Pair of Marine wrestlers earn All-NEC honors

MARINETTE — Two members of the Marinette High School wrestling team were chosen as All-North Eastern Conference grapplers by conference coaches on Monday.

Sophomore Jazleen Fong-Baake was one of eight wrestlers to collect All-NEC Girls First Team honors after qualifying for the WIAA Girls’ State championships in the 120-lb. Division.

Wrightstown’s Chesney Bartoszek was named the NEC’s Girls’ Wrestler of the Year.

Wrightstown, Luxemburg-Casco and Waupaca all had two First Team nods on the girls’ side.

On the boys’ side, Marinette junior Jaxon Smith received Honorable Mention.

Coaches voted Max Ronsman of Luxemburg-Casco as the boys’ Wrestler of the Year, one of seven First Team selections racked up by the Spartans.

Freedom received nine All-Conference accolades between the First and Second Teams, in addition to wrestlers earning Honorable Mention.

Wrightstown was close behind with eight, Denmark and Oconto Falls both had five, while Little Chute had two All-Conference picks.

Clintonville, Fox Valley Lutheran and Waupaca all received one All-Conference vote.

2023-24 North Eastern Conference All-Conference TeamsGirls

Wrestler of the Year — Chesney Bartoszek, Fr., Wrightstown

First Team

Katherine Cook, Fr., Freedom

Evelyn Lange, Soph., Luxemburg-Casco

Kiley Georgel, Soph., Luxemburg-Casco

Jazleen Fong-Baake, Soph., Marinette

Savana Hansen, Soph., Waupaca

Caylin Johnson, Fr., Waupaca

Chesney Bartoszek, Fr., Wrightstown

Brooke Hansen, Soph., Wrightstown

Boys

Wrestler of the Year — Max Ronsman, Sr., Luxemburg-Casco

First Team

Steven Kielpikowski, Jr., Denmark (unanimous)

Peter Tomazevic, Jr., Freedom (unanimous)

Patrick Moore, Sr., Freedom (unanimous)

Henry Vander Heiden, Jr., Freedom (unanimous)

Hunter Vander Heiden, Jr., Freedom (unanimous)

Carson Blohowiak, Jr., Luxemburg-Casco (unanimous)

Carson Neubert, Fr., Luxemburg-Casco, (unanimous)

Michael Bostwick, Sr., Luxemburg-Casco (unanimous)

Caleb Delebreau, Sr., Luxemburg-Casco (unanimous)

Max Ronsman, Sr., Luxemburg-Casco (unanimous)

Trace Schoenebeck, Sr., Luxemburg-Casco (unanimous)

Isaac Jerabek, Sr. Luxemburg-Casco

Isaiah Holtz, Fr., Oconto Falls

Garrett Ganter, Sr., Oconto Falls

Everett Koltz, Sr., Wrightstown

Jacob Durocher, Sr., Wrightstown

Second Team

Bradley Nellis, Sr., Denmark

Carson Peterson, Jr., Denmark

Austin Kufner, Soph., Fox Valley Lutheran

Murphy Beyer, Sr., Freedom

Trent Nabbefeld, Jr., Freedom

Vincent Cook, Jr., Freedom

Blakelee Bastien, Jr., Luxemburg-Casco

Sam Schutz, Sr., Luxemburg-Casco

Ezra Waege, Sr., Luxemburg-Casco

Cole Bozile, Jr., Oconto Falls

Nick Trepanier, Jr., Oconto Falls

Easton Felchlin, Fr., Wrightstown

Louis Hock, Jr., Wrightstown

Sam Keuler, Sr., Wrightstown

Honorable Mention: Kaine Killips, Sr., Clintonville; Brady Vieaux, Jr., Denmark; Nolan Larsen, Soph., Denmark; Grayson Ratajczak, Jr., Freedom; Brady Bock, Sr., Freedom; Owen Peeters, Fr., Little Chute; Noah Vanlankveldt, Jr., Little Chute; Caleb Salentine, Jr., Luxemburg-Casco; Jaxon Smith, Jr., Marinette; Hunter Bozile, Jr., Oconto Falls; Owen Hansen, Jr., Waupaca; Braeden Butcher, Fr., Wrightstown; Cameron Schumacher, Jr., Wrightstown; Kevin Biese, Sr., Wrightstown