Chatfield senior Jake Mandt is a three-time individual state wrestling qualifier, the 2017 145-pound champion. He has over 150 career wins and 14 individual varsity tourney titles (unofficially). At the Rumble on the Red, in Fargo (N. Dak.), he did something that is darn near, if not, as impressive as his state title. The Rumble is a massive wrestling tournament. … [Read more...]
LARP Trio Places at Bi-State
This season marked LARP wrestling’s third in the Bi-State Classic at La Crosse Center. In 2015, LARP had no individuals place. They took 16th of 19 (Division II pool). Last year, they had four top 12 placers and finished 7th (of 20). This year, LARP took 8th (of 22). The Screaming Eagles had three placers. Two finished top five. Freshman Carter Jonsgaard (113) used … [Read more...]
FC’s Rid Monkeys
On the same night, a couple of Fillmore Central’s squads got off winless streaks of differing proportions. FCLMC wrestling competed at the Triton Triangular. Versus the host Cobras, senior Eric Kunz’s pin at 170 stoked the Wolves’ lead to insurmountable levels (36-9) with four weights left. A 36-33 victory gave FCLMC its first dual meet win since January 24, 2015, a streak … [Read more...]
Hot Shots
Chatfield wrestling beat W-K 45-30 to improve to 6-1 on the year. Chatfield boys b-ball got a late Landon Bance three (64-64), a Michael Fishbaugher layup (66-64), and then an Austin Hines block at the buzzer to down Cotter/Hope Lutheran 66-64. Mabel-Canton’s boys won the board-battle 54-27 and downed Lanesboro 73-41. Four Cougars hit double-figures. M-C moved to 1-3 (SEC), … [Read more...]
Wrestling (12/11)
W-K 30, Chatfield 45 (Gophers won first five (27-0) and seven of first nine weights (39-9). Seth Goetzinger (113), Jake Mandt (152), and Jacob Stephas (160) had pins. Cael Bartels (126) won via tech fall (22-4). Chase Ketterhagen won an MD (10-2). W-K forfeited 106, 120, and 220. Gophers are 3-0 versus TRC foes, 6-1 overall) LARP 15, GMLOS 61 (Ross Herber (106) and Sam … [Read more...]
Wrestling (12/11)
GMLOS Triangular > John Marshall 36, FCLMC 30 (Orion Sass (113), Caden Anderson (132), and Eric Kunz (170) had pins for Wolves. Bradon Knutson (106 > 7-2) and Cale Anderson (126 > 6-0) won decisions. A JM pin-fall win at 285 won the match. FCLMC forfeited two, won one forfeit. There were two double FFs); FCLMC 24, GMLOS 58 (Caleb Kunz (145), E. Kunz (170), Michael … [Read more...]
Wrestling
Byron “Dave Scharberg Memorial” Quad > Byron 38, LARP 32 (Match was tied 26-26 after 182, but Screamin’ Eagles forfeited 195 and 220. R. Riebel (138) and N. Herber (182) won by fall. R. Herber (106 > 12-1) and Gable Speltz (120 > 13-1) won by MD. Sam Schwendinger (126 > 6-1) and D. Jenkins (145 > 13-11 in SV 1) won by decision. Byron FF’ed 285); LARP 38, D-E … [Read more...]
Wrestling Preview
Chatfield wrestling rebounded last year. A year after going 3-15, the Gophers went 7-6 (6-3 versus TRC foes). Travis Bartels’ group lost to D-E in the 1A quarters. The top returnee, in his high school swan-song, is senior Jake Mandt. The three-time state placer was last year’s 145-pound section and state Class A champion (31-2). Mandt is 137-19 the past four years. The … [Read more...]
Wrestling (11/30 & 12/2)
LARP 47, La Crescent 27 (S-Eagles won nine of first ten matches to lead 47-3. Gable Speltz (120), Sam Schwendinger (126), Reece Riebel (138), and Jacob Meyer (160) had pins. Ross Herber (106 > 13-3) and Dominic Jenkins (145 > 11-2) won MDs. Riley Koop (152 > 5-2) won a decision. Kolten Riser (132) won by injury default. Lancers forfeited a weight. LARP is … [Read more...]
Wrestling (2/3 & 2/4)
LARP 22, AA Lean and Mean PEM 48 (Josh Doerr (120), #2 at 152 in Class AA McCoy Tekautz (152), and Logan Schindeldecker (285) got pins, Dominick Jenkins (138) a 10-2 MD for Screamin’ Eagles. LARP: 3-0, 7-12) Chatfield 35, A Lean and Mean Caledonia 37 (Warriors led 19-17 after 145, won 152 thru 182 to build an insurmountable 37-17 lead. Seth Goetzinger (106), Jake Mandt … [Read more...]