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Hentrich & Novak wrestle their way to 2nd-place finishes at Black Hawk Invite
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BELMONT/PLATTEVILLE junior John Hentrich (top) posted a 6-4 decision over Westfields Dustin Dolgner on his way to a second-place finish in the 138-pound weight class at Saturdays Black Hawk Invitational.
Thomas Gunnell
Updated: Dec 6, 2012, 8:44 PM
Published: Dec 6, 2012, 8:46 PM

    SOUTH WAYNE - Belmont/Platteville junior John Hentrich finished second in the 138-pound weight class and Black Hawk sophomore Collin Novak earned a second-place spot in the 113-pound class to area the area wrestlers at the 26th Annual Black Hawk Wrestling Invitational held on Saturday, Dec. 1.
    Black Hawk finished in a tie for seventh-place at their own meet with 90 points, while Belmont/Platteville placed ninth with 61 points and Darlington took 10th with 54 points at the 12-team meet.
    Hentrich advanced to the championship match at 138 after following a first-round bye with a 6-4 decision over Westfield’s Dustin Dolgner and a pin in :46 over Darlington’s Patrick Roche.
    In the finals, Hentrich lost a 2-1 decision to Parkview’s Alex Hauri.
    Roche, who opened his day with wins over Dodgeville’s Jacob Recob, 5-4, and Columbus’ Isaiah Green, 4-3, dropped a 14-3 major decision to Mt. Horeb/Barneveld’s Klayton Krantz to finish fourth at 138.
    Novak took second in the 113-pound class that featured just four wrestlers competing in a round-robin format. A 12-7 loss to Dodgeville’s Trevor Wunnicke in his opening match proved to be the championship decider as Wunnicke went on to post a 3-0 record, while Novak pinned Pecatonica/Argyle’s Login Swearingen in :21 and defeated River Ridge/Cassville’s David Seng, 2-0, to finish 2-1 on the day.
    Dakota Meier went 3-1 with a pair of pins to take third at 145 for the Warriors, while Lucas Stoney went 3-1 with a pin to place third at 285 for the Braves. Stoney locked up his standing with a 6-4 decision over Darlington’s Hayden Black in the third-place match. Black finished fourth after going 2-2 with a pin.
    Jared Pickett and Beau Holland went 3-1 in the 120 and 132 classes, respectively, to add fifth-place finishes for the Warriors, and Austin Loeffelholz went 3-1 at 160 to take fifth for the Braves. Holland registered two pins, while Pickett and Loeffelholz each had one pin.
    Mike Powers went 3-2 and recorded two pins to take sixth at 285 for the Warriors.
    Casey Lobell went 2-2 to finish sixth at 160 and Alex Schulte went 3-2 with three first-period pins to finish seventh at 170 for the Redbirds.
    Mt. Horeb/Barneveld claimed the team title with 236 points, which was six better than runner-up Westfield at 230. Dodgeville was third with 192.
    Black Hawk will compete at the Ridge and Rivers Duals at Weston High School in Cazenovia on Saturday, Dec. 8, starting at 9 a.m. The Warriors will also take on Madison East in a non-conference dual meet in Madison on Tuesday, Dec. 11, starting at 7 p.m.
    Darlington opens the SWAL season by hosting Iowa-Grant in a dual match on Friday, Dec. 7, starting at 7 p.m.
    Belmont/Platteville will compete at the annual Sugar River Raider Scramble at Belleville High School on Saturday, Dec. 8, starting at 9:30 a.m. The Braves head to Boscobel for a non-conference dual match on Tuesday, Dec. 11, at 7 p.m.
    At Darlington, on Thursday, Nov. 29, Black Hawk got back-to-back-to-back pins from Collin Novak, Jared Pickett and Beau Holland to rally past the Darlington Redbirds for a 42-33 non-conference win in their season opening dual match.
    The Redbirds (0-1 overall) held a 27-12 lead with six weight classes remaining, but back-to-back forfeit wins by Joe Quinn at 106-pounds and Caleb Novak at 113-pounds trimmed the deficit to 27-24.
    Co. Novak gave the Warriors (1-0) the lead with a pin over Brandon Aardahl in 4:22 at 120, and Pickett pinned Kyrin Halvorson in 3:48 at 126 and Holland pinned Jeremy Wick in 2:41 to seal the victory for the Warriors.
    The Warriors jumped out to a 12-0 lead on a forfeit win by Dakota Meier and a pin win by Stephen Detra in 4:25 at 152.
    The Redbirds rallied with five straight wins to grab a 27-12 lead. Alex Schulte at 170 and Hayden Black at 285 each registered a pin in their matches.
    In the only match to go the distance, Darlington’s Casey Lobdell edged Black Hawk’s Logan Stietz by a score of 11-9.
    Conrad Blosch at 182, Jordan Johnson at 220 and Patrick Roche at 138 all picked up forfeit wins for the ‘Birds.     

BLACK HAWK INVITATIONAL
Team Standings: Mt. Horeb/Barneveld 236, Westfield 230, Dodgeville 192, Parkview 123, Columbus 116, Pecatonica/Argyle 98, Black Hawk 90, River Ridge/Cassville 90, Belmont/Platteville 61, Darlington 54, Madison East 50, Madison Memorial 21.

Black Hawk Individual Results: 106-pounds- 5- Joe Quinn, 1-4; 113- 2- Colin Novak, 2-1; 120- 5- Jared Pickett, 3-1; 126- NW; 132- 5- Beau Holland, 3-1; 138- NW; 145- 3- Dakota Meier, 3-1; 152- Stephen Detra, 0-2; 160- Logan Stietz, 1-2; 170- 8- Taime Paul, 2-3; 182- NW; 195- NW; 220- NW; 285- 6- Mike Powers, 3-2.

Belmont-Platteville Individual Results: 106-pounds- NW; 113- NW; 120- NW; 126- 8- Cora Cornett, 0-3; 132- NW; 138- 2- John Hentrich, 3-1; 145- 8- Peter Holloway, 2-3; 152- 8- Devin Droster, 1-3; 160- 5- Austin Loeffelholz, 3-1; 170- Trevor Oaks, 0-2; 182- NW; 195- NW; 220- NW; 285- 3- Lucas Stoney, 3-1.

Darlington Individual Results: 106-pounds- NW; 113- NW; 120- 7- Brandon Aardahl, 1-2; 126- 7- Kyrin Halvorson, 1-2; 132- NW; 138- 4- Patrick Roche, 2-2; 145- NW; 152- NW; 160- 6- Casey Lobdell, 2-2; 170- 7- Alex Schulte, 3-2; 182- NW; 195- NW; 220- NW; 285- 4- Hayden Black, 2-2.
   
Dual Meet Results
Black Hawk 42, Darlington 33
Individual Results: 145-pounds- Dakota Meier, BH, won by forfeit; 152- Stephen Detra, BH, pinned Nathan Fleming, D, 4:25; 160- Casey Lobdell, D, dec. Logan Stietz, BH, 11-9; 170- Alex Schulte, D, pinned Taime Paul, BH, 1:09; 182- Conrad Blosch, D, won by forfeit; 195- Double forfeit; 220- Jordan Johnson, D, won by forfeit; 285- Hayden Black, D, pinned Mike Powers, BH, 4:56; 106- Joe Quinn, BH, won by forfeit; 113- Caleb Novak, BH, won by forfeit; 120- Collin Novak, BH, pinned Brandon Aardahl, D, 4:22; 126- Jared Pickett, BH, dec. Kyrin Halvorson, D, 3:48; 132- Beau Holland, BH, pinned Jeremy Wick, D, 2:41; 138- Patrick Roche, D, won by forfeit.
At Darlington, on Thursday, Nov. 29
Belmont's Kaleen McGettigan notches career win No. 200
Braves blowout Potosi/Cassville in coach's milestone victory
Kaleen McGettigan 200
Belmont girls head coach Kaleen McGettigan earned her 200th career win last Tuesday night with a 56–25 win over Potosi/Cassville.
Casey Lindecrantz
Published: Dec 13, 2024, 7:23 PM

POTOSI — Belmont girls basketball coach Kaleen McGettigan collected her 200th career win last Tuesday night with a 56–25 victory over Potosi/Cassville.

The Braves shot out to and maintained an early lead in Six Rivers West win over the host Chieftains (3–2, 0–2 SRW).

Potosi/Cassville claimed the opening point on a free throw, but a basket under the hoop by Morgan Freeman earned the only lead change of the night. The result was a Braves lead where the traveling team earned nearly 30 points before Potosi/Cassville tasted double figures.

“Any time we play a conference team, we know it is going to be a battle,” McGettigan said. “The Chieftains lost one of their starters the night before, but credit tot he team and their staff, they came out ready to play. Coach Nebel has done a nice job in her first month as a head coach.”

The Braves clung to a 37–16 lead at the break, nurturing it as they pushed to double Potosi/Cassville’s output over the final 18 minutes.

“I was pleased with the girls’ offensive attacks,” McGettigan said. “We are a tough team to guard because we are so interchangeable, and we need to take more advantage of that.”

The Belmont front was led by a three-headed monster of Lexi Riechers (18 points, 3 rebounds, 4 steals), Freeman (14 pts, 6 reb), and Kaci Riechers (12 pts, 5 reb, 5 ast, 5 stl). 

Carsyn Ramaker also took on an supporting role — her six rebounds and five assists were each tied for the team high.

“Lexi Riechers was a spark for us, and she got a couple things going on both ends of the floor,” McGettigan said. “Carsyn continues to see the floor well, and Hailey Bahr played the best game of her career.”

With just three opponents left ahead of the new year, the Braves’ next opportunity on the court comes at Benton on Dec. 12.

Junior Lillie Cooley scored a team-high five points in the loss for Potosi/Cassville (3–2, 0–2) which suffered its first loss.

Despite the win, McGettigan believes her team needs improvements in a few areas.

“We need to do a better job of consistently finishing around the rim,” she said. “We also need to be more comfortable  in our half-court sets.”

The Zephyrs (0–6, 0–2) most recently lost to Stockton (Ill.) on Dec. 9, 68–18, and haven’t scored more than 20 points in each of their last three games.

“We need to continue working on limiting other teams’ offensive boards, and getting to our outlet spots,” McGettigan said. “December is a slow month for us, so we need to stay focused in the gym and need to get better.”

Belmont 56, Potosi/Cassville 25
(from Tuesday, Dec. 3 @ Potosi)
Belmont 37 19 — 56
Potosi/Cassville 16 9 — 25
Belmont (2–1, 1–0) — Hailey Bahr 2, Courtney Fritz 5, Kaci Riechers 12, Morgan Freeman 14, Jaelyn Leitzinger 2, Lexi Riechers 18, Brittany Taylor 3. Totals — 25-71 2-7 56.  
Potosi/Cassville (3–1, 0–1) — Matty Udelhofen 4, Madi Weber 2, Lillie Cooley 5, Brielle Fishnick 4, Ruby Roe 3, Miranda Kieler 4, Delany McKillip 3. Totals — 8-43 8-11 25. 
3-pointers — B: 4-19 (Fritz 1, K. Riechers 2, L. Riechers 1); PC: 1-11 (Roe 1). Team fouls — B: 14; PC: 14. Foul out — none.