Eagles wrestlers fall short of state

Sauk Prairie’s four remaining boys wrestlers gave a valiant effort at the WIAA Division 1 Mukwonago Sectional last Saturday. The four Eagles fell just short of state, though. Carson Saladis, a 132-pounder, and heavyweight Nolan Vils both finished in fourth place. Colton Uselman (132) and Luis Elizondo (145) failed to win a match. The top two wrestlers from sectionals advanced to this week’s state tournament. Saladis opened by pinning Watertown’s Walker Wichman in 3:23, then he pinned Ryan Rivest of Sun Prairie in 5:09. In the consolation semifinal, Saladis defeated Oregon’s Brandon Liddle, 6-4. Then in the third place match, Jacob Bruner of Pewaukee downed Saladis, 6-3. In the heavyweight division, Vils lost his opening match, but rebounded to pin Nathan Duncan of Mukwonago in 3:08. In the consolation semis, Vils edged Dorian Burhans of Fort Atkinson, 4-3. But in the third place match, Verona’s Jay Hanson won by fall over Vils, 1:38. Uselman lost a pair of matches at 132, while Elizondo lost twice at 145.   132 — Colton Uselman (7-4) place is unknown and scored 0.0 team points. • Quarterfinal - Nicolar Rivera (Stoughton) 9-0 won by fall over Colton Uselman (Sauk Prairie) 7-4 (Fall 2:34) • Cons. Round 1 - Cayden Brandenburg (Janesville Parker) 8-5 won by major decision over Colton Uselman (Sauk Prairie) 7-4 (MD 10-1)   138 — Carson Saladis (9-5) placed 4th and scored 11.0 team points. • Quarterfinal - Walker Wichman (Watertown) 9-3 won by fall over Carson Saladis (Sauk Prairie) 9-5 (Fall 3:23) • Cons. Round 1 - Carson Saladis (Sauk Prairie) 9-5 won by fall over Ryan Rivest (Sun Prairie) 4-3 (Fall 5:09) • Cons. Semi - Carson Saladis (Sauk Prairie) 9-5 won by decision over Brandon Liddle (Oregon) 4-3 (Dec 6-4) • 3rd Place Match - Jacob Bruner (Pewaukee) 18-4 won by decision over Carson Saladis (Sauk Prairie) 9-5 (Dec 6-3)   145 — Luis Elizondo (4-4) place is unknown and scored 0.0 team points. • Quarterfinal - Zach Eliszewski (Mukwonago) 13-1 won by tech fall over Luis Elizondo (Sauk Prairie) 4-4 (TF-1.5 6:00 (16-1)) • Cons. Round 1 - Noah Martin (Pewaukee) 16-3 won by major decision over Luis Elizondo (Sauk Prairie) 4-4 (MD 9-0)   285 — Nolan Vils (9-5) placed 4th and scored 11.0 team points. • Quarterfinal - Griffin Empey (Stoughton) 10-0 won by major decision over Nolan Vils (Sauk Prairie) 9-5 (MD 11-3) • Cons. Round 1 - Nolan Vils (Sauk Prairie) 9-5 won by fall over Nathan Duncan (Mukwonago) 7-5 (Fall 3:08) • Cons. Semi - Nolan Vils (Sauk Prairie) 9-5 won by decision over Dorian Burhans (Fort Atkinson) 9-3 (Dec 4-3) • 3rd Place Match - Jay Hanson (Verona Area) 11-1 won by fall over Nolan Vils (Sauk Prairie) 9-5 (Fall 1:38)   DIVISION 1 MUKWONAGO SECTIONAL Team scores: Stoughton 190.5 (team state qualifier); Waunakee 122; Hartland Arrowhead 100.5; Mukwonago 97.5; Milton 76; Pewaukee 58; Fort Atkinson 52; Oconomowoc 51; Baraboo 45; Reedsburg 44; Waukesha West 44; Beaver Dam/Wayland 36; Watertown 30; Monona Grove/McFarland 28; Elkhorn 23; Janesville Craig 22; Sauk Prairie 22; DeForest 19; Verona 17; Mount Horeb 16; Oregon 15; Sun Prairie 12; Waukesha North 12; Janesville Parker 11; Sussex Hamilton 10; Portage 6. Individual state qualifiers: Stoughton 6; Waunakee 4; Hartland Arrowhead 3; Mukwonago 3; Milton 2; Baraboo 1; Beaver Dam/Wayland 1; DeForest 1; Elkhorn 1; Fort Atkinson 1; Monona Grove/McFarland 1; Oconomowoc 1; Pewaukee 1; Watertown 1; Waukesha West 1.   Championship matches 106: Martin, Pew, dec. Nilo, Mil, 7-5. 113: Showalter, Elk, dec. Sarbacker, Sto, 10-5. 120: Wolbert, Oc, dec. O. Wilkowski, Wtn, 4-3. 126: Heinz, Waun, dec. Neuberger, BD, 5-0. 132: Rivera, Sto, dec. C. Goebel, Muk, 11-8. 138: Lorenz, Waun, dec. T. Goebel, Muk, 4-0. 145: Eliszewski, Muk, mdec. Grisar, WW, 13-3. 152: Mesenbrink, HA, dec. Sinclair, Milt, 3-0. 160: Mechler, Sto, dec. Ganos, HA, 5-2. 170: Mulvaney, HA, mdec. Hemauer, DeF, 14-3. 182: Gunderson, Bar, pinned Hooker, Waun, 1:15. 195: Detweiler, Sto, mdec. Ford, Waun, 17-3. 220: B. Empey, Sto, mdec. Mohr, Pew, 10-2. 285: G. Empey, Sto, pinned Schlicht, MGM, 1:46.   Second-place wrestlebacks 120: O. Wilkowski, Wtn, mdec. Suddeth, Sto, 11-2. 126: Neuberger, BD, pinned Wicks, Sto, 5:27. 132: C. Goebel, Muk, dec. Kuokkanen, WW, 3-1. 138: T. Goebel, Muk, tfall Bruner, Pew, 17-2. 145: Grisar, WW, dec. Dow, Sto, 9-3. 152: Sinclair, Mil, dec. Gunderson, MGM, 4-3. 195: Ford, Waun, dec. Schreiner, Reed, 3-1. 220: Horvatin, FA, dec. Mohr, Pew, 6-5.   Third-place matches 106: Ryan, HA, tfall McKinley, Waun, 16-0. 113: Metcalf, Oc, dec. Olson, Sun, 5-0. 120: Suddeth, Sto, dec. Armas, JC, 11-6. 126: Wicks, Sto, pinned Harms, Mil, 1:24. 132: Kuokkanen, WW, mdec. Goorsky, Bar, 15-1. 138: Bruner, Pew, dec. Saladis, Sauk, 6-3. 145: Dow, Sto, no contest over Martin, Pew. 152: Gunderson, MGM, dec. Niday, Or, 9-5. 160: Klatt, BD, dec. Zirbel, WN, 10-7. 170: Hansen, Muk, pinned Desormeau, Mil, 1:27. 182: Willett, Oc, mdec. Koehler, FA, 10-1. 195: Schreiner, Reed, dec. Witkins, FA, 6-3. 220: Horvatin, FA, pinned Schweitzer, Waun, 1:40. 285: Hanson, Ver, pinned Vils, Sauk, 1:38. At Mukwonago.