In there last big competition before the end of the season the Spartan reserves continued their strong wrestling with some impressive performances at Lancaster. Winning championships were Justin Marx (144-152) and Devon Smith at 285. Three other Spartans earned 2nd place honors, Mathias Krein (135-141), Matt Fahning (138-141), Trygve Zurfluh (142-147). Placing 3rd was Kole Nelson (127-134) also wrestling well were James Gann 6th, Keyshawn Stewart 5th, and Gabe Lamon before he was injured. The wrestlers will continue to practice and compete in the Mel-Min/GET Pizza Duals on Feb. 10 then join the varsity as they begin their journey to State Team.
Lancaster JV Open Results for Sparta
Lancaster JV Open 127-134 – Kole Nelson’s place is 3rd and has scored 14.00 team points.
Round 1 – Kole Nelson (Sparta) won by major decision over Mamadou Bah (Madison East) (Maj 14-0)
Round 2 – Kole Nelson (Sparta) won by fall over Mason Henning (Dubuque Hempstead) (Fall 3:35)
Round 3 – Kole Nelson (Sparta) won by fall over Joshua Taber (Belmont/Platteville) (Fall 0:48)
Round 4 – Alex Richard (Dubuque Senior) won by decision over Kole Nelson (Sparta) (Dec 1-0)
Round 5 – Owen Austin (Lancaster) won by fall over Kole Nelson (Sparta) (Fall 1:06)
Lancaster JV Open 135-141 – Mathias Krein’s place is 2nd and has scored 15.50 team points.
Round 1 – Mathias Krein (Sparta) won by decision over Grant Rose (Mineral Point) (Dec 9-2)
Round 2 – Mathias Krein (Sparta) won by decision over Matt Connolly (Dubuque Senior) (Dec 2-1)
Round 3 – Zach Mindham (Boscobel) won by fall over Mathias Krein (Sparta) (Fall 1:19)
Round 4 – Mathias Krein (Sparta) won by fall over Demarquis Allen (River Valley) (Fall 1:59)
Round 5 – Mathias Krein (Sparta) won by tech fall over Brandon Kern (Dubuque Hempstead) (TF 15-0)
Lancaster JV Open 138-141 – Matt Fahning’s place is 2nd and has scored 16.00 team points.
Round 1 – Bo Kluesner (River Ridge/Cassville) won by decision over Matt Fahning (Sparta) (Dec 6-2)
Round 2 – Matt Fahning (Sparta) won by fall over Tommy Grabowski (Brodhead/Juda) (Fall 3:22)
Round 3 – Matt Fahning (Sparta) won by decision over Kaleb Pilling (Mineral Point) (Dec 4-0)
Round 4 – Matt Fahning (Sparta) won by fall over Jake Paquin (Madison East) (Fall 0:32)
Round 5 – Matt Fahning (Sparta) won by decision over Nathan Vanderheyden (Dubuque Hempstead) (Dec 8-1)
Lancaster JV Open 142-147 – Trygve Zurfluh’s place is 2nd and has scored 20.00 team points.
Round 1 – Trygve Zurfluh (Sparta) won by fall over Kevin Ali (Madison East) (Fall 1:35)
Round 2 – Lucas Sanchez (Mineral Point) won by major decision over Trygve Zurfluh (Sparta) (Maj 14-6)
Round 3 – Trygve Zurfluh (Sparta) won by fall over Brett Johnson (Richland Center) (Fall 0:56)
Round 4 – Trygve Zurfluh (Sparta) won by fall over Alfredo Dorantes (Cuba City/Southwestern) (Fall 1:38)
Round 5 – Trygve Zurfluh (Sparta) won by fall over Maynard Peterson (Dodgeville) (Fall 1:36)
Lancaster JV Open 142-144 – Gabe Lamon’s place is 5th and has scored 7.00 team points.
Round 1 – Gabe Lamon (Sparta) won by fall over Mikey Koch (Dubuque Senior) (Fall 2:48)
Round 2 – Travis Arndt (Iowa-Grant) won by injury default over Gabe Lamon (Sparta) (Inj. 0:00)
Round 3 – Jeremy Wick (Darlington/Blackhawk) won by injury default over Gabe Lamon (Sparta) (Inj. 0:00)
Round 4 – Caleb Johnson (Riverdale) won by injury default over Gabe Lamon (Sparta) (Inj. 0:00)
Round 5 – Jackson Rigdon (Dubuque Hempstead) won by injury default over Gabe Lamon (Sparta) (Inj. 0:00)
Lancaster JV Open 144-152 – Justin Marx’s place is 1st and has scored 18.00 team points.
Round 1 – Lance Ubersox (Darlington/Blackhawk) won by decision over Justin Marx (Sparta) (Dec 2-1)
Round 2 – Justin Marx (Sparta) won by decision over Riley Workman (Mineral Point) (Dec 7-3)
Round 3 – Justin Marx (Sparta) won by decision over Hayden Latsch (Belleville) (Dec 2-1)
Round 4 – Justin Marx (Sparta) won by decision over Cameron Steffen (Dubuque Senior) (Dec 8-2)
Round 5 – Justin Marx (Sparta) won by fall over Tyler Klaas (Fennimore) (Fall 0:35)
Lancaster JV Open 153-158 – James Gann’s place is 6th and has scored 3.00 team points.
Round 1 – Maalik Harris (Dubuque Senior) won by decision over James Gann (Sparta) (Dec 7-0)
Round 2 – Noah Steinman (Brodhead/Juda) won by fall over James Gann (Sparta) (Fall 1:18)
Round 3 – Tristian Barreau (Richland Center) won by fall over James Gann (Sparta) (Fall 0:53)
Round 4 – James Gann (Sparta) won by decision over Jared Markeland (Madison East) (Dec 2-0)
Round 5 – Louis Heberlein (Fennimore) won by decision over James Gann (Sparta) (Dec 6-1)
Lancaster JV Open 191-212 – Keyshawn Stewart’s place is 5th and has scored 5.00 team points.
Round 1 – Adam Riley (Fennimore) won by major decision over Keyshawn Stewart (Sparta) (Maj 15-2)
Round 2 – Nick Perez (Madison East) won by fall over Keyshawn Stewart (Sparta) (Fall 1:00)
Round 3 – Max Denz (Belmont/Platteville) won by fall over Keyshawn Stewart (Sparta) (Fall 1:22)
Round 4 – Keyshawn Stewart (Sparta) won by decision over Jarek Hlavac (Dodgeville) (Dec 7-2)
Round 5 – Michael Welborn (Dubuque Senior) won by fall over Keyshawn Stewart (Sparta) (Fall 0:39)
Lancaster JV Open 244-275 – Devon Smith’s place is 1st and has scored 24.00 team points.
Round 1 – Devon Smith (Sparta) won by fall over Tyler Hale (Lancaster) (Fall 0:59)
Round 2 – Devon Smith (Sparta) won by fall over Jacob Tuescher (Darlington/Blackhawk) (Fall 1:57)
Round 3 – Devon Smith (Sparta) won by fall over Jonah Thompson (Belleville) (Fall 2:52)
Round 4 – Devon Smith (Sparta) received a bye () (Bye)
Round 5 – Devon Smith (Sparta) won by fall over Jackson Huston (Dubuque Hempstead) (Fall 0:25)