MADISON — Six Kaukauna Grappling Ghosts will be in Madison beginning Thursday to compete in the WIAA individual state wrestling championship at the Kohl Center.
Wrestlers include:
- Nick Jenkins
- Andy DiPiazza
- Peyton Lee
- Kolin DeGroot
- Liam Crook
- Nehemiah Lendobeja
The Ghosts will be led by senior Liam Crook who moves up to 175 after winning the gold medal at 165 last season, which came on the heels of a fifth-place finish at 160 in 2023.
He is the top seed in the bracket with a 47-1 record.
The championship matches will be broadcast live beginning at 5:30 p.m. Saturday on WLUK (FOX)/WCWF(CW) in Green Bay/Appleton.
THE SCHEDULE: Below is the schedule of competition for the individual tournament. All weight classes will be wrestled in consecutive order through the classes on a “next available mat” basis within the mat assignments.
Thursday, Feb. 27
Session 1:
Div. 1 Boys & Girls Preliminaries – 2 p.m.
Div. 1 Boys & Girls Quarterfinals – approximately 4:30 p.m.
Div. 2 & 3 Boys Preliminaries – approximately 6 p.m.
Div. 2 & 3 Boys Quarterfinals – approximately 8 p.m.
Friday, Feb. 28
Session 2:
Div. 1 Boys & Girls Consolation Preliminaries – 10 a.m.
Div. 1 Boys & Girls Consolation Quarterfinals – approximately 11:30 a.m.
Div. 2 & 3 Boys Quarterfinals – approximately 11 a.m.
Div. 2 & 3 Boys Consolation Quarterfinals – approximately 1 p.m.
Session 3:
Div. 1 Boys Semifinals at 7 p.m. on mats 1 & 2
Div. 2 Boys Semifinals at 7 p.m. on mats 3 & 5
Div. 3 Boys Semifinals at 7 p.m. on mats 7 & 8
Girls Semifinals at 7 p.m. on mats 4 & 6
Saturday, March 1
Session 4:
Boys Div. 1, 2, 3 & Girls Consolation Semifinals – 10 a.m.
Div. 1, 2, 3 & Girls Fifth-place Matches*
Div. 1, 2, 3 & Girls Third-place Matches*
* Third-place and fifth-place matches will run concurrently by weight class within divisions after all consolation matches are completed.
Session 5:
Boys Division 1 Championships at 5:30 p.m. on mat 1
Girls Championships at 5:30 p.m. on mat 2
Boys Division 2 Championships at 5:30 p.m. on mat 3
Boys Division 3 Championships at 5:30 p.m. on mat 4
FINALS ON STATE TELEVISION NETWORK: The championship final matches of all three divisions will be aired live on the WIAA State Television Stations WKOW 27.2, WAOW 9.2, WQOW 18.2 and WXOW 19.2, WVTV 24.1 in Milwaukee and WLUK (FOX)/WCWF(CW) in Green Bay/Appleton. The live programming will begin at 5 p.m. The finals will also be streamed live on the Network stations’ websites.
The 2025 State Team Tournament will be held Friday and Saturday, March 7-8, 2025 at the UW Field House in Madison where the Ghosts will compete for their fifth team title in a row.
