LA CROSSE - Injuries and illness plagued the Monroe wrestling team's aspirations at the Bi-State Classic tournament at the University of Wisconsin-La Crosse Friday and Saturday, Dec. 27-28.
Monroe coach Tom Witt was only able to wrestle five of his teams' members, as a multitude of problems prevented a full roster from fully competing. One of the members who was out due to injury was heavyweight Brett Zimmerman.
"Brett (Zimmerman) was out with a back injury that he sustained earlier in the week," Witt said. "Going into this tournament he was ranked third, and I felt he would have fared well."
Monroe sophomore Traiten Gorr at 182 pounds finished 3-2 at the Bi-State Classic. Gorr pinned Tomah's Gerald Pemberton in 1 minute, 52 seconds. Verona's Dakin Coons defeated Gorr in sudden death 7-5. Gorr bounced back to knock off Belmont-Platteville's Taylor Halverson 11-0. He then beat River Valley's Duane Pretsch 10-3 and then lost a nail-biter to Hillsboro's Max Sebranek 2-1.
Senior Austin Minder (195) went 2-2 at the Bi-State Classic. After receiving a first-round bye, Minder pinned Cashton's Tanner Von Ruden in 2:32. He then lost to River Valley's Zach Koch 8-0. Minder rebounded to defeat New Richmond's Kevin Kern 12-4 and then lost a heartbreaker to Lakeville South's Adam Lucast 7-6.
Monroe sophomore McKenzy Foley (138) and freshman David Andrews (106) were each 1-2.
For now, the main concern for the Cheesemakers is to recuperate and prepare for their upcoming meet against Fort Atkinson on Friday, Jan. 3.
Meier takes second at Mid-State
WHITEWATER - Darlington-Black Hawk senior Dakota Meier (152) finished second place at the 40-team Mid-State Classic Saturday.
Meier (18-2) finished the tournament 4-1. He pinned Pulaski's Matt May in 3:34 and pinned Greendale's Kennedy Steinberg in 3:50. In the quarterfinals, Meier defeated Ricardo Ceja 9-2 and in the semifinals he defeated Edgerton's Jared Heil 9-1. Sun Prairie's Jared Scharenbrock pinned him in 56 seconds in the championship match.
Darlington-Black Hawk had a trio of wrestlers finish 3-2 including Joe Quinn (106), Kyrin Halvorson (126) and Zach Wolf (heavyweight). Three other wrestlers went 2-2 including Caleb Novak (113), Jared Pickett (120) and Beau Holland (132).
Pickett entered the Mid-State Classic unbeaten. He lost his first match of the season in the second-round to Delavan-Darien's Landon Schramski 14-9. The other loss for Pickett came to Sun Prairie's Travis Bouzek in a technical fall.
Pecatonica-Argye's Casey Phillips (106) and Dakota Conwell (182) each went 2-2, but didn't medal.
Cards finish 4-1
EVANSVILLE - The Brodhead-Juda wrestling team had four wrestlers go unbeaten at the Evansville-Albany duals Saturday, Dec. 28.
The four junior wrestlers who finished 5-0 Saturday include Brady Colden at 170 pounds, Gavin Baade (182), Stephen Voights (220) and Logan Maurer (heavyweight. The Cardinals went 4-1 in the five dual matches. Brodhead-Juda defeated Cambridge 49-27 and clipped Janesville Craig 42-36. The Cardinals beat Janesville Parker 48-30 and rolled past Waterloo 60-18. Evansville-Albany handed the Cardinals' their only loss 45-22.
Colden, ranked No. 6 in the Wisconsin Wrestling Online Division 2 poll, pinned Cambridge's Jared Kenseth in 3:38. He racked up four pins during the dual tournament. He pinned Janesville Craig's Derrick Hanewold in 59 seconds and pinned Janesville Parker's Stephen Presti in 2:14. Colden pinned Waterloo's Damon Quimby in 19 seconds and defeated Evansville-Albany's Tyler Grant 12-3.
Baade (182) also posted four pins. He pinned Janesville Craig's Aaron Maresch in 5:49 and pinned Waterloo's Logan Meyer in 3:28. Baade pinned Janesville Parker's Alex Miller in 1:20 and pinned Evansville-Albany's Wesley Park in 48 seconds.
Voights (220) pinned Cambridge's Miguel Mares in 1:01 and pinned Janesville Craig's Brock Bennett in 1:43. After winning a match by forfeit, Voights pinned Waterlo's Hunter DeWitt in 1:00 and defeated Evansville-Albany's Dustin Bjugstad 5-2.
Few wrestlers were as dominant as Maurer, ranked No. 2, at heavyweight. He posted four pins and won one match by a forfeit. Maurer pinned Janesville Craig's Owen Ross in 1:04 and pinned Janesville Parker's Scott VanDerhagen in 28 seconds. He pinned Waterloo's Dalton Utz in 10 seconds and pinned Evansville-Albany's Ryan Meehan in 1:38.
The Cardinals had a three other wrestlers finish 4-1 Saturday including Justin Sangermano, ranked 10th in the Division 2 poll at 126, senior Jordan Schubert (145) and senior Tyler Davis (195).
Monroe coach Tom Witt was only able to wrestle five of his teams' members, as a multitude of problems prevented a full roster from fully competing. One of the members who was out due to injury was heavyweight Brett Zimmerman.
"Brett (Zimmerman) was out with a back injury that he sustained earlier in the week," Witt said. "Going into this tournament he was ranked third, and I felt he would have fared well."
Monroe sophomore Traiten Gorr at 182 pounds finished 3-2 at the Bi-State Classic. Gorr pinned Tomah's Gerald Pemberton in 1 minute, 52 seconds. Verona's Dakin Coons defeated Gorr in sudden death 7-5. Gorr bounced back to knock off Belmont-Platteville's Taylor Halverson 11-0. He then beat River Valley's Duane Pretsch 10-3 and then lost a nail-biter to Hillsboro's Max Sebranek 2-1.
Senior Austin Minder (195) went 2-2 at the Bi-State Classic. After receiving a first-round bye, Minder pinned Cashton's Tanner Von Ruden in 2:32. He then lost to River Valley's Zach Koch 8-0. Minder rebounded to defeat New Richmond's Kevin Kern 12-4 and then lost a heartbreaker to Lakeville South's Adam Lucast 7-6.
Monroe sophomore McKenzy Foley (138) and freshman David Andrews (106) were each 1-2.
For now, the main concern for the Cheesemakers is to recuperate and prepare for their upcoming meet against Fort Atkinson on Friday, Jan. 3.
Meier takes second at Mid-State
WHITEWATER - Darlington-Black Hawk senior Dakota Meier (152) finished second place at the 40-team Mid-State Classic Saturday.
Meier (18-2) finished the tournament 4-1. He pinned Pulaski's Matt May in 3:34 and pinned Greendale's Kennedy Steinberg in 3:50. In the quarterfinals, Meier defeated Ricardo Ceja 9-2 and in the semifinals he defeated Edgerton's Jared Heil 9-1. Sun Prairie's Jared Scharenbrock pinned him in 56 seconds in the championship match.
Darlington-Black Hawk had a trio of wrestlers finish 3-2 including Joe Quinn (106), Kyrin Halvorson (126) and Zach Wolf (heavyweight). Three other wrestlers went 2-2 including Caleb Novak (113), Jared Pickett (120) and Beau Holland (132).
Pickett entered the Mid-State Classic unbeaten. He lost his first match of the season in the second-round to Delavan-Darien's Landon Schramski 14-9. The other loss for Pickett came to Sun Prairie's Travis Bouzek in a technical fall.
Pecatonica-Argye's Casey Phillips (106) and Dakota Conwell (182) each went 2-2, but didn't medal.
Cards finish 4-1
EVANSVILLE - The Brodhead-Juda wrestling team had four wrestlers go unbeaten at the Evansville-Albany duals Saturday, Dec. 28.
The four junior wrestlers who finished 5-0 Saturday include Brady Colden at 170 pounds, Gavin Baade (182), Stephen Voights (220) and Logan Maurer (heavyweight. The Cardinals went 4-1 in the five dual matches. Brodhead-Juda defeated Cambridge 49-27 and clipped Janesville Craig 42-36. The Cardinals beat Janesville Parker 48-30 and rolled past Waterloo 60-18. Evansville-Albany handed the Cardinals' their only loss 45-22.
Colden, ranked No. 6 in the Wisconsin Wrestling Online Division 2 poll, pinned Cambridge's Jared Kenseth in 3:38. He racked up four pins during the dual tournament. He pinned Janesville Craig's Derrick Hanewold in 59 seconds and pinned Janesville Parker's Stephen Presti in 2:14. Colden pinned Waterloo's Damon Quimby in 19 seconds and defeated Evansville-Albany's Tyler Grant 12-3.
Baade (182) also posted four pins. He pinned Janesville Craig's Aaron Maresch in 5:49 and pinned Waterloo's Logan Meyer in 3:28. Baade pinned Janesville Parker's Alex Miller in 1:20 and pinned Evansville-Albany's Wesley Park in 48 seconds.
Voights (220) pinned Cambridge's Miguel Mares in 1:01 and pinned Janesville Craig's Brock Bennett in 1:43. After winning a match by forfeit, Voights pinned Waterlo's Hunter DeWitt in 1:00 and defeated Evansville-Albany's Dustin Bjugstad 5-2.
Few wrestlers were as dominant as Maurer, ranked No. 2, at heavyweight. He posted four pins and won one match by a forfeit. Maurer pinned Janesville Craig's Owen Ross in 1:04 and pinned Janesville Parker's Scott VanDerhagen in 28 seconds. He pinned Waterloo's Dalton Utz in 10 seconds and pinned Evansville-Albany's Ryan Meehan in 1:38.
The Cardinals had a three other wrestlers finish 4-1 Saturday including Justin Sangermano, ranked 10th in the Division 2 poll at 126, senior Jordan Schubert (145) and senior Tyler Davis (195).
