January 2007

The score pretty much tells the story.  Sparta swept Onalaska in
every weight class earning a 74-0 victory over the Hilltoppers Tuesday
night.  The win puts Sparta’s dual record at 16-3 overall and 5-1 in
the MVC.  Sparta used 4 pins and a tech fall along with a number of
forfeits to cruise to victory.  The win was highlighted in the final
match of the night with Matt Tourdot putting the finishing touch on the
regular season by pinning his opponent in 20 seconds.

The match featured a lot of forfeits, but it still is a great way to enter the tournament season.  Full results are below:

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Sparta 74 – Onalaska 0
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135 – Jordan Stanek pinned Culligan (O) 3:32
140 – Colin Burns-Gilbert decisioned Uting (O) 6-3
145 – Jared Ricert won by forfeit
152 – Jeff Dolan decisioned Rick (O) 11-5
160 – Seth Harelson decisioned Fortier (O) 8-1
171 – Michael Jacobsen won by forfeit
189 – Trevor Hutson won by forfeit
215 – Quincy Degenhardt won by forfeit
285 – Kevin Schmitz won by forfeit
103 – Derek McDonald pinned Gilkes (O) 5:38
112 – Adam Simpson tech falled Stein (O) 15-0
119 – Kenny Denton won by forfeit
125 – Jenna Ahnen pinned Konoacki (O) 1:49
130 – Matt Tourdot pinned Schimanki (O) 0:20
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Sparta returns to action Saturday for the MVC/Coulee Tournament, which
will be held in Sparta at the high school.  The tournament looks to be
tough and will feature a number of Bi-State champions, state qualifiers
and state placewinners.  Action begins at 10 a.m.

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UPDATE:  Please check out the Alumni portion of the website for an update about donations.  Thanks!

Any of you familiar with the progression of Ben Askren from high school wrestler at Arrowhead to NCAA Division Champ at Missouri know one thing:  the guy puts on a show.  Whether it’s talking smack to Baraboo’s Trevor Spencer online and through the media and then backing it up by destroying him or his wild and crazy costumes, he continues to be one of the most entertaining athletes in college wrestling.

Below are some images of Askren from his days wrestling at Bi-State and the following link is a recent story about him from the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel.  Some things never change.

Story from the Journal Sentinel:  http://www.jsonline.com/story/index.aspx?id=557776

Images from Bi-State when Askren was a senior:

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It was the early 1990s and Sparta was dominating its opponents in the MVC and sending wrestler after wrestler to the state tournament.  The coaches were Mike Montgomery, Mike Roddick and a whole range of other individuals.  It was a great time for Sparta wrestling.  Some attribute that success to the coaches and how they prepared the wrestlers.  Some believe it was just natural talent and hard work by the wrestlers themselves.  While others believed it was none of that.  They believed it was something more.  Many loved it while others hated it and soon it disappeared from the eyes of coaches, wrestlers and fans.  Nobody knows exactly what happened it, but it disappeared.  However, recent media reports indicate there was a small group devoted to the continual success of the Spartan wrestling program who watched over it while it existed in exile and to this very day ensure its security and well-being so that the success of the program continues.  That is what they believe.  For the first time in years, photos of the object have been leaked to Spartanwrestling.com’s Derek Montgomery and he asks all of you out there visiting the website…. what was the name of this object?

Send your answers by clicing "Email Me" at the top along the left hand side of the page or you could just leave it in the comment section below this post.  Also, if you have any other memories of _ _ _ _, you are welcome to leave them there.

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Sparta used three pins and two major decisions from 171 to 112 to take down Aquinas 42-23 in Sparta’s last home dual of the year.  The dominating stretch was highlighted by Derek McDonald’s pin of Aquinas’ Haupert in 53 seconds.  Full results can be found below:

103 – Derek McDonald pinned Haupert (A) 0:53
112 – Adam Simpson decisioned K. Gordon (A) 9-0
119 – Schmocker (A) tech falled Kenny Denton
125 – Jenna Ahnen decisioned Lauer (A) 6-1
130 – Matt Tourdot pinned Kachel (A) 4:33
135 – Kammel (A) pinned Jordan Stanek 1:53
140 – Soldner (A) decisioned Colin Burns-Gilbert 19-6
145 – Jared Rickert decisioned Wettstein (A) 6-4
152 – Jeff Dolan decisioned Schams (A) 11-3
160 – Dammon (A) decisioned Seth Harelson 11-3
171 – Lyga (A) decisioned Michael Jacobsen 18-6
189 – Trevor Hutson decisioned M. Gordon (A) 13-5
215 – Quincy Degenhardt pinned Wateski (A) 1:31
285 – Kevin Schmitz pinned Linhart (A) 5:04

The match put Sparta’s dual record at 15-3 on the year and 4-1 in MVC action.  Sparta returns to the mat this Tuesday at Onalaska.  Check back today for a special "Do You Rememebr" post.

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