GC wrestlers dominate, win John Timm Duals trifecta
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GLENWOOD CITY senior Andrew Blaser is shown pinning Wayne Dorn of Spooner/Webster at 150 pounds during last Friday’s John Timm Duals. —photo by Shawn DeWitt
GLENWOOD CITY — Glenwood City was once again the cream of the crop at its own John Timm Duals Invitational held last Friday evening, December 6.
In a dominate performance that kicked off their 2024-25 wrestling season, the Hilltoppers captured the John Timm title for the third consecutive year.
“The men in stripes had their first competition of the year last night when we hosted our annual John Timm Duals. The kids wrestled very well finishing 5-0 on the night,” wrote Glenwood City head coach, Shane Strong, on the program’s Facebook page.
“We also picked up several JV wins from our JV team. We are very proud of our kids and program for the time and effort they put in to reach their full potential,” he added.
Glenwood City easily won all five of its dual matches with an average margin of victory of nearly 54 points. The Hilltoppers defeated Somerset 64-12, Clear Lake 63-12, Bloomer/Colfax 63-10, Spooner/Webster 81-0 and Cannon Falls, MN 57-24.
Somerset finished second with a 4-1 record, Cannon Falls went 3-2, Bloomer/Colfax as 2-3, Clear Lake was 1-4 and Spooner/Webster ended the evening 0-5.
The Hilltoppers’ team success was predicated on the outstanding individual efforts of its wrestlers as 15 finished the tournament with winning records including seven who went unbeaten.
HILLTOPPER Jackson Logghe put the shoulders of Kolten Burgess of Bloomer/Colfax to the mat to record the first-period pin at 215 pounds. Logghe finished 4-1 at this year’s John Timm Duals.
—photo by Shawn DeWitt
Among those undefeated Glenwood City grapplers was a trio of seniors that finished with unblemished 5-0 marks in the John Timm Duals for a second straight year. Wyatt Unser, Glenwood City’s returning state champion, scored a pin, two technical falls, and a major decision as he claimed wins in his matches at 138 and 144 pounds. Two-time state qualifier, Mitchell McGee, registered three pin falls and a tech fall en route to winning all of his matches at 165 pounds and achieved the 100th win of his career. Blake Fayerweather recorded a pin and four forfeits to finish undefeated at 285 pounds.
Sophomore Will Obermueller also finished with a 5-0 record for the second time in as many John Timm tournaments. Obermueller, wrestling at 113 pounds, finished with three pins.
Senior Zeb Holden had a pair of pins as he finished 4-0 at 144 pounds. Sophomore Abe Draxler also scored two pins as he went 3-0 at 175. Senior Dylan LaBeree, also competing at 175, won both of his matches including one by fall.
Six other Glenwood City wrestlers – seniors Logan McVeigh (126) and Jackson Logghe (215), junior Landon Obermueller (132), sophomores Preston Arvey (120) and Waylon Wagner (190), and freshman Elliott Radintz (106), finished 4-1 at their respective weights.
Sophomore Brock Wood (157) and senior Andrew Blaser (150) were 3-2 and 1-4, respectively.
Glenwood City opened the tournament with a 64 to 12 win over a good Somerset team that finished the evening in second place. The Hilltoppers took victories in the first eight matches including five via forfeits, two by fall and the other with a technical fall to jump to a 47-0 lead. The match finished with McGee, LaBeree and Logghe each registering pins.
THE TOPPERS’ Landon Obermueller tried to work a cradle on his Bloomer/Colfax opponent, Mason Smith, during a 132-pound match at the annual John Timm Dual tournamentheld Friday, December 6. Obermueller went on to earn a 15-0 technical fall over Mason and finished his tournament with a 4-1 record. —photo by Shawn DeWitt
The Hilltoppers had little trouble with Clear Lake in round two as they dispatched the Warriors 63-12. McGee (165), Wagner (190) and Logghe (215) each had pins, Landon Obermueller (132) and Unser (138) each scored a tech falls on their opponents, and Radintz (106) and McVeigh (126) both won major decisions. The Toppers also received four forfeits.
In round three, Glenwood City eclipsed the 60-point mark for the third time as it knocked off Bloomer/Colfax 63-10. The Toppers scored seven pins, two majors, a technical fall and a forfeit in the victory.
Glenwood City achieved a shutout in the fourth round as it blanked Spooner/Webster 81-0. It was awarded seven forfeits, got pins from Will Obermueller (113), McVeigh (126), Blaser (150), Draxler (175) and Wagner (190) along with a technical fall by McGee (165) and a major decision from Logghe (215).
In its final dual of the tournament, Glenwood City won ten of the 14 matches against Cannon Falls for a 57-24 win as it received seven forfeits and a pin by Fayerweather at heavyweight.
The Hilltoppers will compete this Saturday in the Barron Invitational.
Glenwood City 64, Somerset 12
285-Blake Fayerweather (GC) received forfeit; 106-Elliott Radintz (GC) received forfeit; 113-Will Obermueller (GC) pinned Trevor Hantsbarger (S); 120-Preston Arvey (GC) pinned Nate Bodlovick (Somerset), 1:27; 126-Logan McVeigh (GC) received forfeit; 132-Landon Obermueller (GC) received forfeit; 138-Logan Hillman (GC) received forfeit; 144-Wyatt Unser (GC) majored Alvin Peterson (S), 12-1; 150-Blake Fox (S) dec. Andrew Blaser (GC), 11-6; 157-Cooper Kuehn (Somerset) dec. Brock Wood (GC), 11-10; 165-Mitchell McGee (GC) pinned Jimmy Churchich (S), 0:57; 175-Dylan Laberee (GC) over Carter Bighley (S), 2:14; 190-Matheo Ngbemeneh (S) pinned Waylon Wagner (GC), 1:20; 215-Jackson Logghe (GC) pinned Jack Mukka (S), 0:46.
Glenwood City 63, Clear Lake 12
106-Elliott Radintz (GC) majored Mathias Monson (CL), 14-1; 113-Will Obermueller (GC) received forfeit; 120-Preston Arvey (GC) received forfeit; 126-Logan McVeigh (GC) majored Deaven McClanahan (CL), 9-0; 132-Landon Obermueller (GC) tech falled Ben Laberee (CL), 15-0; 138-Wyatt Unser (GC) tech falled Brennon Colbeth (CL), 18-2; 144-Zeb Holden (GC) dec. Magnum Moggo (CL), 10-4; 150-Trevor Gilbertson (CL) pinned Andrew Blaser (GC), 5:00; 157-Cayden Paulson (CL) pinned Brock Wood (GC), 3:16; 165-Mitchell McGee (GC) pinned Breyen Marley (CL), 1:00; 175-Dylan Laberee (GC) received forfeit; 190-Waylon Wagner (GC) pinned Ashton Rudeen (CL), 2:53; 215-Jackson Logghe (GC) pinned Connor Monson (CL),1:51; 285-Blake Fayerweather (GC) received forfeit.
100TH CAREER WIN — Glenwood City senior Mitchell McGee held a banner after he earned his 100th career wrestling victory with a first-period pin of Bloomer/Colfax’s Jacob Wahl at 165 pounds. That win was one of five McGee posted in a perfect performance at the 2024 John Timm Duals held Friday, December 6 in Glenwood City.
—photo by Shawn DeWitt
Glenwood City 63, Bloomer/Colfax 10
113-Will Obermueller (GC) pinned Veronika Leavens (B/C), 1:00; 120-Drew Ryder (B/C) dec. Preston Arvey (GC), 5-2; 126-Zeke Anderson (B/C) majored Logan McVeigh (GC), 14-1; 132-Landon Obermueller (GC) tech falled Mason Smith (B/C), 15-0; 138-Wyatt Unser (GC) pinned Blake Sparrgrove (B/C), 2:17; 144-Zeb Holden (GC) pinned Cole Parcyck (B/C), 0:58; 150-James McElroy (B/C) dec. Andrew Blaser (GC), 6-4; 157-Brock Wood (GC) majored Aiden Poirer (B/C), 14-3; 165-Mitchell McGee (GC) pinned Jacob Wahl (B/C), 1:57; 175-Abe Draxler (GC) pinned Jaden Morgan (B/C),1:00; 190-Waylon Wagner (GC) received forfeit; 215-Jackson Logghe (GC) pinned Kolten Burgess (B/C), 1:41; 285-Blake Fayerweather (GC) received forfeit; 106-Elliott Radintz (GC) pinned Lowvin Hladilek (B/C), 1:31.
Glenwood City 81, Spooner/Webster 0
120-Preston Arvey (GC) received forfeit; 126-Logan McVeigh (GC) pinned Elizabeth Bauer (S/W), 0:31; 132-Landon Obermueller (GC) received forfeit; 138-Wyatt Unser (GC) received forfeit; 144-Zeb Holden (GC) received forfeit; 150-Andrew Blaser (GC) pinned Wayne Dorn (S/W), 1:40; 157-Brock Wood (GC) received forfeit; 165-Mitchell McGee (GC) tech falled Johnathon Magnuson (S/W), 16-0; 175-Abe Draxler (GC) pinnedLuke Nauertz (S/W), 1:34; 190– Waylon Wagner (GC) pinned Benjamin Siem (S/W), 1:17; 215-Jackson Logghe (GC) majored James Nauertz (S/W), 16-2; 285-Blake Fayerweather (GC) received forfeit; 106-Elliott Radintz (GC) received forfeit; 113-Will Obermueller (GC) pinned Wyatt Christianson (S/W), 1:31.
Glenwood City 57, Cannon Falls 24
126-Logan McVeigh (GC) received forfeit; 132-Adam Parish (CF) pinned Landon Obermueller (GC), 3:53; 138-Wyatt Unser (GC) tech falled Caiden Walrod (CF), 15-0; 144-Zeb Holden (GC) received forfeit; 150-Jonathon Opelt (CF) pinned Andrew Blaser (GC), 1:35; 157-Brock Wood (GC) majored Griffin Peterson (CF), 10-1; 165-Mitchell McGee (GC) received forfeit; 175-Abe Draxler (GC) received forfeit; 190-Waylon Wagner (GC) received forfeit; 215-Tristan Zingler (CF) pinned Jackson Logghe (GC), 1:52; 285-Blake Fayerweather (GC) pinned Talent Rifenberick (CF), 2:23; 106-Owen Parish (CF) pinned Elliott Radintz (GC), 2:16; 113-Will Obermueller (GC) received forfeit; 120-Preston Arvey (GC) received forfeit.