Reedsburg Dual Invite

Updated: Sparta wins Reedsburg Dual Invite

by Derek on December 4, 2010

7:50pm —  Sparta knocked off Racine Horlick 63-12 then defeated Oregon 49-27 to capture the Reedsburg Dual Invite championship for the second year in a row.  Neither of the duals were ever in doubt as the Spartans kicked off the 2010-11 season with four decisive dual victories.  In the dual against Racine Horlick, Sparta won 12 of the 14 matches including nine by pin or forfeit.  Against Oregon, Sparta took nine of 14 duals including seven by pin or forfeit.  It was a dominating start to the season for the Spartans as they prepare to wrestle Holmen on Thursday.  Here are some individual numbers for the Spartans…

103  –  Dylan Winchel, 4-0 with two pins
112  –  Tristan Zurfluh, 4-0 with a pin and major decision
119  –  Bryce Nowaczyk, 2-1 with two pins
125  –  Derek Von Ruden, 2-2 with two pins
130  –  Nick Winchel, 3-1 with a pin
135  –  Paul Van Tassel, 4-0 with a pin
140  –  Michael Murnane, 4-0 with two pins and a major decision
145  –  Toby Mosley, 4-0 with four pins
152  –  Greg Skon, 2-2 with a pin
160  –  Alex Hemmersbach, 2-2
171  –  Xavier Lopez, 2-2 with a pin
189  –  Clinton LaBeause, 1-3
215  –  Tom Tourdot, 4-0 with three pins
285  –  Chris Beeler, 4-0 with two pins

It was an impressive day for a number of Spartans.  Chris Beeler went 4-0 in his first day of extensive varsity action.  One of those four wins were against the 9th ranked wrestler in D2 according to Wisconsin Wrestling Online.  Also making impressive splashes on varsity were Michael Murnane (4-0), Dylan Winchel (4-0) and Tristan Zurfluh (4-0).  Toby Mosley had a near flawless day taking in four wins by pin.

Below are match-by-match results for each dual.  First the results for the dual against Racine Horlick…

103 – Dylan Winchel (Sparta High School) over mazin sherid (Racine Horlick High School) Pin 0:42
112 – Tristan Zurfluh (Sparta High School) over Unknown (Unattached) Forf
119 – harley Klemick (Racine Horlick High School) over Bryce Nowaczyk (Sparta High School) Pin 1:27
125 – Derek Von Ruden (Sparta High School) over Nick Korndoerfer (Racine Horlick High School) Pin 0:21
130 – Nick Winchel (Sparta High School) over Charles Mulnix (Racine Horlick High School) Dec 7-1
135 – Paul Van Tassel (Sparta High School) over Unknown (Unattached) Forf
140 – Michael Murnane (Sparta High School) over Lightning Hernandez (Racine Horlick High School) Pin 1:55
145 – Toby Mosley (Sparta High School) over Juan Caraballo (Racine Horlick High School) Pin 1:16
152 – Greg Skon (Sparta High School) over Randy Boyd (Racine Horlick High School) Dec 7-6
160 – Alex Hemmersbach (Sparta High School) over Taylor Strack (Racine Horlick High School) Dec 7-5
171 – Xavier Lopez (Sparta High School) over Unknown (Unattached) Forf
189 – Andres Marquez (Racine Horlick High School) over Clinton LaBeause (Sparta High School) Pin 3:53
215 – Tom Tourdot (Sparta High School) over Paul Wittrock (Racine Horlick High School) Pin 1:02
HWT – Chris Beeler (Sparta High School) over Kyle Harrington (Racine Horlick High School) Pin 0:19
FINAL:  Sparta 63 – Racine Horlick 12

And now the results for the championship dual against Oregon…

103 – Dylan Winchel (Sparta High School) over Unknown (Unattached) Forf
112 – Tristan Zurfluh (Sparta High School) over Kyle O`Brien (Oregon High School) Dec 4-0
119 – Bryce Nowaczyk (Sparta High School) over Sam Mosiman (Oregon High School) Pin 1:08
125 – Derek Von Ruden (Sparta High School) over Devon Biter (Oregon High School) Pin 3:19
130 – Chad Walsh (Oregon High School) over Nick Winchel (Sparta High School) Dec 8-6
135 – Paul Van Tassel (Sparta High School) over Ryan Arndt (Oregon High School) Pin 3:39
140 – Michael Murnane (Sparta High School) over Kevin Schewe (Oregon High School) Maj 18-5
145 – Toby Mosley (Sparta High School) over Andrew Nyenhuis (Oregon High School) Pin 0:31
152 – Jack Hagstrom (Oregon High School) over Greg Skon (Sparta High School) Pin 1:10
160 – Eric Walsh (Oregon High School) over Alex Hemmersbach (Sparta High School) Pin 2:48
171 – Chris Hans (Oregon High School) over Xavier Lopez (Sparta High School) Pin 1:57
189 – Corey Herman (Oregon High School) over Clinton LaBeause (Sparta High School) Pin 2:59
215 – Tom Tourdot (Sparta High School) over Max Sampson (Oregon High School) Pin 2:36
HWT – Chris Beeler (Sparta High School) over Jake Kluever (Oregon High School) Pin 1:08
Final: Sparta 49 – Oregon 27

Other results for the consolation and championship rounds include…

  • Westby 57 – River Ridge 15
  • Reedsburg 46 – River Ridge 24
  • Monroe 55 – Racine Horlick 16
  • Monroe 42 – Oregon 24

3:23pm —  Sparta has advanced to the championship bracket after going 2-0 in the first two rounds of action.  The Spartans will wrestle Racine Horlick next and then Oregon after that.  Oregon (3-0) and Sparta (2-0) are the only undefeated teams left in the tournament.  Results from the third round include…

  • Reedsburg 46 – Westby 36
  • Oregon 49 – Racine Horlick 25
  • Monroe 56 – River Ridge 18

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Sparta wins Reedsburg Dual Invite, Middle School team stays hot

by Derek on December 6, 2009

Sparta captured its first invitational title of the year this afternoon winning five duals to capture the 2009 Reedsburg Dual Invitational.  Sparta defeated the likes of Monroe, Westby, Racine Horlick, Oregon and Reedsburg to bring home the championship.  And on the middle school side, the Spartans had an impressive showing in Tomah despite missing a big portion of their team.  Check the middle school page for details and results from today’s tournament in Tomah.

The Spartans won in decisive fashion in all five of their dual meets with the closest margin being 18 points.  Sparta defeated both Westby (44-26) and Reedsburg (45-27) by 18 points.  At the same time, Sparta used a full roster to its advantage picking up six points on forfeits 17 times during the day.  However, even when the Spartans weren’t winning by forfeits, they were cleaning up on the mat.

A number of Spartans had solid days.  Bryce Nowaczyk, Adam Weidl and Matt Tourdot all came back with 5-0 records while Nick Winchel, Toby Mosley, Logan Denasha, Tom Tourdot and Jordan Stanek all came back with 4-1 records.  The 4-1 day for Winchel was even sweeter after he suffered a season-ending injury last year at this event.

Senior Brandon Brueggen had probably the toughest bracket of the day.  He lost to Shane Rockweiler, a two-time state qualifier from Reedsburg, 3-2.  In the Monroe match, Brueggen faced Dillon Weckerly, a Bi-State medalist from a year ago.  The rest of the wrestlers in his bracket have either won more than 20 matches in a season in the past or have won various tournaments at one point or another in their high school careers.  In other words, there were no breaks on the day in this weight class.

For a quick summary check out the results below, but if you want to see how each Spartan did in every match, click here to get those details…

103  –  Bryce Nowaczyk, 5-0 with four pins
112  –  Adam Wiedl, 5-0 with two pins
119  –  Jacob Denton, 2-3
125  –  Nick Winchel, 4-1 with two major decisions and a pin
130  –  Toby Mosley, 4-1 with a pin
135  –  Derek VonRuden, 3-2 with two major decisions
140  –  Logan Denasha, 4-1 with a tech fall and a pin
145  –  Nick Anderson, 2-3
152  –  Morgan Leis, 3-2 with a major decision
160  –  Tom Tourdot, 4-1 with a major decision and a pin
171  –  Brandon Brueggen, 2-3 with a pin
189  –  Jordan Stanek, 4-1 with three pins
215  –  Matt Tourdot, 5-0 with two pins
285  –  Steven Stevenson, 2-1 with two pins
285  –  Isaac Borrenson, 0-2

Next up, the Spartans kick off the MVC season with a dual at Holmen on Thursday.  JV action starts at 615pm while the varsity will hit the mat around 730pm.  Keep checking Spartanwrestling.com for updates and a preview for Thursday’s match.

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Reedsburg Dual Invite Preview

by Derek on December 5, 2009

Sparta will kick off the tournament season today at the Reedsburg Dual Invite.  Joining Sparta in Reedsburg will be Lancaster, Oregon, River Ridge, Monroe, Westby and Racine Horlick.  The presence of Westby takes on new meaning as they are a Division Two team that the Spartans will have to keep tabs on for the tournament season.

The usual cast of characters will be competing this year at the invite with the exception of River Ridge, who replaces Madison West from last year’s invite.  Sparta looks to improve upon last year’s 2nd place showing after Oregon defeated Sparta 37-34 in a tight dual.  Reedsburg brings a tough team as well.  The Beavers are an honorable mention in Division One and return a team that placed third last year while losing to Sparta 36-30.

In Round One, Sparta will take on the Cheesemakers of Monroe.  In the second round, the Spartans meet Westby for what should be an interesting matchup of teams garnering honorable mention status in Division Two.  After that, the Spartans face Racine Horlick, a team they have never lost too in all their years in Reedsburg.  Rounds four and five depend entirely on how Sparta does in the first three rounds and how the other teams fare against each other.  I would expect the match against Westby to be close and I’m not sure what Oregon brings to the table, but they wouldn’t meet until the later rounds anyway.  I would be shocked if the Spartans lost to Racine Horlick so I think Sparta’s fate at the tournament is largely tied to the Westby match.  At the same time, I’m not sure how good Monroe is, but after the Spartans beat Madison West 64-3 last year and Monroe only beat them 40-30, my guess would be the Spartans have the edge.

We’ll be updating throughout the day as I find out results.  I’ll try to get the results up as soon as I can.  If, for some reason, this page is not being regularly updated, you can always follow the action on Trackwrestling.com.  Lastly, I will try to get updates from the middle school Spartans in Tomah and from the JV at La Crosse Central and get them up here by the end of the day.  Be sure to keep checking back here for updates!

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