No. 3 Red Bulls deal 62-9 loss to Waseca
WASECA — The Class AA, No. 3 ranked Fairmont/Martin County West Red Bulls earned eight falls in a dominant 62-9 Big South Conference dual-meet wrestling win over the Waseca Bluejays on Tuesday night in Waseca.
Three of the individually-ranked Red Bulls grapplers needed less than two minutes on the mat to pin their opponents.
No. 5-ranked 113-pound grappler Lucas Jagodzinske ended his match with a pin in 1:49 against Waseca’s Oliver O’Brien, while No. 5-ranked 126-pounder Connor Simmonds needed only 18 seconds to pin Victor Feeley. Fairmont/MCW’s No. 3-ranked 145-pounder Payton Anderson needed 1:10 to end his match by pinning Payton Garza.
No. 2-ranked 120-pounder Jaxson Rohman pinned Luke Osweiler in 3:23, while No. 6-ranked 138-pound Red Bulls teammate Jordan Wolter stuck William Norton in 5:05.
No. 4-ranked 152-pound grappler Miles Fitzgerald earned a 10-1 major decision over Tyler Klinger, while Red Bulls’ No. 4-ranked 160-pounder Nathan Simmonds pinned Blake Wendland in 2:57.
FHS/MCW’s 170-pound grappler Mario Maldonado beat Daniel Denver by a 12-3 major decision, while Garrett Myren pinned his 182-pound opponent Buck Kuhns in 4:17.
Tristan Lange, who’s ranked No. 5 at 182 pounds, moved to 195 and pinned opponent Marcus Hansen in 3:27.
No. 7-ranked 132-pounder Cale Steuber won a 5-3 decision over Christian Rodriguez, while Everardo Hernandez won a 12-6 decision over 285-pound opponent Chase Karsten to close out the Red Bulls’ point production.
Waseca’s Mason Gehloff won 8-1 in the 106-pound division over the Red Bulls’ Jesse Potts and Waseca’s Jacob Hertzog beat the Red Bulls’ Jacob Rahn in the 220-pound class with a pin in 5:18.
Fairmont/Martin County West (2-0) wrestles at the Rochester Holiday Tournament Friday and Saturday.
Varsity Results
FHS/MCW 62,
Waseca 9
106 pounds: Mason Gehloff (WAS) dec. Jesse Potts 8-1.
113: Lucas Jagodzinske (FHS/MCW) pinned Oliver O’Brien, 1:49.
120: Jaxson Rohman (FHS/MCW) pinned Luke Osweiler, 3:23.
126: Connor Simmonds (FHS/MCW) pinned Victor Feeley, 0:18.
132: Cale Steuber (FHS/MCW) dec. Christian Rodriguez, 5-3.
138: Jordan Wolter (FHS/MCW) pinned William Norton, 5:05.
145: Payton Anderson (FHS/MCW) pinned Payton Garza, 1:10.
152: Miles Fitzgerald (FHS/MCW) major dec. Tyler Klinger, 10-1.
160: Nathan Simmonds (FHS/MCW) pinned Blake Wendland, 2:57.
170: Mario Maldonado (FHS/MCW) major dec. Daniel Denver, 12-3.
182: Garrett Myren (FHS/MCW) pinned Buck Kuhns, 4:17.
195: Tristan Lange (FHS/MCW) pinned Marcus Hansen 3:27.
220: Jacob Hertzog (WAS) pinned Jacob Rahn, 5:18.
285: Everardo Hernandez (FHS/MCW) dec. Chase Karsten 12-6.