Spartans defeat Central, place 5th at Sparta Invite

Krein was voted tournament MVP with dominating victories over three ranked wrestlers.

The Spartan wrestling team had a busy week with an MVC dual at home against La Crosse Central followed by their own invite two days later.  On Thursday, they won their 11th dual in a row against Central with a 45-29 victory that came without three state qualifiers in Christian Lamon, Brett VonRuden, Jaden Winchel and Hayden Krein.  Still, Spartan reserves stepped in and picked up victories at a variety of weights.  Seth Boland picked up a forfeit victory at 113, Sam Forbes had a close victory at 126 and Joe Lopez stepped in with a pin at 138.

Full results below…

SPARTA 45 – LA CROSSE CENTRAL 29
152  –  Jaden Van Maanen (La Crosse Central) won by major decision over Mathias Krein 22-9
160  –  Ashley Dahl won by forfeit
170  –  James Gann won by forfeit
182  –  Connor Williams (La Crosse Central) pinned Brady Hansen in 1:09
195  –  Austin Zwiefel pinned Brandyn Nelson (La Crosse Central) in 2:06
220  –  Grant Sanger (La Crosse Central) pinned Jack Ruedy in 4:38
285  –  Nhia Xiong (La Crosse Central) won by major decision over Noah Benish 14-1
106  –  Blake Brooks pinned Caiden Roe (La Crosse Central) in 0:29
113  –  Seth Boland won by forfeit
120  –  Jon Bailey pinned Alton Kammel (La Crosse Central) in 1:57
126  –  Sam Forbes defeated Todd Werner (La Crosse Central) 7-6
132  –  Jacob Obert (La Crosse Central) defeated David Hayes 3-1
138  –  Joe Lopez pinned Nathanial Crow (La Crosse Central) in 2:20
145  –  Riki Cutler (La Crosse Central) won by forfeit

Spartans take 5th at Sparta Invitational

Two days later, the Spartans headed over to Meadowview Middle School for the 2016 edition of the Sparta Invite.  Wrestling with only 11 guys, the Spartans placed fifth behind champions Spring Valley/Elmwood (ranked 5th D3), Eau Claire North, Neillsville/Greenwood/Loyal (ranked 12th D2) and Iowa-Grant/Highland (HM D3).  Had the Spartans seen Christian Lamon competing at the tournament, the state qualifier’s presence likely would have tipped the scales enough to boost Sparta into 2nd place, but it would not have been enough to reach Spring Valley/Elmwood who finished 61 points ahead of second place Eau Claire North.  The gap between 2nd place and 5th place Sparta was only 13 points.  MVC rivals Holmen finished 8th with 96 points.

Von Ruden was Sparta’s other champion.

Leading the way for Sparta was Brett VonRuden and Hayden Krein who both finished first.  Krein was named the tournament’s MVP after going 4-0 on the day with two pins and two major decisions.  His 9-0 victory over Spring Valley/Elmwood’s Cruze Hurlburt in the championship was against last year’s division three state runner-up.  In the semis, Krein won 10-2 against Will Gahnz of DeForest (23-6) and in the quarterfinals pinned a very tough Cole Clark of Adams-Friendship in 4:40.  Both Gahnz (D1) and Clark (D2) are ranked seventh in their divisions.  Krein had an impressive day in arguably the toughest bracket in the tournament.

At 138 pounds, Brett Von Ruden went 4-0 en route to the championship.  In the finals, he defeated Spring Valley/Elmwood’s Logan Newton (ranked 11th in D3) 3-1 to earn the title.

Advancing to the championship, but placing second was Jaden Winchel.  In the semifinal match, Winhcel dispatched what might be Holmen’s best wrestler in Kalyn Jahn 3-0.  Then it was time for a rematch with Mauston’s John Maki, but it was Maki who would get the upper hand for the second time this season with a 6-4 victory in the finals.  Of Winchel’s three losses this season, two are to Maki and the third is to Hunter Marko.

Jon Bailey placed third at 113 pounds in another stacked bracket.  The freshman breezed through his first two matches with pins in 31 seconds and 2:40 to advance to the semis where Eau Claire North’s Mason Phillips and his 27-0 record were waiting.  Bailey pushed last year’s 106-pound division one fifth place finished to the brink, but fell 4-3.  Bailey pinned Neillsville/Greenwood/Loyal’s Skylar Barth (26-3) in 3:32 in the 3rd place match.  Bailey wrestled incredibly well in a very tough weight class considering he is probably going to drop down to 106 for the tournament season.  It’s not easy giving up that much weight in the smaller weight classes to guys who are cutting from much heavier weights.

Also placing for the Spartans was Sam Forbes in 6th place, Brady Hansen in 8th place and Jack Ruedy in 8th place.

Here are some of the Spartan’s big wins on Saturday…

• Jon Bailey pins North Crawford/Seneca’s Tyler Finnell in 2:40 (ranked 10th, D3)
• Jon Bailey pins Neillsville/Greenwood/Loyal’s Skylar Barth in 3:32 (HM, D2)
• Brett VonRuden wins 11-5 over Marshfield’s Nolan Hertel (HM, D1)
• Brett VonRuden wins 3-1 over Spring Valley/Elmwood’s Logan Newton (ranked 11th, D3)
• Jaden Winchel wins 3-0 over Holmen’s Kayln Jahn (ranked 8th, D1)
• Hayden Krein pins Adams-Friendship’s Cole Clark in 4:40 (ranked 7th, D2)
• Hayden Krein defeats Deforest’s Will Gahnz 10-2 (ranked 7th, D1)
• Hayden Krein defeats Spring Valley/Elmwood’s Cruze Hurlburt 9-0 (ranked 2nd, D3)
• Brady Hansen defeats Blair-Taylor’s Reed Guenther 9-7 (HM, D3)

Summarized results are below…

106  –  Blake Brooks, Did Not Place, 1-2 with a pin
113  –  Jon Bailey, 3rd Place, 3-1 with three pins
126  –  Sam Forbes, 6th Place, 3-2 with a pin
132  –  David Hayes, Did Not Place, 1-2
138  –  Brett Von Ruden, 1st Place, 4-0 with a pin
145  –  Jaden Winchel, 2nd Place, 3-1 with two pins
152  –  Hayden Krein, 1st Place, 4-0 with two pins and two major decision
170  –  James Gann, Did Not Place, 0-2
182  –  Austin Zwiefel, Did Not Place, 0-2
195  –  Brady Hansen, 8th Place, 2-3
220  –  Jack Ruedy, 8th Place, 2-3 with a pin

Team scores:

1. Spring Valley/Elmwood 190
2. Eau Claire North 129
3. Neillsville/Greenwood/Loyal 118
4. Iowa-Grant/Highland 116.5
5. Sparta 116
6. DeForest 115
7. Greenfield 106
8. Holmen 96.5
9. Mauston 96
10. Ithaca/Weston 83
11. Marshfield 82.5
12. Adams-Friendship 74.5
13. Reedsburg 58.5
14. Blair-Taylor 53
15. Black River Falls 39.5
16. Princeton 33.5
17. Lancaster 32
18. North Crawford/Seneca 31
19. De Soto 22
20. Westfield 21
21. Franklin 10

Full results below…

106 – Blake Brooks (6-5) place is unknown and scored 3.00 team points.
Champ. Round 1 – Ron Allen (Iowa-Grant/Highland) 17-11 won by major decision over Blake Brooks (Sparta) 6-5 (MD 12-3)
Cons. Round 1 – Blake Brooks (Sparta) 6-5 won by fall over Luke Beyer (DeForest) 6-23 (Fall 2:14)
Cons. Round 2 – Rylee Rensberry (Holmen) 17-6 won by major decision over Blake Brooks (Sparta) 6-5 (MD 9-1)

113 – Jon Bailey (32-4) placed 3rd and scored 19.00 team points.
Champ. Round 1 – Jon Bailey (Sparta) 32-4 won by fall over Hunter Simonson (Black River Falls) 5-19 (Fall 0:31)
Quarterfinal – Jon Bailey (Sparta) 32-4 won by fall over Tyler Finnell (North Crawford/Seneca) 21-7 (Fall 2:40)
Semifinal – Mason Phillips (Eau Claire North) 29-0 won by decision over Jon Bailey (Sparta) 32-4 (Dec 4-3)
3rd Place Match – Jon Bailey (Sparta) 32-4 won by fall over Skylar Barth (Neillsville/Greenwood/Loyal) 26-3 (Fall 3:32)

126 – Sam Forbes (14-12) placed 6th and scored 8.00 team points.
Champ. Round 1 – Brandon Holbrook (Eau Claire North) 15-14 won by fall over Sam Forbes (Sparta) 14-12 (Fall 4:49)
Cons. Round 1 – Sam Forbes (Sparta) 14-12 won by fall over Angelo Willey (Reedsburg) 3-6 (Fall 3:59)
Cons. Round 2 – Sam Forbes (Sparta) 14-12 won by decision over Kanyon Rachu (Neillsville/Greenwood/Loyal) 14-13 (Dec 10-4)
Cons. Semi – Sam Forbes (Sparta) 14-12 won by decision over Ben King (De Soto) 13-13 (Dec 5-0)
5th Place Match – Nathaniel Schroeter (Greenfield) 17-11 won by decision over Sam Forbes (Sparta) 14-12 (Dec 7-1)

132 – David Hayes (21-14) place is unknown and scored 3.00 team points.
Prelim – David Hayes (Sparta) 21-14 won by fall over Hunter Clark (Westfield) 12-13 (Fall 2:24)
Champ. Round 1 – Ryan Berg (Spring Valley/Elmwood) 21-4 won by decision over David Hayes (Sparta) 21-14 (Dec 6-0)
Cons. Round 1 – Logan Lewerenz (Reedsburg) 21-12 won in sudden victory – 1 over David Hayes (Sparta) 21-14 (SV-1 4-2)

138 – Brett Von Ruden (16-3) placed 1st and scored 24.00 team points.
Champ. Round 1 – Brett Von Ruden (Sparta) 16-3 received a bye () (Bye)
Quarterfinal – Brett Von Ruden (Sparta) 16-3 won by fall over Clayton Kite (Iowa-Grant/Highland) 18-12 (Fall 3:20)
Semifinal – Brett Von Ruden (Sparta) 16-3 won by decision over Nolan Hertel (Marshfield) 23-10 (Dec 11-5)
1st Place Match – Brett Von Ruden (Sparta) 16-3 won by decision over Logan Newton (Spring Valley/Elmwood) 17-7 (Dec 3-1)

145 – Jaden Winchel (29-3) placed 2nd and scored 22.00 team points.
Champ. Round 1 – Jaden Winchel (Sparta) 29-3 won by fall over Owen Wolf (Lancaster) 12-16 (Fall 2:57)
Quarterfinal – Jaden Winchel (Sparta) 29-3 won by fall over Carter Merth (Spring Valley/Elmwood) 8-8 (Fall 4:56)
Semifinal – Jaden Winchel (Sparta) 29-3 won by decision over Kalyn Jahn (Holmen) 24-7 (Dec 3-0)
1st Place Match – John Maki (Mauston) 31-3 won by decision over Jaden Winchel (Sparta) 29-3 (Dec 6-4)

152 – Hayden Krein (31-4) placed 1st and scored 28.00 team points.
Champ. Round 1 – Hayden Krein (Sparta) 31-4 won by fall over TJ Sprosty (North Crawford/Seneca) 10-13 (Fall 1:02)
Quarterfinal – Hayden Krein (Sparta) 31-4 won by fall over Cole Clark (Adams-Friendship) 21-6 (Fall 4:40)
Semifinal – Hayden Krein (Sparta) 31-4 won by major decision over Will Gahnz (DeForest) 23-6 (MD 10-2)
1st Place Match – Hayden Krein (Sparta) 31-4 won by major decision over Cruze Hurlburt (Spring Valley/Elmwood) 14-1 (MD 9-0)

170 – James Gann (13-14) place is unknown and scored 0.00 team points.
Champ. Round 1 – Drew Hennessey (Iowa-Grant/Highland) 20-6 won by fall over James Gann (Sparta) 13-14 (Fall 1:03)
Cons. Round 1 – James Gann (Sparta) 13-14 received a bye () (Bye)
Cons. Round 2 – Chris Deja (Adams-Friendship) 18-6 won by decision over James Gann (Sparta) 13-14 (Dec 10-5)

182 – Austin Zwiefel (17-15) place is unknown and scored 0.00 team points.
Champ. Round 1 – Jack Westcott (Holmen) 19-14 won by fall over Austin Zwiefel (Sparta) 17-15 (Fall 4:00)
Cons. Round 1 – Austin Zwiefel (Sparta) 17-15 received a bye () (Bye)
Cons. Round 2 – Sam Rogstad (Black River Falls) 23-5 won by fall over Austin Zwiefel (Sparta) 17-15 (Fall 3:51)

195 – Brady Hansen (15-20) placed 8th and scored 4.00 team points.
Champ. Round 1 – Brady Hansen (Sparta) 15-20 won by decision over reed guenther (Blair-Taylor) 21-9 (Dec 9-7)
Quarterfinal – Lucas Ingold (Neillsville/Greenwood/Loyal) 19-7 won by fall over Brady Hansen (Sparta) 15-20 (Fall 1:13)
Cons. Round 2 – Brady Hansen (Sparta) 15-20 won by decision over Jakob Hensley (De Soto) 19-11 (Dec 8-7)
Cons. Semi – Ryan Asher (Spring Valley/Elmwood) 12-10 won by fall over Brady Hansen (Sparta) 15-20 (Fall 1:26)
7th Place Match – reed guenther (Blair-Taylor) 21-9 won by fall over Brady Hansen (Sparta) 15-20 (Fall 1:23)

220 – Jack Ruedy (3-13) placed 8th and scored 5.00 team points.
Champ. Round 1 – Ethan Hofacker (Spring Valley/Elmwood) 22-1 won by fall over Jack Ruedy (Sparta) 3-13 (Fall 0:47)
Cons. Round 1 – Jack Ruedy (Sparta) 3-13 received a bye () (Bye)
Cons. Round 2 – Jack Ruedy (Sparta) 3-13 won by fall over Joel Pennekamp (Black River Falls) 9-17 (Fall 0:51)
Cons. Semi – Brent Rider (Iowa-Grant/Highland) 18-14 won by fall over Jack Ruedy (Sparta) 3-13 (Fall 1:57)
7th Place Match – Dom Muerett (Mauston) 6-15 won by fall over Jack Ruedy (Sparta) 3-13 (Fall 1:42)