CAZENOVIA – Black Hawk’s Dakota Meier posted a pair of pins and a major decision on the way to a runner-up finish in the 138-pound weight class at the 2012 Weston-Ithaca Scramble held at Weston High School on Saturday, Jan. 14.
    Meier (21-6) opened his day by pinning Iowa-Grant’s Murilo Luques in 1:40 and followed with an 11-3 major decision over Boscobel’s Logan Jones to advance to the championship round at 138-pounds at the scramble.
    The Warrior sophomore pinned Richland Center’s Jon Bechtel in 1:16 in the quarterfinals and posted an 8-7 decision over Cashton’s Brandon Geier to move to the finals, but he had to settle for a second-place finish after getting pinned by La Crosse Logan’s Stefan Jobe in 3:37 in the championship match.
    The Warriors placed 11th as a team at the talent-filled 14-team tournament after racking up 52 team points on the day. Iowa-Grant rolled to the team title with 287.5 points, followed by Cashton (246.5) and Fort Atkinson (227) in the top three.
    Sophomore Jared Pickett (18-11) went 2-3 with a major decision en route to an eighth-place finish at 113, while freshman Colin Novak (21-7) notched a 3-2 record with a pair of pins to place ninth at 106 for the Warriors.
    Beau Holland at 120 and Crystal Novak at 132 each went 1-4 with a pin on their way to an eighth-place finish for the Warriors.
    Black Hawk heads to Blanchardville for a Six Rivers Conference dual meet against Pecatonica/Argyle on Thursday, Jan. 19.

WESTON/ITHACA SCRAMBLE
Team Standings: Iowa-Grant 287.5, Cashton 246.5, Fort Atkinson 227, Richland Center 197, La Crosse Logan 194.5, Weston/Ithaca 186.5, Waterloo 117, Boscobel 108.5, River Ridge/Cassville 89, Sparta Varsity Reserve 61, Black Hawk 52, Pecatonica/Argyle 45, Cochrane-Fountain City 21, Marshall 16.

Black Hawk Individual Results: 106-pounds- 9- Colin Novak, 3-2; 113- 8- Jared Pickett, 2-3; 120- 8- Beau Holland, 1-4; 132- 8- Crystal Novak, 1-4; 138- 2- Dakota Meier, 4-1; 145- 12- Ryan Quinn, 0-5; 182- 7- Doug Meador, 1-4; 195- 11- Dean Schlittler, 1-4; 220- 8- Patrick Mahoney, 1-4.