Sparta Varsity Reserve 9th at Ithaca-Weston Invitational

Wrestling in a varsity tournament, five Spartan varsity reserve wrestlers placed in the top five Saturday at the Ithaca-Weston Invitational.  Leading the way was Vince Polhamus with a 3-2 day and third place finish at 106 pounds.  Also finishing in the top five were Cole Clark, Sam Forbes, Mathias Krein and Cole Wisniewski.Krein's only loss on the day was a 10-8 decision to Ithaca/Weston's Colton Clary who is currently ranked sixth in D3 at 152 pounds.Summarized results are below...106  -  Vince Polhamus, 3rd Place, 3-2 with three pins126  -  Thomas True, 9th Place, 0-2138  -  Cole Clark, 5th Place, 4-1 with two pins145  -  Sam Forbes, 5th Place, 4-1 with two pins and a major decision152  -  Mathias Krein, 5th Place, 4-1 with two pins and a technical fall160  -  Cole Wisniewski, 4th Place, 3-2 with a pin170  -  Sam Waite, 11th Place, 2-3 with two pins182  -  Jack Ruedy, 8th Place, 1-3 with a pin195  -  Bronson Stark, 9th Place, 1-2 with a pin220  -  Gabe Dearman, 9th Place, 3-2 with a pin and a technical fallViroqua won the team title with 520.5 points followed by Iowa-Grant/Highland with 450.5 points.  Finishing nearly 100 points back in third place was Richland Center followed by Wisconsin Dells, Cashton and Logan.  Sparta was ninth with 246.5 points.Full match-by-match results are below...Ithaca-Weston Invitational Results for Sparta106 - Vince Polhamus (4-5) placed 3rd and scored 15.00 team points.Round 1 - Max Schmidt (Richland Center) 22-2 won by fall over Vince Polhamus (Sparta) 4-5 (Fall 3:19)Round 2 - Vince Polhamus (Sparta) 4-5 won by fall over Gwen Golueke (Poynette) 13-10 (Fall 1:08)Round 3 - Josh Frye (Viroqua) 19-6 won by decision over Vince Polhamus (Sparta) 4-5 (Dec 4-2)Round 4 - Vince Polhamus (Sparta) 4-5 won by fall over Carter Bratina (Blair-Taylor) 4-15 (Fall 1:19)Round 5 - Vince Polhamus (Sparta) 4-5 won by fall over Dawson Gross (Pecatonica/Argyle ) 4-18 (Fall 1:23)126 - Thomas Treu (3-12) placed 9th and scored 20.00 team points.Round 1 - Shamus Meyers (Wisconsin Dells) 4-6 won by major decision over Thomas Treu (Sparta) 3-12 (MD 13-3)Round 2 - Thomas Treu (Sparta) 3-12 received a bye () (Bye)Round 3 - Casey Leer (Viroqua) 15-11 won by fall over Thomas Treu (Sparta) 3-12 (Fall 2:44)Consolation Bracket - Thomas Treu (Sparta) 3-12 received a bye () (Bye)9th Place Match - Thomas Treu (Sparta) 3-12 received a bye () (Bye)138 - Cole Clark (6-3) placed 5th and scored 31.50 team points.Round 1 - Cole Clark (Sparta) 6-3 won by decision over Dallas Kapanke (La Crosse Logan) 9-3 (Dec 8-5)Round 2 - Ryan Hannah (Viroqua) 26-2 won by fall over Cole Clark (Sparta) 6-3 (Fall 2:35)Round 3 - Cole Clark (Sparta) 6-3 received a bye () (Bye)Consolation Bracket - Cole Clark (Sparta) 6-3 won by fall over Colton Peterson (Parkview) 7-10 (Fall 0:41)5th Place Match - Cole Clark (Sparta) 6-3 won by fall over Matthew Winders (Iowa-Grant/Highland) 7-14 (Fall 4:42)145 - Sam Forbes (4-1) placed 5th and scored 32.50 team points.Round 1 - Christian Kapanke (La Crosse Logan) 20-8 won by fall over Sam Forbes (Sparta) 4-1 (Fall 1:48)Round 2 - Sam Forbes (Sparta) 4-1 won by fall over Kolten Achenbach (Boscobel ) 6-11 (Fall 2:49)Round 3 - Sam Forbes (Sparta) 4-1 won by fall over Tyler Reuter (Cuba City/Benton/Southwestern) 7-18 (Fall 4:16)Consolation Bracket - Sam Forbes (Sparta) 4-1 won by medical forfeit over Logan Morris (Richland Center) 3-13 (M. For.)5th Place Match - Sam Forbes (Sparta) 4-1 won by major decision over Ray Firebaugh (Viroqua) 10-13 (MD 9-0)152 - Mathias Krein (5-1) placed 5th and scored 33.00 team points.Round 1 - Mathias Krein (Sparta) 5-1 won by fall over Devin Olson (Cashton) 8-14 (Fall 3:49)Round 2 - Colton Clary (Ithaca/Weston) 19-4 won by decision over Mathias Krein (Sparta) 5-1 (Dec 10-8)Round 3 - Mathias Krein (Sparta) 5-1 received a bye () (Bye)Consolation Bracket - Mathias Krein (Sparta) 5-1 won by fall over Austin Elvaker (Blair-Taylor) 9-5 (Fall 3:17)5th Place Match - Mathias Krein (Sparta) 5-1 won by tech fall over Jeff Andersen (Cambridge) 13-6 (TF-1.5 3:37 (15-0))160 - Cole Wisniewski (3-2) placed 4th and scored 31.00 team points.Round 1 - Cole Wisniewski (Sparta) 3-2 won in sudden victory - 1 over Fletcher Shafer (La Crosse Logan) 17-11 (SV-1 9-7)Round 2 - Cole Wisniewski (Sparta) 3-2 won by fall over Max Ripp (Poynette) 13-7 (Fall 4:08)Round 3 - Cole Wisniewski (Sparta) 3-2 received a bye () (Bye)Championship Bracket - Chase Beinborn (Boscobel ) 22-5 won by decision over Cole Wisniewski (Sparta) 3-2 (Dec 8-2)3rd Place Match - Gabe Anderson (Cashton) 17-11 won by decision over Cole Wisniewski (Sparta) 3-2 (Dec 5-1)170 - Sam Waite (2-3) placed 11th and scored 16.00 team points.Round 1 - Noah Flock (Cashton) 19-8 won by fall over Sam Waite (Sparta) 2-3 (Fall 0:23)Round 2 - Nick Mihalovic (La Crosse Logan) 12-13 won by fall over Sam Waite (Sparta) 2-3 (Fall 1:08)Round 3 - Sam Waite (Sparta) 2-3 won by fall over Matthew Betker (Blair-Taylor) 4-6 (Fall 0:46)Consolation Bracket - Gavon Brown (Parkview) 7-9 won by fall over Sam Waite (Sparta) 2-3 (Fall 1:16)11th Place Match - Sam Waite (Sparta) 2-3 won by fall over Morgan Lemke (De Soto) 3-13 (Fall 1:00)182 - Jack Ruedy (3-3) placed 8th and scored 22.00 team points.Round 1 - Jack Ruedy (Sparta) 3-3 won by fall over Dylan Vondahl (La Crosse Logan) 7-10 (Fall 1:46)Round 2 - Drew Hennessey (Iowa-Grant/Highland) 17-8 won by fall over Jack Ruedy (Sparta) 3-3 (Fall 0:52)Round 3 - Jack Ruedy (Sparta) 3-3 received a bye () (Bye)Consolation Bracket - Cade Netteshiem (Ithaca/Weston) 14-6 won by major decision over Jack Ruedy (Sparta) 3-3 (MD 10-1)7th Place Match - Preston Baker (Boscobel ) 14-10 won by fall over Jack Ruedy (Sparta) 3-3 (Fall 5:18)195 - Bronson Stark (3-2) placed 9th and scored 23.00 team points.Round 1 - Jake Baumgartner (Viroqua) 10-12 won by fall over Bronson Stark (Sparta) 3-2 (Fall 3:07)Round 2 - Reed Guenther (Blair-Taylor) 17-7 won by fall over Bronson Stark (Sparta) 3-2 (Fall 1:13)Round 3 - Bronson Stark (Sparta) 3-2 received a bye () (Bye)Consolation Bracket - Bronson Stark (Sparta) 3-2 received a bye () (Bye)9th Place Match - Bronson Stark (Sparta) 3-2 won by fall over Ethan Coleman (La Crosse Logan) 4-8 (Fall 2:33)220 - Gabe Dearman (5-6) placed 9th and scored 22.50 team points.Round 1 - Chester Isaacson (Wisconsin Dells) 12-8 won by fall over Gabe Dearman (Sparta) 5-6 (Fall 1:52)Round 2 - Wesley Sandstrom (Poynette) 12-4 won by fall over Gabe Dearman (Sparta) 5-6 (Fall 1:00)Round 3 - Gabe Dearman (Sparta) 5-6 received a bye () (Bye)Consolation Bracket - Gabe Dearman (Sparta) 5-6 won by fall over Noah Jacobson (De Soto) 2-6 (Fall 4:50)9th Place Match - Gabe Dearman (Sparta) 5-6 won by tech fall over Austin McMahon (La Crosse Logan) 3-5 (TF-1.5 4:38 (15-0)