Coach
Bergeron
The Gator wrestling team traveled to Roseau to take on the
Rams for their first dual action of the year. The Gators looked like they were
ready for action as Owen Novacek and Austin Maurstad got the Gators started out
right with back to back pins to give the Gators a 12-0 lead. Wyatt Becker
followed by dominating Chandler Mooney
12-0 for a major dec. to push the Gator lead to 16-0. Nick Kaml
continued to look very dominate as he pinned Marc Stoltenberg at the 2:21 mark
of the 2nd period to give the Gators a solid 22-0 lead. Seth Dostal battle hard against veteran
starter Brett Jerome but Jerome pinned
Dostal late in the 3rd period to put the Rams on the board. At 138
Trevor Undeberg has gotten off to a solid start as he moved his record to 4-1
on the season as he pinned James Rauser at the 2:27 mark of the second period
to give the Gators a 28-6 lead. Dayton Bishop saw his first varsity action of
the year at 145 as he wrestled hard in the first period but was pinned by a
strong Darius Sikorski to close the gap to 28-12.
At 152 the Gators Brandon Waage proved why he is one of the
leaders on the team as he dominated a solid
Jayfen Sikorski 12-2 for major Dec. to move the score to 32-12. Cody Olson
for the Gators at 160 had a solid battle going with Blake Skogstad before Cody
pinned him at the 4:28 mark of the second period. Gunner Gust showed a lot of
energy at 170 to make quick work of Roseau’s Ryan Rosaaen with a pin at the
1:19 mark of period number one and give the Gators a 44-12 lead.
At 182 The Rams got back on the board as a solid Coltin
Millner pinned Daron Sikorski midway through the second period. Beau Blumer for
the Gators had a very entertaining match with Beau Kringer before Blumer got on
top in the second period and pin Kringer with 8 seconds left in the second
period. Adam Lorenson took the mat 220 pounds to take on the Rams Erik Karl,
Lorenson showed his strength as he pinned Karl at the 1:05 mark of the first
period. The night ended as the Gators Douglas Peterson took on a solid Kieren
Oksanen at the 285 pound division, Oksanen caught Peterson midway through the 1st
period to get the pin for the Rams. The Gators took home a solid 56-24 victory
to move their record to 1-0 on the young season.
In JV action there were only 3 matches wrestled. Bryce
Bergeron had a nice 4-3 dec. and Nick Keezar and Isaac Dostal both took the mat
for the Gators for first time this year and battle hard but came up short.
The Gator team would like to thank the great fans that came
out on a cold night in Roseau to watch the Gators cruise to their first victory
of the year.
The Gators will take the mat again at home as they take on
the Mahnomen-Waubun Cougars on Tuesday, Dec. 10th. This is a match that was rescheduled
due to the Mahnomen football team playing in the State Championship.
Come on out and show your support as the Gators take the mat
from the swamp for the first time this year.
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