With his second WIAA State Championship in hand Saturday night, there was something still bothering Blaine Brenner.

“I gave up points. My goal was to not get any points scored on me, and this year I was hopping for the same thing. A little let down there,” he said with a chuckle.

Brenner, a junior, dominated the Division 2 120 lb. weight class, defeating two-time state champion Tommy Larson of East Troy 7-4. Brenner’s road to Saturday night’s championship match was a 15-0 technical fall in his first match Friday and a pin in the semifinals.

“I just worked at keeping it consistent, sticking to my guns,” said Brenner. “I wasn’t worried. Wrestling this year, I kind of switched things up mentally. I wasn’t going to change anything in this match. I knew I could get the job done.”

He was the champion at 106 last year.

Coach Greg Burzynski said Brenner’s state performance was impressive.

“I think dominating a two-time state champion is pretty awesome. Tommy Larson had a good game plant, but it wasn’t enough. Blaine’s single attacks are too good.”

“Blaine just has an incredible work ethic. That’s what makes him so special,” said Burzynski. “If he finds a flaw of his, he’s going to fix it in that week of practice. He’s going to figure it out. He works really hard to be great, and he’s also great about supporting his teammates.”

Brenner was joined at state by teammates Preston Potaczek and Tyler Krizan who both were able to end their Oriole wrestling careers at the Kohl Center, putting them in elite company. Both drew tough first round matches and lost in the opening round.

“I’m proud of those guys,” said Burzynski. “Preston and Tyler worked really hard to get here. They had great seasons.”