‘The X’ marks the spot

Willaby section champ at 106, Borsgard true second at 132; Both on to state

 

 

AN OVERALL VIEW of what the Xcel Energy Center in St. Paul looks like during the state wrestling tourney. (Photo courtesy of W/ML Cobra wrestling Facebook page)

A pair of Windom/Mountain Lake (W/ML) Cobra wrestlers will take their individual talents to the mats at the Minnesota State High School League (MSHSL) State Class A Wrestling Tournament later this week after earning the berths during this past weekend’s Section 3A Individual Wrestling Tourney held at Jackson County Central.

In the championship match-up at 106 pounds, the Cobras’ Brett Willaby won in a 14-6 major decision over Pipestone’s Grant Budden to claim the title.

The second W/ML wrestler to gain a spot on the big stage was Alex Borsgard with a true second win at 132 pounds. In the final match at 132, Borsgard lost to Brendan Reiss of Minneota, 5-2, but came back in a true second match in the weight class to pin Zach Poelaert of JCC to claim the second-place red.

The Minnesota State High School League (MSHSL) Wrestling Tournament – team and individual – will run from Thursday, March 2 through Saturday, March 4, at the Xcel Energy Center in St. Paul.

Nine other Cobra wrestlers performed to a spot on the medal stand – including six who finished in third –

+ 113 – Kade Sammons won 8-2 over Kalib Greenman of Canby for third-place.

+ 120 – Hunter Ekstrom lost 8-7 in a fifth-place match-up to finish sixth.

+ 126 – Zach Spinks decisioned Blake Reiss of Minneota 3-1 in overtime for third.

+ 137 – Evan Wiens pinned Emerson Winter of Pipestone in 3:21 for third-place.

+ 145 – Yanick Tade won with a 10-2 major decision of Tallin Johnson of St. James for third.

+ 160 – Jesse Jepsen finished fifth with 7-4 win.

+ 183 – Jacob Suess pinned Steven Czech of Pipestone in third-place match to finish third.

+ 195 – In a match for true second, Jabari Carlton of W/ML was pinned by Evan Stoks of Canby in the third period to finish third. Stoks had lost to Gybert of Adrian 9-2 in the final. Carlton had earlier pinned Vanderwal of Pipestone in the third-place match, but went on to wrestle for true second as he had not faced either finalist.

+ 220 – Eli Mutz was sixth, losing in the match for fifth-place, 10-0.

 

ON TO WRESTLE at the Xcel! This pair of Windom/Mountain Lake (W/ML) Cobra wrestlers will be on the mat later this week in competition at the MSHSL Class A Wrestling Tournament. During the Section 3A Individual Tourney at Jackson County Central this past weekend, a first-place title at 106 pounds was claimed by Brett Willaby, right, with Alex Borsgard, at left, winning true second at 132. The top two wrestlers in each weight class advance to the state individual tournament. (Photo courtesy W/ML Cobra wrestling Facebook page)

 

 

IN ALL, THE Cobras had 11 wrestlers earning the Section 3A Individual Wrestling Tournament medal stand. They included, front, Yanick Tade, left and Jacob Suess, right. Middle, from left, Kade Sammons, Alex Borsgard, Brett Willaby and Evan Wiens. Back, from left, Zach Spinks, Jesses Jepsen, Jabari Carlton and Eli Mutz. Not pictured is Hunter Ekstrom. (Photo courtesy W/ML Cobra wrestling Facebook page)

 

BRETT WILLABY IN complete ontrol of his opponent during Section 3A Team Wrestling. (Photo courtesy of W/ML Cobra wrestling Facebook page)

 

ALEX BORSGARD CLAIMING victory for himself – and the Cobra team – during Section 3A team competiton. (Photo courtesy W/ML Cobra wrestling Facebook page)

 

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