LA CROSSE — Belmont sophomore Isaac Wiegel went 5-3 at last week’s two-day Bi-State Classic at the La Crosse Civic Center to place 10th out of 47 wrestlers at 106 pounds.
Wiegel (17-5), who won back-to-back tournaments at 113 pounds at Black Hawk and Richland Center earlier in December, dropped down to 106 for last week’s 57-team tournament.
Wiegel opened the tournament with a forfeit victory then defeated Holmen’s Trevor Plomedahl, 7-1, before suffering a third-round, 5-0 loss to eventual champion Jon Bailey (19-2) of Sparta.
Wiegel bounced back with a 12-0 major decision over Viroqua’s Jansen McClelland in the consolation bracket.
After a 4-3 consolation loss to Luxemburg–Casco’s Bryce Bosman, Wiegel defeated Xavier Judge, 9-1, to reach the ninth-place match.
Wiegel’s tournament ended with a 1-0 loss to Ellsworth’s Matthew Peterson on Wednesday afternoon.
Josh Taber (3-11) was the only other Brave to earn a victory at Bi-State. He picked up a forfeit victory and finished 1-2 at 132 pounds.
Alex Sargent (126 pounds), Jacob Niehaus (138), Tristan Prater (145), Alexander Sonsalla (160) and Grey Genzoli (170) each went 0-2.
Belmont/Platteville scored 21 teams points and placed 18th out of 19 teams in Division 2.
The Braves will return to action Thursday, Jan. 7, with a Southwest Wisconsin Conference dual at Lancaster.
BI-STATE CLASSIC
Team Standings: Division 1 – Hudson 338.5, Holmen 203, Sparta 184, Lakeville South 166, Burlington 148, Pulaski 146.5, Muskego 144.5, Eastview 142, Stillwater 130, Wausau West 127, DC Everest 121.5, Tomah 117, New Richmond 116.5, Bloomington Kennedy 112.5, La Crosse Central 109, Baraboo 105, Middleton 98.5, Marshfield 62.5, La Crosse Logan 51, Portage 24.5, Verona Area 0. Division 2 – Elllsworth 274, Luxemburg-Casco 238, River Valley 220.5, South Saint Paul 165.5, Caledonia/Houston 163, West Salem/Bangor 159, Lodi 148.5, Mauston 124.5, Mt. Horeb 120, Monroe 118, Adams-Friendship 115, Viroqua 115, Dodgeville 101, Prairie du Chien/Wauzeka-Steuben 98, Nekoosa/Assumption/Port Edwards 88, Lewiston-Altura/Rushford-Peterson 59, Cuba City/Benton/Southwestern 26, Belmont/Platteville 21, Richland Center 17. Division 3 – Stratford 321.5, New Lisbon 122, Cashton 120, Athens 117, Goodhue 109.5, Riverdale 109, Iowa-Grant/Highland 99, Weston/Ithaca 87, Lancaster 44.5, Hillsboro 43, North Crawford/Seneca 40, De Soto 32, Independence/Gilmanton 32, Boscobel 28, Auburndale 27, Westby 13, Kickapoo/La Farge 11, Royall 5.
Belmont/Platteville Individual Results: 106-pounds- 10- Isaac Wiegel, 5-3; 126- Alex Sargent, 0-2; 132- Joshua Taber, 0-2; 138- Jacob Niehaus, 0-2; 145- Tristan Prater, 0-2; 160- Alexander Sonsalla, 0-2; 170- Grey Genzoli, 0-2.
At La Crosse, on Dec. 29-30
