Roy remains undefeated as Rebel Jays continue winning ways

Reegan Roy led the Wabeno-Laona-Three Lakes varsity wrestling team by winning each of his four matches at the long-standing annual Rebel Invitational. He also reached a team-best 16-0 match record for the season.
Six of Roy’s teammates picked up 17 additional victories, and seven total members reached podium finishes in championship bouts.
Roy was the only Rebel Jay to win a championship match at 113 pounds but had an unusual situation in the final match as Max Clark, his teammate, was his opponent. Clark earned a second-place finish, matched by Brody Hoffman (175 lbs.) who also placed second with three wins Saturday. Hoffman shares a season record of 13-3 with Clark and the three grapplers having a collective 42-6 match record through four events.
“These three kids are really good,” said head coach Seth Senter after the competition ended. “They are all very athletic with what seems like an endless supply of energy. This is what happens when you have kids who focus their off-season on strength training and summer camps to build their wrestling skills.”
Senter said wrestling is difficult and takes not only commitment during the season, but throughout the whole calendar year.

“This is a difficult sport,” added Senter, “that requires not only a time commitment, but a conditioning commitment to reach top levels. These guys are more focused and dedicated than ever, and coach (Colin) Schubert and I have been impressed with their success on the mat so far this season.”
Other Rebel Jays who earned championship placement at their respective weight levels were Levi Newman and Levi Shepard, who each wrestled at 215 pounds and who, along with Jayse Demerath (126 lbs.) and Ryker Schingeck (120 lbs.), combined for a collective match record of 11-7 and top-six finishes. Newman led the group, placing second while competing in his first major event of the year, while Demerath continues to rack up victories and is now at a solid 14-4 level.
“Jayse is really starting to understand the sport,” Senter commented. “He started the year off with some impressive victories and has cooled off just a bit, but nothing that Colin and I cannot help him overcome. It was also great to see Levi (Newman) back on the mat and helping with team point contributions.”
While most of the individual wrestlers performed, the coaches were equally satisfied with the total team effort as the Rebel Jays put 114.5 points on the board, good for sixth place out of 16 different schools. This was a 43.5-point improvement compared to the same event last year when the team finished in 11th place. Wittenberg-Birnamwood led the field on Saturday with 207 total team points.
Three Lakes High School wrestler Noah Kincaid (175 lbs.) had another solid effort with a pin victory against Grayson Niswander of Wittenberg-Birnamwood in the second period of his opening match and finished his day with a 2-2 record. This equaled the 2-2 match records of Nolan Milham (285 lbs.) and Naaman Stanley (138 lbs.), who also had opening round pin victories for the Rebel Jays.
The team returns to the mat this Saturday, December 21, for the Shawano High School Holiday Classic with competitors from more than 20 schools. They will then participate in a major tournament in Oshkosh on December 27, followed by events in Lena and New London early in the new year.