The No. 12 ranked University of Wisconsin-Whitewater wrestling team grabbed an early lead Wednesday night before eventually falling 25-14 against Division II UW-Parkside in the annual Sake Bottle Battle dual in Kenosha, Wis.
 
The Warhawks (5-2 overall) claimed two of the first three matches and held leads of 6-0, 11-6 and 14-12 before dropping the final four bouts of the contest.
 
UW-Parkside (2-0) retained the Sake Bottle rivalry trophy, which originated in 1975 when Rangers coach Jim Koch and Warhawks coach Willie Myers toured Japan and Korea with an NAIA All-State Team. Mr. Hatta, the former president of Japanese wrestling who is considered the father of the sport in Japan, presented the two coaches with a Sake Bottle, which became the traveling trophy in the rivalry dual. The two teams have split the last six duals.
 
Sophomore Mike Tortorice (Wauconda, Ill./Carmel) improved to 11-1 with his fourth pin of the season to start the match at 125 pounds. Sophomore Devin Tortorice (Wauconda, Ill./Carmel) also improved to 11-1 with a technical fall at 141.
 
Sophomore Ryder Sigler (Fredonia, Wis./Cedarburg) picked up his seventh win of the season at 165 pounds, erasing a 3-2 deficit in the third period of his bout to win by a 4-3 decision.
 
UW-Whitewater will face another scholarship program this Saturday when it hosts Division I Wisconsin. The Warhawks and Badgers will begin the dual at 1 p.m. at Kachel Gymnasium.
 
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See below for complete results from Wednesday night's dual:

125: Mike Tortorice (Wauconda, Ill./Carmel) d. Joseph Arroyo (UW-Parkside) by fall, 4:33
133: Airk Furseth (UW-Parkside) d. Hazen Rice (Schaumburg, Ill./Schaumburg) by fall, 1:49
141: Devin Tortorice (Wauconda, Ill./Carmel) d. Joshua Olson (UW-Parkside) by technical fall, 23-5
149: Frank Yattoni IV (UW-Parkside) d. Austin Quartullo (Muskego, Wis./Muskego) by decision, 2-0
157: Pernevlon Sheppard (UW-Parkside) d. Isaiah Vela (West Chicago, Ill./St. Charles East) by decision, 7-2
165: Ryder Sigler (Fredonia, Wis./Cedarburg) d. Tre'Vaughn Craig (UW-Parkside) by decision, 4-3
174: Ben Hakes (UW-Parkside) d. Nicholas Bonomo (Downers Grove, Ill./Downers Grove North) by decision, 12-9
184: Conner Price (UW-Parkside) d. Nick Stencel (Oregon, Ohio/Clay) by major decision, 14-5
197: James Lehman (UW-Parkside) d. Nick Sundberg (Woodstock, Ill./Woodstock) by decision, 9-4
285: Joe Foret (UW-Parkside) d. Dylan Uzumecki (Batavia, Ill./Batavia) by decision, 7-2