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Five Spartans competed in the finals of the Wisconsin Challenge Series and all left with .500 records or better with junior Jack Ruedy leading the way with a fourth place finish.
Ruedy’s first two matches were pins before he slipped by Elkhorn’s Jon Palmer with a 6-4 victory in the quarterfinals. Ruedy fell in the semifinals via injury default and had to forfeit his 3rd place match to finish the day 3-1.
Vince Polhamus, Sam Forbes and Cole Wisniewski all nabbed consolation championships and each finished the day with one loss apiece. Wisniewski’s three victories were all via first period pin while Forbes’ victories came by way of a pin and a major decision. At 195 pounds, Bronson Stark finished 2-2 on the day and fell won victory short of a spot in the consolation championship.
Summarized results are below…
106 – Vince Polhamus, Consolation Champion, 4-1
138 – Sam Forbes, Consolation Champion, 3-1 with a pin and major decision
160 – Cole Wisniewski, Consolation Champion, 3-1 with three pins
182 – Jack Ruedy, 4th Place, 3-1 with two pins
195 – Bronson Stark, Did Not Place, 2-2 with a pin
It was a very good day of wrestling for the Spartans as these brackets featured 375 wrestlers from 106 teams from around Wisconsin. Placing, finishing as consolation champion or simply walking away with a .500 or winning record is quite the accomplishment.
There are a few more opportunities to catch the JV in action this year. They will wrestle before duals against Onalaska and Holmen this week as well as the JV MVC tournament at Onalaska a week from today.
Full results are below…
WI Challenge Series Finals Results for Sparta
Varsity Reserve 106 – Vince Polhamus’s place is unknown and has scored 2.00 team points.
Champ. Round 2 – Sean Rietz (Wrightstown) won by decision over Vince Polhamus (Sparta) (Dec 6-2)
Cons. Round 1 – Vince Polhamus (Sparta) received a bye () (Bye)
Cons. Round 2 – Vince Polhamus (Sparta) won by decision over Bailey Poellinger (Ellsworth) (Dec 3-1)
Consolation 1st – Vince Polhamus (Sparta) won by decision over Luke Blair (Fennimore) (Dec 2-0)
Varsity Reserve 138 – Sam Forbes’s place is unknown and has scored 5.00 team points.
Champ. Round 2 – Andre Childs (Milwaukee Bay View) won by decision over Sam Forbes (Sparta) (Dec 14-10)
Cons. Round 1 – Sam Forbes (Sparta) received a bye () (Bye)
Cons. Round 2 – Sam Forbes (Sparta) won by fall over Tyler Pasek (Two Rivers ) (Fall 3:00)
Consolation 1st – Sam Forbes (Sparta) won by major decision over Riley Hinz (Baraboo) (Maj 10-0)
Varsity Reserve 152 – Joe Lopez’s place is unknown and has scored 0.00 team points.
Varsity Reserve 160 – Cole Wisniewski’s place is unknown and has scored 8.00 team points.
Champ. Round 2 – Conner Lamers (Kaukauna) won by decision over Cole Wisniewski (Sparta) (Dec 7-5)
Cons. Round 1 – Cole Wisniewski (Sparta) won by fall over Jeremiah Cooper (Hartford) (Fall 0:33)
Cons. Round 2 – Cole Wisniewski (Sparta) won by fall over Blake Framke (Oshkosh West) (Fall 1:42)
Consolation 1st – Cole Wisniewski (Sparta) won by fall over Kyle Vondra (Mineral Point) (Fall 1:47)
Varsity Reserve 182 – Jack Ruedy’s place is 4th and has scored 16.00 team points.
Champ. Round 1 – Jack Ruedy (Sparta) won by fall over Josh Tipp (Hudson) (Fall 2:48)
Champ. Round 2 – Jack Ruedy (Sparta) won by fall over Karl Geurink (D.C. Everest) (Fall 1:46)
Quarterfinal – Jack Ruedy (Sparta) won by decision over Jon Palmer (Elkhorn) (Dec 6-4)
Semifinal – Brady Polomis (Denmark) won by injury default over Jack Ruedy (Sparta) (Inj. 3:59)
3rd Place Match – Logan Peterson (Ellsworth) won by medical forfeit over Jack Ruedy (Sparta) (MFF)
Varsity Reserve 195 – Bronson Stark’s place is unknown and has scored 3.00 team points.
Champ. Round 1 – Bronson Stark (Sparta) won by fall over Will Balis (Antigo) (Fall 1:02)
Champ. Round 2 – Merhawi Ciha (Wauwatosa West/East) won by fall over Bronson Stark (Sparta) (Fall 4:27)
Cons. Round 1 – Bronson Stark (Sparta) won by decision over Dominc Houghton (West Allis Central) (Dec 9-4)
Cons. Round 2 – Liam Glewen (Waupun) won by fall over Bronson Stark (Sparta) (Fall 3:20)
