Spartans 7-0 after defeating Caledonia, La Crescent

Sparta improved to 7-0 on the year with a victory over La Crescent and another win over a quality Caledonia team.  The Spartans had never met Caledonia in a dual and were 0-3 all-time against La Crescent.  That all changed with Sparta's 39-31 victory over Minnesota Class A honorable mention Caledonia and a 59-13 victory over La Crescent.The match with Caledonia was probably not as close as the score indicated.  Brett Von Ruden was disqualified for a questionable slam in a match he was likely to win, which would have been at least a nine-point swing.  Mathias Krein stepped in for his brother Hayden as he continued to recover from an injury and picked up six points for the Spartans with a first period pin.All in all, the Spartans won seven matches against Caledonia--all via pin, technical fall, major decision or forfeit to ensure the victory.  Caledonia brought some tough wrestlers to the competition.  At 132 pounds, Minnesota Class A 3rd-ranked Kyle Cavanaugh picked up a 9-1 major decision victory over Kyle Erickson and at 138 pounds 3rd-ranked (145) Zach Schneider defeated David Hayes 7-2.It was a solid victory for the Spartans even though they had an incomplete team and some questionable calls go against them.The other dual of the night against La Crescent was a little smoother sailing.  Sparta improved to 1-3 all-time against La Crescent by winning 11 of 14 matches including four by pin and four by forfeit.Vince Polhamus moved up a weight class to 113 to earn a first period pin for the Spartans while Joe Lopez stepped in at 152 pounds to register a first period pin.  Also earning pins for the Spartans were Jaden Winchel and Matt Fahning.Match-by-match results from each dual are below...Sparta vs. La Crescent106  -  Blake Brooks defeated Bryce Duffy (La Crescent) 3-2113  -  Vince Polhamus pinned Jordan Jonsgaard (La Crescent) in 1:08120  -  Jon Bailey won by forfeit126  -  Andy Lopez (La Crescent) pinned Thomas Treu in 0:56132  -  Pedro Lopez (La Crescent) defeated Kyle Erickson 14-4138  -  David Hayes won by major decision over Dylan Worrel (La Crescent) 14-4145  -  Jaden Winchel pinned Ty Mallicoat (La Crescent) in 1:00152  -  Joe Lopez pinned Dylan Schultz (La Crescent) in 1:25160  -  Mathias Krein won by major decision over Colton Jorgenson (La Crescent) 13-0170  -  Matt Fahning pinned Clayton Jorgenson (La Crescent) in 1:11182  -  Zach Bolyard (La Crescent) defeated James Gann 5-1195  -  Austin Zwiefel won by forfeit220  -  Garet Pfaff won by forfeit285  -  Noah Benish won by forfeitFINAL:  Sparta 59 - La Crescent 13Sparta vs Caledonia-Houston106  -  Vince Polhamus pinned Jacob Cripps (Caledonia-Houston) in 5:52113  -  Trever Vick (Caledonia-Houston) defeated Blake Brooks 8-5120  -  Jon Bailey won by technical fall over Caiden Olson (Caledonia-Houston) 16-0126  -  Aaron Francis (Caledonia-Houston) defeated Thomas Treu 10-5132  -  Kyle Cavanaugh (Caledonia-Houston) defeated Kyle Erickson 9-1138  -  Zach Schneider (Caledonia-Houston) defeated David Hayes 7-2145  -  Jaden Winchel won by forfeit152  -  Jack Strub (Caledonia-Houston) won by DQ over Brett Von Ruden160  -  Mathias Krein pinned Payton Schott (Caledonia-Houston) in 1:28170  -  Matt Fahning won by major decision over Spencer Stemper (Caledonia-Houston) 13-3182  -  Austin Werner (Caledonia-Houston) pinned James Gann in 0:38195  -  Austin Zwiefel pinned Zach Brueggen (Caledonia-Houston) in 3:59220  -  Garet Pfaff pinned Tanner Krage (Caledonia-Houston) in 1:00285  -  Alec Francis (Caledonia-Houston) won by forfeitFINAL:  Sparta 39 - Caledonia-Houston 31With the win, the Spartans are now 7-0 on the year, which matches last year's win total.  Sparta still has to wrestle Onalaska on January 31st and Holmen on February 2nd.  It's a busy week ahead for the Spartans as they approach tournament season.