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WIAA WRESTLING CHANGES - TURNED UPSIDE DOWN

WIAA wrestling tourney gets major overhaul
TURNED UPSIDE DOWN
Starting this coming winter, WIAA individual wrestling sectionals, like the 2025 meet in Amery where Medford’s Ayden Tyznik (above) was a qualifier, will start the post-season tournament and lead into a team sectional tournament the next week. MATT FREY/THE STAR NEWS
TURNED UPSIDE DOWN
Starting this coming winter, WIAA individual wrestling sectionals, like the 2025 meet in Amery where Medford’s Ayden Tyznik (above) was a qualifier, will start the post-season tournament and lead into a team sectional tournament the next week. MATT FREY/THE STAR NEWS
Changes are coming to the WIAA boys wrestling post-season next winter, and they aren’t just tweaks. This is a major renovation. The WIAA’s Board of Control on Wednesday, June 25 approved recomm...
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