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CHAMPIONSJACKSON COUNTY CENTRAL HUSKIES CLASS A STATE WRESTLING CHAMPIONS

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Members of the state champion Jackson County Central wrestling team are (front, from left) cheerleader Carolyn Lovan, cheerleader Hally Dauffenbach, cheerleader Kortney Porter, Paden Moore, Dalton Wagner, Dylan Riggle,Ryker VanderWoude, Jordan Biehn, Kyle Edlin, cheerleader Madison Cregeen, cheerleader Kiana Nyborg and cheerleader Kassidy Timmer. Middle: Travis Beeck, Darick Vancura, Luke Norland, Eliot Jurries, Keegan Moore, DakotaRossow, Kyle Kapplinger and Luke Pygman. Back: Assistant coach Nate Hanson, student manager Corri VanderWoude, student manager Bethany Sorenson, student manager Monica Heckard, Nate Horn, John Marker, Jack Ziemer,Nate Guggisberg, Tanner Menke, Cameron Henning, assistant coach Troy Schultz, assistant coach Rick VanderWoude and head coach Randy Baker.

Dynasty continues: JCC wins ourth straight state championship

Two years ago, the Jackson CountyCentral wrestling team left the matafter facing the Frazee Hornets in thefinals at the Class A state tournament

with a bitter taste.Sure, the Huskies were declared

co-state champions, but JCC felt itdeserved the outright title after win-ning more matches than the Hornets.

Last Thursday, the Huskies settledthe score, in a sense, by beating

Frazee 38-22 to win their fourthstraight state championship.Lets say it settles it for now, JCC

head coach Randy Baker said.I really did not like the tie, so

I really wanted to beat Frazee thisyear, said Kyle Edlin, who had winsin the Huskies first two duals againstBarnesville and Chatfield.

Edlin was one of several Huskieswho impressed Baker as the teamextended its winning streak at stateto 17 straight duals dating back to aconsolation championship in 2007.

I gotta give my kids and our fans alot of credit; they were great, Bakersaid. Our kids wrestled really hardup here. Different kids stepped upand our fans were here the wholetime and really cheering us on.It all led to a fourth straight statechampionship for the Huskies.

It never gets old; not that feeling,Baker said.

Huskies win fourthstraight championship

Cameron Henningwas the firs t to do it.Then it was Darick Van-cura. And finally TannerMenke threw four fingersin the air after winning hismatch in the finals againstFrazee.

The trio was part of amiddle of the lineup thatturned a 6-0 deficit into a38-13 lead in what endedup being a 38-26 victory forthe Huskies.

It was Hennings win at126 pounds that really got theHuskies rolling.

The Huskies kept the dam-age to a minimum through thefirst two matches, losing just deci-

sions to a pair of ranked wrestlersto trail 6-0.Then sixth-ranked Jordan Biehn

beat No. 9 Grant Jepsen 5-1 to getJCC on the board and Henning providedthe momentum with a thrilling win at 126pounds.

Henning lost his first two matches of the day,so wanted to redeem himself in the team finals.

It was a really rough start for me, Henningsaid. All three kids were ranked throughout the

year.Henning, who saw his name in The Guillotine

rankings through the first half of the season, ledninth-ranked Austin Skillings 5-0 after two periods.In the third, Skillings put Henning on his back twice,first for two-near fall points and then for three, to tiethe match at 5. With 12 seconds left, Henning got areversal and held on for a 7-5 win.

That was great because Frazee goes off momentumand once you stop their momentum, its hard for themto get it back, Henning said. With that win, we kepton going.

The victory tied the team score at 6, but JCC took the

lead for good in the next match.Top-ranked Eliot Jurries pinned

10th-ranked Hunter Sorenson injust 59 seconds to put the Huskiesup 12-6.

The thing that helped us comingback was Cameron Henning got abig win, Baker said. It kind of tooktheir crowd out of it and then Jurriescame up with a big fall and that reallyhelped.

Dylan Riggle did his part at 138, de-spite losing. Riggle allowed just a majordecision to fourth-ranked Bruce Lemon,

which kept JCC ahead at 12-10.Then came four straight wins to all but

seal up a fourth straight state title.Second-ranked Paden Moore won a 16-6

major decision over Erik Moltzan and top-ranked Luke Norland followed with a pin of

Evan Wendt with just 25 seconds left in theirmatch at 152 for a 22-10 JCC lead.

The Hornets had to forfeit a weight anywherefrom 152 to 170 and Baker guessed right thatFrazee would do so at 160.We thought theyd probably put it at 160, Baker

said. We thought theyd probably think Luke washurt and want to wrestle them and that didnt work

out too good.The forfeit to Keegan Moore at 160 gave JCC a 28-10

lead and Darick Vancura guaranteed at least a tie of thestate championship with a pin at 170 pounds.

Vancura controlled seventh-ranked Tyler Ziegler theentire match, but it wasnt until the third period thatVancura was able to get Ziegler on his back. Vancura

started in the bottom position in the third and escaped,then eventually took Ziegler down and got a pin with 50seconds left in the match.

Henning said the big guns for the Huskies really camethrough on the biggest stage.

That was perfect, he said. We needed them all andthey all pulled through.

Vancuras pin meant if any JCC wrestler in the final fourmatches didnt get pinned, the Huskies were champions.

Nate Guggisberg took care of that at 182 pounds, losing just9-3 to ninth-ranked Kody VanDenEykel to secure the win.

They just told us the last fourmatches, if they pinned all four wedtie so if we stayed off our backs wedbe good, Guggisberg said. I wastaking it pretty easy, just trying tostay off my back.

VanDenEykel worked hard latetrying to pin Guggisberg, but the JCCsenior didnt give in.

There were a couple times he wasthrowing headlocks and I got a little

worried, Guggisberg said. I wasjust bellying out, trying as hard as Icould not to get turned.

Menke put the icing on the cakewith a 16-7 major decision at 195before the Hornets won the finaltwo matches.

While the championship wasntclinched until much later, Henningsaid all he could think about after his

win was that he knew his teammates

would come through.It was great, he said. I waspumped and excited the whole time.

Hard work pays offEdlin and Guggisberg said the

fourth straight state title for the Hus-kies is a culmination of years of hard

work for the team.Its pretty cool, Guggisberg said.

Weve been working all year to getfour in a row so it feels really good.

For Edlin, that hard work will con-tinue to pay off.

All the hard work, dedication, itsjust going to help me in life, he said.

Earlier this season, Baker didnt

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A sea of JCC fans cheers on the Huskies during the team state finals last Thursday at the Xcel Energy Center.

Keegan Moore hangs onto Adam Cooling in the individual semifinals. Moore finishedthird at 160 pounds.

Ryker VanderWoude celebrates after winning the first match of the team state tourna-

ment. VanderWoude and the Huskies beat Barnesville, Chatfield and Frazee to winthe state title.

Luke Norland holds up the championship trophy afterthe Huskies beat Frazee. Norland had to injury defaulthis way to sixth in the individual tournament, but headcoach Randy Baker said the sophomore was a big reasonthe Huskies were team champions.

Dalton Wagner receives his championship medal fromShelly Hotzler.

Nate Guggisberg tries to turn Barnesvilles Dan Berg in the team tournament.

Tanner Menke has a firm grip on the leg of Frazees Brett Gildersleeve in the team statefinals. Menke won 16-7 and the Huskies beat the Hornets 38-22.

It isnt often assistant coach Nate Hanson (left) and head coach Randy Baker show muchemotion in the corner of the mat, but the two were pumped up after Cameron Henningused a late reversal to upset ninth-ranked Austin Skillings of Frazee in the team finals.

Darick Vancura (back, from right), Luke Norland and Eliot Jurries were named to

the Wells Fargo All-Tournament team after going 3-0 to help the Huskies win the statechampionship.


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Adrian e Rents chler skies on balan ce beam at the state tourn ament.Rentschler won the event at the section meet twice and qualified for stateon beam her final three seasons as a Husky.


Jackson County Central senior gymnasts Brandi Sether-Hassing (front, from left), Sydnee Donnelli and Adriane Rentschler wrapped up their careersat the state tournament. The trio, coached by Tim McConnell (back, from left), Tammy Handevidt and Devon Arbuckle, won the Southwest Conferencechampionship all six years they were on varsity.

Its not often a trio of athletes ac-complishes as much in their athleticcareers as seniors Sydnee Donnelli,

Brandi Sether-Hassing and AdrianeRentschler did in their time at Jack-son County Central.

The trio just wrapped up theirgymnastics careers by helping theHuskies finish sixth at the Class Astate meet for the second straightseason and competing in the indi-

vidual state tournament.

Unbeaten in the conferenceDonnelli, Sether-Hassing and

Rentschler all started their varsitycareer during seventh grade and thetrio never lost a Southwest Confer-ence dual. During their six seasons,the Huskies were 36-0 in the confer-ence with six championships.

The trio also was an outstanding57-3 overall in dual meets.

These three girls came up inseventh grade and made their wayto the varsity lineup after a couplemeets and have been making animpact ever since, JCC head coachTammy Handevidt said. They havebeen a main part of the varsity teamfor six years.

Along with a lot of wins, the girlsprovided quality leadership alongthe way.

They have certainly performedwith powe r and grac e, but havealso been great role models in their

work ethic and their dedication tothe sport of gymnastics year round,Handevidt said.

Trips to state are the highlightAll three seniors said the trips to

state were the highlight of careersfilled with plenty of moments toremember.

For Sether-Hassing, going as ateam the final two years of her career

was what shell remember.Going to state with the team

again, that was a great feeling, shesaid. Its just really fun going upthere together.

Having her last team meet be atstate was something Sether-Hassingsaid shell never forget.

I was hoping for that becausethats just the cherry on top to do it

your senior year, she said.Donnelli, who is the first JCC

gymnast to qualify for the individualstate tournament six straight seasons,said its even better going as a team.

I love going up as an individual,

but as a team its much more becauseyou ha ve a ll your t eammates withyou, you have all your support, shesaid. Its just like another normalmeet and you can go out there andhave fun.

After coming close to reachingstate as a team their first four yearson varsity, Donnelli said it was great

when the Huskies finally got pastMartin County Area in the sectiontournament as juniors.

You feel accomplished, she said.They had been beating us for solong, we were really happy to beatthem and finally go to state.

And then to do it again was that

much sweeter, Rentschler said.Our senior year, we really wanted

to end with a bang, she said.

Working togetherThe trio of seniors said having each

other in the gym everyday made allthree better.

Weve been together since wewere really little, so we know eachothers strengths, Donnelli said.We do push each other in the gymand we support each other in every-thing. Its really great having thosetwo.

We pushed each other a lot,Sether-Hassing said. Us three,

weve been together since we werelittle. To have each other is just re-ally nice.

We were a really good triothroughout our whole career because

we were good friends in and out ofthe gym, Rentschler said.

But that doesnt mean they werent

trying to finish first.Theres always that competition,Donnelli said. You always want tobeat the next person, but the threeof us are really supportive of eachother.

When you have the talent anddepth that we do, there is always com-petition within the girls, Handevidtsaid. Healthy competition is good asit makes everyone keep striving formore. Achieving skills can be con-tagious. When one of the girls com-pletes a new skill for the first time, itmakes everyone want to achieve thatsame success.

Back and forth scoresIn any meet, any of the three was

capable of posting the highest all-around score or winning a particularevent.

The neat thing about these threegirls is that any one of them couldend up on top on any given night,

Handevidt said.Every meet kind of went differ-ently in all-around, Rentschler said.We were all just cheering each otheron and happy for each other.

One of the highlights of the regularseason was against Pipestone whenall three seniors scored at least 36.0in all-around, the first time that hap-pened in school history.

The trio also each won an event

in the section meet, with Donnellitaking first on floor and all-around,Sether-Hassing winning bars andRentschler winning beam.

It could not have ended any moreperfect at sections for these threeladies, Handevidt said. All threeplaced in all-around and qualifiedfor state and all three were eventchampions.

For Donnelli, it was the sixthstraight trip to state somethingshe takes great pride in.

Being able to make it to state allthe years of my career, thats reallybeen a highlight, she said. It reallymeans a lot to be able to do that.

Winning her second section titleon the beam was something Rent-schler was proud of.

Going to state, that was a reallybig goal and accomplishment of minethroughout my whole high schoolcareer, she said. Also, earning thatall-around spot for the previous two

years was really an honor, as well aswinning sections on beam both mysenior year and sophomore year.

Sether-Hassing advanced to statefive times as an individual, but itdidnt come easy.

It took a lot of practice, she said.I had to do extra time, but it was all

worth it. I got to go to state on every-thing I wanted so Im really happy.

That dedication is what it takes tobe as successful as the three seniorswere, Handevidt said.

Gymnastics is not a sport that youcan do for only four months in the

winter, she said. In gymnastics, youhave to keep up some sort of train-ing year round if you want to staycompetitive.

That hard work made Donnelli,Sether-Hassing and Rentschler three

of the best gymnasts to ever competeat JCC.

I cant say that I have had threeseniors this strong in all four events inall my years of coaching, Handevidtsaid. They are an amazing trio that

will certainly be missed.

Off to collegeSether-Hassing plans on continu-

ing her gymnastics career while at-tending Winona State University.She said coaching might also be inher future.

Rentschler is also considering gym-nastics in college, but hasnt madethat decision yet. Rentschler said hercollege choice is between Gustavus

Adolphus and Augustana and, if thegoes to Gustavus, she might go outfor gymnastics. Either way, she planson majoring in education and minor-ing in music.

Donnelli, who also starred in vol-leyball and track and field, said itstrack and field shes most likely tocompete in while at Buena VistaUniversity majoring in human per-formance.

Two other important seniorsThere were two other seniors on

the JCC team this year and Handevi-dt said they both played a key part inthe teams success this year, as well

as in the future.Megan Anderson and JessicaVoehl both saw brief action on the

varsity, but did a majority of theircompeting on the junior varsity team.

I also want to recognize Meganand Jessica, as they have certainlyput in many years of dedication tothe sport, Handevidt said. JCC hasa very talented team and Megan andJessica could probably make many

varsity teams around the area.Handevidt was proud of the way

the two went about their business inpractice and during JV meets.

They were extremely importantin leading the JV team and it wasgreat to have that leadership there,she said.


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Sydnee Donnelli competes on bars at the state tournament. Donnelli was the first Jackson County Central gymnast to qualify for the individualstate tournament six straight seasons.

Gymnasts Adriane Rentschler (from left), Brandi Sether-Hassing, Brooklyn Schuett, Bailey Schneekloth, Abby Schneekloth, Riley Schneekloth,Haley Bass, Sydnee Donnelli and Michaela Vancura finished sixth at the Class A state gymnastics meet.

Brandi Sether-Hassing performs on vault at the team state tournament.

Above: Bailey Schneekloth lets out a big grin after nailing her performance on balancebeam at state. Top left: Assistant coach Tim McConnell offers a hug and advice dur-

ing the state meet. Bottom left: Haley Bass gets some air while competing on the bal-ance beam. Above right: Michaela Vancura (from left), Riley Schneekloth and SydneeDonnelli were all smiles after the Huskies finished sixth at the state tournament. Bottomright: Head coach Tammy Handevidt looks on as her team competes at the state meet.


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In his first varsitymatch as an eighthgrader, Darick

Vancura threw hishands in the airand had a smilet hat st ret chednearly from ear toear after pinningBlue Earth Areas

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wins later, Vancuraput his arms in the

air one last timeafter winning hissecond straightindividual statechampionship. Inbetween his firstand last w ins,

Vancura won fiveteam state champi-onships at JacksonCounty Central,becoming the onlyHusky to do so.

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Darick Vancura threw hishands in the air and had asmile from ear to ear afterpinning his opponent.

That was six years ago inthe first match of Vancurascareer.

In his final match asa Jackson County Cen-tral Husky, Vancura againraised two hands in the air,then held up two fingersafter winning his secondstraight individual state

championship.In between were more

than 200 wins, five teamstate championships and

one of the most impressivesporting careers of anyone

in the schools history.

Starts with a pinVancura pinned Blue

Earth Areas Jake Wirtjesin his varsity debut as a103-pound seventh-grader.

It was way back whenwe wrestled Blue Earth onHall of Fame Night, Van-cura recalled just momentsafter becoming a two-timestate champion. I threwmy hands in the air; it feltgood.

Vancura helped the Hus-kies win the state champi-onship later that season,

with his lone match in theteam state tournament atechnical fall win.

The next season, Vancuraqualified for the individualstate tournament, but lostin the first round and didnt

get into wrestlebacks.As a freshman, Vancura

went 4-1 in the individu-al state tournament and

placed third at 130 pounds.He also was a key part of

a JCC team that won theteam title, posting a 2-1record in the team tourney.

The next season, Vancurawent 3-0 in the team statetournament and helpedJCC tie Frazee in the statefinals. In the individualtourney, Vancura finishedsecond at 145 pounds.

Vancura won his firstindividual state champi-onship at 160 pounds as a

junior and was unbeaten inthree team matches as theHuskies cruised to anotherstate title.

Finishes on topThis season, Vancura

went 43-2 and won a cham-pionship at the Rumble onthe Red.

But his goal was simple:win another team and indi-

vidual state championship.The team title came first,

as Vancura went 3-0 to helpthe Huskies win their fourth

state championship andfifth of Vancuras career.

Vancuras pin againstFrazee in the finals clinchedat least a share of the cham-pionship.

Nobody else has got-ten five team state titles inschool history, Vancurasaid. It feels pretty good.

The individual champi-onship came two days laterafter Vancura won fourstraight matches.

In Fridays first round,Vancura pinned MichaelLudwig of Paynesville in1:40. Later that day, hisquarterfinal match wasmuch closer with a 3-2 deci-sion over No. 8 Isaac Novakof Aitkin.

Vancura and Novak weretied at 2 after the first twoperiods, but Vancura got anescape to start the third andheld on for the win.

I think he was feelingsome pressure during thetournament, JCC headcoach Randy Baker said.

He started out real goodin his first round, but he got

pretty tight, I thought, andwasnt wrestli ng very ag-gressive. I think he was wor-ried about losing instead ofgoing out to win.

But, Vancura said, he wasjust glad to keep his chancesof another championshipalive.

A wins a win at the statetournament, he said.

Vancura beat No. 2 Aar-on Bates of Sibley East 5-3in Saturdays semifinals toadvance to the finals for thethird straight season.

That match was also tiedat 2 heading into the finalperiod. In the third, Van-cura got an escape and take-down in the first 30 secondsto lead 5-2 and allowed anescape before holding offBates for the win.

That was a match Van-

cura viewed as the toughesthed have.

He was ranked sec-ond, Vancura said. He

was tough coming in. I knewit was going to be a battle.

In the finals, Vancurabeat eighth-ranked Niko

Anderson of Fillmore Cen-tral/Lanesboro/M-C 5-2.

Vancura knew nothingabout his opponent, butsaid that didnt matter.

I just had to hit my stuffright away and go fromthere, he said.

That win came after astern talk from Baker af-ter Vancura was less thandominant in his previoustwo wins.

I chewed him out andreally got on him and yelledat him, Baker said.

And it worked.He wrestled a really

good finals, Baker said. Itwas good to see him openup and get that win. He wasa lot more aggressive andgoing after it and making

contact.The win capped a career

filled with a lot of dedica-tion to the sport of wres-

tling.I just keep working hard,

wrestling in the offseasonand go to big tournamentsin the summer, Vancurasaid. Just keep preparing,keep working hard; it paysoff.

And it was all worth it.It feels really good,

Vancura said of his secondchampionship.

For his career, Vancurawas 12-1 in the team statetournament and 15-3 in theindividual state tournamentfor an impressive recordof 27-4 at the Xcel EnergyCenter.

Football starVancura also starred on

the football field for theHuskies.

In his first season as theteams primary runningback, Vancura tied the

school record with 1,806rushing yards in a seasonand set the school mark

with 23 rushing touchdowns

as a senior.Vancura also played line-

backer for the Huskies forthree seasons and helpedJCC reach the state semifi-nals last fall.

Despite his success on thegridiron, Vancura will stick

with his first love in college;he signed a letter of intentto wrestle at MinnesotaState University-Mankato.

Even with seven goldmedals between his teamand individual state cham-pionships and a trip to theMetrodome during his finalfootball season, Vancurasaid he wanted just a bitmore from his time in thenavy and silver.

Maybe one more statetitle myself, individual-ly, he said when asked ifthere was anything else hecouldve accomplished asa Husky.

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There arent many peoplewho dedicat e themse lvesto a single goal as much asJackson County Centralsenior Eliot Jurries did to

winning an individual statechampionship.

That effort paid off Sat-urday as Jurries won theClass A 132-pound statechampionship in his lastseason as a Husky.

It was awesome for El-iot, JCC head coach RandyBaker said. Hes worked

very hard the last year.Jurries finished fifth at

state as a junior, but tookthe next step under Bakerstutelage.

Last year we were onhim about changing sometechnique and differentthings, Baker said. Hes akid who worked really hardfor a state title this year; he

worked all spring and allsummer. He wanted it re-ally bad, so it was great tosee him win that.

After helping the Huskieswin the team state champi-onship last Thursday, top-ranked Jurries opened theindividual tournament witha 15-5 win over No. 6 CodyBall of St. Charles Friday

morning. In the quarterfi-nals later that day, Jurriespinned No. 8 Bryon Forst-ner of Madelia/Truman/Martin Luther.

Saturdays semifinals sawJurries beat T.J. Fulton ofWabasso/Red Rock Central15-5, sending Jurries to thefinals for the first time.

Awaiting was a familiar

foe: Chatfields HarveyFriederichs ranked No.3 at 132 pounds.

The two met in a tourna-ment earlier this season andagain in the team state tour-nament, with Jurries com-ing out on top both times.

That gave the JCC seniorconfidence heading in tothe final match of his highschool career.

I knew I was going towin, Jurries said. I wasconfident I was going tobeat him.

Neither wrestler scoredin the first period and Frie-derichs got an escape in thesecond to lead by one.

I knew he was going tobe up 1-0 because he wasgoing to run away the wholefirst period, Jurries said.

Friederichs couldnt hide

as the end of the second pe-riod neared.I was at the edge of the

Jackson County Cen-tral sophomore PadenMoore was on bothknees pointing towardthe sky after his matchin the 145-pound statefinals Saturday at theXcel Energy Center.

His opponent, No. 1Larry Bomstad of Atwa-ter-Cosmos-Grove City,also pointed skyward af-ter the final whistle.

Bomstad was celebrat-ing a 4-2 victory anda state championship,

while Moore was appre-ciative of the opportunityto compete for a title.

Just to be thankfulfor every opportunitythat God has given me,Moore said following his

finals match. Its beena rewarding season. Ididnt come out on top,but I am very thankful

for the opportunity that hehas given me and all theblessings and rewards he isgoing to give me.

That seems fitting for akid who walked around theXcel Energy Center with aT-shirt that said Jesus onthe front and God. Wres-

tling. What else is there?on the back.

Moores journey to thefinals saw him beat a pairof ranked wrestlers beforelosing to Bomstad.

In the opening match ofthe individual state tourna-ment, Moore beat RyanMeeker of Chatfield 5-1.In the semifinals, Moorepinned No. 5 Cain Renner(Eden Valley-Watkins) in4:56.

Then came No. 3 Tan-ner Rohlik of Wabasso/Red Rock Central in Sat-urday mornings semifinals.Moore beat Rohlik twiceearlier in his career and didthe same Saturday, winninga 3-0 decision.

The biggest move of thematch came with just fourseconds left in the first

period when Moore got atakedown for a 2-0 lead.That advantage grew by apoint with an escape in the

second period and neitherwrestler scored the rest ofthe match.

My semifinals match wasa tough one, but I pulled itout, Moore said. I justtook it to all the other guys.

In the finals, No. 2 Moorefaced Bomstad, who won

the only previous meetingbetween the two wrestlers.

Aft er a scor ele ss fir stperiod, Bomstad took a 1-0lead with an escape in thesecond.

Moore started down inthe third period and got areversal with 1:27 left tolead 2-1. Bomstad escapedto tie the score and then gota takedown with 29 secondsleft to win.

We just got in a scram-ble, Moore said of Boms-tads takedown. I got myarm in too deep in the fronthead position and I forcedit a little too much and hedrug it by. It was a scramblefrom there and he ended upon top.

JCC head coach RandyBaker said he really wantedthat match.

Paden is such a key partto our team and such a hard

worke r and such a goodPhoto by Dan Condon

Eliot Jurries won his first individual state championship by beating Chatfields HarveyFriederichs 5-1 in the 132-pound state finals. See JURRIES on C6 See MOORES on C6


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JCC wrestlingState fnals

JCC 38, Frazee 22106 Reetz (F) dec. (7-1) VanderWoude 0-3

113 B. Byer (F) dec. (8-5) Edlin 0-6120 Biehn (JCC) dec. (5-2) Jepson 3-6126 Henning (JCC) dec. (7-5) Skillings 6-6132 Jurries (JCC) all (:59) Sorenson 12-6138 Lemon (F) maj. (9-1) Riggle 12-10145 P. Moore (JCC) maj. (16-6) Moltzan 16-10152 Norland (JCC) all (5:35) Wendt 22-10160 K. Moore (JCC) oreit 28-10170 Vancura (JCC) all (5:10) Ziegler 34-10182 VanDenEykel (F) dec. (9-3) Guggisberg 34-13195 Menke (JCC) maj. (16-7) Gildersleeve 38-13220 Reurink (F) dec. (3-0) Ziemer 38-16285 Malstrom (F) all (2:15) Horn 38-24

JCC wrestlingState semifnals

JCC 39, Chatfeld 25106 Go ldsmith (C) dec. (5-0) VanderWoude 0-3

113 Edlin (JCC) all (1:34) VanSickel 6-3120 Han. Frienderichs (C) dec. (6-4, OT) Biehn 6-6126 Riley (C) dec. (7-6) Henning 6-9132 Jurries (JCC) dec. (5-1) Har. Friederichs 9-9138 Haner (C) dec. (6-4) Riggle 9-12145 P. Moore (JCC) all (3:19) Bentz 15-12152 Norland (JCC) all (1:00) Meeker 21-12160 K. Moore (JCC) all (1:39) Wright 27-12170 Beeck (JCC) DQ Dahl 33-12182 Vancura (JCC) all (1:35) Fryer 39-12195 Bly (C) all (:25) Guggisberg 39-18220 Viss (C) maj. (11-0) Menke 39-22285 Bleess (C) dec. (20-19) Ziemer 39-25

JCC wrestlingState quarterfnals

JCC 43, Barnesville 19106 VanderWoude (JCC) dec. (3-2) Tweeton 3-0

113 Edlin (JCC) all (3:19) Z. Anderson 9-0120 Biehn (JCC) dec. (6-2) Brandt 12-0126 Votava (BAR) dec. (11-7, OT) Henning 12-3132 Jurries (JCC) all (3:16) Meyer 18-3138 Riggle (JCC) dec. (4-0) R. Anderson 21-3145 P. Moore (JCC) all (4:47) Trowbridge 27-3152 Norland (JCC) maj. (10-1) Nosal 31-3160 K. Moore (JCC) maj. (11-3) Olson 35-3170 Vancura (JCC) maj. (13-5) Goedtke 39-3182 Berg (BAR) all (5:09) Guggisberg 39-9195 Menke (JCC) maj. (10-0) Brady 43-9220 Wheelright (BAR) all (5:41) Marker 43-15285 Johnson (BAR) maj. (9-1) Horn 43-19

Class A state wrestling tournamentJCC

Barnesville

KMS

Chatfeld

ACGC

Sibley East

Frazee

Pierz Frazee

JCC

Chatfeld

Sibley East

JCC

Frazee

JCC

Barnesville

KMS

ACGC

PierzACGC

KMS

ACGC

Consolation

Sibley East

ChatfeldChatfeld

Third place

know if another state cham-pionship was in reach forthe Huskies.

Part of the time thisyear, Menke was hurt, hesaid. We didnt know if

wed get him back. Luke washurt, we didnt know if wedget him back wrestling well.It was just a lot of battles.Everything has to go rightto make it to this point and

then to win in the finals.

Huskies beat ChatfieldGophers in semifinals

The Huskies didnt havean easy road to the finals asthey faced a tough Chatfieldteam in the semifinals.

After trailing 12-9, theHuskies used a string of

five straight wins to put thepesky Gophers away in whatended up being a 39-25 win.

We had a tough dualwith Chatfield, but t hingswent our way, Baker said.

The biggest break for theHuskies came at 170, wherethe Gophers sent out an in-eligible wrestler.

Chatfields Austin Dahlweighed in at 152, meaning

he could only wrestle thereor 160. The Gophers triedsending him out to faceTravis Beeck at 170, butBaker caught the mistakeright away.

They made a coachingmistake by sending an in-eligible guy out there, ortried to, Baker said. They

were bumping him up twoweights. I said, Im puttingBeeck in, but Dahl cant

wrestle this weight. I knewtheir weigh-ins.

The Huskies then sentVancura to the mat at 182and he got a pin in 1:35 toclinch the dual and sendJCC to the finals.

Chatfield started the dualwith a win at 106, but Edlin

gave JCC the lead with a pinthe next match.

Afte r two rank ed Go-phers won close decisions,Chatfield took a 9-6 lead.

At 132, Jurries beat third-ranked Harvey Friederichs5-1 to even the score at 9,but a win by Chatfield at 138put the Gophers up 12-8.

From there, the Huskiestook over.

Paden Moore got a pinin 3:19 and Norland andKeegan Moore followed

with first-period pins beforeBeecks forfeit win. AfterVancura clinched the victo-

ry with his pin, the Gopherswon the final three matches.

Huskies open with big winRyker VanderWoude got

the day started right for theHuskies and JCC kept onrolling in a 43-19 win overBarnesville in the quarter-finals.

VanderWoude beat statequalifier Brady Tweeton 3-2

for a 3-0 lead on the teamscoreboard.

That was huge to re-ally get our team going andthen Edlin came out with apin and we were off to theraces, Baker said. Theyrea pretty good team; they

wrestled hard, but that waskind of a cruiser.

Edlin got a pin in 3:19and the Huskies eventuallyled 39-3.

For Edlin, his two winsfelt good after finishingthird at the individual sec-tion tournament and nar-rowly missing a trip to the

individual state tourna-ment.

My first two matchesespecially made up for it,Edlin said. I was wrestlingmy heart out. I just wantedto get the wins.

Baker was proud of theway his sen ior bou nce dback.

Kyle, he was on a roll,he said. I told him, Youve

got one more chance toredeem yourself and leave

with a good taste. He reallywrestled hard for us and Imhappy for him.

After Edlins pin, Biehnwon a decision f or a 12-0JCC lead. Henning lostin overtime at 126, butthe Huskies rattled off sixstraight wins after that.

Jurries got a pin for an18-3 lead and Riggle fol-lowed with a 4-0 decisionover state-qualifier Rylee

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mat and I felt him push-ing, so I boot-scooted andthe next thing you know,I was behind him, Jur-

ries said.The takedown as timeexpired gave Jurries a 2-1lead heading into the finalperiod.

Once I got that take-down, I knew it was over,Jurries said. You couldtell by his body language.Jurries got an escape tostart the third period andadded a takedown for a5-1 victory.

Theres nothing bet-ter, Jurries said. It feelsamazing.

While Baker helpedJurries improve his tech-nique, he said there areseveral other things thathelped make Jurries astate champion.

Hes very fast, buthes got some good skills,too, Baker said. And

then hes kind of got alittle bit of a mean streakso hes pretty physical andhe gets after it. He chasesguys around very goodon his feet and hes veryfast. Hes pretty good inall areas.

Jurries: ChampContinued from C5

Champions: Huskies beat Barnesville and Chatfeld beore topping Frazee in the fnalsContinued from C1

Moores: Four o six Huskies to place at state will return next seasonContinued from C5

kid, he said. That one re-ally hurt.

But, Baker said, it wasntan easy task.

Larry Bomstad is oneof the best wrestlers in ourclass, Baker said. Weknew that was going to bea battle. We knew it fromthe beginning of the year

we were probably going tosee him if we got there. That

was a great match. We lost,but I told Paden hell gethis yet.

Keegan Moore finishesthird at 160 pounds

Freshman Keegan Mooremade it two Moore brothersin the top three when he

went 4-1 to place third at160 pounds.

Moore opened the indi-vidual tournament with a12-5 win over Luke Kue-chle of EV-W and then beatfifth-ranked Alex Jackson(Kenyon-Wanamingo) 12-4.

In the semifinals, fourth-ranked Moore met up withNo. 1 Adam Cooling ofM/T/ML and nearly pulledoff the upset.

Moore nearly had a take-down in the first period,but it wasnt called andthe wrestlers entered thesecond period scoreless.

Cooling got an escape in thesecond, as did Moore in thethird to tie the score.

With just five seconds

left in regulation, Coolinggot a takedown to win thematch 3-1.

But, Baker said, thingscould have been different.

We had a takedown (inthe first period) on Cool-ing that didnt get scored,he said. That wouldvechanged it. Instead of us be-ing tied, he wouldve beendown two and wouldve hadto come after us.

Moore bounced backfrom the loss with a pinof No. 6 Austin Maanum(Border West) in the con-solation semifinals and thenbeat No. 3 Mitch Lange ofRoyalton/Upsala 10-5 tofinish third.

Its not exactly what Iwante d, Moore said. Iwanted, of course, to winit.

But, Moore said he knewafter the loss to Cooling hestill could finish third.

After a tough loss, Iknew I had to keep goingand get the best I could get,so I had to settle for third,he said. Losing to Cool-ing made me wrestle out ofanger.

While Moore said he washappy he came away with athird-place finish, he saidhis target is set on a statechampionship next season.

Im not satisfied com-pletely yet, he said. Sothat helps me a lot.

Biehn comes in fourth

Junior Jordan Biehn wonthree times at 120 pounds toplace fourth.

Biehn, ranked sixth,opened with a 9-0 win be-fore beating No. 5 HankFriederichs of Chatfield7-2 in the quarterfinals. Thetwo met in the team tourna-ment, with Friederichs get-

ting an overtime win.In the semifinals, Biehn

wa s pin ne d by se con d-ranked and eventual state

champion Louie Sandersof Lake Crystal WellcomeMemorial to move into theconsolation semifinals.

There, Biehn won 8-6to set up a meeting withFriederichs for the thirdstraight day.

This time, Friederichswon 6-2, putting B iehn infourth place in his first tripto state.

Jordan Biehn had agreat tournament, Bakersaid. Hes a guy who wasranked sixth and people

were counting him out, buthe wrestled hard and very

well.

Injuries force Norlandto place sixth

Sophomore Luke Nor-land entered the individualtournament ranked first at

152 pounds and hoping fora state title after placingfourth a season ago.

An inju ry to his rig htknee suffered earlier thisseason forced that dreamto end.

Norland got a pin overJacob Magnell of Red LakeCounty Central in the firstround, but lost 4-2 to No. 2Zachary Carlson of Kerk-hoven-Murdock-Sunburgin the quarterfinals.

Norland led Carlson 2-1after two periods and thetwo were tied at 2 in thethird period before Carlsongot a takedown to win.

In wrestlebacks, Norlandwon 3-2 before beating No.6 Austin Peterson of EV/W8-4 to guarantee a spot onthe podium. After losingto No. 4 Chris Pfarr ofLeSueur-Henderson, Nor-land injury defaulted out of

the match for fifth.Lukes a great kid, Bak-er said. He works reallyhard, but the last two yearshes dealt with injuries.Baker said he was disap-pointed Norlands injurykept him from winning anindividual state title, butsaid Norland was importantin helping the Huskies winthe team championship.

Without him, were notteam state champions,Baker said.

Seniors Henning andMenke do not place

Senior Cameron Henning

went 0-2 at 126 pounds, asdid senior Tanner Menke at182 pounds.

Henning opened thetournament against KyleDrehmel of Goodhue, who

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Henning to wrestlebacks.There, Henning lost 2-0to No. 7 Chris Ortman ofPierz to have his career end.

Menke had one of thetoughest draws of the tour-nament. Not only did Men-ke have to face No. 1 CollinHuckbody of Walker-Hack-insack-Akeley/Nevis in thefirst round, but after a lossto Huckbody, Menke had to

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Menke was pinned byboth and did not place.

Great tournament

Baker said coming homewith a team state champion-ship, two individual statechampions and four otherson the podium made for agreat weekend of wrestlingfor the Huskies.

We had a great tourna-

ment, he said. Youd likea little different call in acouple matches, but werepretty greedy too. All in all,it was a great tournamentfor us.

The two individual statechampions graduate, butBaker said hes excited forthe group he has comingback.

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