By Tim Kowols

Kewaunee’s Paul Wery gave up about 50 pounds and a few inches to Green Bay United’s Isaac Klarkowski, but he did not give up the pin in the Storm’s 42-40 victory Thursday night. After finding itself in an early 18-0 hole, the Storm rattled off three straight pins by Logan Steinhorst, Jack Severin, and Nathan VanGoethem. Dylan Steinhorst’s first period pin would be the last points the Storm would score on its own, securing three forfeits en route to the final match. Wery eventually lost to Klarkowski 16-4, but his ability to get out of pinning combination kept the damage limited to just a major decision, leaving the Green Bay United two points of shy of potentially winning the match due to tiebreakers. Kewaunee is back in action on Saturday at the Papermaker Invitational in Kimberly.

106: Nolan Jerde GB pinned Elena Lewis 1:52
113: Blake McCurrie GB won by forfeit
120: Dylan Mourea GB pinned Gina Augustian 1:15
126: Logan Steinhorst KEW pinned Cobi Serrano 1:01
132: Jack Severin KEW pinned Travis Weatherspoon 3:04
138: Nathan VanGoethem KEW pinned Brad Seidl 2:23
145: George Tapia GB won by forfeit
152: Gustavo Soto GB pinned Mason Jeanquart 2:48
160: Dylan Steinhorst KEW pinned Atticus Cruz 1:55
170: Destiny King GB pinned Remington Schleis 4:51
182: Travis Reinke KEW won by forfeit
195: Jason Reinke KEW won by forfeit
220: Cristopher Hewuse KEW won by forfeit
285: Isaac Klarkowski GB dec. Paul Wery 16-4.

In other local wrestling action, Luxemburg-Casco’s championship defense got off to a sour start in a 40-15 loss to Wrightstown. Hunter and Lucas Joniaux, Bryce Bosman, Nathan Roisman, and Reece Worachek all collected decisions in the meet. The Spartans host Green Bay Preble, Bay Port, and Sheboygan Falls in a triple-dual meet on Saturday.

Sturgeon Bay/Sevastopol will join Kewaunee in Kimberly for the Papermaker Invitational on Saturday.