Co-Male Athletes of the Week
Kody Azarian, Waterford Union High School wrestling: For the third invite in a row, Azarian dominated his opposition.
After winning the 120-pound weight class at the Ed Stech Invite at West Allis Central and at the Badger State tournament – winning the meet’s Outstanding Wrestler award in the process – Azarian then went 7-0 for the Wolverines at the Northern Exposure Dual Meet Classic in Merrill over the holiday break.
Azarian is currently ranked fourth at 120 pounds by Wisconsin Wrestling Online.
Brody Fitzpatrick, Burlington High School wrestling: Fitzpatrick, fresh off a return from an injury, dominated the 128-pound weight class at Mid-States in winning the bracket title.
Fitzpatrick pinned in first two opponents, then won his quarterfinal by an 11-3 major decision and his semifinal by a 7-0 decision.
In the championship match, Fitzpatrick defeated Eric Lease of Oak Creek by technical fall, 16-1.
Fitzpatrick is ranked ninth in the latest Wisconsin Wrestling Online rankings at 138 pounds in Division 1.
Team of the Week
The Burlington High School wrestling team: The Demons had an outstanding showing last week at the Mid-States Wrestling Classic at the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater, winning the tournament.
BHS scored 193.5 points, outdistancing Mukwonago in second (168) and Iowa-Grant (161.5).
The Demons had two individual champions – Brody Fitzpatrick at 138 pounds and Brandt Gavin at 152 pounds. But in addition, Burlington had three third-place finishes and two fourths.
The tournament draws teams from across Wisconsin and Illinois, and is generally considered one of the best tournaments in the state. There were 44 teams participating this year.
Romo Watch
The Dallas Cowboys are on the outside looking in at the playoffs after a 31-14 loss to the New York Giants at New York Sunday night.
The Cowboys trailed 21-0 at the half as Eli Manning threw for a pair of touchdowns.
Cowboys quarterback and Burlington High School graduate Tony Romo was 29 for 37 passing with two touchdowns and one interception, throwing for 289 yards in spite of bruising his hand last week.
Blue Devils
The Southern Lakes Blue Devils will hold open tryouts on three different dates.
The first tryout will be Jan. 14 at the Milwaukee Sports Complex in Franklin, the second Jan. 29 at Sturtevant Sportsplex and the third Feb. 11 at the Milwaukee Sports Complex again.
The two Franklin dates will have registration at 11 a.m. with tryouts from noon to 2 p.m. The Sturtevant date will have a 9 a.m. registration with tryouts from 9:30 a.m. to 11 a.m.
Tryouts will test prospective players for speed, strength and skills.
The cost is $20 to register. For more information, contact Tom Hawkins at (262) 716-1147.
BHS Auction
Burlington High School will hold an auction as a fundraiser for its basketball and baseball programs Jan. 28 at Veterans Terrace at Burlington.
Doors open at 5 p.m. with the auction to follow at 6:30 p.m. A $10 entry fee will cover food and soda and a raffle drawing entry as well.
Advance tickets can be purchased at the BHS activities office or by contacting Scott Staude at [email protected] or (414) 507-6691.
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