Norse wrestlers 12th at BRF tournament

Three Whitehall wrestlers placed as the team finished near the middle of the pack at the Black River Falls Invitational on Saturday.

Frank Juresh took second in the 106-pound weight class in the team’s season opening competition. After two byes, Juresh pinned Landon Dowling of Eau Claire Memorial in the semifinal round before falling to Max Schroeder of Sauk Prairie in the championship.

Kevin Juresh (120) and Caden Bacino Hansche (215) both finished sixth for Whitehall. Kevin Juresh had three pins in the tournament as he went 3-2 on the day and Hansche had two pins and a bye as he also posted a 3-2 record.

Cash Kulig (138) won two matches for Whitehall, but did not place. Mason Bautch (285) won one match and received a bye, but also did not place. 

Whitehall finished 12th out of 22 teams in the tournament with 71 points, just behind the Gale-Ettrick-Trempealeau/Melrose-Mindoro varsity reserve team, which had 78. Auburndale won the tournament with 238.5 points, well ahead of second-place Neillsville’s 163.5. 

The Titans VR team got third-place finishes from Jace Anderson (138) and Scott Johnson (150) while Gunnar Kremer (138) was fourth, Connor McDonnell (126), Brent Cox (165) and Cale Pickering (190) all finished sixth.

The Norse were slated to host Arcadia in a dual on Tuesday before wrestling in a tournament at Eau Claire on Saturday. The team will host its own tournament next Friday.