South Winneshiek crowned five champions at the Sectional Tournament in Postville on Saturday and will send 10 wrestlers to the District Tournament on Saturday, Feb. 14. Only two teams in the state advanced more wrestlers than the Warriors. Those advancing include (front, l-r) Ben Meyer, Cody Fisher, Luis Uribe, Ryan Hageman, and Landers Kuboushek; (back) coach Ethan Adams, coach Jason Schmelzer, Rodney Schwartzhoff, Jordan Rommes, Ethan Kipp, Anthony Emanuel, Luke Massman, coach Kenny Mikota, coach Jake Elsbernd, and coach Jake Everts. (submitted photo)
Warriors take team title, advance 10
Zakary Kriener
News Writer
zkriener@fayettepublishing.com
South Winneshiek walked away from the Class 1A Sectional 6 Regional Wrestling Tournament in Postville on Saturday with a first-place team title. The Warriors advanced 10 wrestlers, including five weight class champions, to the District Tournament on Saturday, Feb. 14, in Jesup.
As a team, the Warriors also earned the opportunity to compete in Regional team dual competition on Tuesday night, Feb. 10, against Class 1A No. 1-ranked Alburnett in Alburnett. Results and statistics, however, were unavailable at press time.