Quick Roundup and Linkorama
posted by Derick Kelly at 1/30/2009
A lot has happened the last few weeks in Wisconsin High School Wrestling, so its time for a quick roundup of the key events and stories that we may have missed in the last few weeks.
The biggest tournament that usually kicks off every new year in Wisconsin happens to be the annual Cheesehead Invitational held by Kaukauna High School. The Cheesehead usually involves some of the best teams in the state of Wisconsin and several tough teams from outside the state. This year was no different as the invite included the following teams from around the state in Wausau West, Kaukauna, Mineral Point, Stoughton, Luxemburg-Casco, Pewaukee, Hartland Arrowhead, River Valley, DeForest, Port Washington, Milton, Wrightstown and Sheyboygan Falls. All of these teams are currentley ranked by
Wisconsin Wrestling Online. Then you add in the out of state teams including Montini, IL, Adrian, MN, Kenton-Wanamingo, MN, Edwardsville, IL and Brandon, FL. So when you mix some of the toughest teams from around Wisconsin and a few of the tougher teams from outside the state, you get one of the toughest tournaments in Wisconsin.
Brandon, FL won the overall tournament while Wausau West finished 2nd, Montini, IL placed 3rd and host Kaukauna placed 4th. Brandon set a national high school record for any sport by winning 459 straight duals over a 34 year span, a streak that was snapped last year at home thanks to a 32-28 loss to South Dade, FL. They seemed to have recovered though by winning 28 straight duals going into the Cheesehead and
they were ready to show Wisconsin what they were made of.
These
Madison-area seniors all have one goal in mind, a state championship. The problem is they are all at the same weight class right now.
Boyceville is trying to avenge last year by
making it to team state this year.
Last night in one of the most anticipated duals of the year,
Wisconsin Rapids avenged their loss last year to defending state champ and nationally ranked Wausau West with a 25-24 win at Wausau West.
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