3^rd Session: Semifinals

After a round of wrestle backs, the top four wrestlers of the tournament so far in each weight class met up in the semifinals to determine who would advance to the finals and who would not.

103: #1 Adam Theisen (Adams-Friendship) v. #3 Grant Sutter (Dodgeville)

Dodgeville scores first takedown - Adams reaches for Dodgeville’s head and tries to pull on it to score the reversal - Dodgeville almost on back - Adams gets reversal points - Dodgeville on back - :32 left - Adams gets 3 back points - Adams on top flattening out Dodgeville

Adams defers, Dodgeville chooses both up in 2^nd - Adams shoots, Adams has the legs, Dodgeville’s on the head - 1:30 left, 5 to 2 - Adams pops head out and gets the two - 1:00 left - :54 left 7 to 2 - Adams trying to turn Dodgeville - Dodgeville keeps holding on to Adams’s legs - Dodgeville gets reversal - 7 to 4 with :18 left - blood time for Adams

Adams chooses down for the 3^rd - Dodgeville lets Adams up - Dodgeville goes for takedown, but Adams ends up claiming the takedown, 10 to 6 (I missed a couple points somewhere…) with 1:40 left - Adams puts legs in, trying to turn Dodgeville - Dodgeville tripods - Adams bleeding again, blood time - Adams still on top - :48 left - blood time again - :40 left, 10 to 6 - Adams trying to turn Dodgeville with legs in - 10 to 6 final score, Adams

In the second 103 semifinal between Jase Langkamp of Lancaster and Cory Campbell of Shell Lake, Langkamp decisioned Campbell 12-0.

In the 112 semifinals, Bobby Wunnicke of Dodgeville pinned Jared Bagniewski of Holmen with 1:14 left in the 2^nd period,  and Andrew Dahl of Cashton pinned Ryan Seidler of Adams-Friendship with :32 left in the 3^rd period.

119: #3 Jed Domke (Viroqua) v. #6 Matt Gaffney (Portage)

Off the mat - :48 left - still no score - Gaffney goes in for the single leg but Domke sprawls

Domke is down for the 2^nd - Domke up to feet, Gaffney knocks him back down - Gaffney tries to turn Domke, Domke fiercely tries to stay on stomach - stalemate called - 1:08 left - Gaffney not able to turn Domke

Gaffney down for the 3^rd - still scoreless - Domke riding Gaffney high, Gaffney gets first points of the match with a reversal - stalemate called - 1:15 left - Gaffney picks ankle on whistle, Domke tries to peel waist - ref calls stalling on Gaffney - stalemate called again - Domke gets a point for Gaffney’s stalling - 2 to 1 Gaffney

In the second 119 semifinal, TJ Wunnicke of Dodgeville major decisioned Justin Garcia of Verona 11-2.

125: #2 Jordan Foy (Ellsworth) v. #5 Matt Theisen (Adams-Friendship)

Tied up - Ellsworth drops to level, tries to get takedown, gets it - Adams tried to roll through it but failed - Ellsworth tries to turn Adams to back - Ellsworth has legs in - :38 left - stalemate called - Adams laying tight, not letting Ellsworth hook in anything -

Ellsworth on bottom for 2^nd - Ellsworth gets one, pushes Adams away from him - 1:35 left - 5 to 0 - Ellsworth  still on top - ref warns Ellsworth for stalling - Ellsworth gets one point for Adams’s stalling, 6 to 0

Adams chooses both up - stalemate called - 1:23 left, tied up - 6 to 0 - Ellsworth puts pressure on the head, spins around back to get another 2 - 8 to 0 - :53 left - Adams to knee, Ellsworth breaks him back down - Adams gets an escape - tries to head throw, doesn’t work - 8 to 1 Ellsworth

In the second 125 semifinal, Alex Dahl of Cashton major decisioned Dan Tisdale of Riverdale 11-1.

In the 130 semifinals, Travis Droessler of Belmont/Platteville pinned Alex Stormoen of Prairie du Chein in 4:37, and Poehnelt of Loyal/Greenwood tech falled Michael Priem of Holmen.

In the 135 semifinals, Brandon Arentz of Cashton pinned Kevin Bubolz of Stratford in 1:06, and Ben Thone of Fon du Lac decisioned Craig Schank of Arcadia 5-3.

140: #4 Grant Miller (Dodgeville) v. #6 Brad Hucke (Heartland Arrowhead)

Tie up - Heartland goes for single leg, off the mat - Heartland goes for single leg again, Dodgeville puts pressure on head - Dodgeville slides off mat - :54 left - Dodgeville grabs for leg, Heartland on head trying to push Dodgeville away - tie up - Heartland goes in for shot, Dodgeville defends

Heartland defers, Dodgeville chooses down for 2^nd - Dodgeville sprawling, Heartland trying to hold onto legs - Dodgeville scores first point with the takedown - 1:03 left - tie up - :23 left - Dodgeville goes in for leg again, Heartland sprawls - off the mat

Heartland chooses down - gets the escape to tie up the score - 1 to 1 - stalemate with 1:09 left

Double Overtime - :15 left - still 1 to 1 - Heartland on head - match stopped for holding - Heartland grabs legs, lifts Dodgeville in the air - Heartland wins

In the second 140 semifinal, Jared Rickert of Sparta decisioned Jon Ames of Viroqua 7-0.

145: #5 Craig Meyers (West Salem/Bangor) v. #4 Casey Bode (Prairie du Chien)

Bode goes in for double, driving it - Meyers defending - Bode changes to a single, tries to trip Meyers - Bode still on leg, Meyers still countering - Bode completes the takedown - Bode puts legs in - Meyers up to his base - Meyers gets an escape - :42 left, 2 to 1 - stalemate

Bode defers, Meyers chooses down - Bode has Meyers on one leg - Meyers putting pressure on the head - off the mat - 1:34 left - Bode hooks in the legs, tries to pull a half - Meyers stands up, gets one - 2 to 2 with 1:15 left - Bode drops to a level, goes in for a single leg - Meyers defends - stalemate - :45 left - Bode pressures on the head, Meyers staying low, Meyers grabs Bode’s arm, Bode on head

Bode chooses down - Bode tries to roll Meyers from Bode - Meyers only has Bode’s leg - Bode loses position, again flat on the bottom - 1:16 left, 2 to 2 - off the mat at :54 - Bode sits out and tries to switch - Meyers turns him back down - Bode tries to come out the side - Meyers has legs in - Meyers warned for stalling - Bode tries to sit and switch, doesn’t work - :17 left, Bode stands up, Meyers still has leg - Bode puts pressure on Meyer’s head - Bode waits for time to run down and then breaks away for one escape - 3 to 2 final, Bode wins

In the second 145 semifinal, Trevin Hines of Ellsworth majored Kenny Konopacki of Monroe 13-0-

152: #4 Randy Young (Baraboo) v. #8 Jordan Gerardy (Holmen)

Tie up - blood time on Baraboo with :51 left - Baraboo on head, Holmen pushes him away - off the mat with :20 left - blood time again

Holmen on top, tries to put legs in - stalemate - Holmen flattens out Baraboo, tries to drive him over - :14 left, still no score

Holmen is down for 3^rd - Holmen gets first point with an escape, now trying for take down - grabs legs for takedown, 3 to 0 - Holmen lifts Baraboo off ground, throws him back to mat - off the mat with 1:21 left - Baraboo sits, tries to reach around for the reversal - Holmen stays behind, doesn’t give it up - Baraboo flat on ground, Holmen tries to roll wrists - Holmen warned for stalling with :53 left - Holmen cautioned for false start - Holmen puts Baraboo on back with :40 left - Baraboo off back, 3 back points to put the score to 6 to 0 with :20 left - Holmen has legs, but Baraboo gets escape - Holmen goes for takedown as match ends, 6 to 1 final, Holmen’s win

152: #4 Chris Karl (Auburndale) v. #3 Nick Yoder (Hudson)

Off the mat - hesitant to tie up - Auburndale goes in for the legs - still both up - :46 left -  Auburndale gets takedown - Hudson up to base - Auburndale gives Hudson the escape - 2 to 1 - :10 left - tie up - Auburndale gets another takedown at edge of mat at end of period - 4 to 1

Auburndale defers, Hudson chooses down - Hudson to feet, Auburndale brings him back down - Hudson gets escape - 4 to 2 - 1:08 left, off the mat - tie up - Auburndale tries to duck under and get single leg, off the mat - Auburndale taps head - holding on to each other’s arm - Hudson gets takedown to tie it up with :26 left - Auburndale reaches around for Hudson’s leg, Auburndale stands - Auburndale gets reversal - Hudson on back, 2 near fall points - 8 to 4

Auburndale chooses down - Auburndale gets the escape - Auburndale tries to duck and get the single, off mat - :50 left, still 9 to 4 - Auburndale warned for stalling - Hudson gets takedown for two with :35 left - Auburndale gets the reversal to make it 11 to 6 with :10 left - final 11 to 6 Auburndale

In the 160 semifinals, Ben Sarbacker of Verona pinned Joe Hilby of Cuba City in 1:53, and Ben Haines of Tomah pinned Tommy Sanders of Bloomington Kennedy in 1:20.

171: #6 Andrew Eastlick (Belmont/Platteville) v. #5 Janin Seippel (Lancaster)

Eastlick gets first takedown - Eastlick has legs in, Seippel cranking on arms - Seippel gets reversal on edge of mat - Seippel tries to hook up cradle - Seippel has Eastlick’s arm behind back, Eastlick up to base - :16 left

Eastlick chooses down - 1:31 left - Eastlick pulls a reversal - 4 to 2

Seippel chooses down - Eastlick tries for crossface - Seippel gets reversal to tie it with 1:17 left - :46 left, still tied up

Overtime - Eastlick goes in for leg, Seippel defends it - Eastlick gets back points on Seippel - Eastlick wins 9 to 4

171: #3 Max Smith (Shell Lake) v. #7 Trevor Lyga (Aquinas)

Smith has Lyga’s arm, takes Lyga to ground but doesn’t get takedown - edge of mat, Smith tries to pull Lyga back to center - Smith laying on the mat, injury time - Smith alright, something with leg - 1:39 left - Lyga goes in for takedown, gets it - 1:05 left - Lyga hooks in legs - Lyga riding high on Smith - Smith pops head out, gets reversal although Lyga still holding onto leg - Lyga to feet, Smith still has control - match stops again for Smith’s injury, Lyga heated because he had almost gotten the escape - match starts, Lyga stands, Smith still has leg - Lyga gets one for escape

4 to 2 Lyga with 1:37 left - Lyga goes for single leg, Smith counters, Smith goes for leg, Lyga pressures head - 1:21 left Lyga almost has takedown, but off mat - Lyga on leg, Smith on head - still both up with 1:09 left - both trying to throw, but off the mat - 4 to 2 still - Lyga goes in for single leg, doesn’t get it, Smith on head - tie up towards edge of mat - Lyga goes for double leg, Smith counters, both bear hugging each other - Lyga goes in for single leg, Smith counters, :40 left - Lyga goes for the double leg, Smith counters - both bear hugging each other again - Lyga goes in for single leg again, Smith defends

Red chooses down - Lyga puts legs in - Lyga trying to tip Smith, Lyga riding high - stalemate - 1:18 left in the 3^rd - Smith gets reversal to tie it up 4 to 4 with 1:04 left - Smith cranks on Lyga’s arm - :53 seconds left, Lyga almost escapes, off the mat - Lyga tripods, tries to peel waist - Lyga pulls reversal and puts Smith right to back - 9 to 4 Lyga, final

After the 171 semifinals I was going a little crazy and couldn’t quite bring myself to focus on the remaining semifinals.  However, the results are as follows.

In the 189 semifinals, David Casper of Westby decisioned AJ Vogt of Cuba City 8-4, and Nathan Clements of West Salem/Bangor decisioned Josh Puttkamer of Baraboo 8-1.

In the 215 semifinals, Dustin Bauman of Stratford major decisioned Tyler Manning of Westby 10-2, and Ryan Schmidt of Richland Center major decisioned Phil Zibrowski of La Crosse Logan 10-0.

Finally, in the 275 semifinals, Joe Vogt of Cuba City decisioned Eric Stanford of Portage 1-0, and Derik Laufenberg of Cashton won by injury default by Max Wiggert of La Crosse Logan.

4^th SESSION: Finals

The finals round began with the matches for 3^rd, 9^th, and 11^th places.  The 3^rd place matches took place on a mat raised about four feet off of the ground, and the other two places wrestled on standard mats on either side.  I decided to focus solely on the 3^rd place matches on the center mat.

103: #3 Grant Sutter (Dodgeville) v. #5 Hayden Silvers (Baraboo)

Tied up - Silvers goes for leg, Sutter blocks - Silvers goes again, Sutter blocks again - off the mat - tied up - Silvers drops to a level - tied up - Silvers goes for leg, Sutter counters - Silvers goes for leg again, Sutter on the head

Sutter chooses down for the 2^nd - Silvers cautioned for early start - Sutter to feet, gets one escape - Silvers has control on Sutter’s head - stalemate - 1:23 left - Silvers goes for single leg, Sutter on the head, Sutter sprawls - still neutral - Sutter shoves Silvers hands away, gets around back for takedown - 3 to 0 - Silvers to base, Sutter tries to put in legs - Silvers tries to grab Sutter’s leg and use it to tip him over - Sutter high on Silvers

Silvers chooses down for the 3^rd - Silvers up to feet, gets one escape - 3 to 1 - tied up - Silvers goes for leg, Sutter sprawls - Silvers gets the reversal - Silvers tries to put in the legs - Silvers too high, Sutter gets reversal - :42 left, 5 to 3 - Sutter puts in legs - :29 left, stalemate - Silvers flat on bottom - 5 to 3 Sutter final

112: NR Ryan Seidler (Adams-Friendship) v. NR Jared Bagniewski (Holmen)

Tied up - Holmen in for single leg, Holmen has the leg, Adams on the head

Adams defers, Holmen chooses down - Holmen up to feet, tries to peel waist - Adams drags him back down to the mat - Adams hooks in the legs - 1:33 left, still no score - Holmen up to feet, back down to mat - potentially dangerous move on Adams - Adams puts in legs, cranks on Holmen’s arm - Holmen up to base, Adams still has legs in - match stopped for blood on Adams - :07 left, Adams still riding

Adams chooses down - Holmen picks ankle, Holmen comes up with leg - Adams puts pressure on head, Holmen still trying to hang on to leg - potential danger - 1:33 left - Adams sits, trying to grab Holmen’s leg for reversal - gets the reversal with 1:18 left - 2 to 0 Adams - Adams tries to turn Holmen - Holmen to base - off the mat - :49 left - Holmen to feet - Adams drags him back to mat - Adams tries to hook ball and chain - Adams now has legs in, tries to flatten him out - Holmen turns to face Adams, tries to grab the legs - Holmen sprawling - final 2 to 0 Adams

119: #3 Jed Domke (Viroqua) v. #5 Tim Baumel (Adams-Friendship)

Tied up - tapping each other’s heads - Baumel has Domke’s arms, Domke reaches for legs - Baumel in for single leg, Domke grabs Baumel’s leg - stalemate with :18 left - Adams ties up, drops to a level, spins behind Domke for the takedown, 2 to 0

Domke defers, Baumel chooses down - Domke hooks in legs, flattens Baumel out - tries to turn Baumel to back with legs in - 1:23 left in the 2^nd -  stalemate with 1:02 left - Domke hooks in legs again - Baumel tripods - Baumel grabs onto Domke’s leg

Domke chooses down, still 2 to 0 Baumel - Baumel goes for the ankle pick, then tries to break down Domke’s base, breaks his arms - Baumel cross faces - Domke to feet, almost escapes, off mat - 1:26 left - Domke up to feet again, back down - Baumel tries to hook up cradle - ref calls stalemate with :54 left - Domke up to feet, tries to break Baumel’s grasp - on edge of the mat, Domke gets escape with :40 left - 2 to 1 Baumel - Baumel goes in for shot, Domke pushes down on head - tied up - Domke tries to get around back of Baumel - Domke works on Baumel’s arms - Baumel gets takedown and 2 back points to put the final at 6 to 1 Baumel

125: #6 Troy Clements (Kickapoo/LaFarge) v. Timmy Fisher (Bloomington Kennedy)

Off the mat - trying to shuck each other down to mat - tied up - Bloomington has control over Kickapoo head - gets the takedown - Bloomington 2 to 0

Bloomington defers, Kickapoo chooses down - Bloomington up to feet, tries to peel the waist - Kickapoo lifts Bloomington up and slams him back down to mat - Kickapoo up to feet, tries to break grasp - off the mat - Kickapoo up to feet, grabs Bloomington’s leg to try for the reversal - Kickapoo gets 2 - tied up at 2 to 2 - Kickapoo flattens Bloomington - on and off back - Bloomington up to base, but Kickapoo gets 2 back points - off the mat - Bloomington gets an escape - 4 to 3 Kickapoo with :54 left in the 2^nd - Kickapoo has Bloomington’s leg for another takedown - Kickapoo tries to drive Bloomington over - 6 to 3 Kickapoo

Bloomington chooses down - Bloomington tries to get to feet but Kickapoo drags him back down - Kickapoo tries to drive Bloomington over, but only on back for split second - Bloomington sits, tries to break grasp - stands up and gets escape - 6 to 4 Kickapoo with 1:24 left - tied up - off the mat - :55 left Kickapoo in for the takedown - Bloomington sprawls - tied up, both on knees - stalemate - :30 left - Kickapoo taps head - Bloomington in for single leg - ref gives him the takedown with :08 left - off the mat - tied 6 to 6, Kickapoo on bottom - Kickapoo to feet

Overtime - tied up - Kickapoo in for single leg, Bloomington counters - Kickapoo still on leg - off the mat - still neutral with :27 left - Kickapoo taps head, Bloomington ties up - Kickapoo drops to a level, goes for double leg - off the mat - :05 left, still tied

Double Overtime - Bloomington chooses down - Kickapoo picks ankle, Bloomington up to feet, tries to peel waist - off the mat - :23 left - Bloomington up to feet, tries to break grasp - Kickapoo still has grasp - off the mat with :11 left - Bloomington up to feet - Bloomington doesn’t escape, Kickapoo’s win

In the 130 3^rd place match, Alex Stormoen of Prairie du Chien decisioned Nick Hucke of Heartland Arrowhead 6-2.

135: #9 Paul Steffen (Holmen) v. Mike Munos (South St. Paul)

Tied up - Holmen in for the single leg - Paul sprawls - tied up - Paul goes in for single leg, but Holmen still has control of Paul’s arm

Paul defers, Holmen chooses down - Holmen escapes to get the first point - 1:28 left - tied up - Paul takes down Holmen for two - 2 to 1 Paul - Holmen to base, tries to peel waist - off the mat - :40 left - Holmen escapes to tie it up with :15 left in the 2^nd - tied up - push each other away - on each other’s head - tied up

Paul chooses down - Holmen flattens Paul out - Holmen tries to hook in half - Holmen lets Paul up with 1:32 left - tied up - Paul goes in for double leg, Holmen on head, sprawls - Holmen goes back in for shot - off the mat - :36 left, Holmen goes in for double leg - off the mat - tied up - Holmen tries to grab for single leg with :10 left, Paul sprawls, puts pressure on head - 3 to 2 Paul

In the 140 3^rd place match, Grant Miller of Dodgeville and Justin Flock of Cashton met up for the second time of the tournament.  In the first match-up, Miller decisioned Flock with a score of 3-2.  In the 3^rd place match, Miller won 7-2.

145: #5 Craig Meyers (West Salem/Bangor) v. NR Jon Friar (Lancaster)

Tied up - off the mat - Friar has a good 6 inches on Meyers - Friar on head, Meyers on Friar’s arms - Meyers gets takedown with :09 left

Meyers defers, Friar chooses down - Friar up on whistle, up to feet - Meyers loses hold on Friar’s leg, Friar trips Meyers, gets reversal - tied at 2 to 2 - stalemate with 1:03 left - Meyers tripods, Friar has legs in - stalemate with :40 left - Meyers flat on bottom - Friar puts legs in again, tries to turn Meyers - Friar too high, Meyers gets reversal

Meyers down for 3^rd - Friar puts in legs, Meyers tripods - Friar falls off Meyers but still maintains control of the upper body - Friar puts legs in again - stalemate called with :52 left - Friar still has control of upper body, Meyers has Friar’s legs - final 4 to 2 Meyers

152: #10 Ty Lorenz (Logan) v. #4 Randy Young (Baraboo)

Tied up - off mat - tied up - :35 left, break away from the tie up - tied up - Baraboo pushes Logan away - tied up - Baraboo goes in for double, Logan sprawls

Logan defers, Baraboo chooses down - Logan cautioned for early start - off the mat - Baraboo escapes for the first point of the match - Baraboo goes in for the double leg, gets it - 3 to 0 Baraboo - Baraboo tries to run a half - Baraboo tries to tip Logan - Baraboo still trying to hook up the half - :21 left - Logan gets one for a penalty point (?) - blood time on Logan - 3 to 1 Baraboo - Baraboo cautioned for early start - Logan gets the escape

Logan chooses down for the 3^rd - Logan sits - Logan back down, Baraboo breaks down his base - Logan gets one escape to tie it up at 3 to 3 with 1:00 left - tied up with :40 left - Baraboo goes in for the single leg, doesn’t work - Logan in for double leg, doesn’t work - :30 left - tied up

Overtime - tied up - Baraboo goes for leg, takes Logan down to win

My batteries went dead after the 152 3^rd place match, but the following weights’ results are listed below.

In the 160 3^rd place match, Mike Galles of South St. Paul major decisioned Joe Hilby of Cuba City 16-6.  Jason Campbell of Riverdale decisioned Jamin Seippel of Lancaster 11-4 at 171, Israel Neumann of New Richmond decisioned Josh Antonneau of Heartland Arrowhead 2-1 at 189, Tyler Manning of Westby decisioned Phil Zibrowski of La Crosse Logan 6-2 at 215, and at heavyweight Eric Stanford of Portage defeated Grant Pauls of Ithaca in double overtime, 5-4.

With the 3^rd, 9^th, and 11^th place matches over with, the wrestlers cleared the floor, and the Holmen High School dance team filed onto the raised center mat for a performance.  Shortly after, the atmosphere reminded me of that which develops in the Kohl Center before finals.  All the fans had taken their seats, rows which had been empty were now filled with spectators who had come just to watch the finals, workers were tossing Bi-State water bottles into the stands, fans were doing the wave and tossing beach balls and balloons into the crowd, and finally, the lights went out.  It was time for the parade of champions.  Lead by the directors of the tournament and the young woman who would soon sing the national anthem, all of the wrestlers who had wrestled or would be wrestling for a place marched out in single file from two opposite entrances.  The circled the floor of the La Crosse Center until they reached the mat on which they had wrestled or would be wrestling (3^rd and 1^st places on the raised center mat, 5^th, 7^th, 9^th, and 11^th places on the side mats).  There the wrestlers lined up across from their opponent and waited for the Holmen High School senior to step forward onto the raised center mat and sing a beautiful National Anthem.  The directors of the tournament were then introduced, followed by the wrestlers who would be competing for first place.  It was time for the 1^st, 5^th, and 7^th place matches to begin.

For this final round, I had decided I would move to a different section of the Center.  As I started walking up towards one of the very top rows, I realized the 103-pound match had in fact started without me!  I apologize for the lack of coverage on that match, but #1 Adam Theisen of Adams-Friendship ended up defeating #1 Jase Langkamp of Lancaster by a score of 4-2.  Moving on to 112...

112: #1 Bobby Wunnicke (Dodgeville) v. #1 Andrew Dahl (Cashton)

Tied up - off the mat - Wunnicke drops and goes in for the legs, Dahl on head - Wunnicke in for the legs again, doesn’t get it - Dahl has Wunnicke’s leg - blood time - 1:35 left - Wunnicke taps on Dahl’s head - Wunnicke grabs arm - Dahl drops to a leg, trips Wunnicke, gets the takedown - blood time again on Wunnicke - Wunnicke up to feet, tries to break grasp - Dahl lifts up Wunnicke in air - off the mat - Wunnicke gets one point for clasped hands - 2 to 1 Dahl - Wunnicke up to feet, broke Dahl’s grasp, gets reversal with :52 left - blood time on Wunnicke - Wunnicke puts legs in, flattens Dahl out - Dahl back to base - Dahl tries to move out from under, up to feet, grabs Wunnicke’s leg - Dahl still on bottom trying to come up with Wunnicke’s leg

Wunnicke defers, Dahl chooses down - Wunnicke tries to flatten Dahl - Wunnicke tries to hook up cradle - Wunnicke puts pressure on Dahl’s head with his elbow - ref calls stalemate with 1:16 left, still 3 to 2 Wunnicke - :56 left, Wunnicke tries to hook up cradle - Wunnicke gets two back points - 5 to 2 Wunnicke - Dahl tries to get up to base - Wunnicke hooks in legs

Wunnicke chooses down - Wunnicke stands up, pulls reversal on edge of mat - 7 to 2 Wunnicke - 1:48 left - Wunnicke hooks in legs, Dahl tries to come out back door, then out the side - Dahl pulls head out, gets reversal - blood time - 7 to 4 - with 1:13 left, Wunnicke gets reversal - Wunnicke on head trying to pull Dahl down - 8 to 4 with :57 left - Dahl goes in for shot, then Wunnicke - Dahl sprawls, Wunnicke gets takedown to make it 10 to 4 - Wunnicke tries to hook in legs - :23 left - 10 to 4 final Wunnicke

Ahh!  My tape recorder malfunctioned yet AGAIN during the 119 match.  #2 TJ Wunnicke of Dodgeville tech falled #6 Matt Gaffney of Portage.

125: #2 Jordan Foy (Ellsworth) v. #1 Alex Dahl (Cashton)

Tied up - Ellsworth tries to go in for the single, Dahl defends, on the head - Dahl picks up Ellsworth, throws him down to the mat out of bounds but keeps his feet in the circle to get the takedown - :42 left - Dahl tries to hook up cradle - stalemate - Ellsworth gets escape with :13 left - 2 to 1 Dahl - off the mat

Dahl defers, Ellsworth chooses down for the 2^nd - Dahl throws Ellsworth flat to mat - Ellsworth back up to base - Dahl on head, tries to hook up something - 1:32 left - Dahl tries to break down Ellsworth’s base - Ellsworth sits, tries to get out - Dahl breaks him back down - Dahl still trying to turn Ellsworth, Ellsworth curled up on bottom - Dahl warned for stalling - blood time

Dahl chooses down - Ellsworth lets Dahl up - Ellsworth goes in for shot, tied up - Ellsworth tries to reach for leg, doesn’t work - off the mat - 1:31 left - Ellsworth in for double leg, Dahl defends - Dahl goes for single leg on edge of mat, doesn’t get it - 1:14 left - tied up - :53 left - Dahl about to throw Ellsworth, but off mat - :48 left - Ellsworth on head, circles Dahl - both trying to pull other one, both have each other’s arms - Dahl tries to pull Ellsworth to mat, off the mat - Ellsworth in for shot, Dahl defends - Dahl puts pressure on Ellsworth’s head, spins around back for two - 5 to 1 Dahl

130: #1 Travis Droessler (Belmont/Platteville) v. NR Joe Poehnelt (Loyal/Greenwood)

Droessler gets first takedown, puts legs in and flattens Poehnelt out - ref calls stalemate - :42 left - Droessler flattens out Poehnelt with :30 left - Poehnelt tries to get back up to base, Droessler still has legs in - 2 to 0 Droessler

Poehnelt defers, Droessler chooses down - blood time on Droessler - Poehnelt tries to hook in legs - Droessler reaches around for reversal, but out of bounds - Droessler gets the escape however - Droessler goes in for the double leg, Poehnelt sprawls - Droessler still reaching for the leg - Poehnelt on the head - :57 left - still neutral - stopped for potential danger - Poehnelt in for single leg, Droessler doesn’t let him finish it - potential danger again

Poehnelt chooses down - still 3 to 0 Droessler - Droessler flattens Poehnelt out - Droessler tips Poehnelt, begins to get back points - 6 to 0 Droessler - Droessler puts legs in - potential danger - 1:19 left - Droessler breaks down Poehnelt’s base - puts legs in again - :35 left - Droessler still has legs in - stalemate with :16 left - Poehnelt tries to break hold, Droessler keeps him down - 6 to 0 final, Droessler

135: #3 Brandon Arentz (Cashton) v. NR Ben Thone (Fon du Lac)

Blood time on Arentz - tied up - :25 into the period - tied up - Arentz pushes Thone off the mat - Thone takes off face mask headgear, puts a regular one on - :10 left and still tying up - Arentz goes in for single, Thone backs away - still no score

Thone defers, Arentz chooses down - Arentz sits, up to base, up to feet - Thone grabs Arentz’s legs, Arentz on one foot - off the mat, but Arentz gets the escape - blood time on Arentz again - Arentz gets takedown to put him up 3 to 0 - Thone tripods, Arentz falls to mat, Thone reaches for the leg - stalemate called with 1:08 left - Arentz puts legs in, tries to turn Thone - stopped for potential danger - :45 left - Thone up to base, reaches around Arentz to try for reversal, doesn’t get it - Arentz puts legs in again, too high - Arentz gets two near fall, but Thone gets reveresal - Arentz gets another reversal for a score of 5 to 2

Thone chooses down for the 3^rd  - Arentz hooks in legs, tries to turn Thone - Thone pulls the reversal - Arentz lost control of that hold, looks at coach for help - Arentz stands up, gets one escape - off the mat - 7 to 4 Arentz - blood time on Arentz again - 1:00 left in the 3^rd - off the mat - Arentz looking tired - Thone picks up leg but Arentz ends up on top with Thone on back - off the mat - Arentz gets two for takedown but no back points because they were off the mat - :30 left - stalemate - 9 to 4 Arentz - Thone tripods, Arentz puts legs in - 9 to 4 Arentz

140: #5 Jared Rickert (Sparta) v. #6 Brad Hucke (Heartland Arrowhead)

Tap each other’s heads - tie up - back away - off the mat - Rickert has leg - Heartland Arrowhead on head - Rickert drags Heartland Arrowhead back to center of mat - off the mat - :33 left - still no score - Heartland on head, tries to spin around, no time

Heartland defers, Rickert chooses down - Rickert up to feet, tries to peel the waist - Rickert sprawls, Heartland tries to hold on to legs - Rickert gets one escape - 1:27 left in the 2^nd - 1 to 0 Rickert - Rickert in for the single leg, Heartland sprawls - Heartland in for the double leg, Rickert sprawls - off the mat - 1:00 left - blood time on Heartland - Rickert takes down Heartland with :53 left to put him up 3 to 0 - Rickert hooks in legs, Heartland tripods - ref calls for potential danger - :10 left - Rickert lifts Heartland off mat

Heartland chooses down - ref calls potential danger on Rickert - Heartland to feet, Rickert still has control - Heartland breaks away for one - 3 to 1 - off the mat - Heartland goes for leg, Rickert on the head - ref stops the match again for potential danger with 1:11 left - Heartland in for double leg, Rickert tries to stay up - Heartland gets one point for holding - Rickert grabs Heartland’s leg, tries to trip him, gets the takedown - off the mat - 5 to 2 - Heartland to feet, Rickert slams him back down - Rickert tries to roll the wrists, puts in legs - 5 to 2 final, Rickert

The 145 final saw #9 Trevin Hines of Ellsworth major decision #4 Casey Bode of Prairie du Chein 14-0.

The 152 final between #8 Jordan Gerardy of Holmen and #4 Chris Karl of Auburndale ended in a win for Gerardy of 11-3.

160: #4 Ben Sarbacker (Verona) v. #10 Ben Haines (Tomah)

Sarbacker grabs legs, gets the first takedown - Sarbacker hooks in the half - Sarbacker still has control, Haines up to base, up to feet - Sarbacker grabs the legs to bring Haines back down to mat - :53 left - Sarbacker tries to break down Haines’s base - Sarbacker rides Haines with :10 left

Both up, Sarbacker gets the takedown - 4 to 0 with 1:25 left - Sarbacker tries to hook in the half - Sarbacker puts Haines to back - :23 left - Sarbacker pins with :17 left

I absolutely could not sit myself up in the very last row with a tape recorder and calmly narrate the 171 final.  I dropped the tape recorder, ran down to the Aquinas section, and cheered my heart out!  #6 Andrew Eastlick of Belmont/Platteville ended up defeating #7 Trevor Lyga of Aquinas 6-2.

189: #1 David Casper (Westby) v. #2 Nathan Clements (West Salem/Bangor)

The infamous match-up.  They live a half hour apart.  They are in the same conference.  They are forced to wrestle each other a handful of times before they make it to state.  They met up last year at Bi-State final; they met up last year in the state final.  They are 1 for 1 with each other so far this year.  Who’ll take this one?

Tied up - Casper goes in for leg, off the mat - tied up - Clements goes for leg, Casper sprawls - Clements gets first takedown on edge of mat - Casper sits, Clements turns him back down to mat - Casper to feet, off the mat - Clements holds on to leg as Casper stands - off the mat with :57 left - Casper stands, gets the escape - 2 to 1 Clements with :48 left - Clements goes in for leg, Casper sprawls - back away from each other - tied up - Casper low, Clements goes for shot, Casper sprawls - Clements gets around back for another takedown - 4 to 1 Clements with :21 left - Casper up on whistle, Clements puts him back down, Casper sits, sprawls - Clements still has control - Casper gets reversal to make it 4 to 3

Clements defers, Casper chooses down - Clements lets Casper go to tie it up - Clements in for shot, Casper sprawls - Casper goes in for leg, Clements on one leg - Clements pushes Casper’s head away, Casper reaches for other leg - Casper gets two on edge of mat, puts him in the lead 6 to 4 - 1:16 left - Clements up to feet, Casper still has his leg, tries to grab other leg - Clements crawling off edge of mat - off the mat - :50 left in the 2^nd - Casper puts head in Clements’s side, tries to turn him, off the mat - :37 left - Clements up to feet, Casper grabs both legs to put him back down to mat - off the mat - :26 left - Casper tries to flatten out Clements, tries to turn him but time runs out

Casper up for the 3^rd - Casper stops match, pukes, wipes face with a towel, drinks water - Casper has legs in - Clements tripods - ref calls potential danger - Clements gets to feet, Casper still holds on to one leg - ref warns Casper for stalling - Clements gets an escape, tries to go for double leg, Casper sprawls - off the mat - 6 to 5 Casper with :59 left - still both up - Clements has Casper on one foot, gets the takedown to put him ahead 7 to 6 with :45 left - Casper tries to get up on feet - Clements still has control, Casper gets a reversal with :19 left - Clements counters with another reversal with :09 left to put the final score at 9 to 8 Clements

215: #2 Dustin Bauman (Stratford) v. #8 Ryan Schmidt (Richland Center)

Tied up with 1:29 left - Bauman takes down Schmidt for two - blood time on Schmidt - :50 left - Schmidt up to base - Bauman hooks in legs - tries to turn Schmidt with :18 left

Schmidt defers, Bauman chooses down for the 2^nd - Bauman tripods with :39 left - blood time again on Schmidt - still 2 to 0 Bauman

Schmidt chooses down for the 3^rd - Bauman riding Schmidt with 1:30 left - stalemate called - Bauman tries to hook up cradle with 1:12 left - no back points because off the mat - :40 left with stalemate called - Bauman still riding Schmidt - 2 to 0 Bauman, final

275: #2 Derik Laufenberg (Cashton) v. #6 Joe Vogt (Cuba City)

Laufenberg goes for single leg but Vogt gets around back for the takedown - 2 to 0 Vogt

Vogt defers, Laufenberg chooses down for the 2^nd - Laufenberg to base, tries to grab Vogt’s leg, doesn’t get it - Vogt breaks down Laufenberg’s base - 2 to 1 with 1:07 left - off the mat - Vogt gets around back of Laufenberg again for another two to put the score at 4 to 1 - off the mat - Vogt tries for crossface - Laufenberg up to feet, gets the escape - 4 to 2 Vogt

Vogt chooses down - shakes Laufenberg off, gets the one - 5 to 2 - 1:10 left - Laufenberg goes for leg, Vogt sprawls - off the mat - tied up with :56 left - off the mat - tied up with :30 left - Laufenberg tries to grab leg, Vogt gets around back for another two - final score 7 to 2 Vogt

TEAM RESULTS

Division I

1. #7 Heartland Arrowhead - 257.5
2. #8 Holmen - 252
3. NR La Crosse Logan - 180
4. NR Tomah - 158.5
5. (MN) Bloomington Kennedy - 157 

Division II

1. NR Lancaster - 247.5
2. #4 Ellsworth - 242
3. NR Cuba City/South Western - 202.5
4. #10 Dodgeville - 202.5
5. NR Adams-Friendship - 190.5

Division III
1. #5 Cashton - 352
2. NR Stratford - 145
3. NR Auburndale - 141
4. HM Riverdale - 139.5
5. HM Shell Lake - 118

OVERALL TEAM WINNER: D III Cashton High School, 352 points

Bi State Results

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