By Paul Lecker

Sports Reporter

ST. CROIX FALLS – Daniel Wilke and Hunter Luepke each took second in their respective weight classes and the Spencer wrestling team finished in seventh place at the St. Croix Falls Invitational on Saturday at St. Croix Falls High School.

Wilke (29-6) was pinned in the 138-pound championship match to Tim Bialka of Princeton in 2:48 to take second place.

Luepke (30-4) dropped the 195-pound title match to Wisconsin Rapids’ Cody Abel 11-4.

Nathan Neumann finished third at 145, Zach Schneider was fifth at 170, Caden Schillinger took seventh at 120, and Dominick Wichlacz (106), Bryce Shaw (113) and Tyler Voda (182) each finished eighth for the Rockets.

Wisconsin Rapids won the team title, with Hudson second.

Spencer hosts Abbotsford/Colby on Thursday in a Cloverbelt Conference dual.

(Hub City Times Sports Reporter Paul Lecker is also the publisher of MarshfieldAreaSports.com.)

St. Croix Falls Invitational
Team scores: 1. Wisconsin Rapids 236; 2. Hudson 195; 3. Boyceville 135; 4. Princeton 134; 5. Amery 121.5; 6. River Falls 114.5; 7. Spencer 97; 8. Cameron 78.5; 9. Ladysmith 69.5; 10. Luck/Frederic/Grantsburg 69; 11. Chetek-Weyerhaeuser/Prairie Farm 64; 12. Pine City (Minn.) 59; 13. Cumberland 56; 14. Northwestern 50; 15. St. Croix Falls 46; 16. Flambeau 39; 17. Ogilvie (Minn.) 28; 18. Cornell 24.
Championship matches
106: Michael Maresca (CAM) def. Bryson Einerson (WR) 4-2 in OT.
113: Matrix Jisko (WR) def. Jacob Anderson (HUD) 6-1.
120: Patrick Spray (WR) def. James Palmer (BOY) 7-2.
126: Hunter Marko (AM) pinned Beau Hunter (PC) in 1:16.
132: Kal Gerber (CAM) pinned Jason Wood (RF) in 1:51.
138: Tim Bialka (PRIN) pinned Daniel Wilke (SP) in 2:48.
145: Dylan Hall (WR) pinned Jarod Bainter (FLAM) in 5:35.
152: Brock Benitz (WR) def. Jonny Chamberlain (CWPF) 10-4.
160: Sawyer Massie (HUD) def. Peyton Einerson (WR) 3-2.
170: Jake Pramann (PRIN) def. Dylan Anderson (HUD) 3-2.
182: Bennett Paulson (AM) won major dec. over Kyle Heinsohn (CAM) 16-3.
195: Cody Abel (WR) def. Hunter Luepke (SP) 11-4.
220: Beau Thompson (WR) def. Ben Stone (CUM) 6-4.
285: Cole LaLiberty (CWPF) def. Isac Schindler (HUD) 8-1.
Other Spencer finishers (top eight)
106: Seventh place, Nathan Roach (LAD) def. Dominick Wichlacz (SP) 8-1.
113: Seventh place, Sam Peters (CWPF) def. Bryce Shaw (SP) 10-6.
120: Seventh place, Caden Schillinger (SP) pinned Joshua Young (PRIN) in 4:36.
126: Seventh place, Zach Thelen (HUD) def. Austin Post (SP) 2-1.
145: Third place, Nathan Neumann (SP) def. Justin Malean (BOY) 13-10.
170: Fifth place, Zach Schneider (SP) def. Conner Daggett (RF) 3-1.
182: Seventh place, Trent Goplin (HUD) def. Tyler Voda (SP) by injury default.