
High School Wrestling Heroes
Meet the champions of tomorrow, as they rise to greatness in high school wrestling.
Team Gallery
Catch a glimpse of our high school wrestling champions in action.




Meet the Lineup

Abby Depies
Get to know
How did you get into wrestling?
I’ve always wanted to wrestle since a young age but recently the opportunity arise and I took it, and a huge reason I was able to take this opportunity was because of my father.
What is your favorite warm up song?
Under the Bridge- Red Hot Chilli Peppers
What is one life lesson that wrestling has taught you?
If you continuously compare yourself to others with more experience you will ultimately harm yourself more than help.
Out of all sports why wrestling?
I appreciate wrestling for a variety of reasons; the main one being me and my dad’s love to watching it, another being the pure discipline you have to put yourself through everyday.
What are your goals this season?
My main goals this season include staying on the correct and dedicated track to success, keeping my head high whether it’s a win or a loss, and stepping out of my comfort zone every day in order to get better.

Arianna Smith
Get to know
How did you get into wrestling?
I made one basket in my entire 6 years of playing basketball.
What is your favorite warm up song?
Blow – Ke$ha
What is one life lesson that wrestling has taught you?
Some wins are a personal loss while some losses are a personal win.
Out of all sports why wrestling?
No other sport gave me as much adrenaline as wrestling.
What are your goals this season? To place at state.

Caleb Schreiber
Get to know
How did you get into wrestling?
I got into wrestling from my friends after my first couple practices i fell in love with it.
What is your favorite warm up song?
I don’t really have a favorite warm up song. 80s rock has always been played in the room and it has grown on me.
What is one life lesson that wrestling has taught you?
No matter how hard it gets keep going.
Out of all sports why wrestling?
Out of all the sports wrestling has helped me grow as a person mentally and its not a team sport if you lose you only have yourself to blame and you can’t get that anywhere else.
What are your goals this season?
My goals this season are to place at state, get ranked, don’t get pinned this whole season, place at On The Water, and to win sectionals and conference.

Jeffrey Stefanich
Get to know
How did you get into wrestling?
I got into wrestling because Covid hit and wrestling was the only winter sport and I loved it.
What is your favorite warm up song?
I don’t really have a favorite warm up song.
What is one life lesson that wrestling has taught you?
The life lesson I learned in wrestling is I have to try my best no matter what.
Out of all sports why wrestling?
I liked wrestling as soon as I tried it in 5th grade.
What are your goals this season? My goal this season is to win sectionals and make weight.

Kenny Tremblay
Get to know
How did you get into wrestling?
I’ve been in Judo for 3 years and talking with my sensei, wrestling looked like a good switch for me.
What is your favorite warm up song?
Enter Sandman- Metallica
What is one life lesson that wrestling has taught you?
Not sure as of now in seeing I just started.
Out of all sports why wrestling?
I like the team aspect. I need to push myself through a match, but I know my team is there to cheer me on. they are also there to help me improve and get better with each mach.
What are your goals this season?
Seeing this is my first season in wrestling my main goal is to truly understand the sport and hopefully have some takedowns along the way.

Kyle Pierron
Get to know
How did you get into wrestling?
I got into wrestling after watching family members wrestling and watching college wrestling on TV.
What is your favorite warm up song?
My favorite warm up song is Welcome to the Jungle.
What is one life lesson that wrestling has taught you?
Out of all sports why wrestling?
I like wrestling because it pushes me mentally and physically.
What are your goals this season?

Lena Schoenefeld
Get to know
How did you get into wrestling?
I got into wrestling because of my brother.
What is your favorite warm up song?
Rebel Yell by Billy Idol
What is one life lesson that wrestling has taught you?
Wrestling has taught me how to think on the positive side instead of going straight to “I can’t”.
Out of all sports why wrestling?
I like wrestling because it requires intelligence and athletic ability and it also has a very positive community.
What are your goals this season?
My goals are to feel confident in my ability to wrestle and to win a match by the end of the season.

Link Cussen
Get to know
How did you get into wrestling?
I got into wrestling from recommendation from my football coach.
What is your favorite warm up song?
Shut up and Drive- Deftones
What is one life lesson that wrestling has taught you?
To push yourself harder everyday even if it hurts or its hard.
Out of all sports why wrestling?
It is a challenging sport and it makes me feel apart of something bigger than myself.
What are your goals this season?
To make varsity, to win 20-25 matches and to learn and perfect skills and moves.

Luke Habeck
Get to know
How did you get into wrestling?
My Dad told me I should do it.
What is your favorite warm up song?
Enter Sandman- Metallica
What is one life lesson that wrestling has taught you?
That you have to get up and try again instead of just giving up.
Out of all sports why wrestling?
I don’t like running in any other winter sport.
What are your goals this season?
To win a match and push myself as hard as I possibly can.

Max Smallish
Get to know
How did you get into wrestling?
I started wrestling at a young age, and it has grown to be my favorite sport since.
What is your favorite warm up song?
Probably some white girl music like (Last Friday Night – Katy Perry)
What is one life lesson that wrestling has taught you?
Don’t give up even if you’re down big.
Out of all sports why wrestling?
Wrestling because it is a 1 on 1 sport.
What are your goals this season? Improve throughout the season and see changes on the way I wrestle.

Nathaniel Derks
Get to know
How did you get into wrestling?
I got into wrestling by someone telling me that I was going to do it, and I had nothing else going on so I did it.
What is your favorite warm up song?
I don’t have a favorite warmup song.
What is one life lesson that wrestling has taught you?
One life lesson wrestling has taught me is to keep pushing until you win. Then keep pushing more.
Out of all sports why wrestling?
Out of all sports in the winter I chose wrestling because I can not play basketball.
What are your goals this season?
One of my goals this season is to win at least one match

Nolan Goehring
Get to know
How did you get into wrestling?
Started as a little kid with my friends
What is your favorite warm up song?
Bound For The Floor – Local H
What is one life lesson that wrestling has taught you?
To keep trying even when things get hard.
Out of all sports why wrestling?
Because it is the best
What are your goals this season? To place at state

RJ Leider
Get to know
How did you get into wrestling?
My friends convinced me.
What is your favorite warm up song?
Monster by Skillet
What is one life lesson that wrestling has taught you?
To never give up.
Out of all sports why wrestling?
To keep me in shape throughout the Football off-season
What are your goals this season?
To start on Varsity.

Samantha Franklin
Get to know
How did you get into wrestling?
I was a manager first, but went to a couple open mats on a whim because my friend asked me to, and I fell in love with it.
What is your favorite warm up song?
Either: Fuel or Sad But True, both by Metallica.
What is one life lesson that wrestling has taught you?
“You can’t expect results without putting in the work” is one of the many.
Out of all sports why wrestling?
It posed a different kind of challenge for me that I wasn’t used to, and I wanted to accomplish it.
What are your goals this season? To not be so self-critical and hard on myself because this is literally my first year

Scott Gutermann
Get to know
How did you get into wrestling?
I got into wrestling because I had friend on the team and they convinced me to do it.
What is your favorite warm up song?
Sexyback- Justin Timberlake
What is one life lesson that wrestling has taught you?
Nobody cares if you’re injured or if you’re the number 1 seed in a tournament or if you lose a match, you just have to go out there and wrestle
Out of all sports why wrestling?
I chose wrestling because of the people that surrounded the sport.
What are your goals this season? My goal this season is to place at state.

Seth Smallish
Get to know
How did you get into wrestling?
Started in 1st grade
What is your favorite warm up song?
Cold by Crossfade
What is one life lesson that wrestling has taught you?
Work hard
Out of all sports why wrestling?
It’s the only sport where you can go out and beat on a guy and not get in trouble.
What are your goals this season? Make it down to state.

Simon Schwabe
Get to know
How did you get into wrestling?
My parents told me to try wrestling at a young age, and I’ve grown to love it.
What is your favorite warm up song?
My favorite warm up song to listen to is Man in the Box by Alice In Chains
What is one life lesson that wrestling has taught you?
One life lesson I’ve learned in wrestling is to never give up.
Out of all sports why wrestling?
I stuck with wrestling because it is a character building sport.
What are your goals this season?
One goal I have this season is to win state.

Tegan Hall
Get to know
How did you get into wrestling?
What is your favorite warm up song?
What is one life lesson that wrestling has taught you?
Out of all sports why wrestling?
What are your goals this season?

Wyatt Depies
Get to know
How did you get into wrestling?
My Dad encouraged me to join
What is your favorite warm up song?
Higher by Creed
What is one life lesson that wrestling has taught you?
Wrestling has taught me to work hard for what I want.
Out of all sports why wrestling?
I chose wrestling because I always get to compete.
What are your goals this season?
My goals this season are to become a better wrestler and to win a few matches.
Meet the Managers

Karley Birenbaum
Get to know
Why did you join the managing team?
I joined because my cousin introduced the idea to me and it was a nice way to volunteer and be part of a team.
How long have you managed?
This is my 4th year
What is your favorite part about managing?
My favorite part is being with my other managing and wrestler friends.
What other extracurricular activities do you do?
I do a lot of theater in my free time and spending time with friends.

Alex Schmit
Get to know
Why did you join the managing team?
I joined because I wanted to give it a try because becoming a manager seemed really interesting.
How long have you managed?
This is my 2nd year
What is your favorite part about managing?
My favorite part is being with friends and learning about the sport.
What other extracurricular activities do you do?
I do volleyball and soccer. I’m also involved in the music and drama programs.

Harper McHenry
Get to know
Why did you join the managing team?
I joined because I wanted to be involved in something outside of my comfort zone and try something new.
How long have you managed?
This will be my first year.
What is your favorite part about managing?
My favorite part so far is connecting with people I wouldn’t have reached out to on a normal day.
What other extracurricular activities do you do?
I’m involved in a number of clubs within the school, but I mostly do soccer in my free time.

Molly Pierron
Get to know
Why did you join the managing team?
I joined because I come from a big wrestling family and I’ve always been around the sport. So, I wanted to support my school and be involved with the school teams more.
How long have you managed?
This is my first year as a manager.
What is your favorite part about managing?
My favorite part is being with my friends and being able to watch and be involved with the sport.
What other extracurricular activities do you do?
In school I’m involved with musicals, FBLA, Hatchet Club, Drama Club, and NHS.