After winning Pool 8 last year (29th Place), the Green Machine tied Waseca 39-39 in the finals of Pool 2 (5th Place). Great job Green Machine! So many practices and hard work went into making the season great! Green Machine also came home with its first-ever NYWA State Champions, JT Hausen and Elliott Viland. Way to go, JT and Elliott!
Link to the State facebook photos
The Green Machine took home 3rd Place last weekend with a 4-1 record advancing to the NYWA State tournament. After an opening round 66-6 rout of Stewartville, the Green Machine knocked off the 4th seed Byron Bears, 42-30, in a total team effort. The Green Machine then fell 37-22 to perennial power Kasson-Mantorville, owner of the past 8 regional titles and 7 state titles. Green Machine bounced back with a 58-13 rout over Chatfield followed by another 42-30 win over Byron. Great job and good luck at State this coming weekend!
The Green Machine will be sending 7 wrestlers to the NYWA State tournament by placing in the Top 3 at Regions. Another 7 wrestlers placed in the Top 6 in their bracket. The state qualifiers are: D’Shaun Davis, JT Hausen, Logan Vargo, and Elliott Viland. Back row: Josh Oathoudt, Dylan Lippert, and David Tonjum. Good luck at State!
The Green Machine youth wrestling qualified 20 wrestlers out of districts and into the NWYA Regional Tournament. The 20 wrestlers are front row (left to right): Chase Kanzenbach, JT Hausen, Brady Racine, Chase Vargo, Carter Kanzenbach, Bo Bokman, D'Shawn Davis, and Elliott Viland. Back row: Hunter Nelson, Hunter Conrad, Aiden Tobin, Dylan Lippert, Owen Farmer, David Tonjum, Riley Stoltz, Alex Hoy, Josh Oathoudt, and Sam LaCanne. Not Pictured: Hudson Dillon and Logan Vargo.
Green Machine competed in the Byron Challenge, one of the toughest individual tournaments in the state, this past weekend. As a team, they placed 8th which is the highest place ever (previous best was 13th). Also, they finished with its highest number of place-winners with seven (previous high was three). David Tonjum was also the first champion for the Falcons at the tournament. Riley Stoltz took 3rd Place, Elliott Viland took 4th, while Josh Oathoudt, Jon Caron, Alex Stewart, and Will Erickson finished 6th in their brackets.
The Green Machine youth wrestlers once again competed all around the surrounding area this past weekend in Ellendale, St. Louis Park, Lake City, Lakeville, and Mankato. There were seven wrestlers taking first in their respective weight and age brackets. In the front row (from left): Jordan Reuvers, Chase Kanzenbach, and Madden Paul. Back row: JT Hausen, Sam LaCanne, Riley Stoltz and Aiden Tobin.
The Green Machine wrestlers competed in JWP, Albert Lea, and Shakopee this past weekend. Champions were (front row): JT Hausen, Chase Kanzenbach, Jayce Kaderlik (x2), and Cole Redding. Back row: Josh Oathoudt and Alex Stewart.
