MINERAL POINT – Darlington/Black Hawk seniors Conrad Blosch and Taylor Evenstad finished second in the 182-pound and 220-pound weight classes, respectively, to lead the WarBirds, and Belmont/Platteville sophomore Isaac Wiegel wrestled away with a runner-up finish in the 106-pound class for the Braves at the 29th annual SWC-SWAL Clash held at Mineral Point High School on Saturday, Feb. 6.
    The WarBirds placed 10 of their 12 wrestlers in the top six of their weight class to finish in fifth-place overall with 194 points. The Braves placed two wrestlers in the top three to place 12th out of 13 teams with 50 points.
    Fennimore claimed the Clash team title for the second year in a row with 282 points. River Valley edged Mineral Point, 250 to 249, for second-place at the event.
    “My goal going into the tournament for the team was to score more team points this year than we did last year. Last year we scored 175 and placed fifth and this year we scored 194 and still placed fifth, but I was satisfied with earning more team points,” said Darlington/Black Hawk co-head coach Tom Donar.
    Blosch (28-6) finished second at 182 for the second year in a row after falling to Fennimore’s Louis Heberlein by a score of 5-4 in the championship match.
    Blosch had tied the score at 4-4 by scoring a takedown with 35 seconds left in the third period, but Heberlein managed to escape with 25 seconds to go and he held on for the one-point win.
    Blosch made the finals with a bye, a pin and a 5-2 decision over Boscobel’s Preston Baker in the semifinals.
    Evenstad (19-3) didn’t have to spend as much time on the mat to place second at 220 for the WarBirds. Byes in round one and round two put the senior right into the semifinal round, and he made the finals for the first time with a 2:58 pin of Iowa-Grant/Highland’s Brent Rider.
    However, in the finals, Evenstad was pinned by Dodgeville senior and UW-Madison recruit Brady Wetter in 1:27 to take second.
    Wiegel (33-7) worked his way into the finals at 106 with a bye, a pin and a thrilling 2-1 decision over Mineral Point’s Danny Pittz in the semifinal round.
    In the finals, the Belmont sophomore met up with the top-ranked Division 2 106-pounder in River Valley’s Zach Licht and the Blackhawk standout defended his title for a second straight year by outscoring Wiegel 13-11 in an exciting final.
    “I was happy with Issac’s second place finish, especially after having to beat Pittz in the semifinal match,” said Belmont/Platteville head coach Andrew Campbell. “The big points in the championship match that hurt us were giving up a takedown in the first 15 seconds of the match, and then getting rolled twice for four points each time. You cannot give up that many points and beat a kid as good as Licht.”
    Darlington/Black Hawk’s Kolbe Ubersox (26-8) at 120 and Lance Ubersox (23-10) at 152 each placed third along with Belmont/Platteville’s Lucas Fugate (14-2) after posted 3-1 records on the day.
    K. Ubersox, a freshman, and Fugate, a junior, each registered a pair of pins in their matches, while L. Ubersox, a sophomore, avenged a pair of earlier losses this season by defeating Dodgeville’s Joey Recob and Mineral Point’s Lucas Sanchez by identical 7-6 decisions.
    “I thought Lance wrestled really well at conference. He beat two wrestlers who beat him handily earlier in the season. If he continues to wrestle that well he will make some noise at regionals and, hopefully, sectionals,” mentioned Donar.
    Fugate was up 10-4 on Mineral Point’s Riley Workman in their semifinal match at 160, but got turned on his back with around 15 seconds remaining and was pinned with just two seconds left on the clock to miss a shot at the finals. He came back with a vengeance by posting a 1:02 pin in the third-place match against Cuba City/Southwestern/Benton’s Tyre Hall.
    “As heartbreaking as that (semifinal) loss was, I think Lucas is the type of wrestler who will use that as motivation for the last push of the season. You never want to have a loss like that, but I would rather have it at conference than at regionals, sectionals or state,” noted Campbell.
    Freshman Connor Novak (19-14) went 2-2 with a pin to place fourth at 126, while sophomore Grady Rielly went 4-1 with three pins to take fifth at 132 and sophomore Brody Milz (18-13) went 3-1 with two byes and a decision to take fifth at 195 for the WarBirds.
    Sixths went to freshman Hunter Bredeson (19-10) at 113, senior Caleb Novak (21-13) at 145 and junior Jacob Tuescher (19-15) at 285. Novak, who posted three pins in his five matches, and Tuescher, who had one pin, each lost a hard-fought overtime decision in their respective fifth-place matches.
    “Up until the final round I feel like we won pretty much all the matches we were favored in. In the last round I would have like to win the two overtime matches we lost and, of course, the 182-pound final. Overall, I feel a lot better about where we are than I did last year. I am hoping we can keep the momentum going into regionals,” Donar said.
     The WIAA wrestling tournament series begins on Saturday, Feb. 13. Darlington/Black Hawk will compete in the Division 3 regional meet at Parkview High School in Orfordville, starting at 10:30 a.m., while Belmont/Platteville will compete at the Division 2 regional meet at River Valley High School in Spring Green, starting at 11 a.m.
    The top team from each of Saturday’s regional meets advance to the team sectional competition on Tuesday, Feb. 16. The D-3 matches will be held at the Royall High School in Elroy, and the D-2 matches will be held back at River Valley High School. The semifinal matches start at 6 p.m., and the finals are scheduled to begin at 8 p.m.
    The top two individuals from each weight class at each regional advance to the individual sectional tournament on Saturday, Feb. 20. The D-3 sectional will be held at Mineral Point High School and D-2 sectional will take place at Richland Center High School. Both sectional meets are scheduled to begin at 10 a.m.

2016 SWAL/SWC CLASH
Team Standings: Fennimore 282, River Valley 250, Mineral Point 249, Iowa-Grant/Highland 208.5, Darlington/Black Hawk 194, Prairie du Chien/Wauzeka 189, Dodgeville 149, Lancaster 148, Riverdale 113, Boscobel 101, Cuba City//Benton/Southwestern 84.5, Belmont/Platteville 50, Richland Center 30.5.

Darl/BH Individual Results: 113-pounds- 6- Hunter Bredeson, 2-2; 120- 3- Kolbe Ubersox, 3-1; 126- 4- Connor Novak, 2-2; 132- 5- Grady Rielly, 4-1; 145- 6- Caleb Novak, 3-2; 152- 3- Lance Ubersox, 3-1; 160- Curtis Blosch, 0-2; 170- Austin Burbach, 0-2; 182- 2- Conrad Blosch, 3-1; 195- 5- Brody Milz, 3-1; 220- 2- Taylor Evenstad, 3-1; 285- 6- Jacob Tuescher, 2-2.

Belmont/Platteville Individual Results: 106-pounds- 2- Isaac Wiegel, 3-1; 126- Alex Sargent, 0-2; 138- Jacob Niehaus, 0-2; 145- Tristan Prater, 0-2; 160- 3- Lucas Fugate, 3-1.
At Mineral Point, on Saturday, Feb. 6



SWC-SWAL CLASH Results for Belmont/Platteville
106 - Isaac Wiegel (7-2) placed 2nd and scored 26.00 team points. 3-1
    Champ. Round 1 - Isaac Wiegel (Belmont/Platteville) 7-2 received a bye () (Bye)
    Quarterfinal - Isaac Wiegel (Belmont/Platteville) 7-2 won by fall over Kohl Wardell (Fennimore) 3-3 (Fall 3:20)
    Semifinal - Isaac Wiegel (Belmont/Platteville) 7-2 won by decision over Danny Pittz (Mineral Point) 9-1 (Dec 2-1)
    1st Place Match - Zach Licht (River Valley) 9-0 won by decision over Isaac Wiegel (Belmont/Platteville) 7-2 (Dec 13-11)

126 - Alex Sargent (1-5) place is unknown and scored 0.00 team points. 0-2
    Champ. Round 1 - Logan Wilson (Iowa Grant/Highland) 3-4 won by fall over Alex Sargent (Belmont/Platteville) 1-5 (Fall 1:47)
    Cons. Round 1 - Alex Sargent (Belmont/Platteville) 1-5 received a bye () (Bye)
    Cons. Round 2 - Mitchill Schaaf (Mineral Point) 7-4 won by fall over Alex Sargent (Belmont/Platteville) 1-5 (Fall 1:58)

138 - Jacob Niehaus (1-5) place is unknown and scored 0.00 team points. 0-2
    Champ. Round 1 - Shaedyn Lane (Cuba City/Southwestern/Benton) 19-19 won by fall over Jacob Niehaus (Belmont/Platteville) 1-5 (Fall 1:28)
    Cons. Round 1 - Jacob Niehaus (Belmont/Platteville) 1-5 received a bye () (Bye)
    Cons. Round 2 - Tyler Smock (Prairie du Chien) 6-4 won by fall over Jacob Niehaus (Belmont/Platteville) 1-5 (Fall 0:45)

145 - Tristan Prater (0-6) place is unknown and scored 0.00 team points. 0-2
    Champ. Round 1 - Chase Beinborn (Boscobel) 26-9 won by fall over Tristan Prater (Belmont/Platteville) 0-6 (Fall 4:33)
    Cons. Round 1 - Tristan Prater (Belmont/Platteville) 0-6 received a bye () (Bye)
    Cons. Round 2 - Caleb Novak (Darlington/Black Hawk) 6-5 won by fall over Tristan Prater (Belmont/Platteville) 0-6 (Fall 2:57)

160 - Lucas Fugate (4-2) placed 3rd and scored 24.00 team points. 3-1
    Champ. Round 1 - Lucas Fugate (Belmont/Platteville) 4-2 received a bye () (Bye)
    Quarterfinal - Lucas Fugate (Belmont/Platteville) 4-2 won by fall over Brendan Fleshner (Prairie du Chien) 4-6 (Fall 1:30)
    Semifinal - Riley Workman (Mineral Point) 8-2 won by fall over Lucas Fugate (Belmont/Platteville) 4-2 (Fall 5:58)
    3rd Place Match - Lucas Fugate (Belmont/Platteville) 4-2 won by fall over Tyre Hall (Cuba City/Southwestern/Benton) 15-19 (Fall 0:02)

SWC-SWAL CLASH Results for Darlington/Black Hawk
113 - Hunter Bredeson (5-2) placed 6th and scored 8.00 team points. 2-2
    Champ. Round 1 - Hunter Bredeson (Darlington/Black Hawk) 5-2 received a bye () (Bye)
    Quarterfinal - Caleb Radtke (River Valley) 8-1 won by major decision over Hunter Bredeson (Darlington/Black Hawk) 5-2 (MD 9-0)
    Cons. Round 2 - Hunter Bredeson (Darlington/Black Hawk) 5-2 received a bye () (Bye)
    Cons. Semi - Hunter Bredeson (Darlington/Black Hawk) 5-2 received a bye () (Bye)
    5th Place Match - Blake Garcia (Prairie du Chien) 6-3 won by fall over Hunter Bredeson (Darlington/Black Hawk) 5-2 (Fall 2:15)

120 - Kolbe Ubersox (7-2) placed 3rd and scored 24.00 team points. 3-1
    Champ. Round 1 - Kolbe Ubersox (Darlington/Black Hawk) 7-2 received a bye () (Bye)
    Quarterfinal - Kolbe Ubersox (Darlington/Black Hawk) 7-2 won by fall over Brock Rule (Dodgeville) 1-7 (Fall 1:59)
    Semifinal - Clayton Beers (Prairie du Chien) 9-0 won by major decision over Kolbe Ubersox (Darlington/Black Hawk) 7-2 (MD 10-0)
    3rd Place Match - Kolbe Ubersox (Darlington/Black Hawk) 7-2 won by fall over Collin Lull (Lancaster) 4-5 (Fall 2:05)

126 - Connor Novak (6-3) placed 4th and scored 20.00 team points. 2-2
    Champ. Round 1 - Connor Novak (Darlington/Black Hawk) 6-3 received a bye () (Bye)
    Quarterfinal - Connor Novak (Darlington/Black Hawk) 6-3 won by fall over Clay McCartney (Lancaster) 3-5 (Fall 5:26)
    Semifinal - Alston Nutter (Fennimore) 6-0 won by fall over Connor Novak (Darlington/Black Hawk) 6-3 (Fall 1:08)
    3rd Place Match - Brian Mathews (Riverdale) 7-1 won by decision over Connor Novak (Darlington/Black Hawk) 6-3 (Dec 5-2)

132 - Grady Rielly (6-2) placed 5th and scored 20.00 team points. 4-1
    Champ. Round 1 - Grady Rielly (Darlington/Black Hawk) 6-2 won by decision over Isaac Grunow (Dodgeville) 3-6 (Dec 9-4)
    Quarterfinal - Owen Austin (Lancaster) 8-1 won by fall over Grady Rielly (Darlington/Black Hawk) 6-2 (Fall 1:14)
    Cons. Round 2 - Grady Rielly (Darlington/Black Hawk) 6-2 won by fall over Alex Wright (Cuba City/Southwestern/Benton) 14-21 (Fall 2:34)
    Cons. Semi - Grady Rielly (Darlington/Black Hawk) 6-2 won by fall over Jaron Walrack (Mineral Point) 1-2 (Fall 0:34)
    5th Place Match - Grady Rielly (Darlington/Black Hawk) 6-2 won by fall over Dakota Frazier (Boscobel) 20-13 (Fall 3:37)

145 - Caleb Novak (6-5) placed 6th and scored 18.00 team points. 3-2
    Champ. Round 1 - Caleb Novak (Darlington/Black Hawk) 6-5 won by fall over Morgan Seippel (Lancaster) 2-5 (Fall 0:47)
    Quarterfinal - Hunter Wardell (Fennimore) 5-2 won by major decision over Caleb Novak (Darlington/Black Hawk) 6-5 (MD 14-5)
    Cons. Round 2 - Caleb Novak (Darlington/Black Hawk) 6-5 won by fall over Tristan Prater (Belmont/Platteville) 0-6 (Fall 2:57)
    Cons. Semi - Caleb Novak (Darlington/Black Hawk) 6-5 won by fall over Travis Arndt (Iowa Grant/Highland) 3-8 (Fall 4:42)
    5th Place Match - Chase Beinborn (Boscobel) 26-9 won in sudden victory - 1 over Caleb Novak (Darlington/Black Hawk) 6-5 (SV-1 5-3)

152 - Lance Ubersox (8-2) placed 3rd and scored 20.00 team points. 3-1
    Champ. Round 1 - Lance Ubersox (Darlington/Black Hawk) 8-2 received a bye () (Bye)
    Quarterfinal - Lance Ubersox (Darlington/Black Hawk) 8-2 won by decision over Joey Recob (Dodgeville) 6-3 (Dec 7-6)
    Semifinal - Dustin Reynolds (Lancaster) 9-0 won by fall over Lance Ubersox (Darlington/Black Hawk) 8-2 (Fall 1:06)
    3rd Place Match - Lance Ubersox (Darlington/Black Hawk) 8-2 won by decision over Lucas Sanchez (Mineral Point) 7-3 (Dec 7-6)

160 - Curtis Blosch (2-6) place is unknown and scored 0.00 team points. 0-2
    Champ. Round 1 - Brendan Fleshner (Prairie du Chien) 4-6 won by decision over Curtis Blosch (Darlington/Black Hawk) 2-6 (Dec 3-0)
    Cons. Round 1 - Curtis Blosch (Darlington/Black Hawk) 2-6 received a bye () (Bye)
    Cons. Round 2 - Evan Thomas (Richland Center) 3-6 won by fall over Curtis Blosch (Darlington/Black Hawk) 2-6 (Fall 2:14)

170 - Austin Burbach (0-3) place is unknown and scored 0.00 team points. 0-2
    Champ. Round 1 - Ethan Swiggum (Prairie du Chien) 7-3 won by fall over Austin Burbach (Darlington/Black Hawk) 0-3 (Fall 0:48)
    Cons. Round 1 - Austin Burbach (Darlington/Black Hawk) 0-3 received a bye () (Bye)
    Cons. Round 2 - Kenny Elliott (Riverdale) 5-5 won by fall over Austin Burbach (Darlington/Black Hawk) 0-3 (Fall 2:53)

182 - Conrad Blosch (7-3) placed 2nd and scored 26.00 team points. 3-1
    Champ. Round 1 - Conrad Blosch (Darlington/Black Hawk) 7-3 received a bye () (Bye)
    Quarterfinal - Conrad Blosch (Darlington/Black Hawk) 7-3 won by fall over Terry Hrubes (Riverdale) 1-5 (Fall 3:31)
    Semifinal - Conrad Blosch (Darlington/Black Hawk) 7-3 won by decision over Preston Baker (Boscobel) 13-15 (Dec 5-2)
    1st Place Match - Louis Heberlein (Fennimore) 8-2 won by decision over Conrad Blosch (Darlington/Black Hawk) 7-3 (Dec 5-4)

195 - Brody Milz (5-4) placed 5th and scored 16.00 team points. 3-1
    Champ. Round 1 - Brody Milz (Darlington/Black Hawk) 5-4 received a bye () (Bye)
    Quarterfinal - Peyton Hall (Prairie du Chien) 8-1 won by fall over Brody Milz (Darlington/Black Hawk) 5-4 (Fall 1:25)
    Cons. Round 2 - Brody Milz (Darlington/Black Hawk) 5-4 received a bye () (Bye)
    Cons. Semi - Brody Milz (Darlington/Black Hawk) 5-4 received a bye () (Bye)
    5th Place Match - Brody Milz (Darlington/Black Hawk) 5-4 won by decision over Weston Linneman (Fennimore) 2-2 (Dec 8-2)

220 - Taylor Evenstad (8-1) placed 2nd and scored 28.00 team points. 3-1
    Champ. Round 1 - Taylor Evenstad (Darlington/Black Hawk) 8-1 received a bye () (Bye)
    Quarterfinal - Taylor Evenstad (Darlington/Black Hawk) 8-1 received a bye () (Bye)
    Semifinal - Taylor Evenstad (Darlington/Black Hawk) 8-1 won by fall over Brent Rider (Iowa Grant/Highland) 6-4 (Fall 2:58)
    1st Place Match - Brady Wetter (Dodgeville) 8-0 won by fall over Taylor Evenstad (Darlington/Black Hawk) 8-1 (Fall 1:27)

285 - Jacob Tuescher (3-5) placed 6th and scored 14.00 team points. 2-2
    Champ. Round 1 - Jacob Tuescher (Darlington/Black Hawk) 3-5 received a bye () (Bye)
    Quarterfinal - Payton Calvert (Dodgeville) 7-2 won by fall over Jacob Tuescher (Darlington/Black Hawk) 3-5 (Fall 1:32)
    Cons. Round 2 - Jacob Tuescher (Darlington/Black Hawk) 3-5 received a bye () (Bye)
    Cons. Semi - Jacob Tuescher (Darlington/Black Hawk) 3-5 won by fall over Jacob Bray (Boscobel) 1-3 (Fall 1:27)
    5th Place Match - Garret Wilmot (Riverdale) 6-4 won in the ultimate tie breaker over Jacob Tuescher (Darlington/Black Hawk) 3-5 (UTB 3-2)

1.     Fennimore     282.0
2.     River Valley     250.0
3.     Mineral Point     249.0
4.     Iowa Grant/Highland     208.5
5.     Darlington/Black Hawk     194.0
6.     Prairie du Chien     189.0
7.     Dodgeville     149.0
8.     Lancaster     148.0
9.     Riverdale     113.0
10.     Boscobel     101.0
11.     Cuba City/Southwestern/Benton     84.5
12.     Belmont/Platteville     50.0
13.     Richland Center     30.5


106 - Isaac Wiegel (7-2) placed 2nd and scored 26.00 team points. 3-1
126 - Alex Sargent (1-5) place is unknown and scored 0.00 team points. 0-2
138 - Jacob Niehaus (1-5) place is unknown and scored 0.00 team points. 0-2
145 - Tristan Prater (0-6) place is unknown and scored 0.00 team points. 0-2
160 - Lucas Fugate (4-2) placed 3rd and scored 24.00 team points. 3-1

113 - Hunter Bredeson (5-2) placed 6th and scored 8.00 team points. 2-2
120 - Kolbe Ubersox (7-2) placed 3rd and scored 24.00 team points. 3-1
126 - Connor Novak (6-3) placed 4th and scored 20.00 team points. 2-2
132 - Grady Rielly (6-2) placed 5th and scored 20.00 team points. 4-1
145 - Caleb Novak (6-5) placed 6th and scored 18.00 team points. 3-2
152 - Lance Ubersox (8-2) placed 3rd and scored 20.00 team points. 3-1
160 - Curtis Blosch (2-6) place is unknown and scored 0.00 team points. 0-2
170 - Austin Burbach (0-3) place is unknown and scored 0.00 team points. 0-2
182 - Conrad Blosch (7-3) placed 2nd and scored 26.00 team points. 3-1
195 - Brody Milz (5-4) placed 5th and scored 16.00 team points. 3-1
220 - Taylor Evenstad (8-1) placed 2nd and scored 28.00 team points. 3-1
285 - Jacob Tuescher (3-5) placed 6th and scored 14.00 team points. 2-2

132 - Alex Wright (14-21) place is unknown and scored 0.00 team points. 0-2
138 - Shaedyn Lane (19-19) placed 6th and scored 17.50 team points. 3-2
145 - Alex Busch (18-18) placed 7th and scored 13.00 team points. 3-2
160 - Tyre Hall (15-19) placed 4th and scored 20.00 team points. 1-2
170 - Colton Knautz (7-18) place is unknown and scored 4.00 team points. 0-2
285 - Aaron McCarthy (32-5) placed 1st and scored 30.00 team points. 4-