Kent Weiler has been around the sport of wrestling a long time.
Weiler was a standout on the mats three decades ago. And Weiler has been Middleton’s wrestling coach since 2005.
So when Weiler utters the following words, you listen closely.
“In all my years, that was the best high school match I’ve ever been a part of,” Weiler said of the Big Eight Conference meet held at Madison La Follette on Feb. 3.
Few would argue with Weiler.
There was drama, intrigue, suspense and tension.
In the end, upstart Janesville Craig won the conference title with 228 points. Sun Prairie was a close second with 221, while Middleton was third at 220.
“All day long I kept telling them, ‘Someone’s got to win a match you’re not supposed to,’ ” Weiler said. “We came up just a little short of that.”