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10 Neenah HS Wrestlers selected to FVA All-Conference Team

Tonight the FVA Head Coaches voted on the 2020-2021 Fox Valley Association All Conference Wrestling Team. Determining criteria to make the team was...State, Sectional, Regional Performance, Head to Head Match-Ups within the Conference Duals, and special consideration for those unable to compete in the post-season who had notable wins vs others who made the team. Neenah had 10 athletes make the all FVA 1st, 2nd, and Honorable Mention Team. FVA 1st Team: Drake Hayward @ 145 and Bryce Fochs @ 285 FVA 2nd Team: Caleb Letson @ 220 FVA Honorable Mention: Evan Piechocki @ 113, Tyler Beauchamp @ 120, Jayden Sheppard @ 126, Charlie Alft @ 138, Bryce Crook @ 170, Kenny Schaufelberger @ 182, and Davin Munoz @ 195.

Hayward 2nd, Fochs 3rd @ WIAA Individual State Wrestling Tournament

The Neenah High School Wrestling Team had three qualifying wrestlers compete at the 2021 WIAA Individual State Tournament at Kaukauna High School. Drake Hayward completed a very successful High School Wrestling career at Neenah High School that wrapped up in the D1 145 pound State Championship Match at 145 pounds. Hayward won his first match in the state quarterfinals over CJ Grisar 12-5 advancing to the State Semifinals where he won an epic match 10-9 over Jacob Ward of Bay Port. Hayward was trailing the entire match and scored with 1 second left on the clock to get his hand raised to move to the state finals. In the State Championship Match Hayward was defeated by Connor Thorpe of Brookfield East who was a 4X State Placewinner in his impressive career. Congratulations to Drake Hayward on his very successful and memorable High School Wrestling Career at Neenah High School which included 4 appearances at the WIAA State Tournament. Bryce Fochs ended a very successful junior year with a 3rd place finish at 285 pounds after falling short of qualifying one year ago as a sophomore at 285. Bryce won his first match of the State Tournament in the Quarterfinals Kristian Schlicht 7-0 before losing in the State Semifinals to the eventual State Champion Ben Kawczynski by Fall. Bryce responded in the consolation semifinals with a 4-0 decision over Ethan Hansen of Appleton North and ended his season with a win in the state 3rd place match 7-3 over Girard Jones of Menominee. Bryce was the first heavyweight to place at the WIAA State Tournament since 1978. Great Season Bryce! Neenah's Caleb Letson, a 2X State Qualifier, did not place at the 2021 WIAA Individual State Tournament. Letson ran into the 2X State Champion and 4X Placewinner Brooks Empey of Stoughton in the first round. One the backside Caleb had another force to recon with in 2X 4th place finisher Orien Boe of DC Everest. The good thing for Caleb is that all of the other opponents in his state bracket this year graduate and he will be a contender moving forward into next season. Congratulations to Caleb on another great season.

Neenah sends 3 Wrestlers to the WIAA Individual State Wrestling Tournament

The Neenah High School Wrestling Team took 12 wrestlers to the WIAA D1 Sectional B Tournament @ Hartford Union High School. This event determined the WIAA Individual and Team State Qualifiers for the WIAA State Tournament series. The Rockets advanced three wrestlers to the WIAA Individual State Championships on 2/13/21 at Kaukauna High School. Neenah was led by Drake Hayward @ 145 pounds. Drake became the programs 3rd 4X WIAA State Qualifier with a sectional title yesterday. Drake moved to 16-0 on the season with 11 pins heading into the WIAA State Tournament. Bryce Fochs also won the sectional title at 285 pounds advancing to his first WIAA Individual State Tournament. Fochs also improved to 16-0 on the season with 11 pins heading into the WIAA State Tournament. Caleb Letson battled to win three straight matches after his semi-final loss to advance to his 2nd WIAA State Tournament. Caleb improved to 11-3 on the season with a 4-1 record on the day including two wins by pin. The Rockets also had 5 additional placewinners on the day. Davin Munoz was 4th @ 195 pounds, Kenny Schaufelberger 5th @ 182 pounds, Owen Blenker 6th @ 106 pounds, Tyler Beauchamp 6th @ 120 pounds, and Bryce Crook 6th @ 170 pounds. Thanks to all of the above wrestlers and our other four sectional qualifiers Jayden Sheppard, Nick Novak, Charlie Alft, and Austin Lewis on a great season. We are looking forward to what next year will bring with this team.

Neenah Wins WIAA Regional Championship for the 2nd Consecutive Year

The Neenah High School Wrestling Team won its second consecutive WIAA Regional today at Neenah High School. The Rockets scored 291 Team Points to knock off 2nd Place Oshkosh West. The Rockets were led by five champions on the day in Jayden Sheppard (126), Drake Hayward (145), Kenny Schaufelberger (182), Davin Munoz (195), and Bryce Fochs (285). Also advancing to the WIAA Sectional are 2nd place finishers Owen Blenker (106), Tyler Beauchamp (120), Nick Novak (132), Charlie Alft (138), Austin Lewis (152), Bryce Crook (170), and Caleb Letson (220). Kaidan Lambert (113) and Myles Steward (160) also contributed to the team score and each placed 3rd respectively. Step #2 of the WIAA Post-Season begins on Saturday February 6th @ Hartford Union High School with the WIAA Sectional Tournament. This event will be for all of the wrestlers who placed in the top 2 at their weight class at the WIAA regional. Neenah has 12 wrestlers who have qualified for this event (See below). The top two wrestlers in each weight class will advance to the WIAA Individual State Tournament @ Kaukauna High School on 2/13/21 and the top two teams will advance to the WIAA Team State Tournament @ Kaukauna High School on 2/20/21. If you have any questions please let me know. Brackets are posted on www.trackwrestling.com (Search Tournaments: Hartford Union). Top Two Wrestlers in Each WT Class Advance to WIAA Ind State Top Six Wrestlers in Each WT Class Score Team Points to help Teams advanced to State

Neenah prevails 48-18 over DC Everest

Neenah @ D.C. Everest on 12/29/2020. Neenah (NEEN) 48.0 D.C. Everest (DC) 19.0 220: Orion Boe (DC) over Eric Schaufelberger (NEEN) (Fall 0:53) 285: Bryce Fochs (NEEN) over Jack Johnson (DC) (Fall 1:14) 106: Owen Blenker (NEEN) over (DC) (For.) 113: Kaiden Lambert (NEEN) over (DC) (For.) 120: Tyler Beauchamp (NEEN) over (DC) (For.) 126: Jayden Sheppard (NEEN) over Terrance Banks (DC) (Dec 15-9) 132: Nick Novak (NEEN) over Cameron Saari (DC) (Dec 7-2) 138: Charlie Alft (NEEN) over Emmitt Peterson (DC) (Dec 6-3) 145: Austin Lewis (NEEN) over Dawson Trotzer (DC) (Fall 1:39) 152: Drake Hayward (NEEN) over Dylan Neuendank (DC) (Fall 1:48) 160: Demitrio Covarrubias (DC) over Myles Steward (NEEN) (MD 20-9) 170: Kyle Schmidt (DC) over Bryce Crook (NEEN) (Dec 4-3) 182: Cayden Bangston (DC) over Kenny Schaufelberger (NEEN) (Fall 1:05) 195: Davin Munoz (NEEN) over Mitch Danielski (DC) (Dec 6-2) You can find more details regarding this dual using the following link. https://www.trackwrestling.com/tw/seasons/LoadBalance.jsp?pageName=DualMatches.jsp&dualId=6066048132

Neenah moves to 3-0 in the FVA with 48-19 win over Appleton North

The Rockets moved to 3-0 in the FVA Conference with a 48-19 varsity dual win over the Appleton North Lighting. The following Rockets picked-up 6 team points winning by fall Eric Schaufelberger (220), Bryce Fochs (285), Nick Novak (132), and Drake Hayward (152). Tyler Beauchamp added five team points with a technical fall at 120 while Charlie Alft added four team points with a 12-2 major decision at 138 pounds. Austin Lewis was victorious in a close match-up at 145. Winning by forfiet for the Rockets respectively at 106 Owen Blenker and 195 Davin Munoz. There were a handful of varsity exhibitions at the conclusion of the varsity dual. Nate Cleveland won via Fall at 285 and Zach Kramp won a close 4-3 match at 132. The JV wrestlers also had an impressive day. Eli Armatti and Logan Tessier were both 1-0 at 126, Ben Hansen was 2-0 @ 132, Jesse Skelton 1-0 @ 138, Tyler Gillig was 1-1 @ 145, Joey Dringoli 1-0 @ 145, Aidan Carey 1-0 @ 152, and Nathan Heller 1-1 @ 152. n case you missed the dual here is the live-stream link. https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCZCIXB12uC_t-Fm88JbHZLA?fbclid=IwAR3GV6cNjxmLGW3S70siZCZqB6lgeWx5WQlBFd7ckCxdgSOjp219LS0zd6c Neenah @ Appleton North on 12/19/2020. Neenah (NEEN) 48.0 Appleton North (APNO) 19.0 220: Eric Schaufelberger (NEEN) over Calvin Greenslade (APNO) (Fall 1:25) 285: Bryce Fochs (NEEN) over Miquel Jentz (APNO) (Fall 1:17) 106: Owen Blenker (NEEN) over (APNO) (For.) 113: Jake Stoffel (APNO) over Evan Piechocki (NEEN) (Dec 7-0) 120: Tyler Beauchamp (NEEN) over Jackson Kolasinski (APNO) (TF 17-2 0:00) 126: Michael Smith (APNO) over Jayden Sheppard (NEEN) (MD 14-3) 132: Nick Novak (NEEN) over Tyson Salm (APNO) (Fall 2:57) 138: Charlie Alft (NEEN) over Mohammad Zaidan (APNO) (MD 12-2) 145: Austin Lewis (NEEN) over Cole Verhyen (APNO) (Dec 7-3) 152: Drake Hayward (NEEN) over Elliot School (APNO) (Fall 1:56) 160: Matt Reischl (APNO) over Myles Steward (NEEN) (Dec 11-6) 170: Brock Arndt (APNO) over Bryce Crook (NEEN) (Dec 7-3) 182: Blake Miller (APNO) over Eli Gast (NEEN) (Fall 0:57) 195: Davin Munoz (NEEN) over (APNO) (For.) You can find more details regarding this dual using the following link. https://www.trackwrestling.com/tw/seasons/LoadBalance.jsp?pageName=DualMatches.jsp&dualId=6037555132

Neenah moves to 2-0 in FVA with 57-18 win over Oshkosh West

In case you missed the dual here is the live-stream link. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XxzUqq_3AbU On Saturday 12/12/20 the Rockets hosted Oshkosh West for FVA Conference Dual #2 of the season. The Rockets once again showed their strength winning the varsity dual meet 57-18 and moving to a 2-0 record in the conference. The Rockets were led by Charlie Alft (138), Drake Hayward (152), Myles Steward (160), and Bryce Fochs (285) who all won by pin. Tyler Beauchamp added five team points with a technical fall (120) while Evan Piechocki won by major decision 16-3 at 113. Austin Lewis added to our team score with a 6-3 decision at 145. Nick Novak battled through some adversity in his match to pick-up a big win at 132 pounds in overtime. Bryce Crook (170), Eli Gast (182), and Caleb Letson (220) all won via forfiet respectfully. The Rockets were 8-1 with 8 pins in the JV Matches on the day. Here were the JV results. Eli Armiatti (2-0; 1 Pin), Ben Hansen (2-0; 2 Pins), Jesse Skelton (1-0), Nate Cleveland (1-0; 1 Pin), Eric Schaufelberger (1-0; 1 Pin). We also had a bunch of varsity exhibition matches highlighted in a battle between two returning WIAA State Qualifiers @ 220 where Neenah's Caleb Letson came back from a 4-0 score to win via pin. Also winning varsity exhibition matches by fall were...Kaiden Lambert (113), Nick Novak (132), Jesse Skelton (138), Bryce Crook (170), and Eric Schaufelberger (220).

Neenah Starts of 2020-2021 Season with FVA Win over Hortonville 46-22.

The Neenah Rockets traveled to Hortonville today to take on the Polar Bears. Thanks to all parents/fans who were able to attend in person or watch the match online. The Varsity Team started the season with a FVA Conference win 46-22 over a always tough Hortonville program. The Rockets took 10 of the 14 varsity matches. Leading the Rockets with pins were...Austin Lewis (145), Eli Gast (182), Caleb Letson (220), and Evan Piechocki (113). This was also Gast's first career varsity win in his first varsity match. Drake Hayward won by major decision 14-1 in a battle with returning state qualifier Jacob Collar at 152. The Rockets had four wins by decision Charlie Alft (138), Bryce Crook (170), Tyler Beauchamp (120), and Jayden Sheppard (126). Rounding out our team points was our hammer at the top of our line-up Bryce Fochs who received a forfiet at 285. The rockets had some varsity exhibitions following the dual meet and came away with three wins. Jesse Skelton (138) picked-up his first High School win via pin while Kenny Schaufelberger and Eric Schaufelberger also won their varsity exhibitions both by fall. The JV's matches also shown some great growth and success for members of our team. Newcomer Joey Dringoli (145) wrestled in his first match of his lifetime and came away with a pin, while Zach Kramp (138) and Nathan Heller (145) also showed off their tremendous improvement winning by fall in their respective matches. Neenah @ Hortonville on 12/05/2020. Neenah (NEEN) 46.0 Hortonville (HORT) 22.0 138: Charlie Alft (NEEN) over Grant Harris (HORT) (Dec 7-3) 145: Austin Lewis (NEEN) over Chase Huettl (HORT) (Fall 1:21) 152: Drake Hayward (NEEN) over Jacob Collar (HORT) (MD 14-1) 160: Landon Thern (HORT) over Myles Steward (NEEN) (MD 16-2) 170: Bryce Crook (NEEN) over Kyler Brown (HORT) (Dec 7-1) 182: Eli Gast (NEEN) over Aiden Roh (HORT) (Fall 2:48) 195: Ben Diedrich (HORT) over Kenny Schaufelberger (NEEN) (Fall 3:05) 220: Caleb Letson (NEEN) over Norm Kopesky IV (HORT) (Fall 1:49) 285: Bryce Fochs (NEEN) over (HORT) (For.) 106: Wyatt Skebba (HORT) over Preston Hella (NEEN) (Fall 0:57) 113: Evan Piechocki (NEEN) over Tristin Ellerman (HORT) (Fall 3:48) 120: Tyler Beauchamp (NEEN) over Henry Niebauer (HORT) (Dec 8-4) 126: Jayden Sheppard (NEEN) over Austin Spindler (HORT) (Dec 11-6) 132: Jesse Cleereman (HORT) over Nick Novak (NEEN) (Fall 3:12) You can find more details regarding this dual using the following link. https://www.trackwrestling.com/tw/seasons/LoadBalance.jsp?pageName=DualMatches.jsp&dualId=6037551132

Neenah Wrestling Brings 10 to Pre-Season Nationals in Des Moines Iowa

The Neenah Wrestling program had outstanding representation at the USA Wrestling Brian Keck Pre-Season Nationals in Des Moines Iowa October 30th-November 1st. The Neenah High School program was represented by Aidan Carey, Jayden Sheppard, Charlie Alft, Bryce Fochs, Bryce Crook, Drake Hayward, and Evan Piechocki. Hayward and Fochs both came home with All-American Honors. Hayward placed 8th at 152 pounds in the 11th and 12th Grade Division and Fochs placed 8th at 285 pounds in the 11th and 12th grade division. Sheppard went 2-2 in the event while Carey, Crook, and Piechocki each went 1-2. Jacob Herm represented our Middle School Program. Herm came home 3rd in the country in the 7th and 8th grade division at 97 pounds. Herm battled back after a one point loss in the quarterfinals by winning four straight matches back to 3rd. Broden Butzke went 0-2 in the 3rd and 4th grade division and Logan Goodreau was 3-2 in the 1st and 2nd Grade Division.