The Bi-State Classic tournament held in La Crosse Wisconsin is one of the region’s largest wrestling tournaments of the year. This tournament featured 64-man brackets for all 14 weight classes. …
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The Bi-State Classic tournament held in La Crosse Wisconsin is one of the region’s largest wrestling tournaments of the year. This tournament featured 64-man brackets for all 14 weight classes. There are three divisions with a total of 70 teams participating on the boy’s side with Hastings being in the first division.
Hastings had a phenomenal showing at the tournament, winning their division and overall tournament champion by 78 points.
Blake Beissel won the 113-pound championship, and he earned the Outstanding Wrestler of the Tournament award as voted on by over 750 of his peers.
Overall, the Raiders had 10 wrestlers place: First -Blake Beissel 113. Third -Trey Beissel 106, Aiden Erickson 160, Ian Pepple 170. Fourth -Austin LeFlay 220. Fifth -Blake Clemons 285. Ninth -Mark Svoboda 138, Rico Cooper 182. Eleventh -Jack Bainbridge 132, Josh Route 145.
Blake Beissel was honored with the Outstanding Wrestler of the Tournament award for 2023 as voted on by more than 750 of his wrestling peers.Photo courtesy of Lynette Peterson.
