The high school season in Wisconsin is months away, but wrestlers from Luxemburg-Casco and Sturgeon Bay are getting their work in during the 2023 US Marine Corps USAW 16U, Junior National Wrestling Championships in Fargo, ND.
Below are the results for each wrestler we could find with local ties.
16 U Freestyle: 145 Pounds Spencer Madsen (Sturgeon Bay)
Lost to Isaac Christo Nebraska 17-12
Beat Raphael Trottier North Dakota 11-8
Beat Grayson Hagen Kansas 8-3
Lost to Will Stewart Colorado 4-0
JR Freestyle: 195 Trace Schoenbeck (Luxemburg-Casco)
Beat Carson Gooley Idaho 10-0
Beat James Humphrey Missouri 8-0
Beat 0Easton Belfiore Pennsylvania 12-8
Lost to Joey Novak Minnesota 10-0
Lost to Anders Thompson Montana
Madsen will also compete in the 16U Greco-Roman Tournament, which continues through Saturday.
Across the border in Canada, Tiani Lemieux represented Wisconsin in the North American Indigenous Games held in Halifax, Canada with a silver medal-winning performance. The Sturgeon Bay/Sevastopol state qualifier won her first three matches against Hannah Dedam (New Brunswick), Chasity St.John (Nunavut), and Jade Shalton (Ontario) before falling to Alberta's Danyka Mikyl LaBelle.
Picture courtesy of Luxemburg-Casco Wrestling