By Rich Palzewic
Sports Editor
BROWN COUNTY – Several area wrestlers punched their ticket to the Wisconsin Interscholastic Athletic Association Individual State Tournament with strong performances at sectionals Feb. 19.
Only the top two wrestlers in each weight class advanced to the state tournament Thursday-Saturday, Feb. 24-26, at the Kohl Center in Madison.
At the Division 1 Hortonville Sectional, area schools Pulaski (third – 96.5 points), De Pere (fifth – 74.5), Bay Port (seventh – 66), West De Pere (11th – 30), Green Bay Preble (12th – 8), Ashwaubenon (tie-14th – 0) and Green Bay United (tie-14th – 0) competed.
At the Division 2 Oconto Falls Sectional, Seymour was the only local team to compete.
The Thunder finished 14th with 19 points.
Division 1 Hortonville Sectional results – state qualifiers
106: Mycah Beckett, DP, second
113: Ethan Eggert, PUL, second
120: Shane Corrigan, DP, first
138: Brady Gille, PUL, second
145: Jacob Ward, BP, first
170: Chase Woosencraft, PUL, second
182: Michael Alexander, DP, first; Trenton Gibbons, PUL, second
220: Mason Wells, PUL, first
Division 2 Oconto Falls Sectional results – state qualifiers
138: Ryan Tomazevic, SEY, third