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Wrestlers end season at State Duals with 18-2 overall dual meet mark
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The Hawks Dustin Jaeger was in total control of his opponent from Osage during the Hawks first round at the State Dual Team Tournament in Cedar Rapids on Saturday. Dustin ended his West Delaware career with a 15-0 technical fall win over Andy Johnson. KEN BOESENBERG / Press
The Hawks Jamie Vaske battles with Osages Vinnie Wagner during opening round action of the State Dual Team Tournament. Jamie wrestled a very good match against the Class 2A State Runner-up at 171-pounds in Wagner before losing 12-3. KEN BOESENBERG / Press
The Hawks Tony Marbach was all over his Osage opponent, Nick Hirota during his match on Saturday. Tony went on to pin Hirota just 28-seconds into the second period to keep the Hawks hope of a win alive. Tony ended the season with 34 wins against only seven losses. KEN BOESENBERG / Press |
Although the West Delaware Hawk wrestling team took an earlier exit from the Class 2A State Dual Team Tournament than they wanted to they still wrote themselves into the record books.
They finished the season with an 18-2 dual meet mark, only three teams have ever done better.
Their only losses of the year in dual meets came at the hands of Iowa City West (winners of the State title in Des Moines and also winners of the Class 3A State Dual Team Meet this past week end in Cedar Rapids) and Osage (the Class 2A State Dual Meet Champions).
The 1988-89 squad was 10-1-2 under coach Larry Atwater; the 1990-91 squad led by coach Scott Litterer was 21-0 and Litterer’s 1994-95 team posted at 21-1-1 overall record.
In 2000-01 the Hawks were 20-2 under coach Jeff Voss.
On Saturday the Hawks needed to wrestle one of their better duals in order to get past opening round opponent Osage. The Hawks battled and battled but came up just short as they lost by a final score of 38-26.
Picking up wins for the Hawks were Zach McCool at 130 with a -1 decision over Theran Goodale; Adam Rave at 135 with a come from behind 8-7 decision over Josh Johanns.
Rave was 7-5 late in the third period when he turned Johanns to his back during the final 15-seconds to score three near fall points to pick up the win.
Dustin Jaeger at 152 won his match by technical fall over Andy Johnson while Tony Marbach at 189 needed just 2:28 to pin Nick Hirota.
Steven Broghammer at 215 posted a 6-4 win over Alex Gileson with a reversal in the final five seconds of regulation. At 103 Nathan Vaske was the Hawks sixth winner of the dual with a pin just 13-seconds into his match with Brett Castek.
If it was any consolation for the Hawks in their loss to Osage; Osage went on to win the Class 2A Dual Team Meet title by downing top seeded Spirit Lake Park 39-31 in the semi-finals and Columbus Junction 30-27 in the finals.
Spirit Lake Park defeated Emmetsburg 41-28 in the third/fourth place match.
This years team was relatively young with just three seniors in the starting line up; Dustin Jaeger (152), Jamie Vaske (171) and Tony Marbach at 189. Those seniors led by example all year long, compiling a combined 94-28 record.
Five juniors, three sophomores and three freshman rounded out the 14 man varsity line up.
That group of 11 starters along with a talented junior varsity group will have the Hawk wrestling team doing what they do most every year - reloading for 2006-07.
The Hawks took first in five tournaments during the season, winning at Starmont, Cedar Rapids Jefferson, the West Delaware Duals, the Sectional Tournament at Independence and the District Tournament at Upper Iowa University.
They placed second at the West Delaware Hawk Invitational and at the WaMaC Conference Tournament. They were third at the Benton Community Invitational and placed fifth overall at the Cedar Rapids Extravaganza.
In those tournaments the Hawks crowned 21 individual champions.
Individual results
vs. Osage
119 - Luke Scheer (O) by forfeit; 125 - Josh Lee (O) pinned Nick Ketchum (WD) 5:12; 130 - Zach McCool (WD) dec. Theran Goodale, 4-1; 135 - Adam Rave (WD) dec. Josh Johanns, 8-7; 140 - Nolan Hammel (O) dec. Chris Harbaugh (WD), 6-2; 145 - Dustin Baisley (O) maj. dec. Tyler Manternach (WD), 14-6; 152 - Dustin Jaeger (WD) tech. fall Andy Johnson, 5:58; 160 - Ryan Ketelsen (O) dec. Nate Lahr (WD) 12-5; 171 - Vinnie Wagner (O) maj. dec. Jamie Vaske (WD) 12-3; 189 - Tony Marbach (WD) pinned Nick Hirota (O), 2:28; 215 - Steven Broghammer (WD) dec. Alex Gileson (O), 6-4; 275 - Brad Evans (O) pinned Paul Broghammer (WD), 1:42; 103 - Nathan Vaske (WD) pinned Brett Castek (O), :13; 112 - Trevor Olen (O) pinned Shawn Flanagan, 4:39. |
 West Delaware boys just one game from STATE |
The West Delaware boys basketball team claimed a District title with two big tournament wins, moving them into the Sub-State final tonight (Tuesday) against Cresco on the campus of Upper Iowa University in Fayette.
The Hawks topped Western Dubuque, 51-36 on Monday, Feb. 27 in their district opener before defeating Independence 50-40 last Thursday night for the district title.
Against Western Dubuque the Hawks trailed only one time during the game, 6-4 midway through the first quarter. The Hawks scored the final six points of the period on baskets by Austin Cole, Eric Crawford and Tony Brown to take a 10-6 lead at the end of the quarter.
Western Dubuque got the first basket of the second period to pull to within two points, 10-8. It was then that the Hawks outscored the Bobcats 10-4 over the final six and a half minutes of the quarter to take a 20-12 half time lead.
The 10-4 spurt was started by Chris Crawford’s three point basket with 6:15 left in the quarter. BJ Hermsen then scored on a short jumper followed by a three point bucket by Eric Crawford. |
The Hawks Phil Keppler and BJ Hermsen (top photo) battle for a defensive rebound against Western Dubuque while Alex Boom (bottom photo) splits a pair of Independence defenders while driving to the basket. The Hawks topped the Bobcats 51-36 on Monday night before derailing the Mustangs 50-40 on Thursday night in Fayette. KEN BOESENBERG / Press |
Austin Cole’s basket with 2:46 left in the first half gave the Hawks a double digit lead, 20-10.
In the third quarter the Hawks BJ Hermsen took over during a two and a half minute stretch, scoring eight of his game high 16 points. For the quarter the Hawks scored just nine points but held to Western Dubuque to seven points to increase their lead to 10 points, 29-19.
The pace of the game picked up considerably during the final eight minutes with the Hawks steadily increasing their lead while putting 24 points on the board.
Senior guard Eric Crawford scored the Hawks final six points of the game as West Delaware picked up the 15-point victory, 51-36 over the Bobcats.
Eric Crawford was the only other Hawk to score in double figures besides Hermsen’s 16 with 13 points.
Game stats
vs. Western Dubuque
Field goals - Hawks 19-40-47%; free throws - Hawks 11-20-55%; assists - Hawks 17 (C. Crawford 2, E. Crawford 4, Boom 4, Hermsen 2, Cole 3, Brown 1, Manternach 1); steals - Hawks 5 (E. Crawford 1, Boom 1, Hermsen 1, Cole 1, Keppler 1); rebounds - Hawks 37 (C. Crawford 3, E. Crawford 1, Boom 3, Hermsen 15, Cole 3, Keppler 1, Brown 6, Manternach 5); turnovers - Hawks 17; fouls - Hawks 15; Hawk scoring - Chris Crawford 6, Eric Crawford 13, BJ Hermsen 16, Austin Cole 4, Phil Keppler 2, Tony Brown 2, Brett Manternach 8.
On last Thursday night the Hawks faced their second consecutive WaMaC Conference foe in the Mustangs of Independence.
At stake was a District championship and a chance to advance to the Sub-State Finals on Monday night, March 6.
The Hawks made it three straight over the Mustangs with a 50-40 victory at Upper Iowa University.
Sophomore BJ Hermsen had a dominating performance against the Mustangs with 24 points, 12 rebounds, six steals and two blocked shots.
Hermsen was nine for 10 from two point range as the Hawks shot 66% (19/29) from inside the three point arc.
West Delaware made just two of 13 three-point baskets.
Hermsen got the Hawks off to an early 3-0 lead with an old fashioned three-point play 30 seconds into the game.
Indee then made back-to-back three point goals to take a 6-3 lead. The Hawks scored the next 10 points to grab a 13-6 lead, one they would not give up for the rest of the game.
The 10 straight points were scored by BJ Hermsen and Brett Manternach; five each.
The Hawks held a 15-9 lead at the end of the first quarter with Hermsen scoring eight and Manternach seven.
The Mustangs were able to pull to within two-points, 19-17 with 2:06 left in the second quarter but the Hawks surged ahead to lead 26-19 at the half.
The Hawks led 43-30 at the end of the third quarter and withstood an Independence mini run midway through the fourth quarter to pick up the district championship, 50-40.
Game stats
vs. Independence
Field goals - WD 21-42-50%; free throws - WD 6-12-50%; assists - WD 17 (C. Crawford 9, E. Crawford 1, Boom 1, Cole 3, Brown 3); steals - WD 11 (C. Crawford 1, E. Crawford 1, Boom 2, Hermsen 6, Cole 1); blocked shots - WD 5 (C. Crawford 1, Hermsen 2, Manternach 2); rebounds - WD 22 (C. Crawford 2, Hermsen 12, Cole 1, Brown 2, Manternach 5); turnovers - WD 19; fouls - WD 14; Hawk scoring - Eric Crawford 5, Alex Boom 1, BJ Hermsen 24, Austin Cole 7, Brett Manternach 13.
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WaMaC Conference East and West Division boys basketball |
WaMaC Conference
Boys All-Conference
East Division
1st Team
BJ Hermsen, West Delaware; Allen Reisner, Marion; Cole Block, DeWitt Central; Cory Tilson, Western Dubuque; Brad Cook, Maquoketa; Adam Manternach, Dyersville Beckman.
2nd Team
jake Cram, Marion; Gabe Lynott, Marion; Brett Hittenmiller, Dyersville Beckman; Brett Hosch, Dyersville Beckman; Brett Manternach, West Delaware; Tommy Ruggeberg, DeWitt Central; Luke Patterson, Maquoketa.
Honorable Mention
Eric Crawford, West Delaware; Austin Cole, West Delaware; Marty Tope, Marion; Brady Quinn, Marion; Matt Tegeler, Dyersville Beckman; Brian Klaren, Dyersville Beckman; Drew Burmahl, Maquoketa; Reid Kenney, Maquoketa; Alex Ross, Western Dubuque; Jacob Lucas, Western Dubuque.
East Division Coach of the Year - Corby Laube of Marion.
WaMaC Conference
Boys All-Conference
West Division
1st Team
Ross Timmermans, Vinton Shellsburg; David Urlaub, Vinton Shellsburg; Matt Sima, Vinton Shellsburg; Jon Reinhart, Benton Community; Cory Burnes, South Tama; Brad Arnold, Independence.
2nd Team
Tim Kelly, Waterloo Columbus; Adam Rathje, Benton Community; Nick Ratchford, Waterloo Columbus; Chris Jetter, Independence; Reilly Fisher, Benton Community; Zach Haughey, South Tama.
Honorable Mention
Tyler Snitker, Benton Community; Tyler Gibney, Benton Community; Rob Kenkel, South Tama; Derek Kemper, South Tama; Shane McCollow, Waterloo Columbus; Zach Schaefer, Waterloo Columbus; Scott FAy, Independence; Brent Fuller, Independence; Dusty Schirm, Vinton Shellsburg; Brady Randall, Vinton Shellsburg.
West Division Coach of the Year - Thad Hoover of Vinton Shellsburg.
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