By John Rittenhouse
The Luverne-Hills-Beaver Creek-Ellsworth wrestling team competed in a pair of events since Saturday.
The Cardinals placed 12th as a team at the Jackson County Central Tournament in Jackson Saturday. L-H-BC-E went 0-2 at the Garretson (S.D.) Triangular Tuesday.
L-H-BC-E, 0-3 overall, wrestles in Pipestone Friday.
Garretson triangular
The Cardinals came up empty in two attempts to pick up their first win of the campaign Tuesday in Garretson.
The Cardinals fell 52-19 in the opener against Harrisburg before taking a 56-24 setback from the host school in the finale.
L-H-BC-E’s Joel Evans and Cody Jagow both went 2-0 at 215 pounds and heavyweight respectively.
Wrestling for the first time this season, Evans was impressive in pinning Harrisburg’s Brice Hamberg and Garretson’s Josh Tomsick in 1:23 and 36 seconds respectively.
Jagow stuck Harrisburg’s Pat Aleck in 3:54 before pinning Garretson’s Ryan Vander Snick in 1:16.
Justin Mann produced a pin and Dusty Seachris drew a forfeit for L-H-BC-E in the match against Garretson. Canaan Petersen won a decision and Ruston Aaker a major decision in the match against Harrisburg.
Match wrap-ups
Harrisburg 52, L-H-BC-E 19
145 (H) Hudson pins Mann.
152 (H) Johnson pins Je.Saravia.
160 (L) Petersen dec. Gackle.
171 (H) Cawthorne by forfeit.
189 (H) Enger dec. Jo.Saravia.
215 (L) Evans pins Hamburg.
275 (A) Jagow pins Aleck.
103 (H) Fink by forfeit.
112 (H) Harris pins Van Wyhe.
119 (H) Cawthorne by forfeit.
125 (H) Fink pins Boyenga.
130 (H) Wright pins Fink.
135 (L) Aaker m.d. Ballard.
140 (H) Eberg pins Seachris.
Garretson 56, L-H-B-E 24
145 (L) Mann pins Vander Snick.
152 (G) Franka pins Je.Saravia.
160 (G) Dickey dec. Petersen.
171 (G) Sorenson by forfeit.
189 (G) Sorenson pins Cronberg.
215 (L) Evan pins Tomsick.
275 (L) Jagow pins Vander Snick.
103 (G) Bonte by forfeit.
112 (G) Martens pins Van Wyhe.
119 (G) Brugseman by forfeit.
125 (G) Bonte pins Boyenga.
130 (G) Johnson t.f. Fink.
135 (G) Kringen pins Aaker.
140 (L) Seachris by forfeit.
JCC tourney
A short-handed L-H-BC-E squad helped form a 12-team field during Saturday’s tournament in Jackson.
L-H-BC-E was represented by six athletes in varsity competition at the event, which was a major reason why the Cardinals capped the 12-team field with 37 points.
The Cardinals did receive some solid individual performances from seniors Canaan Petersen and Cody Jagow, who placed second and fifth in their respective weight classes.
Wrestling at 152, Petersen won two straight bouts to earn a berth in the championship match, where he lost an 8-6 decision in overtime to Worthington’s Jeff Campbell.
Petersen saddled Adrian’s Tom Slater with an 8-0 major decision setback in the quarterfinals before topping Fulda-Murray County Central’s Nick Henning 7-3 in the semifinals.
Jagow went 2-2 at heavyweight.
Red Rock Central-Westbrook-Walnut Grove’s Tim Johnson, the eventual tournament champion, pinned Jagow in 1:45 during the first round.
Jagow received a forfeit in the consolation bracket before falling 3-1 in overtime to Wabasha-Kellogg’s Nate Stumpf. Jagow then pinned JCC’s Jared Knips in 3:59 during the match for fifth and sixth place.
Cardinal Justin Mann placed sixth at 145 pounds with an 0-3 record. Ruston Aaker and Dusty Seachris both went 1-2 without placing at 135 and 140. Kerry Fink was 0-2 at 130.
Team standings: Windom-Mountain Lake-Butterfield-Odin 202 points, Stewartville 181.5, W-K 163.5, Adrian 159, Madelia-Truman 140, RRC-W-WG 126, River Valley 88, F-MCC 66, Pipestone 52, JCC 48, Worthington 41.5, L-H-BC-E 37.
