Derek

February 23, 2012

Let’s get ready to rumble!!!

Today is the day.  Four of Sparta’s six state tournament qualifiers will wrestle tonight.  John Roddick, Brock Polhamus, Derek VonRuden and Kyle Burkhalter will step onto the mat tonight and for Roddick and Polhamus, this will be their first trip to the Kohl Center.  VonRuden and Burkhalter will be looking to avenge their winless state [...]

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February 22, 2012

Wrestler Profile: John Roddick

The latest wrestler profile is half of Sparta’s freshman duo who became the first freshman to qualify for the state individual tournament since 1995. This guy loves T-Plush, dreams of meeting the Packers and Aaron Rodgers and can’t get enough of Red Lobster.  With a record of 39-12 heading into Thursday’s state tournament, meet John [...]

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February 20, 2012

Interview with Sparta’s state qualifiers

Mike Montgomery sat down with Sparta’s six state qualifiers for a short interview about the journey to the state tournament and their thoughts, expectations and goals.  It’s definitely worth watching.

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February 20, 2012

Watch the Spartans at sectionals

The website Badgerstatewrestling.com has just uploaded and posted videos from the championship matches at Saturday’s sectional tournament in Richland Center.  That means you get to see Dylan Winchel, John Roddick, Derek VonRuden, Toby Mosley and Kyle Burkhalter in action.  Links to the videos will always be on our videos page, but are also below.  Check [...]

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February 20, 2012

Team State tickets and student fan bus

Tickets to this year’s team state tournament are now on sale.  The cost is $8 and they are available  in the high school office before or after school, during lunch and during parent-teacher conferences on February 27th between the hours of 3:30pm and 6:30pm.  If the Spartans win their dual against Luxemburg-Casco, tickets for the [...]

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February 20, 2012

Spartans in the rankings

Wisconsin Wrestling Online just came out with their pre-state rankings, which is basically their ranking of the best wrestlers at the state tournament and can be perceived as a predictor of sorts about how each weight class will play out. Here is how the six were ranked… Dylan Winchel – 4th John Roddick – 11th [...]

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February 19, 2012

Odds and ends

A few things were added to the website overnight and this morning.  Here they are in case you couldn’t find them before! Full results from the Sparta Invite Full results from the regional tournament Full results from the sectional tournament A video of the Spartans as they clinch a trip to the state team tournament [...]

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February 19, 2012

It’s a record! Spartans send six to state

Your neck might get sore after looking from mat to mat if you travel to the Kohl Center later this week for the state wrestling tournament. That’s because Sparta is sending a team record six wrestlers to the state tournament.  Dylan Winchel, John Roddick, Brock Polhamus, Derek VonRuden, Toby Mosley and Kyle Burkhalter will be [...]

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February 18, 2012

Sectional updates…

3:16 pm  –  I will be away from the computer for the rest of the day.  For updates on how the team is doing, please check Trackwrestling.com.  As it stands now, Sparta has five state qualifiers with two more, Brock Polhamus and Tristan Zurfluh, needing one more win to advance. 2:52 pm  –  At 160 [...]

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February 17, 2012

Sectional Preview

Ten Spartan wrestlers will head to Richland Center this weekend to compete for a spot in this year’s state tournament. There is a chance that Derek VonRuden could join this group as Mauston’s Justin Dolata may not be able to compete due to an injury, but we may not know Dolata’s status until Saturday morning. [...]

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February 17, 2012

Wrestler Profile: Tristan Zurfluh

This kid’s dream gift is brownies, he’s a fan of Donald Driver and his victory against Lodi clinched Sparta’s trip to the state team tournament. Tristan Zurfluh, owner of a 29-15 record heading into this weekend’s sectional tournament is this week’s profiled wrestler. Name:  Tristan Zurfluh Grade:  Junior Sports involved in:  Cross Country, Wrestling Favorite subject:  All science classes [...]

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