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The Chisago Lakes Wildcats hosted the Chisago Lakes Duals this past Saturday, December 2. The Wildcats opened with a 35-30 win over Blaine, beat Somerset 55-21, then dropped their next two matches to powerhouses Forest Lake and Hibbing to finish 2-2 on the day. Seven teams from all over Minnesota and Wisconsin participated in the tournament, including Forest Lake, Grand Rapids, Somerset, Kenyon/Wannamingo, Hibbing and Blaine.

In the match against Blaine, the middle of the Wildcat lineup carried the day. Trailing 18-0 going into the 130 pound match, the Wildcats reeled off falls by Mitch Anderson, Shane Hultman and JD Ford and a technical fall by John Hogie. But the tightest match of the day may have decided things in the Wildcats’ favor. The gritty Mike Welle, at 152 pounds, battled back and forth with his opponent throughout the match. He took an 8-7 lead on a takedown midway through the third period, and then held his opponent down for the rest of the period to claim the 35-30 victory. Troy Montague’s pin at 215 then officially clinched it for the Wildcats.

The Wildcats’ victory over undermanned Somerset was somewhat anticlimactic as Somerset forfeited at five weights versus the Wildcats’ one forfeit. Anderson, Hultman, Ford and Montague all registered pins in the Wildcats’ 55-21 win.

Hogie’s technical fall against Forest Lake scored the only points in that match. Anderson and Welle each won a decision against Hibbing, accounting for the Wildcats’ six points in that match.

The Wildcats’ next match is a triangular tonight, Thursday, December 7, at Columbia Heights against St. Croix Lutheran and Columbia Heights, with the action starting at 6:30 p.m. The Wildcats will travel to Prior Lake to take part in the Prior Lake Invitational tournament this Saturday, December 9, with the action beginning at 9 a.m.

CHISAGO LAKES DUALS

CL 35, Blaine 30      

103 Pau Thao B won/forfeiT 0-6

112    Chris Hintz B 19-13

over Tyler McConville 0-9     

119     Ross Lundquist B 6-5

over Mike Michaelson 0-12

125     Kyle Donlan B fall over

Travis Kammerer 1:08 0-18

130     Mitch Anderson CL fall

over Jared Baadsgaard 3:17 6-18

135     Matt Brisbois B fall over

Jonathon Barwin 3:32 6-24

140     John Hogie CL tech fall over Kevin Anderson 17-0 11-24

145     Shane Hultman CL fall over Omar Morey 3:44 17-24

152     Mike Welle CL 8-7 over Josh Hintz 20-24

160     JD Ford CL fall over Andy Maher 4:17 26-24

171     Nate Kreckleberg B 12-10 over Mike Melter 26-27

189     Jason Schumann CL 15-10 over Joel Kleinpells 29-27

215     Troy Montague CL fall over Chris Heil 2:50 35-27

275     Torrey Gavin B 3-1 over Tony Gall 35-30 

Chisago Lakes Area 55, Somerset, WI 21

 103     Caleb Belter S won by forfeit 0-6

112     Felipe Galvan S fall over Tyler McConville 0:52 0-12

119     Mike Michaelson CL 12-1 over Ethan Bell 4-12

125     Travis Kammerer CL won by forfeit 10-12

130     Mitch Anderson CL fall over Alex Praschak 3:00 16-12

135     Jonathon Barwin CL won by forfeit 22-12

140     John Hogie CL fall over Austin Pederson 3:48 28-12

145     Mitch Grahovac S fall over Shane Hultman 3:08 28-18

152     Mike Welle CL 9-7 over Dillon Schaeffer 31-18

160     JD Ford CL won by forfeit 37-18

171     Mike Melter CL fall over Troy Jacobson 2:47 43-18

189     Jason Schumann CL won by forfeit 49-18

215     Darnell Tienter S 4-3 over Jimmy Stone 49-21

275     Tony Gall CL won by forfeit 55-21

Forest Lake 66, Chisago Lakes 5

103     Ben Morgan FL won by forfeit 0-6

112     Luke Opsahl FL fall over Tyler McConville 1:13 0-12

119     Kevin Nelson FL 2-1 over Mike Michaelson 0-15

125     Nate Arcand FL fall over Travis Kammerer 0:35 0-21

130     Charlie Janssen FL 11-1 over Mitch Anderson 0-25

135     Shawn Saxe FL fall over Jonathon Barwin 3:01 0-31

140     John Hogie CL tech fall over Andy Kolbow 16-1 5-31

145     Nick Zemke FL tech fall over Shane Hultman 16-1 5-36

152     Lee Smith FL 4-2 over Mike Welle 5-39

160     Brandon Yetter FL 10-3 over JD Ford 5-42

171     Brent Kolbow FL fall over Mike Melter 0:54 5-48

189     Logan Robinson FL fall over Jason Schumann 2:38 5-54   

215     Trevor Osterbauer FL fall over Troy Montague 1:26 5-60

275     Collin Peterson FL fall over Tony Gall 5:59 5-66 

Hibbing 65, Chisago Lakes 6

 103     Lexus Lustilla H won by forfeit 0-6

112     Mike Belich H fall over Tyler McConville 0-12

119     Travis Steinke H 9-5 over Mike Michaelson 0-15

125     Jake Bednar fall over Travis Kammerer 1:20 0-21

130     Mitch Anderson CL 9-3 over Joe Tichy 3-21

135     Jason Timmerman H fall over Jonathon Barwin 3:04 3-27

140     Chris Wiggins H 5-4 over John Hogie 3-30

145     Forrest Brownlee H t. fall over Shane Hultman 20-5 3-35

152     Mike Welle CL 7-5 over Matt Olsen 6-35

160     Will Johnson H fall over JD Ford 1:43 6-41

171     Blake Stenstrom H fall over Mike Melter 3:32 6-47

189     Niko Vlatkovich H fall over Jason Schumann 0:54 6-53

215     Matt Anderson H fall over Jimmy Stone 1:53 6-59

275     Aaron Grozdanich H fall over Tony Gall 0:54 6-65

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