TINA L. SCOTT
EDITOR

On Thursday, Dec. 8, 2022, the Merrill Varsity Wrestling Team hosted a dual with Wausau West. “Merrill was edged by Wausau West 39-28,” Merrill Varsity Wrestling Coach Brian Suchocki said.
“Austin and Carson picked up third-period pins in the first two matches of the night,” he said. “After a back-and-forth match, Austin wore down his opponent to get the pin.”
“Carson jumped up a weight class and was able to wear down his opponent in the third period to get the win. Carson and Austin gave a great start.”
“Ryder followed with a nice win,” Suchocki said. “Ryder is one of our leaders and beat a solid opponent.”
“Dusty, Jon, and Brett were all able to pick up decisions for us. It was exciting to see two Freshmen get their first varsity wins,” he said. “Early in both Dusty’s and Brett’s matches, it was back and forth, but as they settled in, they took the upper hand. Dusty and Brett stayed aggressive throughout the match.”
“Jon battled back and forth in his match, then finished strong coming out with a win.”
“Callum received our only major decision of the night,” Suchocki said. “Callum was aggressive throughout and dominated his opponent.”

Individual Scores:
182: Austin Depies (Merrill) won over Evan Raboin (Wausau West) (Fall 5:21)
195: Carson Brooks (Merrill) won over Ty Anderson (Wausau West) (Fall 5:24)
220: Ryder Depies (Merrill) won over Cayden Kershaw (Wausau West) (Dec 6-0)
285: Noah Klug (Merrill) lost to Caleb Tuley (Wausau West) (Fall 3:53)
106: Dustin Schmirler (Merrill) won over Savannah Danielson (Wausau West) (Dec 15-8)
113: Allison Hunter (Merrill) lost to Henry Ruffi (Wausau West) (Fall 2:52)
120: Jon Hart (Merrill) over Xavier Sengkhammee (Wausau West) (Dec 8-6)
126: Joey Jensen (Merrill) lost to Christopher (Sam) Galang (Wausau West) (Fall 1:04)
132: Brett Suchocki (Merrill) over Alexander Voight (Wausau West) (Dec 10-4)
138: Brady Norton (Merrill) lost to Christian Galang (Wausau West) (Fall 1:49)
152: Callum Wheeler (Merrill) over Timothy Gospodarek (Wausau West) (MD 17-3)
160: Jace Olson (Merrill) lost to Henry Galang (Wausau West) (Fall 0:14)
170: Brian Ball (Merrill) lost to Connor Calmes (Wausau West) (Dec 2-1)
“I was pleased with our effort in the dual,” Suchocki said. “We had a plan to give us a chance to win the dual. The wrestlers gave the fans in attendance an exciting dual. We are a young team, and we will continue to compete hard and improve throughout the season.”
Box Score
Wausau West 39 @ Merrill 28