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Top-seeded Mukwonago had reigning state champion Stoughton on the ropes. 

But the Vikings tallied a trio of pins across the final five bouts of the dual to score a 32-30 victory and win their third consecutive WIAA Division 1 Team State Wrestling Championship Saturday evening at the UW Field House in Madison. 

It was the Indians that gained the upper-hand early thanks to a pin from Devin Lawrence at 138 pounds and a win by decision from Nate Stokhaug at 145. 

However, the Vikings began quickly chipping away at the deficit. Gavin Model scored a decision at 152 and Luke Mechler picked up a technical fall in the following bout to pull Stoughton within one at 9-8. 

A pin by Luke Stromberg at 170 swung the pendulum back toward Mukwonago. 

Stoughton’s Rudy Detweiler did his best to answer with a victory by decision at 182, but Ryan Krimpelein quickly regained the momentum for the Indians with a pin at 195. 

The two teams traded decisions at 220 and 285, making the score 24-14 in favor of Mukwonago heading to the bottom of the lineup. 

There began the hot streak that ultimately won the dual for the Vikings. 

Chance Suddeth scored a pin at 106 to bring Stoughton within four. 

Cody Goebel brought the lead back to seven with a decision at 113. 

But back-to-back Vikings pins from state champion Nicolar Rivera (120) and Alex Wicks (126) gave Stoughton its first lead of the dual -- 32-27 with one bout remaining. 

Mukwonago’s Tyler Goebel took to the mat needing at least a tech fall to bring the dual to tie- breaking criteria, but was held to a decision in sudden victory. 

With the win, the Vikings avenged a 48-25 loss to the Indians that came back on Jan. 25 at the Zelinski Duals. 

2020 marked Stoughton’s sixth-straight appearance in the D1 title match. The Vikings are 3-3 in that span. 

The Vikings advanced to the finals thanks to a 45-24 win over No. 6 Neenah in the quarterfinals, followed by a 42-19 victory over No. 2 Kaukuana in the semifinals Friday night. 

Mukwonago ends the dual season with a record of 25-2. Stoughton finishes 24-2. 

No. 3 Stoughton 32, No. 1 Mukwonago 30 

138: Devin Lawrence (M) p. Trent Carpenter, 1:18
145: Nate Stokhaug (M) dec. Braeden Whitehead, 17-10 
152: Gavin Model (S) dec. Cole Hansen, 4-2 
160: Luke Mechler (S) tf. Lucas Benn, 23-8 
170: Luke Stromberg (M) p. Luke Spilde, 1:28 
182: Rudy Detweiler (S) dec. Maximus Berrios, 8-5 
195: Ryan Krimpelbein (M) p. Brandt Spilde, 3:41 
220: Brooks Empey (S) dec. Caleb Willmann, 3-0
285: Tyler Pitcel (M) dec. Griffin Empey, 7-3
106: Chance Suddeth (S) p. Brady Wierzbicki, 3:52
113: Cody Goebel (M) dec. Ethan Peterson, 5-1
120: Nicolar Rivera (S) p. Jake Wisinksi, 1;10 
126: Alex Wicks (S) p. Antonio Klinkerfues, 4:27
132: Tyler Goebel (M) dec. Trenton Dow, 8-7 (SV-1)

Wrightstown entered the 2020 WIAA Team State Wrestling Championships undefeated and left the event with its first state championship since 2006. 

The top-seeded Tigers bested No. 3 GET/Melrose-Mindoro 38-19 Saturday evening at the UW Field House in Madison in the Division 2 championship tilt. 

Wrightstown won nine of 14 bouts, including the final four en route to the fourth state title in program history. 

After falling behind 3-0 early, the Tigers got consecutive major decisions from Will Alexander and Wyatt Bruecker to grab an 8-3 lead. That proved to be an advantage that Wrightstown would never relinquish. 

The Tigers earned six bonus-point victories on the day. In addition to Alexander and Bruecker, Wrightstown received a pins from Quincy Klister (220) and Noah Alexander (113) to go along with a technical fall from Kaden Verbeten (120) and a major decision by Kaiden Koltz (126). 

Wrightstown advanced to the championship match courtesy of a 55-11 win over No. 4 Port Washington in the semifinals earlier in the day. 

The Tigers finish the year with a 22-0 record in dual meets. 

GET/Melrose-Mindoro ends the campaign at 17-7 and with its first Team State trophy in the program’s three trips to Madison. 

No. 1 Wrightstown 38, No. 3 GET/MM 19 

138: Sam Johnson (GET/MM) dec. Zack Krol, 7-3 
145: Will Alexander (W) maj. dec. Bryce Blaken, 11-2
152: Wyatt Bruecker (W) maj. dec. Daniel Slattery, 12-2
160: Jaden Anderson (GET/MM) dec. Mason Rice, 7-1 
170: Ben Durocher (W) dec. Hunter Andersen, 5-2 
182: Matthew Maitland (W) dec. Jacob Summers, 2-0 
195: Bryce Burns (GET/MM) maj. dec. Logan Koel, 14-4
220: Quincy Klister (W) p. Justin Gappa, 0:57
285: Trevor Daffinson (GET/MM) p. Owen Garvey, 0:12
106: Brooks Johnson (GET/MM) dec. Owen Krueger, 12-5 
113: Nick Alexander (W) p. Carson Koss, 3:58
120: Kaden Verbeten (W) tf. Tanner Andersen, 18-3
126: Kaiden Koltz (W) maj. dec. Kohl Linberg, 14-1
132: Sean Rietz (W) dec. Dylan Mason, 6-0

Saturday’s WIAA Division 3 Team State Wrestling championship match between No. 1 Coleman and No. 2 Fennimore was about as close as a dual meet can be. 

After the dust had settled, following 14 bouts, the scoreboard showed a 26-all deadlock between the two squads. 

What followed were several tense moments as the officials made their way through the tie-breaking criteria. 

The officials made it all the way to criteria “i” (the ninth item on the list) before awarding Coleman the extra point it needed to claim its first state championship since 2014 by virtue of a 27-26 victory. 

Criteria i states: “The team having the greater number (total match points) of first-point(s) scored shall be declared the winner.” 

It was a seesaw affair throughout the evening as the top-two teams in D3 did battle. Both clubs won seven bouts and neither team won more than two straight matches at any point throughout the dual. 

Coleman was clinging to a 26-20 lead as Noah Chang took the mat against 2020 individual state champion Alex Birchman of Fennimore. 

Birchman needed the fall to send the dual to tie-breaking criteria and he got just that, scoring a pin in 3:25. 

However, the reginging state champion Golden Eagles found themselves on the short end of the criteria. 

Fennimore ends its season with a 14-1 mark in duals. 

Karson Casper (138 pounds) and Shamus Mclain (220) were the only two Coleman wrestlers to record bonus-point victories. 

Casper scored a tech fall, while Mclain earned a pin. 

The Cougars advanced to the championship tilt with a 40-36 win over No. 4 Random Lake in the semifinals earlier in the day. That dual included three Coleman forfeits at the tail end of the proceedings. 

Coleman ends the year with a perfect 16-0 dual meet record and the sixth Team State title in program history. 

2020 marks the first time since 2015 a team other than Fennimore or Stratford has claimed the D3 state title. 

No. 1 Coleman 27, No. 2 Fennimore 26 

138: Karson Kasper (C) tf. Maximos Miles, 15-0 
145: Sam Kuchta (C) dec. Aidan Nutter, 5-2 
152: Mason Lull (F) dec. Owen Kinzinger, 5-1 
160: Nick Blaschke (F) dec. Jakob Horton, 3-2
170: Cole Klimek (C) dec. Mason Miles, 4-3
182: Will Ahnen (F) tf. Coby Den Ruyter, 19-2 
195: Jonathon Bieber (C) dec. Logan Klass, 6-5 
220: Shamus Mclain (C) p. Cameron Winkers, 0:51
285: Aaron Ragels (F) dec. Spencer Karban, 8-2
106: Ryan Lemieux (C) dec. Brett Birchman, 6-4
113: Jayden Glasbrenner (F) dec. John Nowak, 7-0 
120: Luke Blair (F) dec. Chance Gruber, 6-0 
126: Will Bieber (C) dec. McCoy Fitzgerald, 8-3
132: Alex Birchman (F) p. Noah Chang, 3:25