Owatonna Wrestling Weekly

OHS WEEKLY RECAP

• STATE TOURNAMENT
• Placewinners
• 1st - 114 - Rian Grunwald - Sr
• 1st - 160 - Landen Johnson - Sr
• 3rd - 107 - Isabelle Townley - Fr
• 3rd - 132 - Cael Robb - Jr
• Participants
• 113 - Lane Karsten - Fr
• 145 - Kanin Hable - Sr
• 170 - Jacob Reinardy - Sr
• 195 - Andrew Nirk - Sr

OWA YOUTH RECAP

• Preparing for the K-6 State Tournament March 17-20.

OHS WEEKLY RECAP

• Friday - Individual Sections
• State Entrants
• 113 - Lane Karsten - Fr
• 132 - Cael Robb - Jr
• 145 - Kanin Hable - Sr
• 160 - Landen Johnson - Sr
• 170 - Jacob Reinardy - Sr
• 195 - Andrew Nirk - Sr
• 3rd Place
• 106 - Donoven Sorenson - Fr
• 120 - Trey Hiatt - 8th
• 182 - Blake Fitcher - Fr
• 285 - Mason Krampitz - Fr
• 5th Place
• 126 - Jake Gronli - Sr
• 138 - Michael Bobo - Sr
• 152 - Jack Sorenson - Fr
• 220 - Lucas Smith - Fr
• THIS WEEK
• Friday - Saturday - State Individual

OWA YOUTH RECAP

• Saturday - Waseca Individual Tournament
• 1st Place
• Levi Oeltjenbruns
• Paxton Yule
• 2nd Place
• Ezra Yule
• 3rd Place
• Lucas Yule
• Jacob Knutson
• 4th Place
• Griffon Jordahl
• Collin Jordahl
• Rowen Eustice
• Saturday - Border Battle (Prescott, WI) - Team Took 1st Place
• 1st Place
• Huxley Blum
• Tucker Anderson
• Max Delhanty
• Lucas Wallace
• Reeve Franko
• Easton Busho
• Kaden Keller
• Sawyer Franko
• Easton Johnston
• Kason Lindquist
• Kalon Lindquist
• Kolton Lindquist
• Kaden Lindquist
• Jackson Spielman
• 2nd Place
• Layton Wendling
• Finn Milbrath
• Kayla Pastika
• 3rd Place
• Owen Sorenson
• Nolan Partridge
• Saturday - Anoka Regional Qualifier
• 3rd - Jacob Wilson - Qualified for State
• Sunday - Waseca Dual Tournament - Team Took 1st
• Defeated Pine Island, St. James, Wayzata, Zumbrota-Mazeppa, Stillwater, St. James A

OHS WEEKLY RECAP

• Thursday - Team Sections at Northfield
• Defeated Austin 57-16
• Rian Grunwald scored a pin in her final Varsity dual match
• Ethan Schubert scored his first victory (a pin) on Varsity after coming off a Big9 JV Championship.
• Jack Sorenson defeated Jordan Salinas in a come-from-behind victory.
• Lost to Northfield 50-21
• We were down Cael Robb and Kanin Hable to illness
• Lane Karsten defeated Harner for the first time in his career.
• Jake Gronli held Beau Murphy to a decision
• Landen Johnson, Jacob Reinardy, and Mason Krampitz scored falls in their final Owatonna Varsity dual.
• Saturday - FIRST EVER GIRLS SECTION TOURNAMENT
• Rian Grunwald won the first section title at 114lb
• Isabelle Townley came back to win her True Second match at 107lb
• THIS WEEK
• Friday - Individual Sections at Mayo Civic Center
• Round 1: 2pm - Championship at 5:30pm
• Tickets available at the door
• Masks are required and will be strictly enforced

OWA YOUTH RECAP

• Friday - Youth Awards Banquet
• All wrestlers were recognized with special rewards below.
• Most Improved for Team Huskies: Nolan Sunnarborg
• Most Improved from Novice: Max Delhanty and Lucas Wallace
• Most Improved from Team Owatonna: Micheal Nichols
• Bravery awards:
• Evelyn Saufferer
• Isaac Demmer
• Parker Ringhofer
• Recognized all of our youth female wrestlers:
• Elsie Cassen
• Marlo Marks
• Evelyn Saufferer
• McKenzie Jacobson
• Olivia Jacobson
• Journey Pastika
• Finley Johnston
• Helping hands awards: family award, that goes to the youth family who has helped out in numerous ways and dedicated a ton of time to the organization.
• The Needham family
• Coach Jr. Award. (Fun award) kid who likes to hang out more with the coaches!
• Archer Anderson
• Heart of the Husky Award: went to the kid who demonstrated hard work on and off the mat. Respectful to his peers and represented Owatonna wrestling the right way.
• Levi Oeltjenbruns
• Saturday - St. Clair Tournament with 13 Owatonna wrestlers - Team took 2nd Place
• Sunday - Regions in Shakopee
• 10U
• 53 lb - Lucas Wallace - 6th
• 63 lb - Kalon Lindquist- 4th
• 67 lb - Easton Busho - 6th
• 84 lb - Jackson Spielman - DNP
• 12U
• 67 lb - Easton Johnston -DNP
• 70 lb - Mason Sorensen- DNP
• 74 lb - Miles Aase - DNP
• 82 lb - Reeve Franko - DNP
• 86 lb  - Kaden Lindquist - 1st
• Schoolboy
• 83 lb - Jacob Wilson - 4th
• 114 lb - William Frantesel - 6th

OHS WEEKLY RECAP

• Thursday Tri at Kasson-Mantorville
• Lost to #2 AAA Stillwater 50-16
• Lost to #2 AA Kasson 44-12
• Landen Johnson bumped up to 170lb to take on both #1 AAA and AA.
• Lost 5-0 to Stillwater’s Hunter Lydan, but was in better shape and the match was a lot closer than the score
• Lost 6-4 to KM’s Cole Glazer, but had a questionable call and then chased him around the mat for the last minute of the match.
• Cael Robb defeated KM’s ranked Joey Kennedy and Stillwater’s future state participant Cito Tuttle.
• Lane Karsten had a sharp night hanging with #2-ranked Daffenbach from Stillwater and then winning a match in OT against Kasson.
• Kanin Hable looked great with a major against Stillwater and a pin against KM.
• JV Big 9 Conference Meet
• Took 2nd as a team with 8 individual finalists
• 1st - Ethan Schubert
• 1st - Jack Sorenson
• 1st - Max Flemke
• 2nd - Jayden Jirele
• 2nd - Rian Grunwald
• 2nd - Ryan Felts
• 2nd - Lucas Smith
• 2nd - Grant Lower
• THIS WEEK
• Thursday - Team Sections at Northfield starting at 6pm vs Austin and 7:15 vs Northfield
• Saturday - Team Section Finals if we make it
• Saturday - Girls Section Tournament in Hastings
• Isabelle Townley - 107 lb
• Rian Grunwald - 114 lb

OWA YOUTH RECAP

• Saturday - NRHEG Individual Tournament
• 15 Owatonna wrestlers participated
• Sunday - MN/USA Regional Qualifier in Owatonna
• 1st Place Finishers
• Easton Busho
• Reeve Franko
• Will Frantesl
• Kaden Lindquist
• Kalon Lindquist
• Kason Lindquist
• Kolton Lindquist
• Kayla Pastika
• Mason Sorenson
• Owen Sorenson
• Lucas Wallace
• 2nd Place Finishers
• Archer Anderson
• Tucker Anderson
• Aliah Fischer
• Easton Johnston
• 3rd Place Finishers
• Paycen Fischer
• Nash Jirele
• Calin Rietmann
• Jackson Spielman
• Jacob Wilson
• 4th Place Finishers
• Miles Aase
• Sawyer Franko

OHS Weekly Recap

Friday - Home against Albert Lea - Lost 42-28

• Sorenson, Karsten, Hiatt, and Gronli kept them to 16 team points
• Robb, Johnson and Reinardy handled business with huge pins/wins
• Krampitz and Smith ended the dual on a high note with two pins
• Alumni Night
• Youth Night

Saturday at Blaine Duals - Took 2nd Place

• Def Coon Rapids 54-15
• Def Maple River/USC 42-28
• Lost to Foley 39-29
• Karsten, Hiatt, Gronli, Robb, Johnson and Reinardy went undefeated on the day
• Cael Robb defeated #2 2A ranked Boden Simon of MR/USC 4-0
• Kanin Hable handled MR/USC stud at 145lbs
• Jacob Reinardy defeated #4 A ranked Cooper Oschendorf by fall

Upcomming - Tri at Kasson Mantorville with Stillwater

OWA Youth Recap

Saturday - Wrestlemania in Blooming Prairie

• Owatonna sent 46 wrestlers and took home the championship belt

Saturday - MN/USA Qualifier in Anoka

• Aliah Fischer (6th grade) took home second place

OHS WEEKLY RECAP

• Thursday Tri at Mankato West
• Lost to Rochester Mayo 39-29
• Defeated Mankato West 54-24
• Blake Fitcher was solid, stepping up against stiff competition and going 2-0.
• Landen Johnson and Trey Hiatt took care of business.
• Donoven Sorenson had his first matches back from concussion. Went 1-1 with a close loss against Mayo.
• Jake Gronli made great headway against the Mayo wrestler who dominated back at the Christmas Tournament.
• JV Dual Meet at Mazeppa - Went 4-0
• 6 wrestlers went undefeated on the day
• Nathan Gronli
• Rian Grunwald
• Jayden Jirele
• Ethan Schubert
• Trevor Townley
• RJ Reinardy
• THIS WEEK
• Friday - Home at Albert Lea is Alumni Night and Owatonna Wrestling Youth get in free. There’s a free raffle to win Owatonna Wrestling cornhole boards, and there will be free refreshments for alumni down in the commons after the dual.

OMS WEEKLY RECAP

• Tuesday - Last middle school meet of the year. 
• Had a solid season with great growth at the OMS level!

OWA YOUTH RECAP

• Saturday - Kenyon-Wanamingo Tournament
• 1st Placers
• Huxley Blum
• Easton Busho
• Aliah Fischer
• Jaymison Needham 
• Layton Wendling
• 2nd Placers
• Isaac Demmer 
• Paycen Fischer 
• Jakob Knutson
• Micheal Nichols
• Levi Oeltjenbruns
• Gabe Robb
• 3rd Placers
• Kayla Pastika
• Dillion VandenBroeke
• 4th Placers
• Bentley Bruner
• Saturday - Albert Lea - 1st Place - Lukas Wallace
• Sunday - Waconia State Qualifier
• 1st Place - Miles Aase
• 2nd Place - Reeve Franko

OHS WEEKLY RECAP

• Thursday at home versus Mankato East - Won 53-19
• Kanin Hable, Landen Johnson, and Jacob Reinardy were solid
• Blake Fitcher had a last minute victory 9-8.
• Max Flemke had first match/pin.
• Senior Night and 100-win-club for Cael Robb.
• Saturday V/JV at East Ridge Ruckus
• Placed 6th Overall in field with Anoka, Apple Valley, and tough WI teams.
• Robb, Johnson, and Reinardy made the finals - Johnson won.
• Hable was electric getting 3rd with putting up a lot of offense.
• Karsten and Nirk took 5th - looked solid
• JV had three 1st place and one 2nd place on the day.
• 9th Grade Individual State Qualifier
• Didn’t have any State Entrants (Top 2), but had a lot of 3rd place finishes.
• THIS WEEK
• Thursday - Tri at Mankato West with Rochester Mayo
• Saturday - JV Dual Tournament at Mazeppa

OMS WEEKLY RECAP

• Tuesday was Home with New Prague and Scott West. Had 75 matches!
• Thursday was at Lakeville. Roughly 45 matches and looked good.
• Saturday was in Farmington. 
• THIS WEEK
• Tuesday - at New Prague

OWA YOUTH RECAP

• The Brawl (K-6th) - Took 5th out of 32 Teams in the Championship Bracket
• Went 4-1 with only loss to Northfield
• Shakopee Regional Qualifier
• 1st - Easton Busho
• 1st - Jackson Spielman
• 3rd - Easton Johnson
• 3rd - Lucas Wallace
• Blue Earth - 1st - Jacob Knutson
• Lake Crystal - 1st - Max Delhanty
• Badgerland Nationals - 4th - Jacob Knutson

OHS WEEKLY RECAP

• Thursday at Northfield - Lost 55-18
• Cael Robb, Landen Johnson, and Mason Krampitz picked up pins.
• Saturday at Zumbrota-Mazeppa
• Def. Centennial 58-22
• 6 pins, 1 injury default during a pin, and Michael Bobo scored a major after putting on a clinic on top.
• Lost Zumbrota-Mazeppa 58-17
• Cael Robb picked up a TF and Landen and Jacob scored pins.
• THIS WEEK
• Thursday - Home dual versus Mankato East.
• Saturday - Individual Tournament at East Ridge HS.
• Saturday - 9th Grade Individual State Qualifier

OMS WEEKLY RECAP

• Tuesday at Prior Lake
• Saturday at Mankato East
• THIS WEEK
• Tuesday - Home versus New Prague, Scott West, and Austin
• Thursday - Away at Lakeville Century Middle School
• Saturday - Away at Middle School Conference Tournament at Farmington

OWA YOUTH RECAP

• Tulsa Nationals - Toughest Youth Tournament in the Nation
• 5th - Kayla Pastika (6th grader)
• Stillwater Pony Stampede (K-6 Individual Tournament w/ Team Points)
• Owatonna took 3rd. with 167 team points only behind Becker and STMA
• Owatonna had 8 individual placewinners
• 1st - Kaden Lindquist
• Hayfield Youth Tournament
• Owatonna had 21 wrestlers compete.

Host Derek Johnson (OHS Varsity Wrestling Coach) and Co-Host Larry Hovden sit down and talk to varsity wrestlers Jacob Reinardy and Cael Robb about celebrating their 100th career victory, the clash and what got them into wrestling. They also chat with OMS wrestler Logan Risser, who is proving to be a leader in the wrestling room while challenging himself to make progress to the next step in his career.

OHS Clash Recap

Day 1:

Def. Holmen, WI 41-33

Lost Waverly-Shell Rock 61-6

Def. Washington, IL 42-27

Day 2:

Lost Marshfield, WI 43-23

Lost Hersey, IL 36-31

Lost Shakopee, MN 53-24

OMS Weekly Recap:

Coon Rapids Tournament - 19 place winners and 7 champions

Champions: Miles Aase, Jace Feuring, Max Flemke, Carson Grems, Nathan Gronli, Kaden Keller, Kaden Linquist

Place Winners: Wyatt Frantesl, Tyler Piotrowski, Kayla Pastika, Logan Risser, Jacob Wilson, Brian Anderson, Aliyah Fischer, Reeve Franko, Riley Kreeger, Alex Neitzel, Logan Piotrowski, Trevor Townley

Youth Recap:

Dual Team:

1st Place in Northfield with wins over Northfield, Faribault and New Prague

1st Place in St. James with wins over St. James, Fairmont, Worthington and Lake Crystal

Individual:

Nash Jirele Wins Rumble on the Red

6 Champions and 1 Runner up in Waterville

• Champions: Max Delhanty, Jamison Needham, Tucker Anderson, Nash Jirele, Layton Wendling, Jacob Knutson
• Runner Up: Archer Anderson

Coach Derek Johnson sits down with varsity wrestlers Landen Johnson and Kanin Hable to talk about past, present, and future wrestling experiences.