Week 5 Recap

·1 hr 49 min·5 clips

Lily Banks of Menasha just became the first girl in Wisconsin history to hit 150 wrestling wins.

Teague Fenwick and Steve Lerquin open the Week 5 recap from their respective locations, acknowledging technical difficulties before diving into corrections and shout-outs. They begin by listing numerous milestone achievements, focusing on girls reaching 100 wins and highlighting Lily Banks' historic 150th win. The hosts then transition to discussing dual meet results from the previous week, noting close matches like Whitnall's comeback and Marshfield's win over Wisconsin Rapids. Steve delivers a public service announcement encouraging coaches to incorporate fun activities during the mid-season grind. The bulk of the episode is a detailed tournament-by-tournament rundown. They cover girls' events like the Lancer Invite, Moston Girls Wrestling Challenge, Stevens Point duals, and the Cutler Classic, providing top team finishes and key match notes. For the boys, they recap tournaments including the Duffy, Salk Prairie Eagle Invite, Cheesehead, Freddie Lerkey Invitational, and Kadot Invitational. Throughout, they share anecdotes from their commentary experiences, such as interacting with parents at Stevens Point and meeting coaches at the Cheesehead. The episode concludes with final tournament results and a lighthearted correction about a team mix-up.

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A crowded Wisconsin wrestling recap balances bracket detail, local color, and a clear look ahead to Auburndale and Wausau.

Wisconsin Wrestler turns week five into a busy mat-side tour of tournament results, with Teague Fenwick and Steve Lerquin moving from the Cutler Classic's deep 145 bracket to the thinner two-person brackets at 107 and 100.

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You get a Week 5-ish Wisconsin wrestling catch-up, with Cutler Classic results, a 107-pound rubber match, and Lily's pancake-eating bio landing over the arena loudspeaker mid-match.

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