ST. CLOUD -- Willmar flexed its muscles Thursday night and registered a 47-18 rout of St. Cloud Tech in a Central Lakes Conference match.
Willmar had two newcomers in the lineup and both came away with wins. Alex Johannaes, a seventh-grader, earned a 7-2 win at 103 pounds in his varsity debut and Cody Milhussen, an eighth-grader, won 15-10 at 130 pounds.
"That was a big plus for us having those two young kids step in for us and win," said Willmar coach Tom Beyer. "We had several good performances from other kids and we wrestled as well as we have all season. But the highlight had to be those two new kids competing that well in a conference match."
After Johannes' win, Willmar (2-0, 2-1) strung together six straight more wins for a 29-0 lead.
During that stretch, Adam Fagerstrom won a decision at 119, Erik Borgos and Nick Braun had consecutive pins at 119 and 125, respectively, Milhussen had his decision and Brandt Haglund and Nick Dahlke had consecutive major decisions at 135 and 140, respectively.
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Cody Stegeman at 152 and Drew Larson at 160 notched decisions, while Brandon Rieckman at 171 and Trent Molacek at 189 each had a pin.
Willmar next competes in the Forest Lake Dual Tournament on Saturday. Pairings have not yet been determined.
Willmar 47, SC Tech 18
103: Alex Johannes, Wil, dec Tom O'Brien 7-2
112: Adam Fagerstrom, Wil, dec Peter Kalla 10-3
119: Erik Borgos, Wil, pin Matt Scheller 1:12
125: Nick Braun, Wil, pin Chris Hoppe 1:56
130: Cody Milhussen, Wil, dec Chris Hutton 15-10
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135: Brandt Haglund, Wil, maj Yaric Drymkenko 11-1
140: Nick Dahlke, Wil, maj Adam Howe 8-0
145: Chad Lahr, SCT, won by forfeit
152: Cody Stegeman, Wil, dec Charlie Weathers 4-1
160: Drew Larson, Wil, dec Jake Hill 7-1
171: Brandon Rieckeman, Wil, pin Ethan Keller 1:41
189: Trent Molacek, Wil, pin Jerry Gary 1:27
215: Luke Laudenbach, SCT, pin Nick DeVries 1:38
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275: James Schwinghammer, SCT, pin Sergio Flores 3:21
Non-Conference
Dawson-Boyd 42, Benson 24
Fueled by winning six of the first eight matches, Dawson-Boyd took control eary. Cameron Jurgenson at 135 pounds, Hank Ireland at 145, Josh Staab at 171 and Joe Hutt at 189 notched pins for the Blackjacks.
Benson got a pin from heavyweight Jon Pierce and decisions from Brad Plumhoff at 130 and Brandon Berens at 152.
103: Matt Plumhoff, Ben, won by forfeit
112: Justin Sather, DB, won by forfeit
119: Austin Oswald, DB, dec Josh Frenzel 3-1
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125: Ryan Swenson, DB, dec Ryan Thompson 9-3
130: Brad Plumhoff, Ben, dec Jake Bothun 5-2
135: Cameron Jurgenson, DB, pin Brady Wersinger 3:52
140: Randy Strand, DB, dec Miles Staton 7-4
145: Hank Ireland, DB, pin Turner Carson 5:10
152: Brandon Berens, Ben, dec Alan Kurtenbach 7-0
160: James Huston, Ben, won by forfeit
171: Josh Staab, DB, pin Ryan Unke 2:38
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189: Joe Hutt, DB, pin Christian Daly :50
215: Chris Schacherer, DB, dec Chris Carruth 7-2
275: Jon Pierce, Ben, pin Christian Olson :18
Royalton Triangular
KMS 49, Royalton 23
Kurt Timmons at 103 pounds and Klinton Van Heulven at 112 earned back-to-back pins for Kerkhoven-Murdock-Sunburg before Royalton won the next three matches. The Fighting Saints then regained the lead after winning the following five matches.
Brad Kneisl at 215 and heavyweight Cody Kinney also notched pins for KMS.
103: Kurt Timmons, KMS, pin Andy Poster 1:22
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112: Klinton Van Heuveln, KMS, pin Ryan Brady 1:56
119: Ben Presler, Roy, dec Jacob Engler 6-3
125: Hunter Guerard, Roy, tcfl Aaron Doraska 17-0
130: Neil Zimmerman, Roy, pin Trevor Mahlum 1:08
135: Aaron Zimmer, KMS, maj Peter Borash 14-3
140: Spencer Almen, KMS, dec Jordan Wentland 7-1
145: Kevin Steinhaus, KMS, won by forfeit
152: Mitch Hagen, KMS, injury default Brook Hackett 2:45
160: Matt Stassen, KMS, won by forfeit
171: Keith Schlichting, Roy, dec Alex Baker 7-0
189: Jamie Carlson, Roy, pin Adam Wentzel 5:18
215: Brad Kneisl, KMS, pin Brendt Woidyla 1:02
275: Cody Kinney, KMS, pin Dave O'Neil 1:09
KMS 68, Kimball 9
With the help of five Kimball forfeits, KMS rolled past the Cubs.
The Fighting Saints got falls from Kurt Timmons at 103 pounds, Klinton Van Heuveln at 112, Aaron Doraska at 125, Mitch Hagen at 152, Alex Baker at 171 and Brad Kneisl at 215.
103: Kurt Timmons, KMS, tcfl Tyler Kuechle 20-4
112: Klinton Van Heuveln, KMS, pin Travis Schiefelbein 4:54
119: Jacob Engler, KMS, won by forfeit
125: Aaron Doraska, KMS, pin Alex Thurber 1:09
130: Derek Orbeck, Kim, pin Trevor Mahlum :38
135: Aaron Zimmer, KMS, maj Ronnie Antiel 16-8
140: Spencer Almen, KMS, won by forfeit
145: Kevin Steinhaus, KMS, won by forfeit
152: Mitch Hagen, KMS, pin Jake Kieke 3:04
160: Luke Schiefelbein, Kim, dec Matt Stassen 8-2
171: Alex Baker, KMS, tcfl Nick Donnay 19-3
189: Adam Wentzel, KMS, won by forfeit
215: Brad Kneisl, KMS, pin Mitch Fischer 1:05
275: Cody Kinney, KMS, won by forfeit
