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Girls Wrestling: Ferrie, Eickhoff and Steinkamp Earn State Trips at 1/2 Meet
Area girls teams GMLOS, Chatfield, FCLMC and LARP were among those taking to the mats at Rochester-Century High School for the Section 1/2 individual wrestling meet. Nine Bulldogs, eight Gophers, three Wolves, and two Screamin’ Eagles competed to try to make state. In a tough meet featuring two of the state’s best girls sections, FCLMC’s Charlotte Ferrie, Chatfield’s Elle Eickhoff, and GMLOS’ Zoe Steinkamp lived to wrestle in St. Paul. Ferrie (29-6), just an 8th grader, posted two falls to make the 130-pound finals. Her trip to St. Paul was greatly bettered when, down 6-0 in the semis, #10 Ferrie came back to pin Northfield senior, #6 Lainey Houts (30-3). Ferrie then fell to Pine Island’s #3 Lauren Elsmore (30-3) by 15-6 major decision in the finals (with no true second match). Similarly, the state fate of Chatfield’s Elle Eickhoff was also majorly determined in the semis. After back-to-back falls to make it that far, Eickhoff pinned Cannon Falls’ Monette Otterness (22-5). The Gopher junior (28-8) then fell by fall to Apple Valley’s #1 Cassandra Gonzales (22-0) in the finals. Eickhoff also did not need to wrestle a true second. GMLOS’ Zoe Steinkamp (124) used three falls to make the title match, only to fall by pin to Apple Valley’s #1 Andrea Quinones (39-1). Steinkamp (31-12) then was down 4-0 in a true second match to PI’s Mallory Mohlke (21-9). From the top position to start the third period, the freshman turned Mohlke and secured a pin, and a trip to state. Teammate Kloe Meyer also wrestled to go to state. With just five gals in her weight class (235), #7 Meyer won by fall, lost by fall to Byron’s #3 Madi Hamilton (28-4), then fell by fall to Apple Valley’s Mila Carnahan. Meyer took third. GMLOS also got a fourth-place finish from #10 Brandy Christenson (112). The sophomore (26-8) went 4-2 with three pins and a 7-2 decision win. She was twice pinned by Farmington’s #8 Alexandra Thovson (18-12). LARP’s Bobbie Wnuk (25-9) placed third in the 11-gal 170-pound weight class. The sophomore lost in the quarters by fall to Byron’s Kadie Augenstin (22-16) before ripping off four straight falls, winning a third-place match. Augenstin fell in the finals to Mayo’s Chelsea Rodriguez (18-4) by fall, leaving Wnuk without a true second match.
In addition to Eickhoff, Chatfield had four fifth place finishers, #3 Emily Bova (29-5), Bryn Goetzinger (27-9), Brynn Horsman (28-9), and Kendyl Nolte (21-10). Bova (100) made the semis with an 18-3 tech fall and a pin, only lose 17-2 and 15-0 tech falls. The junior finished with a pin of Farmington’s #10 at 106 Lilliane Stevens (22-9). Goetzinger (106), Horsman (118), and Nolte (145) each took the same route to their finishes, losing in the quarters and consolation semis, going 4-2 for the tourney. Goetzinger had two pins plus 18-3 and 15-0 tech fall wins. The 7th grader lost first to Z-M’s Macy Schaefer (22-10) and second to Prior Lake’s #5 Angelica Benitez (16-5), both by fall. Horsman had three pins and a 20-3 tech fall for wins. The juniors’ two losses were to PI’s Caroline Sems (20-13) by 18-8 major decision, then to Apple Valley’s #8 Hanah Schuster (32-9) by 20-4 tech fall. Nolte notched all four of her wins by fall. She fell to Apple Valley’s Jemima Mukete (21-13) and to Lakeville-North’s Paityn Johnson (18-3) by fall. Last year, Diann Smith and Christenson made state for GMLOS, Katie Whelan and Vivienne Hoeltzle for FCLMC, Lauren Honken for LARP, and Chloe Berg for Chatfield. Smith, Whelan, Honken, and Berg graduated . Hoeltzle missed most of this season to an illness and did not compete at sections.
Wrestling (2/4 & 2/6)
La Crescent/Hokah Triangular > FCLMC 39, Lake City 36 (Lake City led 18-11 after 133 but FCLMC took five of the next weights to lead 39-24 after 189. Ben Norby (107), Ashton Newman (145), William Boettcher (160), and Cole Sass (189) won by fall, Kane Larson (172) by forfeit, August Pfeffer (121) by 15-0 tech fall, and Grant Daniels (139) by 15-5 major decision); FCLMC 45, LC/H 30 (FCLMC led 45-18 after 189. Norby (107), Newman (145), and Sass (189) won by fall. The Wolves took 114 (Beckett Hovland) and 121 (Brady Arnold) by forfeit. Pfeffer (127), Daniels (139), and Larson won 17-1, 20-3, and 17-2 tech falls)
FCLMC 45, GMLOS 30 (Ahead 29-24, FCLMC took 172, 189, and 215 to clinch the win. Ben Norby (107), August Pfeffer (114), Charles Guma (127), Ashton Newman (152), and James Cullen (215) had pins for the Wolves, Grant Daniels (145), Kane Larson (172), and Cole Sass (189) won 18-2, 18-1, and 16-1 tech falls. GMLOS got pins from Kalvin Prieve (121), Teague Alden (133), Calum Sween (160), and Rowan Sween (285) while Oliver Christenson (139) won by forfeit. FCLMC (3-6, 8-15) won its fifth straight dual. They entered the week with a 3-15 record. GMLOS > 3-6, 15-14)
Caledonia/Houston Triangular > La Crescent/Hokah 6, Cal/Hou 67 (Walker Kohlmeyer (107), Braxton Lange (133), Max Schmitz (160), Charlie Mauss (172), Cooper Allen (189), Aden Kulas (215), and Anthony VonArx (285) won by fall, Aaren Kulas (121) by forfeit, Aiden Burns (114), Hunter Frank (127), and Tanner Ginther (139) by 17-0, 18-3, and 17-2 tech falls, Will Allen (152) by 13-3 major decision); Prairie du Chien 25, Cal/Hou 33 (The Warriors jumped out 22-6 after 139 and never trailed. The Cal/Hou lead was 33-15 heading to the final two weights. Kohlmeyer (107) and Frank (127) had pins for the Warriors. Burns (114) won by forfeit. C-Allen (189) won a 15-0 tech fall. Lange (133) won a 12-2 major decision. W-Allen (152) and Schmitz (160) won 4-1 and 8-5 in SV-1 decision victories)
LARP 27, PEM 35 (LARP never led in the dual and trailed 25-9 after 145 only to win 152, 172, and 189 all by six-point decisions to close to down 28-27. But PEM took 215 to decision and 285 by majority decision to clinch the match. Christian Zibrowski (121), Carter Cady (152), and Ben Wenzel (172) had falls for the Screamin’ Eagles. Zach Plank (189) won by forfeit. Owen Lange (127) won a 12-6 decision. PEM won three of four decisions. Zibrowski won his 100th match. LARP > 6-3, 16-8)
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