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By Kasi Greenwood
Dodgeville wrestling head coach Ryan Lord knew that Thursday's match would be a tough one, as they hosted #5 ranked Prairie Du Chien. Not only were there some tough opponents, but progress reports were also another decision maker that didn't work in the Dodger team's favor.
"We were missing some kids due to grades," Lord said. "Progress reports came out this week, and unfortunately we had a few that fell victim to it. They kind of put themselves in that situation, and they have to work out of it."
Sickness kept both Dodgers Tyler and Tanner Bell out of the match.
"I felt good about their chances in winning, they're both tough and they've been wrestling great," Lord said. "It was tough not having them there."
Despite sickness and progress reports, Lord still had confidence in his wrestling team.
"We were wrestling some of the best kids in the state," said Lord. "I know Louden (285) is capable of beating the kid he went against."
It was the same type of situation for 120 pounder Drew Palmer after his loss against Prairie Du Chien's Chase Fisher.
Lord said, "Drew wrestled well, but I think rather than just going after that win, he was wanting to hold on for a win and thats when it catches up to you."
The Dodgers travelled to Mount Horeb for the Mount Horeb Varsity Wrestling Invitational during the weekend.
"It's a nice tournament," Lord said. "Some of the same teams are there from last year, but there are some different teams this year."
Sickness unfortunately continued into the weekend, as Tyler and Tanner Bell along with Eli Reeson were all down with the flu, and Mason Mortimer had an injury that took him out of the invite.
Success came through for the Dodgers when 195 pounder Joey Recob pinned his way to a champion title, and also receiving his 100th career win.
"Joey has alway been tough in the top position, but he has really shown tremendous improvement on his feet this season," Lord said.
Other wrestlers had good outcomes during the invitational.
"Drew Palmer lost his quarterfinal match to the number one seed, but really wrestled well in the wrestle backs to place 5th," Lord said. "Riley Crook and Louden Fuerstenberg also each placed 4th."
The Dodgers have a break from dual meets for about a week, and will step back onto the Mat as they travel to LaCrosse for the Bi-State Tournament December 28.
Prairie du Chien 66.0 Dodgeville 10.0
106: Nick Mara (PDC) over (DODG) (For.) 113: Matt Rogge (PDC) over (DODG) (For.) 120: Chase Fisher (PDC) over Drew Palmer (SV-1 4-2) 126: Chase Watson (PDC) over Mason Mortimer (Fall 2:40) 132: Keenan Holley (PDC) over (DODG) (For.) 138: Reid Koenig (PDC) over (DODG) (For.) 145: Traeton Saint (PDC) over JJ Thompson (Fall 1:07) 152: Bradyn Saint (PDC) over (DODG) (For.) 160: Riley Crook (DODG) over Isaac Avery (MD 10-0) 170: Tyler Smock (PDC) over (DODG) (For.) 182: Zach Swiggum (PDC) over (DODG) (For.) 195: Joey Recob (DODG) over (PDC) (For.) 220: Colten Wall (PDC) over Brighton Judd (Fall 0:43) 285: Jerrod Osterkamp (PDC) over Louden Fuerstenberg (Dec 6-1).
Dodgeville placed 10th at Mount Horeb Varsity Invitational
120: Champ. Round 1-Connar Northouse (Fennimore) won by decision over Dylan Roen (Dodgeville) (Dec 9-6)Cons. Round 1: Dylan Roen (Dodgeville) 1-10 received a (Bye); Cons. Round 2-Drew Palmer (Dodgeville) won by fall over Dylan Roen (Dodgeville) (Fall 1:40) 120: Drew Palmer placed 5th and scored 16.0 team points. Champ. Round 1-Palmer (Dodgeville) won by fall over Cristian Carreno (Big Foot) (Fall 1:20); Quarterfinal-Cash Stewart (Poynette) won by fall over Palmer (Dodgeville) (Fall 3:45); Cons. Round 2-Palmer (Dodgeville) won by fall over Dylan Roen (Dodgeville) (Fall 1:40); Cons. Semi-Palmer (Dodgeville) won by major decision over Quinn Kotnout (Edgerton) (MD 11-0); 5th Place Match-Palmer (Dodgeville) won by fall over Jack McDonough (Deerfield)(Fall 3:22) 145 JJ Thompson (Dodgeville) placed 8th and scored 4.0 team points: Champ. Round 1-Thompson (Dodgeville) received a (Bye); Quarterfinal -Tyler Pavlik (Whitewater) won by fall over Thompson (Dodgeville) (Fall 2:36); Cons. Round 2 -Thompson (Dodgeville) won by fall over Aaron Blazek (Cambria-Friesland)(Fall 2:40); Cons. Semi-Jerome Vankleef (Montello) 2-4 won by fall over Thompson (Dodgeville)(Fall 3:40); 7th Place Match-Brenden Peterson (Deerfield) won by fall over Thompson (Dodgeville) (Fall 2:05) 152: Eli Reeson (Dodgeville) place is unknown and scored 0.0 team points; Champ. Round 1-Spencer Lokken (Verona) 4-12 won by forfeit over Reeson (Dodgeville) (For.); Cons. Round 1-Reeson (Dodgeville) received a (Bye) Cons. Round 2 -Taggan Gommel (Fennimore) 3-3 won by forfeit over Reeson (Dodgeville) (For.)160: Riley Crook (Dodgeville) placed 4th and scored 13.0 team points; Champ. Round 1-Crook (Dodgeville) received a (Bye); Quarterfinal-Crook (Dodgeville) won by fall over Brian McCullough (Brodhead)(Fall 3:19); Semifinal-Trevor Wilkinson (Edgerton) won by major decision over Crook (Dodgeville) (MD 13-4); 3rd Place Match-Drew Torres (Montello) 9-2 won by fall over Crook (Dodgeville)(Fall 2:47); 195: Joey Recob (Dodgeville) placed 1st and scored 28.0 team points; Champ. Round 1-Recob (Dodgeville) received a (Bye); Quarterfinal-Recob (Dodgeville) won by fall over Deontae Spurley (Fennimore)(Fall 0:34); Semifinal-Recob (Dodgeville) won by fall over Toby Maier (Mount Horeb) (Fall 0:50); 1st Place Match -Recob (Dodgeville) won by fall over Gehrig Monday (Whitewater) (Fall 0:53) 220: Brighton Judd (Dodgeville) placed 6th and scored 3.0 team points; Champ. Round 1-Judd (Dodgeville) received a (Bye); Quarterfinal -Drew Pasold (Stoughton) won by fall over Judd (Dodgeville) (Fall 0:39); Cons. Round 2-Judd (Dodgeville) received a (Bye); Cons. Semi-Judd (Dodgeville) received a (Bye); 5th Place Match -Joey Behling (Mount Horeb) won by fall over Judd (Dodgeville) (Fall 2:54) 285: Louden Fuerstenberg (Dodgeville) placed 4th and scored 11.0 team points; Champ. Round 1-Fuerstenberg (Dodgeville) received a (Bye); Quarterfinal-Fuerstenberg (Dodgeville) won by decision over Arturo Franco (Whitewater)(Dec 4-0); Semifinal-Logan Dykstra (Stoughton) won by decision over Fuerstenberg (Dodgeville)(Dec 6-0); 3rd Place Match - Patrick McDonald (Madison Memorial) won by fall over Fuerstenberg (Dodgeville)(Fall 1:52)