Knight Wrestlers Compete at Staples Quadrangular

Knight Wrestlers Compete at Staples Quadrangular
By Craig Olson - Staples, MN

The West Central Area/Ashby/Brandon-Evansville Knights wrestled in the Staples Quadrangular on Friday night going 2-1 in their three duals.
Coach Brandon Gruchow commented, “As an unknown source once said, ‘There are no losers in wrestling, just winners and learners.’ Today we were put to the test against three solid teams. In our first dual against St. Cloud Tech we came up short losing 42-24. The team handled the loss well. We learned from it and responded in a positive way. We wrestled well against Section 6A opponent Staples/Motely and won in a dominating fashion 55-15. This boosted the confidence of the boys and they wrestled even better to get another win over Section 7A Blackduck-Cass Lake-Bena (ranked as a lean and mean team). It was great to see them learn from their mistakes and use the loss in a positive manner; it shows they have a desire to be winners.”
Gruchow continued, “Just a few highlights of the day included: #3 ranked Jake Nohre beating #2 ranked Andrew Nissen of BCLB 9-3. Nohre wrestled extremely smart and dominated the match. Drake Swanson had a great day going 3-0. Levi Larkin’s big win in our first dual against St. Cloud Tech winning a tough and close battle 3-1. His takedown in overtime sealed the deal. Keaton Long wrestled extremely well today earning two pins. It’s great having him back in the line-up as Keaton is a very dangerous wrestler. He wrestles from whistle to whistle and you never count him out of any match. Tyler Onstad had a huge confidence boosting win over Jake Swensrud of Staples/Motely. Tyler took him down to his back early in the first period and hung on for the victory with a 7-5 win. Jake Larkin went 3-0 today. Jake had one forfeit and wrestled well winning by fall and by decision. Jake hit a milestone today earning his 50th career pin! Kyle Mickelsen continues to prove that he is a top contender at his weight class by winning all three of his matches today. Kyle wrestled hard, confident, and smart to get all three win. Koel Seifert earned a second period win against Staples/Motley opponent; Koel started the match out strong taking his opponent down to his back right away in the first period. Blake Amundson had a big win to help out the team by pinning his BCLB opponent. Blake is another one of our wrestlers who just keep improving week after week. Hunter Fick dominated in both his matches he wrestled today, earning his 75th career win in his second match of the day. Buzz Miller had a great throw at the end of his first match of the day to secure a win. Buzz kept working to make something happen and with 12 seconds left he lateralled his opponent to his back! Sid Kamrath won twice today. He pinned his BLCB opponent and won in the last 5 seconds of his Staples/Motley match scoring with a defensive go behind. Today was all about getting better…that’s why we added this quad to our schedule. It was a great test to see where we are at. We have a tough schedule ahead of us, starting with a conference opponent Royalton/Upsala on Tuesday night starting at 6:00pm.”
106 – Drake Swanson (WCA) pin over Jack Latterell (SCT)
113 – Alex Kern (SCT) 6-5 dec. over Jake Nohre (WCA)
120 – Dallas Hooper (SCT) pin over Aiden Winter (WCA)
126 – Levi Larkin (WCA) 3-1 dec. over Graham Nistler (SCT)
132 – Luke Dorn (SCT) 11-2 maj. dec. over Keaton Long (WCA)
138 – Austin Brenner (SCT) pin over Tyler Onstad (WCA)
145 – Jake Larkin (WCA) 2-1 dec. over Henry Nistler (SCT)
152 – Kyle Mickelsen (WCA) 4-3 dec. over Joe Klontz (SCT)
160 – Lucas Grams (SCT) pin over Alex Butcher (WCA)
170 – Cole Schreder (SCT) 16-1 Tech. Fall over Koel Seifert (WCA)
182 – Jacob Johnson (SCT) pin over Blake Amundson (WCA)
195 – Hunter Fick (WCA) pin over Jeremy Nothom (SCT)
220 – Buzz Miller (WCA) 4-2 dec. over Tyler Hugg (SCT)
285 – Micah Mangel (SCT) pin over TJ Waskosky (WCA)

WCA 55, Staples- Motley 15                                                   
106 – Drake Swanson (WCA) pin over Spencer Miller (SM)
113 – Jake Nohre (WCA) pin over Blayne Dumprope (SM)
120 – Blake Gerard (SM) pin over Aiden Winter (WCA)
126 – Eric Lisson (SM) 5-3 OT dec. over Levi Larken (WCA)
132 – Keaton Long (WCA) pin over Jasiah Paskewitz (SM)
138 – Tyler Onstad (WCA) 7-5 dec. over Jake Swendsrud (SM)
           Loss of 1 team point for Unsportsmanlike conduct against WCA
145 – Jake Larkin (WCA) winner by FF
152 – Kyle Mickelsen (WCA) 2-1 dec. over Jeremy Miller (SM)
160 – Alex Erpelding (SM) pin over Alex Butcher (WCA)
170 – Koel Seifert (WCA) pin over Braden Tyrell (SM)
182 – Blake Amundson (WCA) winner by FF
195 – Hunter Fick (WCA) winner by FF
220 – Buzz Miller (WCA) winner by TF over Dillon Massey (SM)
285 – Sid Kamrath (WCA) 2-0 dec. over Kyle Serich (SM)

WCA 39, BLCB 28
106 – Drake Swanson (WCA) pin over Trenton Juelson (BCLB)
113 – Jake Nohre (WCA) 9-3 dec. over Andrew Nissen (BCLB)
120 – David Foster (BCLB) pin over Aiden Winter (WCA)
126 – Levi Larkin (WCA) 4-2 dec. over Lucas Reiplinger (BCLB)
132 – Keaton Long (WCA) pin over Ian Frenzel (BCLB)
138 – Kyle Michalek (BCLB) 8-0 maj. dec. over Tyler Onstad (WCA)
145 – Jake Larkin (WCA) pin over Tanner George (BCLB)
152 – Mason Frenzel (BCLB) pin over Kode Seifert (WCA)
160 – Kyle Mickelsen (WCA) 9-2 dec. over Jonathan (BLCB)
170 – Trevor Smith (BCLB) pin over Koel Seifert (WCA)
182 – Blake Amundson (WCA) 8-5 dec. over Hunter Wilcowski (BCLB)
195 – Hunter Fick (WCA) 2-0 dec. over Cooper Jedlicka (BCLB)
220 – Sid Kamarath (WCA) pin over Nate Yeats (BCLB)
285 – Tanner Templin (BCLB) pin over Buzz Miller (WCA)

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