WAUNAKEE - Trevor Gorr definitely has a Type B personality on the wrestling mat. A risk-taker, he is not.
But the Monroe junior also is an intelligent athlete. And smart wrestlers know when to change up their tendencies.
"I'm more of a defensive wrestler and all year they've been pestering me to shoot," Gorr said of Cheesemakers coach Jeriamy Jackson and his assistants.
"I'm pretty sure I gave them a heart attack shooting for the first time."
Gorr's timing was impeccable, and proved a key factor in his second straight Badger Conference championship on Saturday at Waunakee High School.
Trailing 1-0 in the 220-pound title bout against Sauk Prairie's Michael Gamboa, Gorr made the decision to go on the offensive.
"I didn't take a shot all day (until then)," Gorr said of his two other matches - both pins. "I don't shoot too often. I don't have the confidence to shoot, so when I do shoot I have to make sure that I have it set up perfectly. Otherwise I'll screw it up.
"Even now (the coaches) are smiling about it."
Jackson and Co. were smiling because Gorr's plan worked to perfection, his second-period takedown giving him a 2-1 lead. He added an escape en route to a 3-2 victory.
The coach confirmed his season-long desire to see Gorr take it to his opponents more often, then added his admiration for the junior's timing.
"I've been getting on him all year about taking shots and being aggressive, and when it counted, he did," Jackson said. "It was a heck of a nice shot and he got a nice takedown. That's the difference in those matches when you have two good wrestlers going at it. It's one takedown or who makes the first mistake."
Gorr improved to 34-4.
"Each one has its uniqueness," he said of back-to-back titles in the ultra-competitive Badger Conference. "Last year (he faced) a senior and this year a senior again. I don't like to see them cry because I know I'm going to be getting there, too. But it feels really good."
Stoughton scored 285 points to edge Milton (280) for the league title. The Cheesemakers were eighth with 158 points.
Junior Jesse Keizer (third, 126 pounds), junior Kevin Klopfenstein (fourth, 138), sophomore Brett Zimmerman (fourth, heavyweight), junior Aaron Hesgard (sixth, 126), sophomore Ryan Hughes (sixth, 160), junior Dusty Burkhalter (sixth, 182) and sophomore Troy Gorr (sixth, 195) all placed in the top six for Monroe.
"We had a good showing," Jackson said. "Most of us held our seeds and they wrestled hard. That's all I can ask."
Keizer finished two spots ahead of his No. 5 seed after placing eighth at the league meet a year ago. He defeated Oregon's Kyle O'Brien 2-0 in overtime in the third-place match after dropping a narrow decision to O'Brien earlier in the day.
O'Brien also had defeated Keizer during their league dual match.
"He can win the others, I'll take this one," Keizer said. "I was seeded fifth, and that's what I was hoping for. I listened to the coaches. They told me not to go up front - that's how I lost my first match (to O'Brien), I went over the top. This feels good."
Klopfenstein, who was the runner-up at 125 pounds a year ago, was seeded where he finished at 138 - a division most coaches agreed was one of the most difficult in the Badger this winter.
"That 138-pound bracket has been loaded wherever he goes," Jackson said. "I hope he holds his head up high. He's getting a few more losses than he wanted to, but he's also wrestled some really good competition. And he's right there with them, it's not like he's getting thumped by anybody."
Jackson also lauded Zimmerman, who was not a varsity wrestler a year ago.
"For him to come in as a heavyweight in his first year as a varsity wrestler ... he's come a long way," Jackson said.
"He's giving away an awful lot of weight. He only weighs about 217 pounds, but he makes up for it with quickness. To finish fourth here in the Badger Conference in his first go at it, that's impressive."
The Cheesemakers will compete in a WIAA Division 2 regional tournament on Saturday, Feb. 11, at Clinton High School.
But the Monroe junior also is an intelligent athlete. And smart wrestlers know when to change up their tendencies.
"I'm more of a defensive wrestler and all year they've been pestering me to shoot," Gorr said of Cheesemakers coach Jeriamy Jackson and his assistants.
"I'm pretty sure I gave them a heart attack shooting for the first time."
Gorr's timing was impeccable, and proved a key factor in his second straight Badger Conference championship on Saturday at Waunakee High School.
Trailing 1-0 in the 220-pound title bout against Sauk Prairie's Michael Gamboa, Gorr made the decision to go on the offensive.
"I didn't take a shot all day (until then)," Gorr said of his two other matches - both pins. "I don't shoot too often. I don't have the confidence to shoot, so when I do shoot I have to make sure that I have it set up perfectly. Otherwise I'll screw it up.
"Even now (the coaches) are smiling about it."
Jackson and Co. were smiling because Gorr's plan worked to perfection, his second-period takedown giving him a 2-1 lead. He added an escape en route to a 3-2 victory.
The coach confirmed his season-long desire to see Gorr take it to his opponents more often, then added his admiration for the junior's timing.
"I've been getting on him all year about taking shots and being aggressive, and when it counted, he did," Jackson said. "It was a heck of a nice shot and he got a nice takedown. That's the difference in those matches when you have two good wrestlers going at it. It's one takedown or who makes the first mistake."
Gorr improved to 34-4.
"Each one has its uniqueness," he said of back-to-back titles in the ultra-competitive Badger Conference. "Last year (he faced) a senior and this year a senior again. I don't like to see them cry because I know I'm going to be getting there, too. But it feels really good."
Stoughton scored 285 points to edge Milton (280) for the league title. The Cheesemakers were eighth with 158 points.
Junior Jesse Keizer (third, 126 pounds), junior Kevin Klopfenstein (fourth, 138), sophomore Brett Zimmerman (fourth, heavyweight), junior Aaron Hesgard (sixth, 126), sophomore Ryan Hughes (sixth, 160), junior Dusty Burkhalter (sixth, 182) and sophomore Troy Gorr (sixth, 195) all placed in the top six for Monroe.
"We had a good showing," Jackson said. "Most of us held our seeds and they wrestled hard. That's all I can ask."
Keizer finished two spots ahead of his No. 5 seed after placing eighth at the league meet a year ago. He defeated Oregon's Kyle O'Brien 2-0 in overtime in the third-place match after dropping a narrow decision to O'Brien earlier in the day.
O'Brien also had defeated Keizer during their league dual match.
"He can win the others, I'll take this one," Keizer said. "I was seeded fifth, and that's what I was hoping for. I listened to the coaches. They told me not to go up front - that's how I lost my first match (to O'Brien), I went over the top. This feels good."
Klopfenstein, who was the runner-up at 125 pounds a year ago, was seeded where he finished at 138 - a division most coaches agreed was one of the most difficult in the Badger this winter.
"That 138-pound bracket has been loaded wherever he goes," Jackson said. "I hope he holds his head up high. He's getting a few more losses than he wanted to, but he's also wrestled some really good competition. And he's right there with them, it's not like he's getting thumped by anybody."
Jackson also lauded Zimmerman, who was not a varsity wrestler a year ago.
"For him to come in as a heavyweight in his first year as a varsity wrestler ... he's come a long way," Jackson said.
"He's giving away an awful lot of weight. He only weighs about 217 pounds, but he makes up for it with quickness. To finish fourth here in the Badger Conference in his first go at it, that's impressive."
The Cheesemakers will compete in a WIAA Division 2 regional tournament on Saturday, Feb. 11, at Clinton High School.
