KAUKAUNA — The Kaukauna Ghosts wrestling team has reached a new program high with six state titles in a row.
Kaukauna, the top seed in the tournament, defeated Milton Friday in the quarterfinals of the WIAA state team wrestling meet in La Crosse, then defeated Brown Deer in Saturday’s semifinal to advance to the 31-26 championship match win against 2-seed Homan.
The Ghosts have now won a total of ten Division 1 state championships overall, including four straight from 2014-’17 and the current streak of six in a row.
The Galloping Ghosts have also finished runner-up four times, including 2000, 2003, 2008 and 2013.
The Galloping Ghosts qualified for the 17th time in the last 19 seasons and for a membership-leading 24th time overall.
They had a string of five straight appearances from 1999-2003 and have surpassed that streak with their current run of 14 consecutive appearances.
Division 1
Quarterfinals, Friday, March 6
Match-1: #1 Kaukauna (24-2) 53, #8 Milton (9-5) 22 – Dual Summary
Semifinals, Saturday, March 7
Match-5: Kaukauna (25-2) 68, Brown Deer Co-op (10-7) 12 – Dual Summary
Final – Saturday, March 7
Division 1 Kaukauna (25-2) vs. Holmen (16-0) – 3 p.m.
