LARP wrestling took third of 15 at the PEM individual Invite. Gable Speltz (132) took first (won three decisions). He had a 5-0 week and is 18-6 overall. Teammates Ross Herber (120, 20-5), Dominic Jenkins (145/152, 17-5), and Noah Herber (182, 16-4) each went 4-1. Chatfield’s Cael Bartels (113), Seth Goetzinger (126), Nathan Goldsmith (152/160), and A.J. Karver (220/285) … [Read more...]
Wrestling
FCLMC 9, PEM 57 (Bradon Knutson (113 > pin) and Caden Anderson (132 > 3-2 D) had Wolves’ wins. FCLMC forfeited five weights); FCLMC 7, SC 49 (B. Knutson (113 > 5-4 D) and Cad. Anderson (132 > 12-3 MD) had Wolves’ wins again. FCLMC forfeited four weights. Wolves: 0-6 vs TRC, 0-10 overall) Stillwater Duals > (Qtrs) Chatfield 22, Hudson, WI 51 (C. Bartels … [Read more...]
Hot Shots
LARP wrestling had about as back-and-forth a match a squad can have versus GMLOS. The lead changed hands 11 times, or at every weight from 132 thru 285. An S-Eagle forfeit 285 gave the Bulldogs the match, 38-36. LARP beat FCLMC 45-21 at the same triangular. Carter Jonsgaard and Dominic Jenkins wrestled out two wins. Jonsgaard (#5 at 120), Ross Herber (#6 at 113), and Noah … [Read more...]
Wrestling (1/4 & 1/5)
LARP 45, FCLMC 21 (LARP took five weights by forfeit (120/138/160/170/182), FCLMC one (285). Dominic Jenkins (145) and Carter Weidemann (220) won by pin for LARP, C. Jonsgaard (126 > 8-3) by decision. Bradon Knutson (113) and Carter Hovland (145) had pins for FCLMC, Caden Anderson (132 > 6-5) a decision win); LARP 36, GMLOS 38 (R. Herber (120), C. Jonsgaard (126), and … [Read more...]
Nine Place at Bi-State
The holiday tourney featured 69 teams and 763 wrestlers. County wrestling squads LARP and Chatfield took on the two-day Bi-State Wrestling Classic in La Crosse. With more than 50 wresters per weight class, placing at all made quite an accomplishment. Nine guys from the Screamin’ Eagles and Gophers were able to do so (finish top 12). Team-wise, LARP tied for fifth (122.5) … [Read more...]
Hot Shots
LARP wrestling beat St. Charles and W-K to improve to 2-0, 5-2 on the year. Ranked guys Ross Herber (#6 at 113) and Carter Jonsgaard (#5 at 120) each went 2-0, as did Dominic Jenkins (knocked off W-K’s ranked Tagen Miller 11-8), Tyler Kreidermacher, Gable Speltz, Caleb Mueller, and Carter Weidemann. Kingsland sisters Lauren (24 pts, 14 rebs) and Ellie Buchholtz (20 pts, 14 … [Read more...]
Wrestling (12/18 – 12/20)
FCLMC 33, Waukon 39 (Wolves won five of first six weights to lead 27-6 after 138. They had just one win the rest of the way. Bradon Knutson (113), Cale Anderson (132), and Michael Barrett (285) won by fall, Caden Anderson (138 > 8-3) by decision. Wolves won two forfeits, lost one, with one double forfeit); FCLMC 30, South Winn 47 (Match started with eight consecutive … [Read more...]
Goetzinger, Herber Win at FCLMC Invite
It was a bit of a down year for county teams, champion-wise, at FCLMC’s annual Holiday Wrestling Tournament. Only two guys won titles, but there were seven second place finishers and eight third place guys. GMLOS (227.5) rode eight first place finishers to the team title over Chatfield (198.5), which was participating in its first action of the year. LARP (125.5) tied for … [Read more...]
Cross Country
Chatfield Invite (Chatfield’s boys and girls took 3rd beind Stewie and Rochester Area Home School. Kingsland’s boys took 6th (of 7 complete), the girls were incomplete. Alex Wright (9th), Treyton Lanning (12th), Evan Wright (15th), and Brady Woltz (19th) finished top 20 for the Gophers (of 60). Stewie’s Alex Lawrence (17:56.6) took first. Gopher girls Aletta Strande (9th), … [Read more...]
Cross Country
La Crescent “Crazy Buffalo” Invite (LARP’s Luke O’Hare (17:03) beat Lancers’ Hunter Grimm (17:08), Reese Anderson (17:16), and Thomas Lechnir (17:35) for first place, the sophomores’ first individual varsity title. Teammates Aidan Ellinghusyen (6th), Mitchell Ledebuhr (13th), Tyler Rislov (20th), and Ricky Buchanon (21st) finished in the top 25. LARP took third as a team. … [Read more...]
Hot Shots
Landon Skalet threw for 5 TDs, sophomore Kobe Lind caught three, as R-P football opened by beating Kingsland 54-12. James Hongerholt ran for three TDs, as Houston beat AC/GE 38-6. Sophomore Carson Kiehne ran for three TDs, Tyler Raaen had two sacks, a 58-yard interception return, and a blocked punt, as FC beat Hayfield 31-0. Chatfield scored 21 points in the fourth quarter, … [Read more...]
Cross Country (9/27 & 9/30)
W-K Gallup (LARP’s boys took 4th, Kingsland 9th (of 9). L. O’Hare (7th) and Aidan Ellinghuysen (13th) finished top 20 for LARP, which had seven in the top 50 (of 129) total. Kingsland and LARP girls were incomplete with no runners in the top 25) Stewartville “Bill Glomski” Invite (Chatfield girls took 5th, LFC’s 9th (of 13). Kingsland was incomplete. Gophers Beatrice … [Read more...]
All-TRC Wrestling
Ten total Chatfield, LARP, and FCLMC wrestlers have made the 2017-2018 All-TRC list. The Gophers lead the way with five All-Conference grapplers. Senior state runner-up Jake Mandt (145, 38-1) makes the list for a fifth time. He was undefeated in conference matches (9-0) for a third straight year. Freshman state third place finisher Seth Goetzinger (106, 34-8) is a repeat … [Read more...]
Three Place at State Wrestling
For three youngsters, it was a great experience that foreshadows potential big futures. For one esteemed senior, it was the end of a prep career. And though it was a good end, it wasn’t a perfect one. Jake Mandt (senior, Chatfield), Seth Goetzinger (freshman, Chatfield), Carter Jonsgaard (freshman, LARP), and Caden Anderson (freshman, FCLMC) were this year’s county entrants … [Read more...]
Wrestling: Mandt, Goetzinger, Jonsgaard, Anderson Make State
One is a senior defending state champion making his fifth state appearance (fourth individual). The other three are freshman just getting their first tastes of big-time high school success, their first state tourneys. Jake Mandt (Chatfield), Seth Goetzinger (Chatfield), Carter Jonsgaard (LARP), and Caden Anderson (FCLMC) excelled at the Section 1A wrestling tourney. Each’s … [Read more...]