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New London to host wrestling regional

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Carter Birdyshaw and the Weyauwega-Fremont wrestling team will head south for its WIAA regional and sectional meets. The Division 3 regional meet will be held Saturday, Feb. 10, at Poynette High School and wrestlers that qualify for the sectional round will compete Saturday, Feb. 17, at Dodgeland High School in Juneau. Greg Seubert Photo

W-F heading south for postseason

By Greg Seubert

Three area wrestling teams won’t have far to travel for their upcoming WIAA regional meet, while another is heading in a different direction for the first time in years.

Regional meets are scheduled for Saturday, Feb. 10, while sectionals will be held Saturday, Feb. 17.

Division 3

Weyauwega-Fremont and Manawa will head to Division 3 regionals in Poynette and Crandon, respectively.

Instead of heading north, Weyauwega-Fremont will head to the Poynette Regional, which also includes Almond-Bancroft/Pacelli, Laconia, Lomira, Markesan, Montello, Oakfield, Omro, Pardeeville, Poynette, Princeton/Green Lake, Tri-County and Westfield.

Besides Manawa, the Crandon Regional also includes Bonduel, Coleman, Crandon, Elcho, Florence, Lena, Oconto, Oneida Nation, Rosholt, Shiocton, Suring/Gillett and Wabeno/Laona/Three Lakes.

Sectional qualifiers out of Poynette will advance to a sectional at Dodgeland High School in Juneau, while sectional qualifiers out of the Crandon meet will compete at the Bonduel Sectional at Shawano High School.

Division 2

New London will host a Division 2 regional that also includes Clintonville and Waupaca. Other teams heading to New London are Amherst, Antigo, Crivitz/Wausaukee, Freedom, Marinette, Menominee Indian, Oconto Falls, Peshtigo, Seymour and Wittenberg-Birnamwood.

Sectional qualifiers will advance to a sectional at Luxemburg-Casco High School.

Division 1

Hortonville will face Appleton East, Appleton North, Appleton West, Kaukauna, Kimberly, Menasha and Neenah at a regional meet in Kaukauna.

Sectional qualifiers will advance to a sectional meet in Kimberly.

The WIAA Individual Boys’ and Girls’ State Individual Tournament is scheduled for Thursday to Saturday, Feb. 22-24, at the Kohl Center in Madison.