Panthers pick up three more matches

     It has been a season of adaptation for the Monticello High School wrestling team, with weather and other factors causing numerous changes in the Panthers’ 2016-17 schedule.

     The latest change was a good one. Monticello added a quadrangular meet at East Buchanan Tuesday, Dec. 20, giving the Panthers three more duals before heading into the holiday break.

     Monticello gained experience, if not team victories, in the meet. The Panthers lost to East Buchanan 42-39, to MFL MarMac 66-15, and to Jesup 48-27.

     “It was good that we got to wrestle,” Monticello coach Ryan Luensman said. “We needed to wrestle. A lot of people had good nights.”

     Lake Stahlberg, wrestling at 195 pounds, won all three of his matches, with two pins and a forfeit. Chase Luensman was also 3-0, at 120 and 126, with a pin, a decision and a forfeit. Luensman carries a record of 11-1 into the holiday break, while Stahlberg is 6-2.

     Alaina Sunlin recorded two first period pins while going 2-1. Also winning two out of three were Andrew Wall and Tyler Kuper. Garrett McCoy and Wall had one pin each. McCoy picked up his first varsity win in the match.

     In the East Buchanan match, Monticello took a 36-18 lead when the Buccaneers forfeited three straight matches. But EB came back with four straight wins, including three forfeits, and held on for the three-point win.

     The Panthers also led in the Jesup match, 21-6, after consecutive pins by Sunlin and McCoy. Jesup came back, winning seven straight matches to pull away for the team victory.

     Monticello heads into the break with a record of 3-4 overall, including 3-1 in River Valley Conference dual meets.

     “I feel pretty good about where we’re at mid-season,” coach Luensman said. “But it’s mid-season. We need to pick it up if we want to reach the goals we’ve set for the end of the season. The intensity is going to pick up.”

Dec. 20

East Buchanan

Quadrangular

(at Winthrop)

East Buchanan 42,

Monticello 39

(Monticello wrestlers listed first)

     182 – Keegan Achenbach was pinned by Heath Weber, 4:48. 195 – Lake Stahlberg pinned Carter Downer, 3:54. 220 – Wade Picray was pinned by Taylor Fox, 1:58. 285 – Tyler Kuper won by forfeit. 106 – Alaina Sunlin pinned Sebastian Beatty, 1:24. 113 – Monticello lost by forfeit. 120 – Garrett McCoy won by forfeit. 126 – Chase Luensman won by forfeit. 132 – Andrew Wall won by forfeit. 138 – Noel Halder was pinned by Kyle Decker, 0:31. 145 – Monticello lost by forfeit. 152 – Monticello lost by forfeit. 160 – Monticello lost by forfeit. 170 – Thomas Broderick dec. Keegan Kehrli, 7-3.

MFL MarMac 66,

Monticello 15

(Monticello wrestlers listed first)

     195 – Lake Stahlberg pinned Austin Ruff, 0:58. 220 – Wade Picray was pinned by Korby Keehner, 1:01. 285 – Tyler Kuper dec. Nick Larson, 3-1. 106 – Alaina Sunlin was pinned by Ethan Stubbs, 0:53. 113 – Garrett McCoy was pinned by Chase Ziegler, 0:23. 120 – Chase Luensman pinned Zach Trudo, 1:51. 126 – Andrew Wall was pinned by Zach Howe, 3:23. 132 – Monticello lost by forfeit. 138 – Noel Halder was pinned by Brady Olson, 1:42. 145 – Monticello lost by forfeit. 152 – Monticello lost by forfeit. 160 – Thomas Broderick was pinned by Nathan Johaningmeier, 1:12. 170 – Monticello lost by forfeit. 182 – Keegan Achenbach was pinned by Garret Keener, 0:47.

Jesup 48,

Monticello 27

(Monticello wrestlers listed first)

     220 – Wade Picray won by forfeit. 285 – Tyler Kuper was pinned by Brian Sadler, 2:00. 106 – Alaina Sunlin pinned Brady Wilson, 0:31. 113 – Garrett McCoy pinned Brady Hemmer, 2:37. 120 – Chase Luensman dec. Dylan Loomer, 10-4. 126 – Andrew Wall was pinned by Keaton Roscovius, 1:37. 132 – open. 138 – Noel Halder was pinned by Fischer Ohrt, 0:30. 145 – Monticello lost by forfeit. 152 – Monticello lost by forfeit. 160 – Thomas Broderick was pinned by Ron Even, 2:21. 170 – Monticello lost by forfeit. 182 – Keegan Achenbach was pinned by Cole Oberbroeckling, 0:50. 195 – Lake Stahlberg won by forfeit.