The Sparta Wrestling team finished and impressive 2nd place at the Lancaster Invitational. Brock Polhamus at 138 and Logan Degenhardt at 220 won championships to lead the Spartans. Finishing 2nd were Christian Lamon at 113, John Roddick at 126, and Jaden Winchel at 132. Other top finishers for Sparta were 3rd place Dylan Winchel at 145, 4th place Corey Zimmerman at 106 and Logan VanTassel at 160, 6th place Walker Polhamus at 170, 7th place Lucas Peters at 182 and 8th place Zac Marcellus at 120.
Team Scores:
1. Dubuque Walhert 219.5 – 2. Sparta 193.5 – 3. Riverdale 188.0 – 4. Fillmore Central 172.0 – 5. Lancaster 152.0 – 6. Cuba City 120.5 – 7. Viroqua 101.0 – 8. Richland Center 97.0 – 9. Fennimore 93.0 – 10. Dubuque Senior 71.0 – 11. Boscobel 67.0 – 12. River Ridge/Cassville 62.5 – 13. Madison West 58.0
Individual Results:
Lancaster Invite Results for Sparta
106 – Corey Zimmerman (7-10) placed 4th and scored 16.00 team points.
Champ. Round 1 – Corey Zimmerman (Sparta) 7-10 received a bye () (Bye)
Quarterfinal – Corey Zimmerman (Sparta) 7-10 won by decision over Tyler Waterman (Boscobel) 6-5 (Dec 9-3)
Semifinal – Riley Lull (Riverdale) 22-0 won by fall over Corey Zimmerman (Sparta) 7-10 (Fall 1:30)
Cons. Round 2 – Corey Zimmerman (Sparta) 7-10 won by fall over Jansen McClelland (Viroqua) 2-5 (Fall 4:05)
3rd Place Match – Moziah Clark (Madison West) 21-2 won by fall over Corey Zimmerman (Sparta) 7-10 (Fall 2:48)
113 – Christian Lamon (15-6) placed 2nd and scored 20.00 team points.
Champ. Round 1 – Christian Lamon (Sparta) 15-6 received a bye () (Bye)
Quarterfinal – Christian Lamon (Sparta) 15-6 won by decision over Lizzy Austin (Lancaster) 10-11 (Dec 4-0)
Semifinal – Christian Lamon (Sparta) 15-6 won by decision over Hunter Wardell (Riverdale) 15-10 (Dec 8-6)
1st Place Match – Chase Lynn (Dubuque Senior) 20-1 won by major decision over Christian Lamon (Sparta) 15-6 (MD 13-1)
120 – Zak Marcellus (5-14) placed 8th and scored 3.00 team points.
Champ. Round 1 – Zak Marcellus (Sparta) 5-14 received a bye () (Bye)
Quarterfinal – Tyson Wolf (Lancaster) 17-9 won by fall over Zak Marcellus (Sparta) 5-14 (Fall 2:54)
Cons. Round 1 – Justin Tollefson (Fennimore) 19-8 won by fall over Zak Marcellus (Sparta) 5-14 (Fall 3:39)
Cons. Round 2 – Zak Marcellus (Sparta) 5-14 won by major decision over Hunter Nguyen (Madison West) 3-11 (MD 10-0)
7th Place Match – Marty Steffen (Dubuque Senior) 7-14 won by decision over Zak Marcellus (Sparta) 5-14 (Dec 12-11)
126 – John Roddick (23-6) placed 2nd and scored 23.50 team points.
Champ. Round 1 – John Roddick (Sparta) 23-6 received a bye () (Bye)
Quarterfinal – John Roddick (Sparta) 23-6 won by fall over Korby Koch (Fillmore Central) 6-13 (Fall 1:32)
Semifinal – John Roddick (Sparta) 23-6 won by tech fall over Anthony Dudek (Dubuque Walhert) 18-8 (TF-1.5 0:00 (15-0))
1st Place Match – Kyle Mezera (Lancaster) 22-2 won by major decision over John Roddick (Sparta) 23-6 (MD 11-2)
132 – Jaden Winchel (18-10) placed 2nd and scored 24.00 team points.
Champ. Round 1 – Jaden Winchel (Sparta) 18-10 received a bye () (Bye)
Quarterfinal – Jaden Winchel (Sparta) 18-10 won by fall over Taylor Gilardi (Viroqua) 10-7 (Fall 0:46)
Semifinal – Jaden Winchel (Sparta) 18-10 won by fall over Jacob Lange (Dubuque Walhert) 20-5 (Fall 2:37)
1st Place Match – JJ Donar (Cuba City) 23-3 won by fall over Jaden Winchel (Sparta) 18-10 (Fall 4:58)
138 – Brock Polhamus (22-6) placed 1st and scored 27.00 team points.
Champ. Round 1 – Brock Polhamus (Sparta) 22-6 received a bye () (Bye)
Quarterfinal – Brock Polhamus (Sparta) 22-6 won by fall over Gabe Decker (Fillmore Central) 10-10 (Fall 3:21)
Semifinal – Brock Polhamus (Sparta) 22-6 won by major decision over Hunter Whitney (Richland Center) 18-8 (MD 10-2)
1st Place Match – Brock Polhamus (Sparta) 22-6 won by decision over Dustin Reynolds (Lancaster) 18-7 (Dec 10-4)
145 – Dylan Winchel (12-10) placed 3rd and scored 18.00 team points.
Champ. Round 1 – Dylan Winchel (Sparta) 12-10 received a bye () (Bye)
Quarterfinal – Dylan Winchel (Sparta) 12-10 won by fall over Brandon Taft (Cuba City) 10-13 (Fall 1:37)
Semifinal – Andy Love (Fillmore Central) 16-5 won by major decision over Dylan Winchel (Sparta) 12-10 (MD 13-5)
Cons. Round 2 – Dylan Winchel (Sparta) 12-10 won by decision over Cordt Esser (River Ridge/Cassville) 13-8 (Dec 9-3)
3rd Place Match – Dylan Winchel (Sparta) 12-10 won by decision over Colin Smith (Dubuque Walhert) 15-10 (Dec 7-3)
160 – Logan VanTassel (12-14) placed 4th and scored 18.00 team points.
Champ. Round 1 – Logan VanTassel (Sparta) 12-14 won by fall over Justin Allen (Lancaster) 0-3 (Fall 0:28)
Quarterfinal – Logan VanTassel (Sparta) 12-14 won by fall over Hans Heberlein (Fennimore) 11-8 (Fall 2:51)
Semifinal – Caleb Coleman (Richland Center) 16-9 won by decision over Logan VanTassel (Sparta) 12-14 (Dec 5-3)
Cons. Round 2 – Logan VanTassel (Sparta) 12-14 won by fall over Michael Boyd (Riverdale) 6-11 (Fall 3:23)
3rd Place Match – Trevor Barnes (Fillmore Central) 13-11 won by decision over Logan VanTassel (Sparta) 12-14 (Dec 8-7)
170 – Walker Polhamus (12-14) placed 6th and scored 6.00 team points.
Champ. Round 1 – Walker Polhamus (Sparta) 12-14 received a bye () (Bye)
Quarterfinal – Austin Wilcox (Boscobel) 12-7 won by fall over Walker Polhamus (Sparta) 12-14 (Fall 5:52)
Cons. Round 1 – Walker Polhamus (Sparta) 12-14 won by fall over Brandon Banker (Richland Center) 11-10 (Fall 2:47)
Cons. Round 2 – Scott Fink (Cuba City) 11-5 won by fall over Walker Polhamus (Sparta) 12-14 (Fall 1:23)
5th Place Match – Andrew Breuer (River Ridge/Cassville) 12-8 won by fall over Walker Polhamus (Sparta) 12-14 (Fall 1:44)
182 – Lucas Peters (5-8) placed 7th and scored 10.00 team points.
Champ. Round 1 – Josh Kidd (Richland Center) 14-12 won by fall over Lucas Peters (Sparta) 5-8 (Fall 5:31)
Cons. Round 1 – Lucas Peters (Sparta) 5-8 received a bye () (Bye)
Cons. Round 2 – Lucas Peters (Sparta) 5-8 won by fall over Jarred Schneider (Riverdale) 9-15 (Fall 3:28)
7th Place Match – Lucas Peters (Sparta) 5-8 won by fall over Mitchell Phelps (Fennimore) 7-7 (Fall 1:12)
220 – Logan Degenhardt (19-9) placed 1st and scored 28.00 team points.
Champ. Round 1 – Logan Degenhardt (Sparta) 19-9 received a bye () (Bye)
Quarterfinal – Logan Degenhardt (Sparta) 19-9 won by fall over Tyler Kirschbaum (River Ridge/Cassville) 6-13 (Fall 2:20)
Semifinal – Logan Degenhardt (Sparta) 19-9 won by fall over Aaron McCarthy (Cuba City) 14-6 (Fall 2:38)
1st Place Match – Logan Degenhardt (Sparta) 19-9 won by decision over Ryan Seaman (Dubuque Walhert) 17-8 (Dec 3-0)
The JV team competed with 17 wrestlers at the Baraboo JV Invitational and finished 1st overall among 13 teams. Finishing in 1st place for the Spartans were: Kole Nelson, Matt Fahning, Josiah Scott, Ryan Wisniewski, Justin Marx, and Nick Swiatly. Complete results available here:
