January 2009

The Coulee Region Power Rankings, now in it's 10th year of existence, have been updated.  New Lisbon has moved into the number two spot in the rankings ahead of Sparta.  Sparta dropped to three while Holmen drops one spot to number four.  New Lisbon moved into the No. 2 spot after finishing nearly 25 points ahead of Sparta at the Sparta Invite. The rest of the rankings are unchanged.

Sparta has an opportunity to move up in the rankings when they take on Tomah one week from today.  The winner of the Tomah-Sparta dual will likely win the MVC.  Sparta will look to end Tomah's dominance over the MVC.  The Timberwolves have not lost a conference dual since the 2003-04 season.  We here at Spartanwrestling.com believe the time has come for that run to come to an end.

Check back here throughout the week for more information on that dual and our coverage of it. 

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Sparta crushed La Crosse Aquinas at home Thursday evening and then turned around and placed 4th at the always competitive Spartan Invite.  First, for the dual on Thursday…

Aquinas senior Matt Gordon (23-4) handed Spartan junior Matt Tourdot (23-2) his second loss of the season with a 10-6 decision at 189 pounds.  Gordon caught Tourdot early with a 5-point move that proved to be the difference in the match.  Sparta's Brandon Brueggen (16-11) posted a 3-2 upset victory over Trevor Dammon (22-5) at 171 pounds.  For the rest of Thursday's results, check below…

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160  –  Clinton LeBeause decisioned Mulaney (A) 9-8
171  –  Brandon Brueggen decisioned Dammon (A) 3-2
189  –  Gordon (A) decisioned Matt Tourdot 10-6
215  –  Kevin Schmitz pinned Schappel (A) 4:47
285  –  Aaron Freeman won by forfeit
103  –  Bryce Nowaczyk won by forfeit
112  –  Adam Wiedl won by forfeit
119  –  Derek Von Ruden won by forfeit
125  –  Toby Mosley pinned Soldner (A) 3:23
130  –  Jesse Amundson pinned Reinhart (A) 0:58
135  –  Tom Tourdot won by forfeit
140  –  K. Gordon (A) tech falled Logan Denasha 18-3
145  –  Kammel (A) pinned Margo Degenhardt 5:59
152  –  Jordan Stanek won by forfeit

Final:  Sparta 60 – Aquinas 14

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The win improved Sparta's dual record to 9-1 overall and 4-0 in the MVC.  Two days later, the Spartans returned to the mat for the annual Sparta Invite.  Matt Tourdot rebounded from his loss Thursday night to dominate the 189-pound bracket, which included a 10-2 major decision victory in the finals over Marshfield's Jordan Koranda (21-8).  Also placing for the Spartans were Derek McDonald (2nd), Brandon Brueggen (2nd), Kevin Schmitz (2nd), Jordan Stanek (3rd), Toby Mosley (5th), Morgan Leis (5th) and Aaron Freeman (5th).

Marshfield ran away with the team title scoring 238 points, which easily outpaced New Lisbon's 192 points.  Reedsburg was third with 172.5, just three points ahead of the host Spartans. 

For full match-by-match results of both the Spartan Varsity and JV squads from Saturday's invite, please click here.

Summarized results are below…

103  –  Bryce Nowaczyk, 2-2 with a pin, Did Not Place
112  –  Adam Wiedl, 2-2 with a pin and major decision, Did Not Place
119  –  Derek McDonald, 3-1 with two pins, 2nd Place
125  –  Toby Mosley, 4-1 with a pin and tech fall, 5th Place
130  –  Jesse Amundson, 1-2 with a major decision, Did Not Place
135  –  Tom Tourdot, 1-2 with a pin, Did Not Place
140  –  Logan Denasha, 2-2, Did Not Place
145  –  Morgan Leis, 4-1 with a pin, 5th Place
152  –  Jordan Stanek, 3-1 with a pin, 3rd Place
160  –  Nick Anderson, 1-2, Did Not Place
171  –  Brandon Brueggen, 3-1 with a major decision, 2nd Place
189  –  Matt Tourdot, 4-0 with a pin and major decision, 1st Place
215  –  Kevin Schmitz, 3-1 with two pins, 2nd Place
285  –  Aaron Freeman, 4-1 with a pin, 5th Place

Team Scores:  Marshfield 238, New Lisbon 192, Reedsburg 172.5, Sparta 169.5, Holman 161.5, Neillsville 119, Auburndale 115, Cedarburg 98, Blair-Taylor 91.5, Weston 45, North Crawford/Seneca 33, Wautoma 32, Royall 26, Eau Claire North 18, Sparta JV 0

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The Sparta JV also competed in this Sparta Invite, but saw nobody place.  Sparta is off until Thursday when they travel to Onalaska for another MVC dual.  Check back here throughout the week for more Spartan wrestling information.

Also be aware that there will be videos, photos and of course live blogging by Mike Montgomery for the Tomah dual.  More on that to come…

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Mike Montgomery will live blog the dual against Aquinas starting at 7:30pm Thursday evening.

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The Spartans finished 6th out of 16 teams at a tough Freedom Tournament Saturday.  Matt Tourdot led the way for Sparta taking the 189-pound title while Kevin Schmitz (2nd) fell in his championship bout at 215.  Also placing for the Spartans was Derek McDonald (3rd), Jordan Stanek (5th) and Brandon Brueggen (6th).

For full match-by-match results, click here…

For a summary of the day, check out the results below…

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103  –  Bryce Nowaczyk, 1-2 with a pin, Did Not Place
112  –  Adam Weidel, 2-2 with two pins, Did Not Place
119  –  Derek McDonald, 3-1, 3rd Place
125  –  Toby Mosley, 2-2 with a major decision, Did Not Place
130  –  Jesse Amundson, 2-2 with a pin, Did Not Place
135  –  Tom Tourdot, 0-2, Did Not Place
140  –  Logan Denasha, 1-2, Did Not Place
145  –  Morgan Leis, 2-2 with a major decision, Did Not Place
152  –  Jordan Stanek, 4-1 with a pin and major decision, 5th Place
160  –  Nick Anderson, 0-2, Did Not Place
171  –  Brandon Brueggen, 3-2 with a pin, 6th Place
189  –  Matt Tourdot, 4-0 with a pin, 1st Place
215  –  Kevin Schmitz, 3-1 with two pins, 2nd Place
285  –  Aaron Freeman, 1-2, Did Not Place

Team Scores:  Freedom 191.5, Hortonville 172.5, Ashwaubenon 167, Shawano 133, Waukesha West 129.5, Sparta 110, Wrightstown 104.5, BayPort 88.5, Denmark 84.5, Slinger 83, Appleton North 76, Beaver Dam 71, DePere 47, Winneconne 36, Kiel 33, Berlin 31.5

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Sparta is off until Thursday when Sparta finally wrestles a dual at home against La Crosse Aquinas.  It will be the first home dual since the Dec. 18 dual against Holmen.  After the dual against Aquinas, Sparta will host the Spartan Invite on Saturday.

Mike Montgomery is going to live blog the Aquinas dual so check back here throughout the week for details on that.  The live blog window will be up the day before and you can sign up for reminders.

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