By John Rittenhouse
The Luverne-Hills-Beaver Creek-Ellsworth wrestling team broke into the win column during what was a busy three-event week for the Cardinals.
L-H-BC-E’s initial win came during the Deuel, S.D., Tournament, where the Cardinals went 1-3 on Saturday.
The Cardinals dropped Southwest Conference matches on the road against Worthington Thursday and Marshall Tuesday.
The 1-8 Cardinals host their own tournament Saturday.
Marshall 44,
L-H-BC-E 36
The Cards made a bid to break into the win column in SWC competition before falling by eight points to the Tigers in Marshall Thursday.
L-H-BC-E led 18-16 after Cody Jagow pinned Matt Schirmacher in 49 seconds during the heavyweight match, but the Tigers scored 28 points in the next six weight classes to put the match out of reach.
Marshall’s run consisted of pins from Jason Jeremiason (1:53 over Mike Fletcher at 103), Sam Oglesby (32 seconds over Mike Van Wyhe at 112) and Nate Boerboom (4:19 over Anthony Boyenga at 125), and a forfeit to Dallas Mahoney at 119. Tiger Steve Sik posted a 10-2 major decision win over Kerry Fink at 130 to cap the run.
L-H-BC-E ended the match by getting pins from Ruston Aaker (2:23 over Logan Derynck at 135) and Dusty Seachris (4:12 over Fred Dalle at 145), and having Justin Mann draw a forfeit at 140 to make it an eight-point difference in the end.
Canaan Petersen gave the Cards a 6-0 lead by pinning Brian Van Meveren in 3:23 at 152, but the Tigers received forfeits at 160 and 171 to take a 12-6 advantage.
Cardinal Jose Saravia tied the match at 12 by pinning John Nordin in 3:07 at 189, but Tiger Colby Bruns saddled Joel Evans with a 14-5 major decision setback to give the Tigers a 16-12 lead that was erased by Jagow’s pin.
Match wrap-up
152 (L) Petersen pins Van Meveren.
160 (M) Bruns by forfeit.
171 (M) Lutmer by forfeit.
189 (L) Saravia pins Nordin.
215 (M) Bruns m.d. Evans.
275 (L) Jagow pins Schirmacher.
103 (M) Jeremiason pins Fletcher.
112 (M) Oglesby pins Van Wyhe.
119 (M) Mohoney by forfeit.
125 (M) Boerboom pins Boyenga.
130 (M) Sik m.d. Fink.
135 (L) Aaker pins Derynck.
140 (L) Mann by forfeit.
145 (L) Seachris pins Dalle.
Deuel tourney
The Cardinals recorded their first win of the season during Saturday’s tournament in Deuel, S.D.
After losing their first three matches of the event, L-H-BC-E finished the day by beating Milbank’s junior varsity team 54-30 in the finale.
Losses to Clark (42-39), Flandreau Public (52-27) and Deuel (51-24) preceeded the victory.
Senior Canaan Petersen went a perfect 4-0 at the event for L-H-BC-E, posting wins at 152 and 160.
Along with receiving forfeits against Flandreau and Deuel, Petersen pinned Clark’s Jordan Hallberg and Milbanks’s Brandon Schmitt in 3:33 and 3:36 respectively.
Cardinal heavyweight Cody Jagow went 3-1 with two pins and one forfeit, and Kerry Fink went 3-1 at 130 and 135 with two pins and one decision victory.
Anthony Boyenga recorded a pair of pins while going 2-1 at 125.
Mike Fletcher was 2-2 (one pin and one forfeit) at 103, Joel Evans was 2-2 (two pins) at 189 and 215, Ruston Aaker was 2-2 (two pins) at 135 and 140, Dusty Seachris was 2-2 (one pin and one decision win) at 140 and 145, Justin Mann was 2-2 (one pin and one decision win) at 145 and 152, and Jeff Cronberg was 2-2 (two forfeits) at 189 and 215.
Matt Goembel was 1-3 at 160 and 171, and Aric Uithoven went 0-2 at 125 and 130.
Match wrap-ups
Clark 42, L-H-BC-E 39
112 (C) Raymer by forfeit.
119 (C) Helkenn by forfeit.
125 (L) Boyenga pins McGraw.
130 (L) Fink pins Lynch.
135 (C) Wookey by forfeit.
140 (L) Aaker pins Silkman.
145 (L) Seachris dec. Klatt.
152 (L) Mann pins Peckham.
160 (L) Petersen pins Hallberg.
171 (C) Merkel pins Goembel.
189 (C) Foster pins Cronberg.
215 (C) Jenkins pins Evans.
275 (C) Crabtree pins Jagow.
103 (L) Fletcher pins Evans.
Flandreau 52, L-H-BC-E 27
112 (F) Deutscher by forfeit.
119 (F) Sutton by forfeit.
125 (F) Reed pins Uithoven.
130 (L) Fink dec. Rydell.
135 (F) Christensen m.d. Aaker.
140 (F) Quick pins Seachris.
145 (L) Mann by forfeit.
152 (L) Petersen by forfeit.
160 (F) Severtson pins Goembel.
171 (F) Lacey by forfeit.
189 (L) Evans pins Kills-A-Hundred.
215 (F) Giegling pins Cronberg.
275 (L) Jagow pins Kneebone.
103 (F) Lueck pins Fletcher.
Deuel 51, L-H-BC-E 24
112 (D) Bolden by forfeit.
119 (D) Morrell by forfeit.
125 (D) Olson pins Boyenga.
130 (D) Hanson m.d. Fink.
135 (D) Lorenzen pins Aaker.
140 (D) Tekrony pins Seachris.
145 (D) Ashbaugh pins Mann.
152 (L) Petersen by forfeit.
171 (L) Goembel by forfeit.
189 (D) Nelson pins Evans.
215 (L) Cronberg by forfeit.
275 (L) Jagow pins Milton.
103 (D) Salanoa t..f. Fletcher.
L-H-BC-E 54, Milbank 30
112 (M) McKernan by forfeit.
119 (M) Fuller by forfeit.
125 (L) Boyenga pins Nowick.
130 (M) Crist pins Uithoven.
135 (L) Fink pins Foster.
140 (L) Aaker pins Taylor.
145 (L) Seachris pins Nowick.
152 (M) Haag pins Mann.
160 (L) Petersen pins Schmitt.
171 (M) Van Lith pins Goembel.
189 (L) Cronberg by forfeit.
215 (L) Evans pins Schwandt.
275 (L) Jagow by forfeit.
103 (L) Fletcher by forfeit.
Worthington 52,
L-H-BC-E 24
The Cardinals dropped their second conference match of the season when they fell by 28 points in Worthington Thursday.
L-H-BC-E, which gave away 24 points in forfeits during the match, dug a hole that was too deep to climb out of early in the match. Worthington scored team points in eight of the first nine weight classes to gain a commanding 40-6 lead it would never relinquish.
Worthington’s surge consisted of forfeits from Thai Hua at 119, Brad Sowles at 140 and Matt Cowdin at 160, pins from Cody Schmidt (1:29 over Anthony Boyenga at 125) and Nate Steffl (1:09 over Matt Goembel at 171), a 15-5 major decision win from Jared Langseth (15-5 over Kerry Fink at 130), and decision wins from Brandon Rall (9-7 over Ruston Aaker at 135) and Jeff Campbell (6-3 over Canaan Petersen at 152).
L-H-BC-E’s lone win during the first nine matches came from Dusty Seachris, who pinned Pat Cummings in 4:57 at 145.
After Steffl pinned Goembel at 171, the Cards scored 18 straight points with pins from Jose Saravia (2:14 over Mike Heidelberger) and Joel Evans (1:02 over Carl Zishka at 215) and Cody Jagow drawing a forfeit at heavyweight to make it a 40-24 match.
Worthington used a forfeit at 103 to Nathan Wajer and Dusty Poppema’s 1:00 pin of Mike Van Wyhe to win by 28 points in the end.
Match wrap-up
119 (W) Hua by forfeit.
125 (W) Schmidt pins Boyenga.
130 (W) Langseth m.d. Fink.
135 (W) Rall dec. Aaker.
140 (W) Sowels by forfeit.
145 (L) Seachris pins Cummings.
152 (W) Campbell dec. Petersen.
160 (W) Cowdin by forfeit.
171 (W) Steffl pins Goembel.
189 (L) Saravia pins Heidelberger.
215 (L) Evans pins Zishka.
275 (L) Jagow by forfeit.
103 (W) Wajer by forfeit.
112 (W) Poppema pins Van Wyhe.