Wrestling (2/2)

Girls Wrestling: Chatfield Takes Second at Second State Dual Meet 

In the second incarnation of the Minnesota Wrestling Coaches Association girls dual championship, Chatfield had themselves a big event. Last year, they took 13th of 16. After a trio of hard-fought duals, the 8th-ranked Gophers wrestled for the state team title this year. In the Round of 16, Chatfield faced #9 Wadena-Deer Creek. The Gophers built a 21-0 early lead only to see it shaved to 21-16 after 136. But wins by Kendyl Nolte (155 > 15-0 tech fall) and #9 at 155 Eve Goetzinger (wrestled 170 > forfeit) gave the Gophers an insurmountable 38-22 lead. Forfeiting the final two weights, they won 38-34. Tenth-ranked Melody Ward (100 > fall) and Emily Bova (106 > 19-7 major) plus Maizee Priebe (112 > 17-0 tech fall) and Bryn Goetzinger (118 > fall) won the first four matches. Fourth-ranked Elle Eickhoff (142) added a pin. In the quarters, the Gophers face #1 Apple Valley. Chatfield won seven of the first nine matches. Out of the gate (100-pounds), #10 Bova pinned #6 Madilyn Trottier in a battle of ranked 106-pounders, the duals only ranked-ranked match. It was a key win. Ward (106 > pin), Priebe (112 > 16-0 tech fall), Kinley Manahan (124 > forfeit), #10 at 124 Brynn Horsman (wrestled 130 > 15-0 tech fall), Eickhoff (142 > fall), and Grace Finley (148 > forfeit) also had wins. The five and six-point wins allowed Chatfield to build an insurmountable 40-12 lead. Apple Valley won the final four matches (two falls, two forfeits). The Gophers slipped past the #1-seeded Eagles, 40-36. A-V’s lineup featured four ranked girls, including #1’s Cassandra Gonzalez (155) and Esperanza Calvillo (170). It put the Gophers in the semis against #5 Sauk Centre/Melrose. Again, the Gophers’ early weight supremacy built an unattainable lead. Ward (100 > pin), Bova (106 > 24-8 tech fall), Priebe (112 > pin), B-Goetzinger (118 > fall), and Horsman (124 > fall) won the first five matches for a 29-0 lead. Eickhoff (142 > pin) and Nolte (155 > pin) added wins. Sauk Centre/Melrose won six of the final eight weights including forfeits at 170 and 190. But it wasn’t enough. Nolte’s pin made the score 41-18 with three weights left. The Gophers prevailed 41-36 to make the state girls dual meet finals! There, the run ended against #6 Hastings. Not having a full line-up (few girls teams do yet) was a factor. Chatfield got wins from Bova (100 > 23-7 tech fall), Ward (106 > 12-2 major), and Priebe (112 > pin) for a 15-0 lead. The Raiders then won four in a row by fall to lead 24-15. Finley (142 > 13-7 decision), Eickhoff (148 > fall), E-Goetzinger (155 > pin) then got the Gophers three straight wins. They held a 30-26 lead heading to the final three weights. But with the Gophers not having anyone at 190 and 235, the dual was over. Hastings won the final three (major decision, two forfeits) to take the dual 40-30, take the state dual meet title. The Raiders won seven of 13 matches with six by six-point decision. The Gophers won six matches, three by six-point decision. For the tourney, Eickhoff (four pins), Bova, Ward, and Priebe each went 4-0. Chatfield’s coaches are Savannah Vold, Jason Goetzinger, Darrin Allen, and Ryan Priebe.

Wrestling: #2 Chatfield Wins Team Title at Lake City 

At the Lake City individual wrestling tournament, #2 in Class A Chatfield grabbed its second team title of the year. Matt Mauseth’s group topped (259) nearest foe Dover-Eyota (205.5). LARP, with just six guys competing, took seventh (61) of 10 teams. Chatfield got championships from #1 Joey Cady (107 > won 20-3 tech fall, won fall), #7 Gunner Polikowsky (114 > won 15-0 tech fall, won two falls), #2 Jameson Priebe (121 > won fall, won 22-6 tech fall), Logan Pearson (127 > won two falls, won 10-1 major), #9 Layne Root (139 > won 15-0 tech fall, won fall, won 16-1 tech fall), and #9 Hunter Polikowsky (145 > won two falls, won 7-1 decision). The latter was named the tourney’s Outstanding Wrestler. Taking second place were Wes Goetzinger (121 > won 8-0 major, lost 22-6 tech fall), Cody Ramaker (152 > won fall, lost 12-0 major), Nolan Happel (160 > won fall, won 9-4 decision, lost 7-0 decision), Brenden Kobs (172 > won fall, lost fall), and #6 Will Boelter (215 > won fall, lost injury default). Eli Manahan (172 > lost fall, won two falls) took third. Eleven of Chatfield’s 18 total competitors made the finals. Priebe and Goetzinger wrestled each other threre. For LARP, Michael Alexander (133 > won 20-4 tech fall, won fall, won 18-10 major) took first. Carter LaFee (107 > won 16-1 tech fall, lost 15-0 tech fall, won two falls) took third. Christian Zibrowski, #5 Owen Lange, #6 Zach Plank, and #6 Chace Drazkowski notably did not compete. 

Wrestling: Caledonia/Houston Sweeps Home Tri with D-E and FCLMC

At a home triangular, Caledonia/Houston beat Dover-Eyota and FCLMC in TRC mat action. Versus the Eagles, the Warriors got wins from Kiptyn Meiners (107 > pin), Aiden Burns (114 > pin) and Jace Conway (121 > 6-5 decision) for an early 15-0 lead. D-E then won two to close to down 15-12. The teams then exchanged wins from 139 thru 160-pounds, with the Eagles going ahead 22-21. But the Warriors then got wins from Will Allen (172 > 16-1 tech fall), Anthony Von Arx (189 > fall), and #5 in A Cooper Allen (215 > 16-3 major) to ice the dual by 36-25 final. Hunter Frank (139) and Karsen Klug (152) wrestled out key 8-5 and 5-4 decision wins. The Warriors were 3-1 in such matches. Cal/Hou then handled FCLMC 47-22. Meiners (107), J-Conway (121), Nolan Conway (127), Frank (139), and C-Allen (215) won by fall. Burns (114) and Aaren Kulas (145) won by forfeit. W-Allen (172) won an 18-3 tech fall. FCLMC got a pin from Ashton Newman (160), tech falls from August Pfeffer (133 > 16-0) and Kane Larson (189 > 17-2). Grant Daniels (152) and Jackson Hearon (285) wrestled out 6-1 and 2-1 decisions. Between those two duals, D-E handled FCLMC 56-9. The Wolves lone two wins were Larson (215) by 19-3 tech fall and Quinci Kaase (189) by 15-3 major decision. The Warriors are 4-2 in the TRC, 7-16 overall on the year. FCLMC is 3-3, 8-6. 

TRC and Non-Conference Wrestling (1/20 – 1/24)

Arcadia Triangular > #9 in A LARP 44, Arcadia 30 (LARP won 138, 144, and 150 to build a 29-12 lead. The Raiders took 157, 165, and 175, all by fall to lead 30-29. LARP won the final three weights. Carter LaFee (106), Christian Zibrowski (126), Owen Lange (144), Carter Bronk (150), Zach Plank (190), and Chace Drazkowski (285) won by fall, Michael Alexander (138) by 21-4 tech fall, Trygg Hegland (215) by 6-1 decision); #9 LARP 78, DeSoto 6 (LARP took 106 (C. Lafee), 113 (Easton Johnson), 120 (Trevin Sublett), 126 (C. Zibrowski), 138 (M. Alexander), 144 (O. Lange), 150 (C. Bronk), 157 (Braydon Peterson), 165 (Colten Jenkins), 175 (Charlie Samono), and 190 (Z. Plank) by forfeit. T. Hegland (215) and C. Drazkowski (285) won by fall) 

Triton Quadrangular > FCLMC 36, Triton 36 (Wolves heavyweight James Cullen made it 36-36 with a pin at 285, but the Cobras won the dual on most-matches-won (7 to 6) tiebreaker. Kylie Knutson (114) and August Pfeffer (139) won by forfeit for the Wolves while they forfeited 107, 133, and 160. Ashton Newman (152), Quinci Kaase (172), and Kane Larson (189) also had pins.); FCLMC 39, Byron 33 (K. Larson (189) and J. Cullen (215) notched pins late to give FCLMC an insurmountable 39-27 lead. Quentin Daniels (107), Beckett Hovland (121) and A. Newman (152) also won by fall, K. Knutson (114) by forfeit, and Nolan Eide (145) by 6-4 decision. The Wolves forfeited 139 and 160)); FCLMC 21, Maple River/USC 44 (FCLMC got pins from A. Pfeffer (13), K. Larson (189), and J. Cullen (215) while Q. Kaase (172) won a 10-4 decision) 

PEM Triangular > #9 in A LARP 31, AA Lean and Mean PEM 35 (LARP fell behind 18-0 and never recovered. The dual had two decision bouts, and each went the Bulldogs way, and each was key to their victory. Up 18-14, PEM’s Tucker Binner (145) beat LARP’s Carter Bronk 19-13 to expand the edge to 21-14. Up 32-26, PEM’s Logan Peterson (215) beat LARP’s Trygg Hegland by 9-7 decision to guarantee a Bulldog win. Owen Lange (139), Colten Jenkins (160), and Zach Plank (189) won falls for the Screamin’ Eagles, Chace Drazkowski (285) won by 18-3 tech fall, Christian Zibrowski (127) and Michael Alexander (133) by 9-0 and 13-2 major decisions. The Screamin’ Eagles are 5-2 in the TRC, 18-4 overall); GMLOS 12, PEM 59 (GMLOS won twice, Cael Smith (145) by fall and Drake Payne (215) by forfeit. The Bulldogs are 1-5 in the TRC, 5-13 overall) 

Rochester-Century Tourney (GMLOS (93) took seventh and FCLMC (51) eleventh (of 13) with Simley (245.5) toppingMount Horeb (165.5) for the team title. For the Bulldogs, Parker Armagost (127 > won two falls, lost 19-4 tech fall) and Cael Smith (145 > won two falls, lost 17-0 tech fall) each took second. FCLMC’s Kane Larson (189 > won fall, won 1-0 decision lost 21-5 tech fall) took second, losing his first match of the year (21-1) to Mount Horeb’s D-II #! Eli Leonard (39-0))