December 2006

Midway through Day 2 at the Bi-State Classic, Sparta finds itself in 5th place in Division One and Eight place overall out of 54 teams.  Spartan Jared Rickert will vye for his second consecutive Bi-State title.  Spartan Jeff Dolan lost a heartbreaker to Viroqua’s Brandon Henry but has since rebounded strongly and is one match away from the 3rd place bout.

Other Spartans still alive include 103-pounder Derek McDonald going for 9th, 171-pounder Michael Jacobsen going for 7th, 189-pounder Trevor Hutson going for 7th and 215-pounder Quincy Degenhardt going for 11th.  Check back here later for final team and invidual results as well as some photos from the two days of the Bi-State Clasic.

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Also, some photos of individual title winners and the entire Spartan team with their team trophy from the West Allis Invite were submitted by Theresa Simpson.  Thanks Theresa!  You can view the photos by clicking on the following links:

http://www.spartanwrestling.com/photos/2006_at_west_allis_invite/westallis2_1.html
http://www.spartanwrestling.com/photos/2006_at_west_allis_invite/westallis1_1.html

That being said, anytime any of you visitors to this website have any photos from the season, last year, the 1980s, whatever… just send them in and we’ll do what we can to get them posted here.  Thanks again!

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The Spartans return to action tomorow at the Bi-State Classic in La Crosse, WI.  Sparta joins over 50 other teams from Wisconsin and Minnesota in the two-day tournament that often boasts brackets with multiple state champions, state medalists and state qualifiers. 

Spartan Jared Rickert is the top returner for Sparta.  Rickert won the tournament last year and looks to repeat this year at 145 pounds.  The only other returning medalist was Jeff Dolan who placed 9th.  As a team Sparta looks to improve off its 12th place finish in Division One and 36th place finish overall.

Action begins at 10:15 a.m. at the La Crosse Center.  Live scores of the event updated in real time are available at the following website:

http://www.trackwrestling.com

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Also, check out some photos from Sparta’s recent dismantling of Holmen by clicking here or typing the following address in your address bar:

http://www.spartanwrestling.com/photos/2006_sparta_vs_holmen/index.html

As always, a thumbnail to the gallery can be found along the left hand side of the page.  Check back here tomorrow night for results from the first day of action.

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In what many were anticipating to be a much closer match, Sparta manhandled Holmen Thursday night by a score of 43-18.  Sparta used four pins while winning 10 of 14 matches to improve their dual record on the year to 11-2 overall and 1-1 in conference.  Individual results can be found below:

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Sparta 43  – Holmen 18
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103 – Derek McDonald (S) pinned Keaton Kulmaczewski 5:48
112 – Adam Simpson (S) decisioned Hue Lor 10-3
119 – Jared Bagniewski (H) tech falled Aaron Kast 18-2
125 – Jenna Ahnen (S) decisioned Matt Nelson 6-1
130 – Aaron Murray (H) decisioned Matt Tourdot 7-5
135 – Jordan Stanek (S) decisioned Dustin Hening 3-2
140 – Colin Burns-Gilbert (S) decisioned Aaron Goyette 6-1
145 – Michael Priem (H) pinned Cody Olson 1:12
152 – Jared Rickert (S) pinned Kevin Hanson 1:25
160 – Jeff Dolan (S) decisioned Nick Salinas 17-7
171 – Michael Jacobsen (S) pinned Jordan Coryell 3:12
189 – Trevor Hutson (S) pinned Seth Ratajczyk 1:19
215 – Quincy Degenhardt (S) decisioned Mark Knapmiller 7-3
285 – Mark Mades (H) decisioned Kevin Schmitz 16-5
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Next up for Sparta is the Bi-State Classic, which begins on Friday, December 29.  Jared Rickert will try to defend his title from last year while other Spartans will look to place or improve upon their finishes last year.  As always, check back here for photos and results.

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Want a photo of your favorite Spartan wrestler?  Prints are available for purchase at the following address: 

http://tinyurl.com/v66g9

Finally, remember to come out and watch Sparta take on Holmen this Thursday.  The final home match of the year kicks off with the J.V. at 6:15 and the varsity at 7:30.

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