Emmetsburg's E-Hawk wrestlers claimed a pair of non-conference duals on Thursday night and then wrestled on Saturday in Lake Mills Dual Tournament to improve their season record to 13-4 after the seven dual week of action.
Thursday evening the E-Hawks hosted the Titans of South Central Calhoun and the Cougars of Manson Northwest Webster and swept the duals.
Against South Central Calhoun, Emmetsburg won by a 51-35 tally.
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PIN?HIM! - Emmetsburg’s Tayler Wegner works to pin Tim Butcher of Manson during action Thursday night. Wegner would pin all five of his opponents in action on Saturday as well for the E-Hawks at the Lake Mills Dual Team Tournament. -- Dan Voigt photo
Starting at 285 pounds, Tanner Dahm was pinned in 2:51by Aaron King, but at 106, Dillon VanOosbree earned a 7-7 tie with Jordan Payne and then scored a takedown and pin in the sudden victory overtime to win in a 7:00 fall.
At 113, Brett Steinkamp earned a :48 win by fall over Colin Corey and Jake Miller pinned Landon Makinson in 1:28 at 120 pounds. Nick Merwald lost a 21-6 Technical fall in 5:50 to Chase Goodwin at 126 pounds and at 132, Chance Saathoff was pinned in :52 by Logan Peed.
Chris VanHeuvelen would be pinned in 1:28 of his 138 pound match with Trey Eddy, but at 145, Caige Elbert earned a 3:55 win by fall over Ty Ridley. Joe Schmidt would be pinned in :49 of the 152 pound match with Zayne Berrett, and at 160, Wes Brennan was pinned in :36.
Nick Schany received a forfeit win at 170 and at 182, Andrew Wellik pinned Ryland Richardson in :27. Austin McCartan pinned Nolan Mackovec in :49 at 195 and at 220, Tayler Wegner pinned Zeb McCubban in :40 for the 51-35 final.
Against Manson Northwest Webster, the E_Hawks opened with Dillon VanOosbree earning a 4:50 win by fall over Chase Bulten at 106 and a 1:36 win by fall for Brett Steinkamp over Dylan Samuelson in the 113 pound match.
At 120, Jake Miller was pinned in 1:36 by Harley Janssen, but Nick Merwald earned a 3:42 win by fall over Jordan Rosenboom at 126.
Chance Saathoff was pinned in :46 by Westley Aden at 143 and Caige Elbert was pinned in 5:51 by Cody Blair in action at 138. At 145, Chris VanHeuvelen was pinned in :#4 by Payton Rice and at 152, Joe Schmidt was pinned in 1:16 by Connor Alne.
Emmetsburg forfeited at 160 and received a forfeit win at 170 for Wes Brennan. At 182, Nick Schany earned a 12-3 Major Decision win over Nathan Krueger and at 195, Andrew Wellik pinned Tanner Peterson in :45. Austin McCartan scored ?:45 win by fall over Bryce Birkey in action at 220 pounds to make the score 40-36 for the E-Hawks.
In the 285 pound match, Tayler Wegner would come out and despite giving up 60 pounds, earned a 1:37 win by fall over Tim Butcher to give the E-Hawks the 46-36 win.
Saturday Duals
Emmetsburg made the long road trip to Lake Mills on Saturday to wrestle in a six-team dual tournament.
In the first dual, Emmetsburg wrestled West Hancock and earned a 54-18 victory over the Eagles.
Emmetsburg 54
West Hancock 18
E-Hawks vs West Hancock
132 - Chance Saathoff win by forfeit
138 - Caige Elbert l9-5 decision loss to Klayton Lamoreaux
145 - Chris VanHeuvelen win by forfeit
152 - Joe Schmidt win by forfeit
160 - Wes Brennan pinned in 3:30 by Drew Redinius
170 - Nick Schany 6-4 decision loss to Ryder clark
182 - Andrew Wellik 10-7 decision win over Gunnar Clark
195 - Austin McCartan 12-5 decision over Nathan Aitchison
220 - Tayler Wegner 1:11 win by fall over Kevin Tlach
285 - Tanner Dahm pinned in 1:06 by Chris Schleuger
106 - Dillon VanOosbree win by forfeit
113 - Brett Steinkamp 1:05 win by fall over Logan Brown
120 - Jake Miller :36 win by fall over Hunter Hiscocks
126 - Nick Merwald win by forfeit
In their second dual, the E-hawks met the Bearcats of North Butler and earned a 51-30 victory.
Emmetsburg 51
North Butler 30
138 - Caige Elbert :25 win by fall over Jacob Goodrich
145 - Chris VanHeuvelen pinned in 1:23 by Caleb Wedeking
152 - Joe Schmidt pinned in :19 by Cody Nelson
160 - Wes Brennan pinned in :39 by Connor Tindall
170 - Nick Schany :54 win by fall over Dylan Dietz
182 - Andrew Wellik :24 win by fall over Ethan Weitzenkamp
195 - Austin McCartan win by forfeit
220 - Tanner Dahm pinned in 3:50 by Cody Swingen
285 - Tayler Wegner :23 win by fall over Riley Kock
106 - Dillon VanOosbree win by forfeit
113 - Brett Steinkamp win by forfeit
120 - Jake Miller 1:41 win by fall over Tyler Brinkman
126 - Nick Merwald 6-4 decision win over Austin Janssen
132 - Chance Saathoff pinned in 1:47
The E-Hawks wrestled the host Bulldogs of Lake Mills in the third dual of the day and were edged four a four-point, 39-35 setback.
Emmetsburg 35
Lake Mills 39
145 - Caige Elbert pinned in 1:00 by Noah Irons
152 - Joe Schmidt pinned in 1:00 by Jonah Ringham
160 - Wes Brennan pinned in :23 by Jon Erickson
170 - Nick Schany 19-9 Major Decision win over Andrew Olsen
182 - Andrew Wellik 7-3 decision win over Ben Irons
195 - Austin McCartan 21-7 Major Decision win over Andy Nicholson
220 - Tayler Wegner 1:11 win by fall over Tanner Fjelstad
285 - Tanner Dahm 2:19 win by fall over Tyler Mary
106 - Dillon VanOosbree win by forfeit
113 - Brett Steinkamp :39 win by fall over Scott Wogen
120 - Jake Miller pinned in 3:10 by Lincoln Boehmer
126 - Nick Merwald 4-8 decision loss to Noah Greenfield
132 - Chance Saathoff pinned in :43 by Brady Schmidt
138 - Chris VanHeuvelen pinned in 1:13
After the tough loss to Lake Mills, the E-Hawk wrestlers met the Humboldt Wildcats in the fourth dual of the day. Humboldt presented the E-Hawks with a mighty challenge and earned the 55-16 win over Emmetsburg.
Emmetsburg 16
Humboldt 55
152 - Joe Schmidt pinned in :16 by Tyler Rutz
160 - Wes Brennan pinned in :36 by Colton Schnetzer
170 - Nick Schany 15-7 Major Decision win over Adam Michaelson
182 - Andrew Wellik 9-3 decision win over Nikko Wheeler
195 - Austin McCartan 7-3 decision win over Reed Dreyer
220 - Tayler Wegner :43 win by fall over Cordes Olthoff
285 - Tanner Dahm 2-7 decision loss to Dylan Hendricks
106 - Connor Crosgrove pinned in :37 by Levi Sawyer
113 - Brett Steinkamp pinned in 1:45 by Kyle Zender
120 - Jake Miller pinned in 3:54 by Austin Gargano
126 - Nick Merwald pinned in 1:52 by Jake Miller
132 - Chance Saathoff pinned in 1:08 by Mike Madsen
138 - Chris VanHeuvelen pinned in :54 by Thaylon Bowman
145 - Caige Elbert 1-11 Major Decision loss to Adam Powell
With a 2-2 mark on the day, the E-Hawks wrestled the Fort Dodge Junior Varsity in the final dual of the afternoon and earned a 58-12 win over the young Dodger squad to finish the day 3-2 and in third place for the tournament.
Emmetsburg 58
Fort Dodge JV 12
160 - Double Forfeit
170 - Wes Brennan 4:35 win by fall over Kenny Kelly
182 - Nick Schany win by forfeit
195 - Austin McCartan win by forfeit
220 - Tayler Wegner :20 win by fall over Justin Gamble
285 - Pat Brennan 2:38 win by fall over Austin Porter
106 - Connor Crosgrove pinned in 1:42 by Jake Power
113 - Brett Steinkamp 1:01 win by fall over Nic Ganzeveld
120 - Jake Miller :48 win by fall over Thomas Anderson
126 - Nick Merwald 8-7 decision win over Pat Keigher
132 - Chance Saathoff pinned in 1:54 by Keenan Cook
138 - Chris VanHeuvelen 12-1 Major Decision win over Shane Halbur
145 - Caige Elbert 1:06 win by fall over JT Wrigley
152 - Joe Schmidt 7-0 decision win over Cole Johnson
Emmetsburg will travel to Estherville on Thursday evening for a Lakes Conference dual with the Midgets of Estherville Lincoln Central, starting at 6 p.m.

