NEW GLARUS - Monroe seniors Sam Kind and Dempzy Foley captured individual titles while the Cheesemaker wrestling team finished second at the Raider Scramble in New Glarus Saturday.
Evansville-Albany edged the Cheesemakers for the team title 210-192.5. Brodhead-Juda took fourth (122.5), and Sugar River was sixth (86.5) at the nine-team invitational. The Cheesemakers had six wrestlers reach championship matches. Evansville-Albany had seven champions, including Jared Miller at 113 pounds, Evan Senter (120), Austin Schfield (126), Adam Staver (132), Ben Barmore (138), Nolan Kicmol (145) and Branden Lange (heavyweight).
"When you do that, that is how you win championships," Monroe coach Tom Witt said of Evansville-Albany having seven individual champions. "They had a full lineup and we didn't. Max Patterson had a concussion in his first match. Our goal wasn't to win it. We wanted to wrestle well and do the best we can, and for the most part, we did. If we would have been full strength, it would have been close."
Kind (10-1) at 170 went 4-0 after a first-round bye. He pinned Corey Leman of Durand-Pecatonica, Illinois, in 2 minutes, 41 seconds. Kind then defeated Tanner Bell 7-2 and knocked off Evansville-Albany's Tyler Assen 7-2 in a semifinal match. In the title match, Kind defeated Dodgeville's Joey Recob 9-2.
Foley (11-0) also went 4-0 on the day after a
first-round bye. He pinned Cuba
City-Southwestern's Abe Meier in 30 seconds. He then pinned Jacoby Dressler, part of the reserve team, in 18 seconds. In a semifinal match, Foley pinned Mount Horeb's Jared Leuzinger in 51 seconds. Foley then had a dominant title match pinning Dodgeville's Zackery Weber in 3:17.
"He's off to a great start," Witt said of Foley. "He has pinned everyone he wrestled this year."
The Cheesemakers had four wrestlers take second: Zack Roper (113), senior Travis Wolf (152), sophomore Patrick Rielly (160) and sophomore Bodie Minder (220). Sophomores Dakota Wickstrum (106) and Julian Gruber (195) took third. Aiden Sweeney (138) and senior Tyson Welsch (heavyweight) each finished fourth. Wolf re-injured the ankle he broke in football, but he made it back to wrestle.
"I didn't know if he would be able to wrestle," Witt said of Wolf. "He had a quick turnaround, and he came back and wrestled well."
Roper, Wolf, Rielly and Minder each went 4-1. Roper posted two pins. He pinned Brett in 1:30 in the first-round. Evansville-Albany's Jared Miller then pinned Roper in 57 seconds to hand him his only loss of the day. Roper bounced back by pinning Dodgeville's Drew Latterel in 1:58. After a bye, Roper defeated Dylan Roen 11-2 in a third-place match.
Wolf started out strong by pinning Evansville-Albany's Mason Young in 3:52. He slipped past Dodgeville's Noah Durst 3-1 in overtime. Wolf then pinned Sugar River's Jack Diederich in 5:07. In a semifinal match, he pinned Mount Horeb's Max Gregory in 5:09. Brodhead-Juda junior Jackson Hauri, a state qualifier last year, defeated Wolf in a technical fall in the title match, 18-2.
Rielly (9-2) pinned Brodhead-Juda's Kaleb Erb in his first match. He then won a match on Cuba City-Southwestern's Shaedyn Lane, who had to drop out of the match due to an injury. Rielly defeated Evansville-Albany's Malcolm Johnson in a technical fall, 15-0. He cruised to a 15-4 win over Mount Horeb's Miles Steinhoff, who was honorable mention in the state rankings. Dodgeville's John Phelan then defeated Rielly in a technical fall, 18-3.
"Patrick Rielly's bracket was probably the toughest one there," Witt said. "He beat two kids who were ranked and lost to Phelan who is ranked fourth."
After a first-round bye, Minder pinned Durand-Pecatonica's Nick Upmann in 26 seconds. He then pinned Jake Neis in 1:37. Minder pinned Cuba City-Southwestern's Logan Murphy in a semifinal match in 2:54. In the championship match, Brodhead-Juda senior Trent Davis edged Minder 3-1.
"Bodie had pinned everyone before Saturday," Witt said. "He kind of ran out of gas. He needed a match like that."
For Brodhead-Juda, Hauri and Davis both went 5-0 and rolled to titles. Brodhead-Juda's Russell Waeffler (120), Jayson Starr (126) and Kaleb Erb (160) each went 3-2 and took third place. Hauri racked up three pins. His closest match came when he pulled out a 6-4 win over Durst. Davis had three pins. His biggest matches were a 3-1 overtime win over Murphy and the win over Minder for the title.
Waeffler defeated Albert Lin 7-0 in a third-place match. Sugar River's Robert Chenoweth knocked off Starr 11-1 to take second place. Erb took third since Lane had an injury and couldn't wrestle.
Sugar River was led by Joe Quaglia (106), who went 5-0 to capture the championship at 106. Quaglia pinned Kyle Haldiman in 1:03 in a first-round match. He then pinned Nicolas Barmore in 1:37. Quaglia knocked off Brodhead-Juda's Braden Erb in a technical fall, 19-2. In a semifinal match, he pinned Wisckstrum in 2:37. Quaglia then pinned Barmore in 1:16 for the title.
Sugar River's Max Gerner (132) went 3-2 to take second and Trevor Enloe (138) went 4-1 and took third. Gerner defeated Monroe junior Gabe Witt 10-3. Evansville-Albany's Adam Staver then pinned him in 39 seconds. He rebounded by pinning Cuba City-Southwestern's Wylie Niles in 1:58. Staver then edged Gerner 13-8 in overtime for the title.
Monroe will have a week of practice before the Richland Center Invitational Saturday. The Cheesemakers' Badger South Conference home match against Milton has been moved to 7 p.m. Dec. 21 at the Performing Arts Center.
"There also is a girls basketball game that night," Witt said, referring to the Cheesemakers hosting Madison Edgewood in the high school gym. "We are the host and we will wrestle on the stage."
Evansville-Albany edged the Cheesemakers for the team title 210-192.5. Brodhead-Juda took fourth (122.5), and Sugar River was sixth (86.5) at the nine-team invitational. The Cheesemakers had six wrestlers reach championship matches. Evansville-Albany had seven champions, including Jared Miller at 113 pounds, Evan Senter (120), Austin Schfield (126), Adam Staver (132), Ben Barmore (138), Nolan Kicmol (145) and Branden Lange (heavyweight).
"When you do that, that is how you win championships," Monroe coach Tom Witt said of Evansville-Albany having seven individual champions. "They had a full lineup and we didn't. Max Patterson had a concussion in his first match. Our goal wasn't to win it. We wanted to wrestle well and do the best we can, and for the most part, we did. If we would have been full strength, it would have been close."
Kind (10-1) at 170 went 4-0 after a first-round bye. He pinned Corey Leman of Durand-Pecatonica, Illinois, in 2 minutes, 41 seconds. Kind then defeated Tanner Bell 7-2 and knocked off Evansville-Albany's Tyler Assen 7-2 in a semifinal match. In the title match, Kind defeated Dodgeville's Joey Recob 9-2.
Foley (11-0) also went 4-0 on the day after a
first-round bye. He pinned Cuba
City-Southwestern's Abe Meier in 30 seconds. He then pinned Jacoby Dressler, part of the reserve team, in 18 seconds. In a semifinal match, Foley pinned Mount Horeb's Jared Leuzinger in 51 seconds. Foley then had a dominant title match pinning Dodgeville's Zackery Weber in 3:17.
"He's off to a great start," Witt said of Foley. "He has pinned everyone he wrestled this year."
The Cheesemakers had four wrestlers take second: Zack Roper (113), senior Travis Wolf (152), sophomore Patrick Rielly (160) and sophomore Bodie Minder (220). Sophomores Dakota Wickstrum (106) and Julian Gruber (195) took third. Aiden Sweeney (138) and senior Tyson Welsch (heavyweight) each finished fourth. Wolf re-injured the ankle he broke in football, but he made it back to wrestle.
"I didn't know if he would be able to wrestle," Witt said of Wolf. "He had a quick turnaround, and he came back and wrestled well."
Roper, Wolf, Rielly and Minder each went 4-1. Roper posted two pins. He pinned Brett in 1:30 in the first-round. Evansville-Albany's Jared Miller then pinned Roper in 57 seconds to hand him his only loss of the day. Roper bounced back by pinning Dodgeville's Drew Latterel in 1:58. After a bye, Roper defeated Dylan Roen 11-2 in a third-place match.
Wolf started out strong by pinning Evansville-Albany's Mason Young in 3:52. He slipped past Dodgeville's Noah Durst 3-1 in overtime. Wolf then pinned Sugar River's Jack Diederich in 5:07. In a semifinal match, he pinned Mount Horeb's Max Gregory in 5:09. Brodhead-Juda junior Jackson Hauri, a state qualifier last year, defeated Wolf in a technical fall in the title match, 18-2.
Rielly (9-2) pinned Brodhead-Juda's Kaleb Erb in his first match. He then won a match on Cuba City-Southwestern's Shaedyn Lane, who had to drop out of the match due to an injury. Rielly defeated Evansville-Albany's Malcolm Johnson in a technical fall, 15-0. He cruised to a 15-4 win over Mount Horeb's Miles Steinhoff, who was honorable mention in the state rankings. Dodgeville's John Phelan then defeated Rielly in a technical fall, 18-3.
"Patrick Rielly's bracket was probably the toughest one there," Witt said. "He beat two kids who were ranked and lost to Phelan who is ranked fourth."
After a first-round bye, Minder pinned Durand-Pecatonica's Nick Upmann in 26 seconds. He then pinned Jake Neis in 1:37. Minder pinned Cuba City-Southwestern's Logan Murphy in a semifinal match in 2:54. In the championship match, Brodhead-Juda senior Trent Davis edged Minder 3-1.
"Bodie had pinned everyone before Saturday," Witt said. "He kind of ran out of gas. He needed a match like that."
For Brodhead-Juda, Hauri and Davis both went 5-0 and rolled to titles. Brodhead-Juda's Russell Waeffler (120), Jayson Starr (126) and Kaleb Erb (160) each went 3-2 and took third place. Hauri racked up three pins. His closest match came when he pulled out a 6-4 win over Durst. Davis had three pins. His biggest matches were a 3-1 overtime win over Murphy and the win over Minder for the title.
Waeffler defeated Albert Lin 7-0 in a third-place match. Sugar River's Robert Chenoweth knocked off Starr 11-1 to take second place. Erb took third since Lane had an injury and couldn't wrestle.
Sugar River was led by Joe Quaglia (106), who went 5-0 to capture the championship at 106. Quaglia pinned Kyle Haldiman in 1:03 in a first-round match. He then pinned Nicolas Barmore in 1:37. Quaglia knocked off Brodhead-Juda's Braden Erb in a technical fall, 19-2. In a semifinal match, he pinned Wisckstrum in 2:37. Quaglia then pinned Barmore in 1:16 for the title.
Sugar River's Max Gerner (132) went 3-2 to take second and Trevor Enloe (138) went 4-1 and took third. Gerner defeated Monroe junior Gabe Witt 10-3. Evansville-Albany's Adam Staver then pinned him in 39 seconds. He rebounded by pinning Cuba City-Southwestern's Wylie Niles in 1:58. Staver then edged Gerner 13-8 in overtime for the title.
Monroe will have a week of practice before the Richland Center Invitational Saturday. The Cheesemakers' Badger South Conference home match against Milton has been moved to 7 p.m. Dec. 21 at the Performing Arts Center.
"There also is a girls basketball game that night," Witt said, referring to the Cheesemakers hosting Madison Edgewood in the high school gym. "We are the host and we will wrestle on the stage."
