Sugar River Places Second at Capitol Conference Wrestling Tournament
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Photo courtesy of Brett Chenoweth
From left to right: Coach Swenson, Jack Diederich, John Chenoweth, Tanner Jelle, Trevor Enloe, Max Gerner, Tyler Varney, Noah Leonard, Robert Chenoweth, Calvin Binger, Hayden Latsch, Danny Enloe, Justin Knoebl and Coach Klein.
The Sugar River wrestling team had a successful weekend, placing second place as a team at the Capitol Conference tournament.
Justin Knoebl, Max Gerner, John Chenoweth, and Tanner Jelle made it into the finals for the Raiders, with Chenoweth coming away with a first place win.
"John has been a four-year finalist in the tournament, winning it his freshman and now senior year. It's a great way for him to complete his conference matches," said Coach Peter Swenson. On top of all that, John was voted as Conference Wrestler of the Year.
It was a team effort for the Raiders to end the meet as high as they did. Place winners included Robert Chenoweth, 3rd Place; Justin Knoebl, 2nd Place; Max Gerner, 2nd Place; Trevor Enloe, 5th Place; Jack Diederich, 6th Place; Hayden Latsch, 5th Place; Tyler Varney, 5th Place; Calvin Binger, 5th Place; Noah Leonard, 4th Place; Tanner Jelle, 2nd Place; and Daniel Enloe, 4th Place.
"In order for a team to place high in tournaments you have to rely on everyone to score bonus points throughout the tournament. Many wrestlers stepped up and did a great job! Trevor Enloe and Noah Leonard had limited time on varsity this year, but scored a lot of team points. Individuals like that are so important to a team," explained Swenson.
The Raiders next challenge will be Regionals, at Beloit Turner. Wrestling is scheduled to begin at 10:00 a.m. Coach Swenson exclaimed, "Come out and cheer your Raiders onto the WIAA State Tournament!"
