FEBRUARY 17, 2010 - WASHBURN COUNTY REGISTER - PAGE 11
WA S H B U R N C O U N T Y R E G I S T E R
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Three Laker wrestlers advance to sectionals
by Larry Samson CLEAR LAKE — Shell Lake will have three wrestlers representing them in the sectionals to be held Saturday, Feb. 20, at Osseo/ Fairchild. The sectionals are the last hurdles to state, and the first three places will advance to the state level in Madison the following week. Drew Knoop took a first place in the 145-weight class. This was his fourth regional win, two first-place finishes and two second-place finishes. Tyler Anderson took a second place when he loss a 9-3 decision to Zach Gillis of St. Croix Central. Gillis is the number-two ranked wrestler in the state. Al Hopke wrestled back from a thirdplace position to take second place when he pinned Austin Moe with 2:57 on the clock. Moe, a freshman, was ranked eighth in the state while Hopke was ranked 11th. Michael Johnson, wrestling in his last year, took third place in the 171-weight class. This class was considered the toughest weight class of the meet. He earned his fourth regional placing in his varsity career. Colten Kozial is the other senior and ended his career with a third-place finish with an 85 decision over Marcus Malecek of St. Croix Central. Wrestling in his second year, Caleb Schmidt lost his chance to advance when he lost in a wrestle-back to Garrett Paulson.
Colten Kozial tried to pin Shane Meyers of Spring Valley/Elmwood and came away with Senior Drew Knoop is on the top of the 145-pound weight a 18-2 technical fall. As a senior, he earned a third-place finish just short of his dream of class and will advance to the sectionals. sectionals at Osseo-Fairchild on Saturday, Feb. 20. Tyler Anderson and Al Hopke will also advance with their second-place Caleb Schmidt lost finishes. his second-place finish and his chance to advance to sectionals when he lost a 11-4 dePhotos by Larry Samson cision to Garrett Paulson in a wrestle-back. This future champion will take the lessons he learned in this regional match and come back next year as a junior and better wrestler.
Shell Lake at Clear Lake
The look on Drew Knoop’s face tells the story as he realizes he has defeated Cody Nyhagen of St. Croix Central in a 5-1 decision to earn first place.
Spooner wrestlers head to sectionals
The Spooner wrestling squad took third place as a team at the WIAA Division 2 wrestling regionals at Northwestern. Denver Quenette (119) and Nick Prete (171) took first place, while Jon John Griffith (160) and Austin Berndt (285) took second place. They will be wrestling Saturday, Feb 20, at the Somerset Sectional. — Photo submitted
103: Chris Kidder placed sixth and scored 3.00 team points. 112: Dan Cassel placed fifth and scored 7.00 team points. 119: Al Hopke placed second and scored 17.00 team points. 125: Dillon Hopke placed fifth and scored 9.00 team points. 130: Aaron Slinker placed sixth and scored 5.00 team points. 140: Tyler Anderson placed second and scored 19.00 team points. 145: Drew Knoop placed first and scored 23.00 team points. 160: Colten Kozial placed third and scored 13.50 team points. 171: Michael Johnson placed third and scored 14.00 team points. 189: Caleb Schmidt placed third and scored 15.00 team points. 215: Marlo Fields placed sixth and scored 3.00 team points. 285: Brian Marshall placed fourth and scored 11.00 team points.
Relay For Life IMC fundraiser
Team members and employees contributed to the annual Relay For Life IMC fundraiser held Friday, Feb. 12, in the lobby of the hospital in Shell Lake. Organizing the event was Joni Parker. Shown (L to R) are: Paula McFarren, Joni Parker, Trudy Druschba, Angie Christner, Renee Blazer, Gwen Bartholomew and Michelle Grady. The Washburn County Relay For Life will be held June 4-5 in Shell Lake. — Photo by Suzanne Johnson