Photograph courtesy of Marshall Space Wrestling Affiliation: Marshall’s Collin Klenken (proper) pins a Blue Earth opponent throughout a triangular in Waseca Thursday night time. The Tigers beat Waseca 69-Three and swept Blue Earth 72-Zero.
WASECA — The Marshall Tigers wrestling staff traveled to Waseca and improved their document to 23-Three on Thursday, beating Massive South Convention foes the Waseca Blue Jays 69-Three and the Blue Earth Buccaneers 72-Zero .
The Tigers began the night time by taking up the hometown Bluejays. After a loss to Lincoln Christenson at 107 kilos, eighth-grader Andrew Yang put Marshall up 12-Zero with a first-period pin. The pin marked Yang’s first varsity win.
“I felt nervous going on the market, however it felt like a traditional match whereas I used to be combating. After that, it felt wonderful.” That being stated.
Landon Marthaler adopted Yang’s spectacular debut with a 15-Zero technical fall at 121 kilos. At 127 kilos, Dawson DeCamp gained by forfeit to place Marshall up 23-Zero, and Dylan Louwagie earned a first-period pin to place the Tigers up 29-Zero at 133 kilos. Matt Her additionally took a primary interval pin at 152.
At 160 kilos, Tate Condezo took the quickest fall of the night time for the Tigers as he pinned his opponent in simply 20 seconds. On the subsequent two weights, Tucker Fiene and Aidan Mattison adopted their teammate’s lead with two pins of their very own, each in lower than a minute.
At 215 kilos, Waseca’s Gavin Schaefer and Matthew Veroeven had a remaining match rematch on the Hutchinson Match, the place Veroeven took dwelling the title with a Three-1 determination. Schaefer began the motion by getting the opening kickoff to take a 2-Zero lead, however Veroeven tied the sport with a reversal earlier than the top of the interval.
Veroeven then elected to begin the second interval and earned a second reversal to take a Four-2 lead. After a Schaefer escape, Veroeven earned its first takedown of the match to make it 6-Three. Sadly for Marshall, that might mark the top of the scoring as Veroeven would take Schaefer out for all the third interval to win the match by determination 6-Three.
The Tigers then took the mat towards the Buccaneers on the Blue Earth. After a loss to Colton Chandler at 107 kilos, Lincoln Christenson picked up the primary of 4 first-period pins for the Tigers as Christenson, Marthaler, DeCamp and Dylan Louwagie all pinned their opponents in lower than a minute.
At 139 kilos, Tyson Louwagie met Cooper Peterson. This was the second assembly between the 2, as Louwagie defeated Peterson by a Four-Three determination on the Redwood Riot Match in December. This time, Louwagie would once more win by a single level, taking a 2-1 determination.
After a scoreless first interval, Peterson selected down to begin the second and received on the board first with an escape. Within the third interval, Peterson appeared in place to win the match with a takedown, however Tyson had different plans as he hit a layup for a two-point reversal with 20 seconds left to take a 2-1 lead.
After Louwagie’s match, the Tigers picked up three extra pins in a row as Collin Klenken, Drew Chandler and Tate Condezo had been capable of pin their opponents.
“I felt good on my ft, stayed in management and stayed calm on high of that.” Klenken stated of his match.
At 172 kilos, two state contributors squared off with the Tigers’ Tucker Fiene taking up Blue Earth’s Kade Gaydon. Fiene began the motion by taking the primary takedown on the finish of the primary. Fiene then selected down to begin the second and rapidly earned a reversal to increase their result in Four-Zero.
Gaydon did not keep down lengthy and earned an escape. The motion continued at a excessive tempo because the fighters would commerce bouts with Fiene getting two extra of them within the interval to make it 9-Four. Within the third interval, the 2 fighters continued their battle as the 2 fighters began the interval buying and selling reversals.
After a Gaydon breakaway to make it 11-7, Fiene received his remaining takedown of the night time to increase his result in six factors. Gaydon would observe with one other escape on the finish to make it 13-Eight. Ultimately it was Fiene together with his hand as much as win the battle.
Following Fiene’s win, Mattison, Schaefer and Josh Kraft would earn forfeit wins to shut out the twin. The 72-Zero victory marked Marshall’s second win of the season.
The Tigers will return to motion Friday for the Massive South Match. When requested in regards to the night time and back-to-back days of constructing weight and wrestling, senior Marshall Klenken stated: “Our objective was to combat two good matches immediately and put together for tomorrow by getting some sleep.”