Lake Mills Places 2nd at Districts, Four Individuals onto State

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Lake Mills wrestlers continue to peak at the right time of the season, as the team placed second at the 15-team District Tournament in Denver on Saturday. “Our kids represented our program very well today,” said Coach Alex Brandenburg. “To get second in team points at likely the toughest District in class 1A is a great accomplishment.” Four Bulldogs punched their tickets to the State Tournament this upcoming weekend in Des Moines. Freshmen Hayden Helgeson and Wyatt Hanna both captured District titles at 113 and 220 pounds, respectively. Junior Alex Beaty and freshman Lucas Oldenkamp were each runners-up to qualify. Beaty qualifies at 152 pounds, while Oldenkamp moves on at 106, “Getting four kids to State in such a tough District is great,” said Brandenburg. “These four wrestled well today, and each has a good shot of placing in Des Moines.” Also representing Lake Mills today were seniors Brett Peterson (3rd at 170) and Hayden Brua (4th at 145). “Brett and Hayden will be missed next year on and off the mat,” noted Brandenburg. “They set a great example for our underclassmen because they are very level headed and know how to both win and lose with class.” Junior Geraldo Vazquez (4th at 120) and sophomore Beau Kaufman (4th at 160) each competed hard today but came up short. “Today was a good experience for these two underclassman,” Brandenburg said. “Wrestling in this environment will make them better for next year.” First round of the State Tournament will be Thursday evening, and wrestling will continue into Friday and Saturday.

Team Scores: Nashua-Plainfield 110, Lake Mills 73, North Butler-Clarksville 71, Central Springs 53.5, Hudson 47, Northwood-Kensett 47, South Winneshiek 46, Waterloo Columbus 45, Newman 30, Denver 26, Riceville 26, Rockford 10, AGWSR 0, West Fork 0, Saint Ansgar 0.

State Qualifiers:

106- 1. Jayden Rinken, NP, Fr, 49-1; 2. Lucas Oldenkamp, LM, Fr, 41-7.

113- 1. Hayden Helgeson, LM, Fr, 41-6; 2. Nic Brase, NP, Fr, 38-14.

120- 1. Garret Rinken, NP, Jr, 51-0; 2. Gavin Reed, WC, Jr, 35-12.

126- 1. Tanner Arjes, NBC, Sr, 41-4; 2. Kendrick Huck, NP, Jr, 38-11.

132- 1. Joe Ebaugh, D, Sr, 37-6; 2. Brock Mathers, CS, Sr, 30-5.

138- 1. Clayton McDonough, CS, Sr, 51-0; 2. Trey Nelson, NP, Sr, 45-10.

145- 1. Karter Krapfl, H, Sr, 45-1; 2. Bryce McDonuough, CS, Sr, 50-1.

152- 1. McKade Munn, NP, Sr, 49-6; 2. Alex Beaty, LM, Jr, 38-11.

160- 1. Max Magayna, WC, So, 46-3; 2. Lawson Losee, R, Sr, 39-4.

170- 1. Drake Tiedemann, NK, Sr, 43-1; 2. MaKade Bloker, NBC, So, 32-6.

182- 1. Tate Entriken, H, Sr, 44-1; 2. Carson Hartz, WC, Jr, 34-5.