HOLMEN — The Holmen High School boys wrestling team won the final six matches to pull away from a close dual with G-E-T/Melrose-Mindoro and claim a 56-20 nonconference victory at the Bernie L. Ferry Fieldhouse on Tuesday.
The Titans, ranked ninth in Division 2 by Wisconsin Grappler, fell behind early but were with 22-20 when juniors Koda Purney and Colton Koss won by major decision and pin at 113 and 120 pounds, respectively, in a dual that began at 165. The Vikings, ranked third in Division 1, won every match after that.
Abraham Henderson pinned Braden Peterson at 1 minute, 54 seconds, Conner Degner majored Cale Pickering at 215, Turner Campbell won by technical fall over Brody Banse at 132, Camden Thiele pinned Layne Fry in 1:32 at 144, and AJ Alesch pinned Jayce Stetzer in 1:28 at 150 in big matchups for Holmen.
A potential faceoff between G-E-T/Mel.-Min.’s Colton Koss and Nathan Henderson at 120 didn’t materialize as Henderson bumped up to 126. Both won their matches by pin.
Aquinas 40, Lodi 16
Aquinas 61, Central/Logan 18
Aquinas 63, Tomah 9
LA CROSSE — The Blugolds won all three of their matches in a triangular at Logan.
Aquinas, ranked third in Division 3, easily handled the Blue Devils, who are ranked sixth in Division 2 before taking care of two MVC opponents.
Roger Flege, Grady Nicklay, Trevor Paulson, Tyson Martin, Will Flottmeyer, Martez Sheard, Tyler Paulson and Isaac Miller all went 3-0 for the Blugolds, and Trevor Paulson won by pin over Tomah’s Gavin Finch at 150.
West Salem/Bangor 77, Westby 6
West Salem/Bangor 72, Black River Falls 6
BLACK RIVER FALLS — The Catbirds won twice comfortably, and Miles Olson scored a first-period pin against Sullivan King of Black River Falls in a 215-pound bout.
