6:23 pm — At 220 pounds, Logan Degenhardt lost 2-0 and at 285, Michael Beeler was pinned as JCC used the strength of their upper weights to battle back against Sparta and win 35-27. We’ll have a full recap of the day’s results later tonight, but the Spartans battled tough in their third place bout against the top ranked team in Minnesota Class A.
6:13 pm — At 182 pounds, Kyle Burkhalter was pinned. At 190 pounds, Dan Dawley also lost by pin. 27-26 in favor of Sparta with two matches to go. Logan Degenhardt needs to win his match at 220 or Michael Beeler will be forced to win his match against one of the top ranked heavyweights in Minnesota Class A.
6:09 pm — At 160 pounds, Bob Ragan was tech falled and at 170, JCC put in an alternate and GregSkon picked up a pin to put the Spartans up 27-14 with four matches remaining.
6:00 pm — At 152 pounds, Toby Mosley picked up a solid 10-4 victory over no. 5 ranked Luke Norland to put the Spartans up 21-9. Big matches coming up. JCC’s two top ranked wrestlers face off against Bob Ragan and Greg Skon. At 170, Cooper Moore is ranked 9th nationally.
5:54 pm — After 145, Sparta still leads JCC 18-9. Mike Murnane picked up a big win over no. 9 ranked Paden Moore by a 10-4 score. At 138, Paul Vantassel lost 9-4 to no. 8 ranked Keegan Moore. At 126, Tristan Zurfluh dropped a 4-3 decision and Derek VonRuden followed that up with a 9-8 loss at 132. Sparta will need to pick up more points before JCC’s top ranked guys at 160 and 170 wrestle.
5:24 pm — After 126, the Spartans lead Jackson County Central 15-3. Dylan Winchel won the opening match of the dual 8-2. Tristan Zurfluh just dropped a 4-3 decision at 126. John Roddick and Brock Polhamus picked up pins for the Spartans at 113 and 120.
4:56 pm — Individual results from the Simley dual…
106 — Dylan Winchel won 8-2
113 — John Roddick lost 23-7
120 — Brock Polhamus won 5-0
126 — Tristan Zurfluh lost 17-9
132 — Derek VonRuden won 4-0
138 — Paul Vantasse lost 9-1
145 — Michael Murnane was pinned in 34 seconds
152 — Toby Mosley lost 17-2
160 — Bob Ragan lost 8-4
170 — Greg Skon won by pin in 3:41
182 — Kyle Burkhalter was pinned in 31 seconds
195 — Dan Dawley was pinned in 39 seconds
220 — Logan Degenhardt lost 12-5
285 — Michael Beeler was pinned in 1:06
4:50 pm — It started off well for the Spartans. After five matches, the Spartans led Simley 10-9, but then Simley’s big guns took over and propelled them to a 50-16 victory over Sparta. On the other side of the bracket, Kasson-Mantorville defeated Jackson County Central 42-30. That means the Spartans will wrestle Jackson County Central for third place.
4:00 pm — The Spartans have come out of pool action at 2-0 and will face the 11th ranked team in the country in Simley in the first match of the championship bracket. It’s about to get a little tougher for the Spartans.
What didn’t appear tough for the Spartans was their pool action. Sparta pounded Byron 50-13 and then followed that up with a solid 42-23 victory over the 11th ranked team in Minnesota’s Class AAA. If Sparta wins, they will wrestle the winners of the Jackson County Central and Kasson-Mantorville dual. If they lose, they will face the losers of that dual.
Individual results from the Byron and Centennial duals are as follows…
Byron
106 — Dylan Winchel won by pin in 1:47
113 — John Roddick won 12-1
120 — Brock Polhamus won 6-0
126 — Tristan Zurfluh was pinned in 4:45
132 — Derek VonRuden won 6-0
138 — Paul Vantassel lost 11-0
145 — Michael Murnane won 9-1
152 — Toby Mosley won by forfeit
160 — Bob Ragan lost 8-4
170 — Greg Skon won by pin in 5:17
182 — Kyle Burkhalter won by pin in 5:51
195 — Dan Dawley won by forfeit
220 — Logan Degenhardt won by forfeit
285 — Michael Beeler was pinned in 2:17
Centennial
106 — Dylan Winchel won by pin in 1:22
113 — John Roddick lost by pin in 4:37
120 — Brock Polhamus won 4-3
126 — Tristan Zurfluh won by pin in 4:35
132 — Derek VonRuden won 7-5
138 — Paul Vantassel won 4-2
145 — Michael Murnane won 13-4
152 — Toby Mosley won 22-6
160 — Bob Ragan lost 11-1
170 — Greg Skon lost 7-5
182 — Kyle Burkhalter won by pin in 0:32
195 — Dan Dawley lost 12-2
220 — Logan Degenhardt won by pin in 3:51
285 — Michael Beeler lost by pin in 3:23
Other dual results are as follows…
- Lewiston-Altura 54 — Waseca 13
- United South Central/Alden-Conger 46 — Fairmont 36
- Simley 68 — NRHEG 10
- Jackson County Central 60 — Waseca 15
- Kasson-Mantorville 50 — United South Central/Alden-Conger 27
- Jackson County Central 58 — Lewiston-Altura 24
- Kasson-Mantorville 52 — Fairmont 12
11:27 am — This just in from Larry Mosley who is in Kasson. The Spartans have won their first dual over Byron 50-19. Next up for the Spartans is 11th-ranked Centennial. Dual should start soon.
11:01 am — The Spartans will avoid Simley, Kasson-Mantorville and Jackson County Central in pool action. In the Spartans’ pool there is Byron and Centennial. Sparta will wrestle Byron first followed by Centennial. Centennial is ranked 11th in Minnesota Class AAA, which is equivalent to division one in Wisconsin. They have one ranked wrestler in Andrew Gustafson (7th at 285). Action should be underway against Byron as that dual was slated to start at 10am followed by the Centennial dual at 11:45am. Below is the pool brackets for today’s tournament…
Derek, do the winners of each pool wrestle off to determine the top team? I was trying to figure it out from last years results but wasn’t quite sure how they did it.
I really don’t know Pat. I assume that the top teams from each pool get put into a new four team pool. The winners of the first two duals in that new pool face off in the finals. The losers face off for third.