Calvin Zinda scored goals for Neenah/Hortonville/Menasha, while Ty Laabs added two assists and Cooper Zinda one.
The Tritons outshot NHM 34-25 on the night, as Anton Widas made 22 saves in net.
Owen Debbert made 25 saves for Neenah/Hortonville/Menasha.
KIMBERLY – The Papermakers raced out to a huge halftime advantage and cruised to the regional semifinal win.
Ava Van Vonderen powered Kimberly with 16 points, while Haylie Dulas added 14.
Kimberly led 35-8 at the halftime break.
Leading the Golden Raiders was Bryn Adams with 13 points.
Kimberly moves to 24-1 overall, while Sheboygan North finishes its season at 11-15.
Sheboygan North 8 23 – 31
Kimberly 35 24 – 59
Sheboygan North: Shear 6, Reirer 2, Spielman 3, Schley 5, Adams 13, Trimberger 2. 3-pt: Shear, Spielman, Schley. FT: 2-5. Fouls: 11.
Kimberly: Urban 2, Brochtrup 3, McGinnis 5, Ebben 4, Woelfel 2, Asman 6, Fulcer 2, Dulas 14, Van Vonderen 16, Krueger 5. 3-pt: Asman 2, Dulas, Van Vonderen 3. FT: 7-13. Fouls: 8.
NEENAH – Rowan Klesmit scored 12 of her 21 points in the second half to lead the Rockets to the win over the Lightning.
Ellie Buss added 17 points, while Rae Schoultz and Celia Gentile added 12 and nine points, respectively.
Appleton North 28 34 – 62
Neenah 32 43 – 75
APPLETON – Torie Neubauer scored 16 points, including 11 in the second half, to lead the Patriots to the win over the Wildcats. .
Ella Jazdzewski and Emilia MontMarquette added 14 and 11 points, respectively, for Appleton East, which led by two points at halftime.
Ava Strasser was the only Oshkosh West player to score in double figures, finishing with 16 points.
Oshkosh West 27 17 – 44
Appleton East 29 28 – 57
Oshkosh West: Heiman 3, Schelfhout 5, Nelson 1, Stauffacher 5, Panske 2, Strasser 16, Fitzpartrick 3, Tigert 2, Rasmussen 7. 3-pt: Heiman, Stauffacher, Strasser. FT: 11-20. Fouls: 20.
Appleton East: Feller 1, Erickson 2, Meulemans 9, Neubauer 16, MontMarquette 11, Sweeney 4, Jazdzewski 14. 3-pt: Meulemans 3, , MontMarquette. FT: 16-21. Fouls: 16.
ASHWAUBENON – The Bluejays roared back from a 13-point halftime deficit to defeat the Jaguars.
Hannah Neubert led Menasha with 15 points.
Addy Phipps led Ashwaubenon with 14 points. Gianna Guarascio added 12.
Menasha 18 29 – 47
Ashwaubenon 31 13 – 44
Menasha: M. Timm 4, Robinson 6, Bilke 8, I. Timm 6, Neubert 15, Mohr 8. 3-pt: M. Timm, Robinson 2, I. Timm 2. FT: 6-7. Fouls: 12.
Ashwaubenon: Phipps 14, Remiker 3, Guarascio 12, Daul 9, Matchopatow 6. 3-pt: Phipps 4, Remiker, Guarascio 2, Daul, Matchopatow 2. FT: 6-7. Fouls: 14.
MARINETTE – Chloe Seymour scored 14 points and Riley Kieffer added 13 as the Marines pulled away in the second half to earn the regional semifinal win.
Second-seeded Marinette moves on to face sixth-seeded Pulaski.
Djunie Langel led the Bulldogs with 10 points.
The game was tied at the break before the Marines closed on a 27-20 run.
Marinette is now 21-4 overall, while New London finishes its season at 6-19 overall.
New London 22 20 – 42
Marinette 22 27 – 49
New London: Handschke 2, Magolski 3, Langel 10, Stroesenreuther 8, Allen 4, Daly 9, Jones 6. 3-pt: Magolski, Langel 2, Stroesenreuther 2, Jones. FT: 4-10. Fouls: 19.
Marinette: Wade 5, Furton 2, Kunick 4, Torkko 7, Kieffer 13, Seymour 14, Bodam 2, Hanson 2. 3-pt: Kieffer 3. FT: 8-14. Fouls: 15.
APPLETON – The Hawks scored 43 points in the first half and rolled to the regional semifinal victory.
Brynn Krull made five 3-pointers and led Xavier with 17 points. Faith Hafner and Hailey Hafner added 11 points apiece.
Berlin was led by Lakelyn Sobieski with 11 points.
Berlin 14 19 – 33
Xavier 43 20 – 63
Berlin: Bartol 3, Fox 2, Sobieski 11, Pulvermacher 2, Werch 4, Sirrell 1, Kurzcek 10. 3-pt: Bartol, Sobieski 3. FT: 7-9. Fouls: 8.
Xavier: H. Hafner 11, B. Krull 17, Kiepert 3, J. Krull 5, Pfefferle 4, F. Hafner 11, Heimann 8, Peterson 4. 3-pt: B. Krull 5, J. Krull, F. Hafner 3, Heimann. FT: 5-6. Fouls: 14.
FREEDOM – The Irish limited the Falcons to nine points in the second half to break open the game.
Breana Dickrell led a balanced attack for Freedom with 11 points.
Olivia Davis led Amherst with 13 points.
Amherst 14 9 – 23
Freedom 21 33 – 54
Amherst: Portmann 2, Filtz 2, Lusic 2, Davis 13, Boelk 4. 3-pt: Davis. FT: 4-10. Fouls: 13.
Freedom: Martzahl 8, Lang 1, Anderson 5, Bork 7, Calhoon 4, Reed 8, Dickrell 11, Verhasselt 3, Lillge 2, Schuller 1, Cropsey 4. 3-pt: Martzahl, Reed 2, Dickrell 3. FT: 12-23. Fouls: 15.
FOX CROSSING – Lauren Ripley had the hot hand with 17 points, while Emily Vogel added 13 as the Zephyrs rolled to the regional semifinal win.
St. Mary Catholic jumped out to a 41-16 halftime advantage and never looked back.
Olivia Tomko-Santos paced the Wolves with seven points.
The Zephyrs move to 22-3 on the year, while Manawa finishes its season at 12-13.
Manawa 16 10 – 26
St. Mary Catholic 41 19 – 60
Manawa: Stroesenreuther 5, Seeger 4, Arndt 2, Elmhorst 4, Klatt 4, Tomko-Santos 7. 3-pt: Stroesenreuther. FT: 5-9. Fouls: 11.
St. Mary Catholic: Vogel 13, Ripley 17, Crowe 9, Mittelstaedt 2, Anderson 6, Jankowski 1, Nackers 5, Voss 3, Brenn 4. 3-pt: Vogel, Ripley 3, Crowe 2, Nackers. FT: 11-15. Fouls: 11.
FOND DU LAC – Amaya Brooks scored 18 points as the Lions held off the Ledgers to advance to the regional final at top-seeded Manitowoc Lutheran.
Also scoring in double figures for Brillion were Emma Schuh with 14 points and Camden Hale with 13.
The Lions trailed by one at the half before outscoring Springs 25-21 in the final 18 minutes.
Jasline Loynes paced the Ledgers with a game-high 25 points.
Brillion 26 25 – 51
St. Mary’s Springs 27 21 – 48
Brillion: C. Hale 13, Ott 2, Krueger 4, Brooks 18, E. Schuh 14. 3-pt: C. Hale 2, Brooks. FT: 7-17. Fouls: 17.
Springs: Willis 2, Coon 6, Loynes 25, Konkol 9, Kremer 6. 3-pt: Loynes 4. FT: 18-23. Fouls: 14.
(All games Saturday unless noted)
Division 1
Neenah at Hudson
Appleton East at Hortonville
Notre Dame at Kimberly
De Pere at Brookfield East
Division 2
Menasha at Beaver Dam
Waupun at West De Pere
Fox Valley Lutheran at Shawano
Pulaski at Marinette
Division 3
Omro at Xavier
Chilton at Winneconne
Menominee Nation at Freedom
Seymour at Wittenberg-Birnamwood
Division 4
Crandon at St. Mary Catholic
Auburndale at Bonduel
Brillion at Manitowoc Lutheran
Valders at Kewaunee
Division 5
Florence at Sevastopol (Monday)
NEW Lutheran at Oneida Nation
