Titan wrestlers win three of five at Dells Duals

A 10th-place finish was the result for the Gale-Ettrick-Trempealeau/Melrose-Mindoro high school wrestling co-op at a Wisconsin Dells meet that featured some of the top wrestlers in the state.

The Titans won three of their five duals on Saturday, taking down Wilmot Union, Waukesha West and Mineral Point while dropping duals to Freedom and Cumberland.

Coach Pete Peterson and the Titans finished behind some Wisconsin wrestling powers including Prairie du Chien, Iowa Grant/Highland and the aforementioned Freedom. Muskego, Marshfield, Coleman, Aquinas, Shiocton and Cumberland rounded out the top nine for team scores. 

Jackson Blaken won all five of his matches at 144 pounds, and the Titans got four wins apiece from Koda Purney (113 pounds), Brody Banse (120) and Gunnar Johnson (157).

The Titans are scheduled to go to Black River Falls for a triangular with the Tigers and Viroqua this Thursday and will end the week at a Saturday tournament in Richland Center.

Freedom 51 GM 25

Freedom won nine of the final 12 weight classes after the Titans won their first two matches in the opening dual on Saturday.

Purney and Banse won the opening weight classes against Freedom with back to back pins. The Titans also got wins from Blaken, Johnson and Colton Koss (106).

GM 42 Mineral Point 27

The Titans earned their first dual win of the day against Mineral Point with the help of the lightweight wrestlers.

Koss, Purney and Banse all won their matches, and Jayce Stetzer earned a win for the Titans at 132 pounds.

Aaron Dunigan (190) and Braydon Lockington (215) each earned their first wins of the day against the Pointers.

GM 44 Waukesha West 34

It was the Titans that needed a response in their third dual of the day, as Waukesha West won the first three matches with two pins and a major decision.

Landon Windsor pinned Gavin Starich of Waukesha West at 150 pounds, one of three straight wins by the Titans after the early losses o get back into the team competition.

Cisco Jimenez also entered the win column against Waukesha West, pinning his opponent in the 285-pound match in 1 minute, 21 seconds.

The Titans won five of the final six weight classes to finish the comeback.

Cumberland 38 GM 33

A loss in the final match against Cumberland sealed the Titans’ fate in their fourth dual.

Noah Hile of Cumberland earned a pin in the dual’s final weight class of 126 pounds after the Titans had taken a late lead behind wins from Purney and Banse.

GM 40 Wilmot Union 36

Another tight contest ended the Titans’ day, this time with G/M on the winning side of the equation.

Braden Peterson got a win by forfeit at 175 pounds for the Titans to get in the win column, points that were followed by wins from Dunigan and Lockington to ensure a team victory.