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Spartans pound Tomah 45-11

by Derek on February 3, 2012

Sparta had one of their more impressive victories over Tomah in recent memory Thursday night. The Spartans won 10 of 14 matches and racked up five pins to power their way to a 45-11 victory in Tomah and secure 2nd place in the MVC.  It is the sixth straight year the Spartans have finished second or better in the MVC.

After Sparta took a 12-0 lead, Tomah battled back to within 15-11, but then Michael Beeler started a string of six Spartan wins that included four pins to lock up the victory. Picking up pins for the Spartans were Toby Mosley, Michael Beeler, John Roddick, Tristan Zurfluh and Derek VonRuden.  Full results are below…

138  –  Paul Vantassel defeated Tanner Dworak (Tomah) 4-3
145  –  Michael Murnane defeated Drew Miller (Tomah) 10-4
152  –  Toby Mosley pinned Patrick Cullen (Tomah) 3:40
160  –  Jacob Dubord (Tomah) defeated Bob Ragan 6-3
170  –  Jordan Reisinger (Tomah) defeated Greg Skon 7-5 in overtime
182  –  Mike Von Haden (Tomah) defeated Kyle Burkhalter 3-1
195  –  Dan Dawley defeated Garrett Serna (Tomah) 6-5
220  –  Lucas Stromberg-Windau (Tomah) defeated Logan Degenhardt 7-3
285  –  Michael Beeler pinned Dakota Stevies (Tomah) 3:20
106  –  Dylan Winchel defeated Patrick Adler (Tomah) 6-5
113  –  John Roddick pinned Katen Moser (Tomah) 1:41
120  –  Brock Polhamus defeated Logan Pollack (Tomah) 7-4
126  –  Tristan Zurfluh pinned Dylan Hanson (Tomah) 3:14
132  –  Derek VonRuden pinned Trenton Littlegeorge (Tomah) 1:54
SPARTA 45 – Tomah 11
Tomah penalized one team point for unsportsmanlike conduct at 160 pounds

This Spartan senior class accomplished some great things against Tomah. They went 3-1 in four years and ended Tomah’s run of six straight MVC championships.  Now, that senior class must turn their attention to getting themselves and the rest of the team ready for the tournament season.  The Spartans are off until next Saturday, February 11th when they travel to West Salem for the WIAA division two regional. The team champion of that regional will then wrestle in a team sectional in Wisconsin Dells on February 14th.

The win over Tomah pushes the Spartans’ dual record to 18-3 on the year and 5-1 in the conference. Congrats Sparta!

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Sparta-Tomah Updates…

by Derek on February 2, 2012

9:37 pm  –  Tristan Zurfluh continued Sparta’s dominance over the Timberwolves with a pin of Tomah’s Dylan Hanson in 3:14. Score is now Sparta 39 – Tomah 11.

9:32 pm  –  Brock Polhamus just defeated Logan Pollack 7-4 to increase the Spartans’ lead to 33-11.

9:24 pm  –  Thanks to John Roddick’s pin at 113 over Katen Moser in 1:41 and Jacob Dubord’s unsportsmanlike conduct penalty, Sparta will win their third straight dual over Tomah. Roddick’s pin puts the Spartans up by 19 with three matches to go at 30-11.

9:19 pm  –  Dylan Winchel increased Sparta’s lead to 24-11 with a tough 6-5 victory over Tomah’s Patrick Adler.

9:11 pm  –  Michael Beeler comes up big for Sparta with a pin in 3:20 over Tomah’s Dakota Stevies. Sparta is now up 21-11 with five matches to go.

9:03 pm  –  Tomah’s Lucas Stromberg Windau countered Sparta’s win at 195 with a 7-3 victory over Logan Degenhard to pull the Timberwolves to within four of Sparta at 15-11.

8:56 pm  –  At 195 pounds, Daniel Dawley stopped Tomah’s win streak at three with a 6-5 victory over Garrett Serna. Score is now Sparta 15, Tomah 8.

8:47 pm  –  At 182 pounds, Tomah’s Mike Von Haden defeated Kyle Burkhalter 3-1. Score is now Sparta 12, Tomah 8.

8:41 pm  –  Tomah has been penalized one team point for unsportsmanlike conduct on Jacob Dubord. Score is now Sparta 12, Tomah 5.

8:39 pm  –  Make that two in a row for Tomah. At 170 pounds, Tomah’s Jordan Reisinger defeated Greg Skon 7-5 in overtime. Score is now Sparta 12, Tomah 6.

8:31 pm  –  At 160 pounds, Tomah’s Jacob Dubord defeated Bob Ragan 6-3. Score is now Sparta 12, Tomah 3.

8:23 pm  –  Hello everyone. We’re three matches into this year’s Sparta-Tomah dual and Sparta leads 12-0. The match started at 138 pounds and saw Paul Vantassel eek out a 4-3 victory over Tomah’s Tanner Dworak. Michael Murnane followed that with a 10-4 decision over Drew Miller before Toby Mosley pinned Patrick Cullen at 152 pounds to give the Spartans a 12-0 lead.

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Video of Sparta Invite championship matches

by Derek on January 30, 2012

Badgerstatewrestling.com has posted videos of the finals at this year’s Sparta Invite. That means you can watch Dylan Winchel, Derek VonRuden, Paul Vantassel, Toby Mosley, Bob Ragan and Kyle Burkhalter wrestle.  Links have been added to the video page and are below if you need a break from work or school and want to watch some wresting.

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Wrestler Profile: Toby Mosley

by Derek on January 30, 2012

This week’s wrestler profile is senior 152-pounder Toby Mosley. Mosley will enter Thursday’s dual against Tomah with a 35-7 record on the season and an honorable mention ranking in division two according to Wisconsin Wrestling Online.

Name:  Toby Mosley
Year/Grade:  Senior
Sports involved in: Cross Country and Wrestling
Wrestling highlights:  Regional champ, Wisconsin National Team Member, 2x National All-American
Cumulative GPA:  3.512
Favorite subject:  Pottery
Three words to describe me:  Studly. Confident. Intelligent.
I got my start in sports: Wrestling in first grade
I wish I could wrestle (team or individual):  In the Olympics
My most memorable moment in sports:  Placing fifth at nationals
I like about high school sports:  The competition
I enjoy wrestling because:  The best are on the team. No politics involved.
Advice:  Don’t screw up.
My role model is:  Jim Gruenwald
Most inspirational teammate:  Michael Murnane
My family also includes:  Mom Shawn, Dad Larry and a brother, two dogs.
Words to live by:  Get money, get paid.
Favorite athlete:  Henry Cejudo
Favorite team:  Oklahoma Sooners
Favorite opponent:  Jesse Thielke
Favorite movie:  Pumping Iron
Favorite TV show:  Blue Mountain State
Favorite food:  Steak
Favorite restaurant:  P.F. Chang’s
Favorite sport on TV:  Football
Favorite place to visit:  Washington D.C.
I want to visit:  Germany
Top five songs on my iPod:  Monster by Kanye West, Sexy and I know It by LMFAO, How Can We Be Lovers by Michael Bolton, Undead by Hollywood Undead, No. 5 by Hollywood Undead
Favorite website:  Youtube
Radio pre-set:  Z93
I drive:  Toyota Celica
Dream car:  McClaren F1LM
I like Sparta High School because:  It’s pretty neat.
I wish we could compete against:  Bears
I wish I could meet:  Arnold Schwarzenegger
Dream date:  Long walks on the beach
Dream gift:  The world
My perfect day:  Playing Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 

 

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Varsity Reserve and JV action results

by Derek on January 30, 2012

While the varsity was wrestling at the Bob Swalla Memorial Duals, Sparta’s varsity reserve and JV were wrestling at a varsity reserve meet in Sauk Prairie and “JV State” in Tomah.

The varsity reserve tournament was a dual format. Wrestling in Sauk Prairie were Justin Marx, Zak Marcellus, Vasily Sharp, Austin Feltner, JD Julson, Margo Degenhardt, Dillon Erickson, Lucas Peters, Walker Polhamus, Erik Larsen, Chase Bernett and Joseph Benish.

The Spartans wrestled five duals in Sauk Prairie against other reserve teams. Here’s how they did…

  • Sauk Prairie 42  –  Sparta 31
  • Lodi 50  –  Sparta 34
  • Sparta 48  –  Sugar River/Verona 19
  • Sparta 36  –  Aquinas 18
  • Sparta 45  –  Milwaukee Washington 30

It was a good day for the Spartans as the varsity reserve finished with a 3-2 record and were competitive in their two losses. A bit farther north we saw five Spartans in action at “JV State” in Tomah.  Here’s how those guys did…

106 – Corey Zimmerman’s place is unknown and has scored 2.00 team points.
Champ. Round 1 – Corey Zimmerman (Sparta) won by decision over Caitlyn Kaz (Chippewa Falls) (Dec 4-2)
Quarterfinal – Fue Yang (Holmen) won by pin over Corey Zimmerman (Sparta) (Pin 1:20)
Cons. Round 2 – Cody Pacyna (Stevens Point) won by pin over Corey Zimmerman (Sparta) (Pin 4:05)

138 – Isiah Ortiz’s place is unknown and has scored 0.00 team points.
Champ. Round 1 – Mark Sebree (Stevens Point) won by tech fall over Isiah Ortiz (Sparta) (TF 17-2)
Cons. Round 1 – Isiah Ortiz (Sparta) received a bye () (Bye)
Cons. Round 2 – Isiah Ortiz (Sparta) received a bye () (Bye)
Consolation 1st – Dylan Schielke (Merrill) won by pin over Isiah Ortiz (Sparta) (Pin 0:31)

152 – Keith Ender’s place is 6th and has scored 4.00 team points.
Champ. Round 1 – Keith Ender (Sparta) won by decision over Toua Yang (Holmen) (Dec 13-7)
Quarterfinal – Zach Henry (Baraboo) won by major decision over Keith Ender (Sparta) (Maj 8-0)
Cons. Round 2 – Keith Ender (Sparta) won by injury default over Sonny Xiong (Holmen) (Inj.)
5th Place Match – Justin Martell (Chippewa Falls) won by pin over Keith Ender (Sparta) (Pin 4:25)

152 – Cody Devorak’s place is unknown and has scored 0.00 team points.
Champ. Round 1 – Steve Fehlberg (Merrill) won by decision over Cody Devorak (Sparta) (Dec 12-7)
Cons. Round 1 – Cody Devorak (Sparta) received a bye () (Bye)
Cons. Round 2 – Cale Whitehead (Wausau East) won by decision over Cody Devorak (Sparta) (Dec 5-2)

170 – Randall Giraud’s place is unknown and has scored 0.00 team points.
Champ. Round 1 – Riley Fichter (Baraboo) won by pin over Randall Giraud (Sparta) (Pin 0:21)
Cons. Round 1 – Gage Borchardt (Wausau East) won by major decision over Randall Giraud (Sparta) (Maj 12-2)

With the varsity reserve dual in Sauk Prairie and the junior varsity tournament in Tomah, that concludes all non-varsity wrestling for the 2011-12 season. Congrats to those wrestlers on a fine season. Now they will continue to practice and get the varsity in shape for the upcoming Tomah dual and the tournament season that follows.

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January 29, 2012

Spartans 4th at very competitive Bob Swalla duals

The Spartan were 2-2 on the day in their first trip to the Bob Swalla Memorial Duals in Kasson, Minn. The victories included one over Byron and another over the 11th-ranked team in Minnesota’s Class AAA, which is equivalent to division one in Wisconsin. The losses included one in the championship round to Simley, the [...]

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January 28, 2012

Bob Swalla Duals Updates…

6:23 pm  –  At 220 pounds, Logan Degenhardt lost 2-0 and at 285, Michael Beeler was pinned as JCC used the strength of their upper weights to battle back against Sparta and win 35-27.  We’ll have a full recap of the day’s results later tonight, but the Spartans battled tough in their third place bout [...]

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January 27, 2012

Kasson-Mantorville Duals Preview

Sparta travels to Kasson, Minn. this weekend for the Bob Swalla Memorial Duals hosted by Kasson-Mantorville. The tournament features two nationally ranked teams in Simley (11th) and Kasson-Mantorville (43rd). For comparison’s sake, Kasson-Mantorville is ranked one spot ahead of Luxemburg-Casco who beat Wisconsin Rapids 33-29 earlier this year. Rapids does not show up on the [...]

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January 27, 2012

High School and Middle School Team and Individual pictures available online for ordering

Did you miss ordering team and individual photos this year?  Maybe a relative wants a few pictures or maybe you’d like some reprints?  That’s possible now with the addition of the 2011 middle school and 2011-12 high school team and individual pictures to online galleries.  Click the two links below to browse the galleries and [...]

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January 27, 2012

Central forfeits eight, Sparta cruises to 75-3 victory

Sparta used eight forfeits to cruise to a 75-3 victory over La Crosse Central Thursday night. The dual was a far cry from Central teams a decade ago that won back-to-back MVC titles. Now, they can’t even put a full team on the mat.  The one bright spot for Central was Ben Thornton’s victory at [...]

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January 24, 2012

Blast from the past

While looking up some information for a future blog post, I came across this from 2009. Can you count how many of these middle schoolers are now wrestling varsity?

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