Team places 10th of 25 at Saturday event, also wrestled in triangular at Colfax Jan. 5

Heading to the Bluejay Challenge at Merrill on Saturday, Jan. 7, the Stanley-Boyd varsity wrestling team placed 10th of 25 overall, scoring 208.0 total points.

As to individual wrestling results, here’s how the wrestlers did at Merrill.

Starting out in 120-pound weight class, Justin McManus (12-8) placed eighth and scored 22.0 team points, losing by fall (1:01) in the seventh place match to Noah Evenson (12-6) of Boyceville.

As for the 126-pound weight class, Dale Sayles (8-11) placed 13th and scored 12.0 team points, winning by fall (3:27) over Keegan Schoone (4-6) of Tomahawak in the 13th place match.

For the 132-pound weight class at Merrill, Breckin Burzynski (15-5) placed 1st and scored 46.0 team points, winning in sudden victory (SV-1 5-3) over Elisas Glinski(29-6) of Crandon.

In the 138-pound weight class for Stanley-Boyd, Troy Trevino (14-7) placed fourth and scored 32.0 team point, losing by major decision (MD 18-6) in the third place match to Callum Wheeler (20-3) of Merrill.

In the 145-pound weight class for Stanley-Boyd, Landon Hoel (11-8) placed 9th and scored 23.0 team points, winning by decision (Dec 8-7) over Grant Salber (13-9) of Marathon.

In the 152-pound weight class at Merrill, Stanley-Boyd’s Aaron Strum (9-9) placed 13th and scored 11.0 team points, winning by fall (0:48) in the thirteenth place match over Adam Foss (3-3) of Cheek-Weyerhauser-Priairie Farm.

In the 160-pound weight class, John Burgoyne-Mellor (55) placed 13th and scored 11.0 team points for Stanley-Boyd, winning by fall (0:54) over Coye Brillowskli (7-6) of Wittenberg- Birnamwood. As to the 170-pound weight class, Dylan Seichter (4-14) placed 15th and scored 6.0 team points, receiving a bye in the 15th place match after wrestling from Round 1 through the Consolation Bracket.

In the 195-pound weight class for Stanley-Boyd, Caden Kopek (4-9) placed 14th and scored 6.0 team point, losing by fall (2:29) to Blake Younker (6-5) of Tomahawk in the thirteenth place match.

In the 220-pound weight class at Merrill, Willy Graham (16-8) placed 4th and scored 33.0 team points, losing by decision (Dec 7-0) in the third place match to Landon Saglin (16-6) of Lakeland-Mercer.

Closing out results for Merrill with the 285-pound weight class, Damien Seichter (9-10) placed fourteenth and scored 7.0 team points, losing by fall (3:19) to Luis Nava Rojas (1411) of Abbotsford/Colby in the thirteenth place match.

The Orioles also wrested at Colfax on Thursday, Jan. 5.

Aaron Sturm masters an opponent from the Warriors at Colfax. Photo by Erica Sturm.

Justin McManus wrestles a Bloomer Colfax wrester at Colfax. Photo by Erica Sturm.

Willy Graham works a Crandon opponent at Merrill. Photo by Erica Sturm.

Landon Hoel works an opponent at Colfax on Thursday. Photo by Erica Sturm.

Damien Seichter is declared the victor in a match at Merrill. Photo by Erica Sturm.