BELLEVILLE - Monroe junior Trevor Gorr has a rivalry with his brother, Troy. When they faced off on the mat at the Raider Scramble Saturday, it was the first time the brothers had wrestled each other in high school.
"They went at it like brothers," Monroe coach Jeriamy Jackson said. "It will probably be the first and only time they wrestle."
Trevor Gorr (220 pounds) went 5-0 and posted five pins en route to winning the title. He pinned Troy in 4 minutes, 43 seconds. Trevor also pinned Sugar River's A.J. Helbach in 59 seconds in the championship match. It was a banner day for the Cheesemakers, as junior Aaron Hesgard (132) also won a championship.
Troy Gorr is expected to be the Cheesemakers' 195-pound wrestler, but he is waiting on a skin fold test. Regardless, their coach was pleased with each brother's performance.
"They took it very seriously during the match," Jackson said. "Troy wrestled really well. Trevor has more experience and a little more weight on him."
In addition to Trevor Gorr and Hesgard winning titles, the Cheesemakers had four wrestlers take second place including junior Jesse Keizer (120), junior Kevin Klopfenstein (138), junior Dusty Burkhalter (182) and Brett Zimmerman (heavyweight). Monroe sophomore Ryan Hughes (160) finished third.
Brodhead-Juda won the Scramble over second-place Mount Horeb-Barneveld 178-166.5. Monroe finished third as a team (159.5), and Sugar River was sixth (105). Brodhead-Juda junior Hunter Colden stayed unbeaten this year and defeated Belmont-Platteville three-time state qualifier Dusty Jentz, 9-7 in the championship match.
"He's a hell of a wrestler," Colden said of Jentz. "It was a test to see where I am at and what I need to work on."
On the Monroe side, Jackson wasn't satisfied with a third-place finish for the Cheesemakers.
"We wrestled better than we did last weekend," Jackson said in reference to the Cheesemakers' fourth-place finish at the Reedsburg Invite. "We are still not where we want to be. Our end goal is not this tournament. It's the end of the season tournaments - conference, regional and the sectional."
Brodhead-Juda freshman Logan Maurer pinned Zimmerman in 1:44 in the heavyweight title match. Maurer was dominant at the tournament finishing 4-0 with four pins. The Cardinals had three other wrestlers take second including freshman Justin Sangermano (106), Jordan Kraak (113), senior Neno Heredia (132) and senior Kramer Lewis (160). Brodhead-Juda's Cody Knudtson (120) and freshman Brady Colden (145) each finished third.
Sugar River freshman Kody Popenfus pinned Sangermano in 43 seconds in the 106-pound championship match. Kraak, Heredia and Lewis each finished the tournament 4-1 in their respective weight classes. Kraak and Lewis each had four pins. Kraak, in the title match, was pinned by Cuba-City-Southwestern's J.J. Donar in 1:26. Lewis was pinned by Mount Horeb-Barneveld's Daylon Bowar in the championship match.
"Every time you step on the mat, I tell the kids you can learn something win or lose," Brodhead-Juda coach Tim Colden said. "As young as we are, we have a lot to learn."
The Cheesemakers also had some dominant performances. Hesgard went 5-0 and had three pins and a technical fall. He pinned Heredia in the championship in 3:12. Klopfenstein finished 4-1 with four pins. He lost the title match to Dodgeville's Jasper Meeker 3-2. Meeker scored on a takedown with about five seconds left to seal it. Burkhalter finished 4-1 and two pins. Hughes and Zimmerman each went 3-2.
Klopfenstein took the tournament as time to experiment on some new moves.
"I wanted to try some different moves that I normally don't do," Klopfenstein said.
Klopfenstein wanted to work on the spiral ride to develop another go-to move.
"There are a lot of guys that I wrestle realizing that I use the chop and under hook," Klopfenstein said. "It's just another move I can go to."
Sugar River sophomore Young-Chul Vetterli (145) and Helbach (220) each went 4-1 with two pins. Vetterli was able to keep his title shot alive with a 7-5 win over Brodhead-Juda's Brady Colden. Sugar River's Jacob Larson (138), Brooks Hendrickson (152), Jak Nelson (195) each finished fourth, echoing the team's philosophy put forth by its coach.
"Our philosophy this year is we will work our butt off every minute," Sugar River coach Peter Swenson said. "The wins and losses will take care of themselves. We can hang with these teams, and it's a big confidence booster."
"They went at it like brothers," Monroe coach Jeriamy Jackson said. "It will probably be the first and only time they wrestle."
Trevor Gorr (220 pounds) went 5-0 and posted five pins en route to winning the title. He pinned Troy in 4 minutes, 43 seconds. Trevor also pinned Sugar River's A.J. Helbach in 59 seconds in the championship match. It was a banner day for the Cheesemakers, as junior Aaron Hesgard (132) also won a championship.
Troy Gorr is expected to be the Cheesemakers' 195-pound wrestler, but he is waiting on a skin fold test. Regardless, their coach was pleased with each brother's performance.
"They took it very seriously during the match," Jackson said. "Troy wrestled really well. Trevor has more experience and a little more weight on him."
In addition to Trevor Gorr and Hesgard winning titles, the Cheesemakers had four wrestlers take second place including junior Jesse Keizer (120), junior Kevin Klopfenstein (138), junior Dusty Burkhalter (182) and Brett Zimmerman (heavyweight). Monroe sophomore Ryan Hughes (160) finished third.
Brodhead-Juda won the Scramble over second-place Mount Horeb-Barneveld 178-166.5. Monroe finished third as a team (159.5), and Sugar River was sixth (105). Brodhead-Juda junior Hunter Colden stayed unbeaten this year and defeated Belmont-Platteville three-time state qualifier Dusty Jentz, 9-7 in the championship match.
"He's a hell of a wrestler," Colden said of Jentz. "It was a test to see where I am at and what I need to work on."
On the Monroe side, Jackson wasn't satisfied with a third-place finish for the Cheesemakers.
"We wrestled better than we did last weekend," Jackson said in reference to the Cheesemakers' fourth-place finish at the Reedsburg Invite. "We are still not where we want to be. Our end goal is not this tournament. It's the end of the season tournaments - conference, regional and the sectional."
Brodhead-Juda freshman Logan Maurer pinned Zimmerman in 1:44 in the heavyweight title match. Maurer was dominant at the tournament finishing 4-0 with four pins. The Cardinals had three other wrestlers take second including freshman Justin Sangermano (106), Jordan Kraak (113), senior Neno Heredia (132) and senior Kramer Lewis (160). Brodhead-Juda's Cody Knudtson (120) and freshman Brady Colden (145) each finished third.
Sugar River freshman Kody Popenfus pinned Sangermano in 43 seconds in the 106-pound championship match. Kraak, Heredia and Lewis each finished the tournament 4-1 in their respective weight classes. Kraak and Lewis each had four pins. Kraak, in the title match, was pinned by Cuba-City-Southwestern's J.J. Donar in 1:26. Lewis was pinned by Mount Horeb-Barneveld's Daylon Bowar in the championship match.
"Every time you step on the mat, I tell the kids you can learn something win or lose," Brodhead-Juda coach Tim Colden said. "As young as we are, we have a lot to learn."
The Cheesemakers also had some dominant performances. Hesgard went 5-0 and had three pins and a technical fall. He pinned Heredia in the championship in 3:12. Klopfenstein finished 4-1 with four pins. He lost the title match to Dodgeville's Jasper Meeker 3-2. Meeker scored on a takedown with about five seconds left to seal it. Burkhalter finished 4-1 and two pins. Hughes and Zimmerman each went 3-2.
Klopfenstein took the tournament as time to experiment on some new moves.
"I wanted to try some different moves that I normally don't do," Klopfenstein said.
Klopfenstein wanted to work on the spiral ride to develop another go-to move.
"There are a lot of guys that I wrestle realizing that I use the chop and under hook," Klopfenstein said. "It's just another move I can go to."
Sugar River sophomore Young-Chul Vetterli (145) and Helbach (220) each went 4-1 with two pins. Vetterli was able to keep his title shot alive with a 7-5 win over Brodhead-Juda's Brady Colden. Sugar River's Jacob Larson (138), Brooks Hendrickson (152), Jak Nelson (195) each finished fourth, echoing the team's philosophy put forth by its coach.
"Our philosophy this year is we will work our butt off every minute," Sugar River coach Peter Swenson said. "The wins and losses will take care of themselves. We can hang with these teams, and it's a big confidence booster."
