LANCASTER — With six pins, one forfeit and one regular decision, the Lancaster varsity wrestling team upset the River Valley Blackhawks last Friday evening, 45-36, in Southwest Wisconsin Conference dual-meet action.
The Blackhawks, who went into Friday night’s meet ranked eighth in the state’s division 2 field, were coming off a fifth-place finish of 60 teams at the annual Bi-State Classic a week earlier.
Coach Brad Sturmer’s young squad gave up five pins and one forfeit to the Blackhawks, while getting a number of great performances from a number of underclassmen.
Picking up pins in the first period of their respective matches were 145-pound sophomore Owen Wolf, 152-pound sophomore Morgan Seippel and 195-pound freshman Caden Straka. Earning second-period pins were 113-pound freshman Matthew Crosby and 220-pound sophomore Cole Zenz, while 182-pound sophomore Troy Klein had his opponent on his back early in the third period.
A forfeit was awarded to 106-pound sophomore Caleb Lucey, while 138-pound sophomore Collin Lull won his match by a score of 11-5.
“We had a good week of practice and focused on wrestling aggressively, especially on our feet,” said coach Brad Sturmer. “We had a few things go our way, and it ended up being a big win for us,”
On the following Saturday, the Flying Arrows hosted the 51st Annual Lancaster Wrestling Invite, where they finished seventh of 14 competing teams with 92 total points.
Lancaster’s top individual finisher was sophomore Caleb Lucey (12-8), who placed second in the 106-pound class to score 18 points for his team.
Lucey first won a 9-2 decision over Tristen Gilbertson of Belmont/Platteville, then pinned Jayson Starr of Brodhead, advancing him into the championship round. There he suffered a 16-0 technical fall to champion Isaac Cretsinger of Dubuque Senior.
Earning third-place honors were 138-pound sophomore Collin Lull (13-9) and 195-pound freshman Caden Straka (16-7). Lull went 3-1 on the day with two pins and a decision, while Straka went 4-1 on the day with two pins, one regular decision and a major decision.
Fourth-place honors went to 182-pound sophomore Troy Klein (11-8) and 285-pound junior Tyler Hale (10-11), while 126-pound sophomore Dylan Tydrich (3-7) placed fifth and 120-pound sophomore Andrew McCarville (3-10) was sixth.
Winning the team title was Sparta with 201.5 total points, while Iowa-Grant/Highland placed second with 152.5.
This Friday night the Flying Arrows will travel to Richland Center, then will compete in the Westby Tournament on Saturday.
LANCASTER — With six pins, one forfeit and one regular decision, the Lancaster varsity wrestling team upset the River Valley Blackhawks last Friday evening, 45-36, in Southwest Wisconsin Conference dual-meet action.
The Blackhawks, who went into Friday night’s meet ranked eighth in the state’s division 2 field, were coming off a fifth-place finish of 60 teams at the annual Bi-State Classic a week earlier.
Coach Brad Sturmer’s young squad gave up five pins and one forfeit to the Blackhawks, while getting a number of great performances from a number of underclassmen.
Picking up pins in the first period of their respective matches were 145-pound sophomore Owen Wolf, 152-pound sophomore Morgan Seippel and 195-pound freshman Caden Straka. Earning second-period pins were 113-pound freshman Matthew Crosby and 220-pound sophomore Cole Zenz, while 182-pound sophomore Troy Klein had his opponent on his back early in the third period.
A forfeit was awarded to 106-pound sophomore Caleb Lucey, while 138-pound sophomore Collin Lull won his match by a score of 11-5.
“We had a good week of practice and focused on wrestling aggressively, especially on our feet,” said coach Brad Sturmer. “We had a few things go our way, and it ended up being a big win for us,”
On the following Saturday, the Flying Arrows hosted the 51st Annual Lancaster Wrestling Invite, where they finished seventh of 14 competing teams with 92 total points.
Lancaster’s top individual finisher was sophomore Caleb Lucey (12-8), who placed second in the 106-pound class to score 18 points for his team.
Lucey first won a 9-2 decision over Tristen Gilbertson of Belmont/Platteville, then pinned Jayson Starr of Brodhead, advancing him into the championship round. There he suffered a 16-0 technical fall to champion Isaac Cretsinger of Dubuque Senior.
Earning third-place honors were 138-pound sophomore Collin Lull (13-9) and 195-pound freshman Caden Straka (16-7). Lull went 3-1 on the day with two pins and a decision, while Straka went 4-1 on the day with two pins, one regular decision and a major decision.
Fourth-place honors went to 182-pound sophomore Troy Klein (11-8) and 285-pound junior Tyler Hale (10-11), while 126-pound sophomore Dylan Tydrich (3-7) placed fifth and 120-pound sophomore Andrew McCarville (3-10) was sixth.
Winning the team title was Sparta with 201.5 total points, while Iowa-Grant/Highland placed second with 152.5.
This Friday night the Flying Arrows will travel to Richland Center, then will compete in the Westby Tournament on Saturday.
Lancaster 45, River Valley 36
(from Friday, Jan. 6, at Lancaster)
106 - Caleb Lucey (L) received a forfeit. 113 - Matthew Crosby (L) pinned Haydn Walsh, 3:52. 120 - Caleb Radtke (RV) pinned Andrew McCarville, :34. 126 - Dustin Hatfield (R) pinned Dylan Tydrich, 1:06. 132 - Zach Licht (RV) pinned Logan Schneider, 1:13. 138 - Collin Lull (L) defeated Cayden Robson, 11-5. 145 - Owen Wolf (L) pinned Devan Alt, :29. 152 - Morgan Seippel (L) pinned Austin Genthe, 1:10. 160 - Shane Liegel (RV) received a forfeit. 170 - Elijah Alt (RV) pinned Joey Recker, :43. *182 - Troy Klein (L) pinned Ethyn Johnson, 4:13. 195 - Caden Straka (L) pinned Ben Muhr, :51. 220 - Cole Zenz (L) pinned Keegan Smith, 3:13. 285 - Tennessee Hatfield (R) pinned Tyler Hale, 3:13.
Lancaster Invite
(from Saturday, Jan. 7)
Team standings - 1. Sparta 201.5; 2. Iowa-Grant/Highland 152.5; 3. Darlington 118.5; 4. Cashton 101; 4. Dubuque Wahlert 101; 6. Brodhead 92.5; 7. Lancaster 92; 8. Dubuque Senior 87.5; 9. Belmont/Platteville 51; 10. Boscobel 46.5; 11. Madison West 45; 12. Cuba City 36; 13. Parkview 22; 13. River Ridge/Cassville 22.
Lancaster wrestlers
106 - Caleb Lucey (12-8) placed 2nd and scored 18.00 team points.
Quarterfinal - Caleb Lucey (Lancaster) 12-8 won by decision over Tristen Gilbertson (Belmont/Platteville) 7-6 (Dec 9-2)
Semifinal - Caleb Lucey (Lancaster) 12-8 won by fall over Jayson Starr (Brodhead) 12-8 (Fall 1:09)
1st Place Match - Isaac Cretsinger (Dubuque Senior) 16-6 won by tech fall over Caleb Lucey (Lancaster) 12-8 (TF-1.5 0:00 (16-0))
113 - Matthew Crosby (5-11) place is unknown and scored 2.00 team points.
Prelim - Isaac Wiegel (Belmont/Platteville) 22-2 won by fall over Matthew Crosby (Lancaster) 5-11 (Fall 1:02)
Prelim - Matthew Crosby (Lancaster) 5-11 won by fall over Russell Waeffler (Brodhead) 15-5 (Fall 1:22)
Cons. Round 1 - Braiden Pickett (Boscobel) 16-8 won by decision over Matthew Crosby (Lancaster) 5-11 (Dec 6-3)
120 - Andrew McCarville (3-10) placed 6th and scored 6.00 team points.
Quarterfinal - Jon Bailey (Sparta) 18-3 won by fall over Andrew McCarville (Lancaster) 3-10 (Fall 1:18)
Cons. Round 1 - Andrew McCarville (Lancaster) 3-10 won by fall over CHRISTOPHER GILLEN (Belmont/Platteville) 4-11 (Fall 2:12)
Cons. Semi - Caleb Lenzendorf (River Ridge/Cassville) 14-8 won by decision over Andrew McCarville (Lancaster) 3-10 (Dec 10-3)
5th Place Match - Matt Harter (Cashton) 9-9 won by decision over Andrew McCarville (Lancaster) 3-10 (Dec 6-3)
126 - Dylan Tydrich (3-7) placed 5th and scored 7.00 team points.
Quarterfinal - Noah Pennekamp (Iowa-Grant/Highland) 5-13 won by fall over Dylan Tydrich (Lancaster) 3-7 (Fall 1:59)
Cons. Round 1 - Dylan Tydrich (Lancaster) 3-7 received a bye () (Bye)
Cons. Semi - Tristan Grant (Cashton) 8-9 won by fall over Dylan Tydrich (Lancaster) 3-7 (Fall 4:54)
5th Place Match - Dylan Tydrich (Lancaster) 3-7 received a bye () (Bye)
132 - Logan Schneider (3-12) place is unknown and scored 0.00 team points.
Quarterfinal - Kolbe Ubersox (Darlington) 8-1 won by fall over Logan Schneider (Lancaster) 3-12 (Fall 3:08)
Cons. Round 1 - Ben Ryan (Madison West) 7-7 won by major decision over Logan Schneider (Lancaster) 3-12 (MD 17-5)
138 - Collin Lull (13-9) placed 3rd and scored 16.00 team points.
Quarterfinal - Collin Lull (Lancaster) 13-9 won by fall over Bryce Anstoetter (Dubuque Wahlert) 5-11 (Fall 2:19)
Semifinal - Cole Clark (Sparta) 2-2 won by decision over Collin Lull (Lancaster) 13-9 (Dec 13-6)
Cons. Semi - Collin Lull (Lancaster) 13-9 won by fall over Colton Peterson (Parkview) 3-7 (Fall 3:14)
3rd Place Match - Collin Lull (Lancaster) 13-9 won by decision over Blake Burns (Brodhead) 12-9 (Dec 10-8)
145 - Owen Wolf (3-8) place is unknown and scored 0.00 team points.
Quarterfinal - Kaleb Erb (Brodhead) 18-3 won by decision over Owen Wolf (Lancaster) 3-8 (Dec 5-1)
Cons. Round 1 - Kolten Achenbach (Boscobel) 5-6 won by decision over Owen Wolf (Lancaster) 3-8 (Dec 11-7)
152 - Morgan Seippel (4-12) place is unknown and scored 0.00 team points.
Prelim - Jeffery Williams (Brodhead) 11-8 won by fall over Morgan Seippel (Lancaster) 4-12 (Fall 2:50)
Prelim - Nathan Siegwarth (Dubuque Senior) 8-13 won by fall over Morgan Seippel (Lancaster) 4-12 (Fall 4:34)
170 - Joey Recker (0-3) place is unknown and scored 0.00 team points.
Prelim - Gavon Brown (Parkview) 3-6 won by fall over Joey Recker (Lancaster) 0-3 (Fall 1:06)
Prelim - Jayden Alderson (Boscobel) 5-8 won by fall over Joey Recker (Lancaster) 0-3 (Fall 2:59)
182 - Troy Klein (11-8) placed 4th and scored 11.00 team points.
Quarterfinal - Tyler Hoesly (Brodhead) 17-5 won by decision over Troy Klein (Lancaster) 11-8 (Dec 8-2)
Cons. Round 1 - Troy Klein (Lancaster) 11-8 won by fall over James Gann (Sparta) 11-9 (Fall 4:23)
Cons. Semi - Troy Klein (Lancaster) 11-8 won by decision over Tyler Mosley (Darlington) 5-5 (Dec 4-2)
3rd Place Match - Lucas Fugate (Belmont/Platteville) 21-3 won by fall over Troy Klein (Lancaster) 11-8 (Fall 4:49)
195 - Caden Straka (16-7) placed 3rd and scored 17.00 team points.
Prelim - Caden Straka (Lancaster) 16-7 won by decision over Will Wehrspann (Dubuque Senior) 6-14 (Dec 10-4)
Quarterfinal - Caden Straka (Lancaster) 16-7 won by fall over Jake Neis (Cuba City) 6-10 (Fall 3:52)
Semifinal - Austin Zwiefel (Sparta) 16-6 won by decision over Caden Straka (Lancaster) 16-7 (Dec 8-4)
Cons. Semi - Caden Straka (Lancaster) 16-7 won by major decision over Will Wehrspann (Dubuque Senior) 6-14 (MD 12-1)
3rd Place Match - Caden Straka (Lancaster) 16-7 won by fall over Brody Milz (Darlington) 6-3 (Fall 3:52)
220 - Cole Zenz (3-11) place is unknown and scored 0.00 team points.
Quarterfinal - Dino Onyeukwu (Dubuque Wahlert) 8-5 won by major decision over Cole Zenz (Lancaster) 3-11 (MD 20-6)
Cons. Round 1 - Garet Pfaff (Sparta) 6-12 won by decision over Cole Zenz (Lancaster) 3-11 (Dec 2-0)
285 - Tyler Hale (10-11) placed 4th and scored 15.00 team points.
Prelim - Tyler Hale (Lancaster) 10-11 won by fall over Venkat Reedy (Belmont/Platteville) 0-10 (Fall 2:00)
Quarterfinal - Mitch Demmer (Dubuque Senior) 9-3 won by decision over Tyler Hale (Lancaster) 10-11 (Dec 1-0)
Cons. Round 1 - Tyler Hale (Lancaster) 10-11 won by fall over Drew Lenz (Dubuque Wahlert) 3-7 (Fall 1:51)
Cons. Semi - Tyler Hale (Lancaster) 10-11 won by fall over Jacob Tuescher (Darlington) 1-5 (Fall 5:28)
3rd Place Match - Mitch Demmer (Dubuque Senior) 9-3 won by decision over Tyler Hale (Lancaster) 10-11 (Dec 6-1)
