January 5, 2023 at 9:46 a.m.
One repeat champion, one third place finisher for Dodger wrestlers at Bi-State Classic
For Reid Spurley it ws the second straight Bi-State title for the sophomore.
Spurley (120) repeated as a Bi-State Champion, while Charlie Meudt (113) finished in third place to lead the Dodgeville wrestling team at the Bi-State Classic hosted by Holmen High School at the La Crosse Center.
Spurley had an opening round bye followed by a technical fall, two pins and 3-0 decisions in both the semifinal and the finals.
"I thought Reid had an outstanding tournament and was in control and pretty," said Dodgeville co-coach Ryan Lord. "He had a very tough opponent in Roen Carey of Mineral Point in the finals. I thought Reid did a great job of staying on the attack and applying pressure the entire match, both on his feet and in the top position, but Roen is a tough and talented wrestler who keeps good position and is difficult to score on."
Meudt repeated as a third place finisher in his bracket.
"I thought Charlie had a great tournament in an extremely tough bracket which featured three state champions from last season," Lord said.
Meudt began the tournament with four straight pins to advance to the semifinals. In the semifinals he faced Blake Beissel of Hastings, MN. Beissel is currently the 14th ranked wrestler in the country at 113 and is committed to wrestle at the University of Minnesota.
"I thought Charlie wrestled tough against Beissel in an 8-0 loss, but I would have liked to see him push Beissel to a few flurries," said Lord. "I think Charlie did a lot of upper body ties looking for a big move, but I think tying up slowed the pace a bit which I think was to the benefit of Beissel. I can't think of too many wrestlers over the years who can match Charlie's quickness and he's a lot of fun to watch."
Beissel went on to win by a 12-0 score in the finals and was named the outstanding wrestler of the tournament.
Meudt earned a major decision victory in the consolation semifinals followed by a pin in the third place match.
Other Dodger wrestlers recording wins at Bi-State included Nathan Johnson (126) and Mason Winch (152) who each went 2-2, while Thomas Lundell (138) and Izaak Duran (220) each went 1-2.
"I was impressed with Nathan in his first action of the year," said Lord. "He started out with a major decision over a kid with a 13-1 record coming into the tournament. He followed that up with a pin before losing a 10-5 match in round 3. In his consolation round he was in control of the match 5-2 before getting caught and pinned. I know Nathan wasn't happy with his results, but I thought he did a great job considering he was just cleared medically a couple of weeks ago and really hasn't had much practice time in addition to wrestling in his first matches."
The next wrestling action for the Dodgers will be Saturday at the Eagle Invitational at Sauk Prairie High School as well as the WWCA Challenge Series Regional (JV) at Whitewater.
Bi-State Classic Results for Dodgeville
Hastings was the overall winner with 328.5 point (Diviswion 1). Dodgeville was 7th in D2 with 106.5 while River Vazlley was 17th with 69. Mineral Point was 2nd in D3 with 198 behind Aquanes at 250 with Iowa-Grant/Highland 5th with 143.
106 Blaek Foust (6-12) place is unknown and scored 0.0 team points.
Champ. Round 1 - Teghan Moore (West Salem/Bangor) 18-4 won by fall over Blaek Foust (Dodgeville) 6-12 (Fall 1:28), Cons. Round 1 - Blaek Foust (Dodgeville) 6-12 received a bye, Cons. Round 2 - Jaren Grimseld (North Crawford/Seneca) 11-6 won by fall over Blaek Foust (Dodgeville) 6-12 (Fall 1:35)
113 Charlie Meudt (23-1) placed 3rd and scored 40.0 team points.
Champ. Round 1 - Charlie Meudt (Dodgeville) 21-0 won by fall over Chris Halvorson (Mineral Point) 2-9 (Fall 0:49), Champ. Round 2 - Charlie Meudt (Dodgeville) 21-0 won by fall over Rolando Santos (Richland Center) 0-4 (Fall 1:22), Champ. Round 3 - Charlie Meudt (Dodgeville) 21-0 won by fall over Michael Bostwick (Luxemburg-Casco) 16-6 (Fall 0:44), Quarterfinal - Charlie Meudt (Dodgeville) 21-0 won by fall over Colin Cournoyer (Stratford) 16-2 (Fall 2:55), Semifinal - Blake Beissel (Hastings) 18-0 won by major decision over Charlie Meudt (Dodgeville) 23-1 (MD 8-0), Cons. Semi - Charlie Meudt (Dodgeville) 23-1 won by major decision over Logan Schwanz (Hutchinson/Buffalo Lake-Hector-Stewart) 12-2 (MD 11-3), 3rd Place Match - Charlie Meudt (Dodgeville) 23-1 won by fall over Owen Wathke (Bay Port) 22-4 (Fall 2:00)
120 Reid Spurley (21-0) placed 1st and scored 47.5 team points.
Champ. Round 1 - Reid Spurley (Dodgeville) 19-0 received a bye, Champ. Round 2 - Reid Spurley (Dodgeville) 19-0 won by tech fall over Camden Thiele (Holmen) 12-8 (TF-1.5 2:17 (15-0)), Champ. Round 3 - Reid Spurley (Dodgeville) 19-0 won by fall over Sawyer Ostrum (Nekoosa/Assumption) 7-5 (Fall 1:30), Quarterfinal - Reid Spurley (Dodgeville) 19-0 won by fall over Bradyn Glasspoole (West Salem/Bangor) 21-3 (Fall 2:57), Semifinal - Reid Spurley (Dodgeville) 21-0 won by decision over Easton Cooper (DC Everest) 19-4 (Dec 3-0), 1st Place Match - Reid Spurley (Dodgeville) 21-0 won by decision over Roen Carey (Mineral Point) 18-2 (Dec 3-0)
126 Nathan Johnson (2-2) place is unknown and scored 7.0 team points.
Champ. Round 1 - Nathan Johnson (Dodgeville) 2-2 won by major decision over Alex Suhr (Mauston/Necedah) 12-3 (MD 10-1), Champ. Round 2 - Nathan Johnson (Dodgeville) 2-2 won by fall over Taylor Dillion (DC Everest) 9-5 (Fall 0:58), Champ. Round 3 - Noah Moltzan (Hudson) 17-3 won by decision over Nathan Johnson (Dodgeville) 2-2 (Dec 10-5), Cons. Round 4 - Aidan Miller (Sheboygan Falls) 16-5 won by fall over Nathan Johnson (Dodgeville) 2-2 (Fall 2:39)
132 Braydenn Husom (4-12) place is unknown and scored 0.0 team points.
Champ. Round 1 - Kaiden Schumacher (Port Washington) 9-4 won by fall over Braydenn Husom (Dodgeville) 4-12 (Fall 0:57), Cons. Round 1 - Cayden Leonhardt (Stratford) 9-9 won by fall over Braydenn Husom (Dodgeville) 4-12 (Fall 1:25)
138 Thomas Lundell (6-4) place is unknown and scored 4.0 team points.
Champ. Round 1 - Thomas Lundell (Dodgeville) 6-4 won by fall over Henry Hiltner (Bloomington Kennedy) 4-7 (Fall 1:10), Champ. Round 2 - Carter Spensley (Belmont/Platteville) 8-4 won by fall over Thomas Lundell (Dodgeville) 6-4 (Fall 4:52), Cons. Round 2 - Jack Eugster (Orono) 4-10 won by injury default over Thomas Lundell (Dodgeville) 6-4 (Inj. 0:27)
145 Colin Judd (6-8) place is unknown and scored 0.0 team points.
Champ. Round 1 - Titan Tekautz (Lewiston-Altura/Rushford-Peterson) 7-5 won by fall over Colin Judd (Dodgeville) 6-8 (Fall 0:22), Cons. Round 1 - Lon Feia (Hudson) 1-2 won by fall over Colin Judd (Dodgeville) 6-8 (Fall 1:42)
152 Mason Winch (11-4) place is unknown and scored 7.0 team points.
Champ. Round 1 - Mason Winch (Dodgeville) 11-4 won by major decision over Ryan Errthum (Mount Horeb/Barneveld) 6-8 (MD 14-4), Champ. Round 2 - Mason Winch (Dodgeville) 11-4 won by fall over Turner Calhoun (Royall/Wonewoc-Center) 7-4 (Fall 0:44), Champ. Round 3 - Jacob Ward (Bay Port) 17-0 won by fall over Mason Winch (Dodgeville) 11-4 (Fall 1:57), Cons. Round 4 - Matt McBride (Holmen) 15-7 won by decision over Mason Winch (Dodgeville) 11-4 (Dec 8-3)
160 Aiden Duran (0-7) place is unknown and scored 0.0 team points.
Champ. Round 1 - Aiden Duran (Dodgeville) 0-7 received a bye, Champ. Round 2 - Ashton Miess (Riverdale) 21-0 won by fall over Aiden Duran (Dodgeville) 0-7 (Fall 0:42), Cons. Round 2 - Gabe Frydenlund (Westby) 3-3 won by fall over Aiden Duran (Dodgeville) 0-7 (Fall 0:48)
170 John Qualley (2-15) place is unknown and scored 0.0 team points.
Champ. Round 1 - Gatlin Empey (Stoughton) 12-9 won by fall over John Qualley (Dodgeville) 2-15 (Fall 0:38), Cons. Round 1 - Sam Bremner (South Saint Paul) 6-13 won by major decision over John Qualley (Dodgeville) 2-15 (MD 11-0)
220 Izaak Duran (2-5) place is unknown and scored 1.0 team points.
Champ. Round 1 - Nick Week (Lodi) 7-5 won by fall over Izaak Duran (Dodgeville) 2-5 (Fall 1:01), Cons. Round 1 - Izaak Duran (Dodgeville) 2-5 won by decision over Anthony Kugmeh (Bloomington Kennedy) 7-4 (Dec 7-1), Cons. Round 2 - Alex Warden (Bay Port) 12-7 won by fall over Izaak Duran (Dodgeville) 2-5 (Fall 0:30)
285 Alex Pipkorn (3-10) place is unknown and scored 0.0 team points.
Champ. Round 1 - Keenan Josett (New Lisbon) 7-6 won by fall over Alex Pipkorn (Dodgeville) 3-10 (Fall 0:58), Cons. Round 1 - Alex Pipkorn (Dodgeville) 3-10 received a bye, Cons. Round 2 - Tim Lund (Evansville) 11-9 won by fall over Alex Pipkorn (Dodgeville) 3-10 (Fall 0:28)
