Several area wrestlers are coming home with hardware from this weekend's WIAA Individual State Wrestling Tournament, but only one did so from the top of the podium.
Luxemburg-Casco's Carson Neubert finished his season on top of the Division 1 world on Saturday, winning the state championship at 126 pounds. Neubert's title came with some extra drama, beating Maximus Hay (Brown Deer/Messmer/Shorew.) by sudden victory. His season ended with nearly 60 wins with just one blemish to his record. Kiley Georgel wished you could have added a loss to the record of the undefeated Brooke Huffman (Wittenberg-Birnamwood-Girls), but she was pinned in the first period to finish in second place. Blakelee Bastien fell to Tristan North (West Allis Nathan Hale) in a decision to take fourth place. At the same time, Joseph Jeanquart wrestled his way through consolation rounds to take sixth overall after losing to Cael Zelinski (Muskego) in his final match of the day.
Sturgeon Bay/Sevastopol's Spencer Madsen ended his season on a high note, finishing in third place overall in the Division 2 State Wrestling Tournament. Madsen rebounded from a close loss in the semifinals to beat Adam Haas (Shoreland Lutheran) 6-1 to capture the bronze medal. Madsen's season finishes with over 50 wins and just a pair of losses to his ledger with another season to go to find his way to the top of the podium.
Kewaunee's Mitchell Boeder ended his high school wrestling season with a podium finish, coming in fourth place at 285 pounds in the Division 3 State Wrestling Tournament. Boeder's weekend ended with getting pinned twice after being the one doing the pinning in his first two matches. In the third place match, Boeder was pinned in the second period by Zach Hellendrung (Boyceville). His season ends with nearly 50 wins after reaching the milestone of 100 wins earlier this season.
