TINA L. SCOTT EDITOR Wisconsin Valley Conference On Saturday, Feb. 5, 2022, the Merrill Bluejay Varsity Wrestling Team went down to compete in the Wisconsin Valley Conference Meet in Marshfield. “Ryder Depies led the way by winning the Conference Tournament,” said Merrill Varsity Wrestling Head Coach Brian Suchocki. “Ryder put together a great day by defeating two state-ranked wrestlers. Ryder is wrestling well, and he works hard in practice. He is a great leader for us and is doing everything he can to improve.” “Wyatt Bathke took second place at the conference. Wyatt is working through some things so he […]
Merrill Foto News Battle of the Bluejays: Merrill Wrestlers grapple Three Lakes
TINA L. SCOTT
EDITOR
It was the battle of the Bluejays Thursday, Jan. 21, in Three Lakes, Wisconsin, when the Merrill Bluejay Varsity Wrestlers took on the Three Lakes Varsity Wrestlers, whose mascot is also a Bluejay.
“Ryder (Depies) started us off with a technical fall,” said Coach Brian Suchocki. “Ryder works extremely hard in practice and has great technical skills. He did a great job getting us started.”
“After that Tyler (Leistikow) and Wyatt (Bathke) had exciting pins. Both went after it, pinning their opponents in the first period,” Suchocki said. “The matches were very similar. It was good to see both being aggressive.”