Panthers sweep home quadrangular; four are champs at N-P

     The Monticello High School wrestling team had just one home meet on the schedule for this season, and the Panthers made the most of it, sweeping three opponents in a quadrangular meet Dec. 6 at MHS.

     The Panthers beat Clayton Ridge 66-18, topped Mid-Prairie 54-30, and overcame Iowa City Regina 45-27 in the duals, improving their dual meet record to 4-2.      

     Two Panthers pinned all three of their opponents in the home meet: Bo Kramer at 138 pounds and Chase Luensman at 145 and 152.

     Lake Stahlberg had two pins and a decision win. Mark Sunlin and Kain Luensman each had two pins and a win by forfeit.

     Others getting wins (other than forfeits) were Rylan Cooper and Adam Terry, both with pins in the Clayton Ridge match.

     The home meet was also Senior Night, as the team honored seniors Hunter Kramer, Chase Luensman and Stahlberg between the first two duals.

     Two days later, four Panthers asserted themselves as early-season two-time tournament champions during the Nashua-Plainfield Tournament Dec. 8.

     Fresh off their titles in Monticello’s home Guilford Invitational Dec. 1, Sunlin, Kain Luensman, Chase Luensman and Stahlberg repeated their performances by winning their weight classes again at N-P.

     Sunlin scored a pin and a decision win to take the title at 106 pounds. Kain Luensman won a pair of major decisions to claim the 126-pound crown.

     Chase Luensman had two pins and a decision – narrowly missing a major decision in the finals with a 10-3 win – to be 145-pound champion. And Lake Stahlberg pinned all three of his opponents to earn the laurels at 220 pounds.

     Those results helped the Panthers total 120 points, giving them fifth place as a team out of 13 schools.

     Monticello also had a couple of fourth place finishes, from Owen Ray at 120 pounds and Bo Kramer at 138.

Junior varsity

     The Monticello junior varsity team also competed at the Nashua-Plainfield tournament Dec. 8. No team scores were kept, but competition took place in 10 weight divisions.

     Skylar Sharp went 2-1 in Division 8. Ty Jesenovec and Miles Hatchel both went 1-2, in Divisions 4 and 5, respectively.

Dec. 6

(at Monticello)

Monticello 66,

Clayton Ridge 18

(Monticello wrestlers listed first)

     145 – Chase Luensman pinned Justin Cook, 2:00. 152 – Colin Jordan won by forfeit. 160 – Jericho Strouf won by forfeit. 170 – Monticello lost by forfeit. 182 – Monticello lost by forfeit. 195 – Cole Wilson was pinned by Easton Harber, 2:00. 220 – Lake Stahlberg pinned Josh Hertenstein, 0:28. 285 – Adam Terry pinned by Keegan Kuehl, 2:17. 106 – Hope Hunter won by forfeit. 113 – Mark Sunlin pinned Aaron Taake, 0:41. 120 – Owen Ray won by forfeit. 126 – Kain Luensman won by forfeit. 132 – Rylan Cooper pinned Michaela Blume, 0:30. 138 – Bo Kramer pinned Buck Wachendorf, 1:24.

Monticello 54,

Mid-Prairie 30

     152 – Chase Luensman pinned David Murray, 4:55. 160 – Jericho Strouf was pinned by Cael Garvey, 1:22. 170 – Monticello lost by forfeit. 182 – Monticello lost by forfeit. 195 – Monticello lost by forfeit. 220 – Lake Stahlberg pinned Isaac Boucher, 1:10. 285 – Adam Terry was pinned by Gannon Callahan, 4:34. 106 – Hope Hunter won by forfeit. 113 – Mark Sunlin won by forfeit. 120 – Owen Ray won by forfeit. 126 – Rylan Cooper won by forfeit. 132 – Kain Luensman pinned Dallas Miller, 1:13. 138 – Bo Kramer pinned Toby Chen, 1:52. 145 – Miles Hatchel won by forfeit.

Monticello 45,

Iowa City Regina 27

     160 – Monticello lost by forfeit. 172 – Jericho Strouf was pinned by Drew Demory, 2:50. 182 – Monticello lost by forfeit. 195 – open. 220 – Lake Stahlberg dec. Rowan Udell, 5-3. 285 – Adam Terry lost to Caden Shetler, 6-5. 106 – Hope Hunter won by forfeit. 113 – Mark Sunlin pinned Seth Lenz, 0:46. 120 – Owen Ray pinned Carter Rios, 1:33. 126 – Rylan Cooper won by forfeit. 132 – Kain Luensman pinned Sean Nugent, 0:52. 138 – Bo Kramer pinned Aden Clark, 0:31. 145 – Chase Luensman pinned Will Bobst, 2:25. 152 – Colin Jordan was pinned by Aiden Udell, 1:32.

Dec. 8

Nashua-Plainfield

Tournament

TEAM SCORES

     1, West Hancock 196; 2, Northwood-Kensett 152.5, 3, Nashua-Plainfield 145; 4, Hudson 144; 5, Monticello 120; 6, Garner-Hayfield/Ventura 101; 7, Bellevue 90.5; 8, North Union 72; 9, Postville 63; 10, Waterloo Columbus 57; 11, Rockford 24; 12, Central Elkader 20; 13, West Fork 16.

MONTICELLO RESULTS

     106 – Mark Sunlin (champion) received a bye; pinned Levi Livermore, B, 0:23; dec. Riley Rankin, P, 4-2.

     120 – Owen Ray (fourth place) won by major dec. over Hugo Calles, WH, 15-3; was pinned by Zach Roeder, B, 2:31; pinned Drew Furst, GHV, 3:03; lost to Trey Nelson, NP, 9-2.

     126 – Kain Luensman (champion) received a bye; won by major dec. over Jordan Newton, WC, 10-1; won by major dec. over Karter Krapfl, H, 12-2.

     132 – Rylan Cooper was pinned by Tyquan Strowder, B, 0:57; was pinned by Sam Fundermann, NP, 2:37.

     138 – Bo Kramer (fourth) was pinned by John Grady, GHV, 1:31; dec. Lian Martinez, WH, 8-1; pinned Caden Hartz, WC, 5:26; was pinned by John Grady, GHV, 5:13.

     145 – Chase Luensman (champion) received a bye; pinned Luke Brown, GHV, 5:26; pinned McKade Munn, NP, 4:19; dec. Dalton Subject, WH, 10-3.

     220 – Lake Stahlberg (champion) pinned Brandon Whittle, CE, 0:31; pinned Isaac Steffans, P, 2:41; pinned Tanner Hagen, WH, 3:28.