Tigers 37, Paynesville 29
Both teams were on a roll entering this dual. Each had won four straight.
Something had to give. It was the Tigers coming out on top vs. the Bulldogs. The
key individuals were Gage Wevley and Jacob Sperr. Wevley vies at 195 pounds and
Sperr at 285. Both won by fall and considerably fueled the winning surge.
Reminder: "MAHACA" stands for "Morris Area Hancock Chokio Alberta." I
personally wish the program would just adopt the "Morris" or "Morris Area" name.
In the meantime, fans apparently pronounce the acronym phonetically: "ma-HA-ca."
OK.
Matt Munstermen vied for "ma-HA-ca" at 106 pounds and he won by fall over
Shawn Rue, time of :44. Ben Koehl was on the short end at 113 pounds vs. Eric
Slanquist, by decision, 14-8. Jared Rohloff at 120 pounds also found victory
elusive as he dropped a hard-fought 9-8 decision to Jared Kunstleben. Mitchel
Ascheman at 126 pounds won by major decision over Jonathan Schaeffer, 15-5.
Travis Ostby, the 132-pounder, won by fall over Connor Meagher, time of
1:05. Dillan Johnson of the Tigers, 138 pounds, pinned Nick Gabrielson in a time
of :35. Myles Smith vied for the Tigers at 145 and this Tiger decisioned Andrew
Kerzman 7-0. Jerid Berning of the Tigers was on the short end via major decision
against Devin Meagher, 16-2.
Devin Robertson at 160 lost by fall in 1:17 to Bulldog Jacob Mages. Danny
Tracy was on the short end via fall (:43) against Anthony Wendlandt. Jordan
Thooft at 182 was decisioned by Michael Ludwig, score of 9-3. Gage Wevley came
on strong as the Tigiers' 195-pounder, pinning Cody Hunt in :53.
Alec Gausman was the Tigers' 220-pounder and he bowed in a 14-2 major
decision to Derek Ludwig. Jacob Sperr was the MAHACA "big guy" at 285 pounds,
and he pinned Mitchell Floura in a time of 1:22.
MAHACA 52, Benson 15
The Tigers had an aggressive stance on the mat vs. the Braves of Benson.
They won by fall often in this decisive triumph vs. an old rival. They also took
charge from the get-go, shooting out to a 31-0 lead. Five Tigers won by fall.
There are 14 weight classes.
Matt Munsterman at 106 pounds won by a 5-1 decision over Jared Knutson. Ben
Koehl at 113 pounds was one of those fall victors, getting Wyatt McGee's
shoulders pinned to the mat in 0:17. Jared Rohloff at 120 pounds won by a 17-3
major decision over Ethan Lagge. Mitchell Ascheman carried the banner at 126
pounds and this Tiger edged Lane Guyer in a 7-6 decision.
Travis Ostby came on strong at 132 pounds, winning by fall over Aaron Zosel
in 2:20. It was Dillan Johnson getting the job done at 138 pounds, turning back
Brave Grant Ascheman in a 7-6 decision. Myles Smith of the Tigers pinned Dan
Lenarz in a swift 0:32. Jerid Berning, 152 pounds, was on the short end by fall
against Bryce Goff, time of 1:58.
Danny Tracy (160) tasted defeat against Mitch Koosman of the Braves, via a
10-4 decision. Steven Koehl of the Tigers, 170 pounds, won by fall over Matt
Wieber, time of 1:44. Jordan Thooft (182) was a decision winner over Trevor
Berreau, 10-5.
At 195 pounds, R.J. Hogrefe of Benson won by forfeit. (I'm a little
surprised by this, because people have told me MAHACA is blessed by really good
numbers.)
Alec Gausman of the Tigers won by fall over Dakota Watkins at 220 pounds,
time of 1:45. Jacob Sperr pinned Ross Grussing at 285 pounds, time of
0:13.
Disappointing news
The word is, Trent Oberg is returning to the Morris Area school faculty
after an extended leave. I am disappointed to hear that, as I found him to be a
rather unpleasant person to work with, when he was the gymnastics coach and I
was with the newspaper. I felt he had a sullen personality. The school district
had a chance to at least try to terminate him once, and I wish they would have
at least tried.
Fun news
John Wayne strutted into the saloon as "J.B. Books" and said, "Today is my
birthday, give me the best you've got." Well today, January 28, is my birthday.
I'm 59 years old. I'm drifting in life and I'm just taking one day at a time.
It's fun to write about Tiger wrestling again. I fondly remember the Al
Hendrickson era of the sport here. He took a lot of kids who might be ruffians
and shaped them up. (A lot of them were still ruffians.) Dave Holman dutifully
took photos for the slide show, back before anyone heard of powerpoint, digital
cameras or laptops. No, we didn't wear high-button shoes.
Mysterious news
The travails of our high school principal haven't yet made the Star Tribune
newspaper. What's up? My theory is that the paper, perhaps as a matter of
policy, is waiting for a plea in this legal situation. I have read that the plea
was initially deferred.
What an unnecessary crisis to have befallen our local school. If people are
going to socialize, why cannot this be done without alcohol? Why not just meet
at the Old No. 1, order a nice meal and have a Pepsi? I'm just asking. Maybe I'm
a prude. If I was so smart, I'd still be working for the newspaper.
- Brian Williams - morris mn minnesota - bwilly73@yahoo.com
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