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Chisago Lakes Triangular

The outcome was never in doubt as the Wildcats wrestled two undermanned opponents last Thursday, January 15 at Chisago Lakes High School. The Wildcats opened the evening with a 55-12 win over Columbia Heights, including eight Columbia Heights forfeits. Clay Olson (171) provided one of the individual highlights of the match. The Hylanders' Sean Anderson beat Olson in a match last year, and Olson returned the favor with a 12-0 major decision over Anderson in Tuesday night's match.

The Wildcats then went on to beat Patrick Henry 63-9 in another match featuring a bunch of forfeits. Pao Thao (112) and Tyler Heckel (125) each pinned their opponents, providing the crowd with some excitement.

"It was a quick night," said Wildcat head coach Shawn Frederixon. "The matches we did wrestle provided some good matchups for us."

Individual Results vs CH

103 - Quade Zupko won by forfeit

112 - Pao Thao won by forfeit

119 - Tyler McConville won by forfeit

125 - Double Forfeit

130 - Tyler Heckel lost by fall

135 - Double Forfeit

140 - Ben Hinderman lost by fall

145 - Travis Kammerer won by forfeit

152 - Riley Myers won by forfeit

160 - Derek Silbernagel won by forfeit

171 - Clay Olson won by maj. dec.

189 - Vince Virga won by dec.

215 - Jake Nase won by forfeit

285 - Dylan Hoyt won by forfeit

Individual Results vs Henry

103 - Quade Zupko won by dec.

112 - Pao Thao won by fall

119 - Tyler McConville won by forfeit

125 - Tyler Heckel won by fall

130 - Double Forfeit

135 - Forfeit

140 - Ben Hinderman lost by dec.

145 - Travis Kammerer won by forfeit

152 - Riley Myers won by forfeit

160 - Derek Silbernagel won by forfeit

171 - Clay Olson won by forfeit

189 - Vince Virga won by forfeit

215 - Jake Nase won by forfeit

285 - Dylan Hoyt won by forfeit

Hinckley Finlayson Jaguar Invitational

The Wildcats overcame a two-point deficit going into the final round to win the nine-team Hinckley Finlayson Jaguar Invitation for the second year in a row last Saturday, January 20 at Hinckley. They outpointed the host Jaguars 207.5 to 191.5 to capture the title.

The Wildcats and the Jaguars had six wrestlers each wrestling for first place in the final round, including three head-to-head matchups between the two teams. The Wildcats won all three of the head-to-head matchups and one other match for four first place finishes while Hinckley had no first place finishes, giving the Wildcats their margin of victory. The Wildcats fielded wrestlers

At just12 of the 14 weights, but all 12 wrestlers placed. "With all of our wrestlers placing," said Wildcat head coach Shawn Frederixon, "everybody scored points so everybody played a part in the team win. This tournament was a lot more competitive than it was last year, so this is a good win for us. A lot of our fans showed up to cheer us on and we had a good time."

The Wildcats first-place finishers were Pao Thao (112), Travis Kammerer (145), Clay Olson (171) and Jake Nase (215). Riley Myers (152) and Dylan Hoyt (285) also wrestled in the final round and each finished second.

Team Results

1. Chisago Lakes 207.5

2. Hinckley Finlayson 191.5

3. Ogilvie 157

4. Trinity 147.5

5. Virginia 139

6. Rush City 109.5

7. Melrose 86

8. Braham 47

9. Granite City Baptist 14

Individual Results

103 - Quade Zupko 3rd

112 - Pao Thao 1st

119 - Tyler Heckel 5th

125 - Brandon Oberg 6th

140 - Ben Hinderman 4th

145 - Travis Kammerer 1st

152 - Riley Myers 2nd

160 - Derek Silbernagel 3rd

171 - Clay Olson 1st

189 - Vince Virga 3rd

215 - Jake Nase 1st

285 - Dylan Hoyt 2nd

The Wildcat grapplers have a busy week ahead of them. They were scheduled to wrestle against Cloquet and Braham at the Cloquet Triangular this past Tuesday, January 20. Tonight they'll head down to Irondale to take on the Knights in a North Suburban Conference matchup at 7 p.m. Tomorrow night they'll grapple with conference foe St. Francis and powerful Foley in the St. Francis Triangular starting at 5 p.m. And they'll finish the week off at the Henry Sibley Invitational, with the festivities beginning early in the morning on Saturday, January 24.

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