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Elcho’s Brock Smith takes Manawa’s Colin Moser down in a 152-pound match Jan. 6 at the Manawa Invitational. Smith won the match 7-0. Holly Neumann Photo

Manawa’s Hunter Westphal tries to take down Winneconne’s Ryan Dowling at the Manawa Invitational. Westphal lost the match 10-9 in overtime and went on to place fifth at 138 pounds. Holly Neumann Photo

Manawa’s Payton Schuelke and Colten Klemm had to wrestle each other in the first round of the Manawa Invitational. Klemm handed Schuelke a 19-4 loss in a first-round match and went on to win the 106-pound championship with a 15-2 major decision over Winneconne’s Gavin Coshenet. Holly Neumann Photo

Andrew Elmhorst Manawa is about to pin Oconto’s Joseph Monfils. Holly Neumann Photo

Manawa has three champion wrestlers

By Greg Seubert

Three individual champions helped the Manawa wrestling team place second at the Manawa Invitational Jan. 6.

Colten Klemm, Kevin Klemm and Zach Johnson placed first at 106, 113 and 170 pounds, respectively.

Stratford won the tournament with 199.5 points, followed by Manawa (167.5), Winneconne (117.5), Elcho (78.5), Tri-County (76), Crivitz (68.5), Oconto (45), Montello (35) and Clintonville/Marion (31).

Colten Klemm handed Winneconne’s Gavin Coshenet a 16-9 loss in the championship match at 106, Kevin Klemm pinned Stratford’s Benno Wenzel in 3:24 in the 113 final and Johnson pinned Crivitz’s Ezekial Lawrence in 1:17 at 170.

Tyler Pynenberg made the 126-pound final for the Wolves, but was pinned by Winneconne’s Anthony Keuntjes in 1:27.

Also placing for the Wolves were Thomas Pelzer (third, 120); Bryan Griffin (third, 132); Garrett Bristol (third, 145); Peyton Schuelke, fourth, 106); Colin Moser (fourth, 152); Isaac Ratliff (fourth, 182); Andrew Elmhorst (fourth, 220); Kaylee Truax (fourth, 285); Hunter Westphal (fifth, 138); Eli Yoder (fifth, 160); Jordan Kons (fifth, 195); and Tanner Peters (sixth, 138).

The Wolves will resume their Central Wisconsin Conference dual meet schedule at 7 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 11, at Pittsville before heading to North Fond du Lac Saturday, Jan. 13, for an invitational that includes teams from North Fond du Lac/St. Mary’s Springs, Fond du Lac, Horicon, Johnson Creek, Kiel, Markesan, Marshall, Waterloo, Waukesha North, Waukesha South, Waupun, West Bend East and Xavier. Matches are scheduled to get underway at 8 a.m.