Cubs wrestling team’s first of year
Shown here is the 2012-2013 Cubs wrestling team with their first-place trophy from their first tournament of the year in Rush City Saturday, Dec. 1. Kimball’s four seniors – Schlueter, Konz, Hamer, and Wills, all placed first, as well as Blane Tschida and Quinten Berres. Payton and Skyler Schiefelbein placed third. Taking fourth place was Brady Mehr and Matt Donnay. On the podium with fifth place were Ted Zipoy and Troy Filzen. Team points: Alec Johnson made his debut wrestling. Markus Mehr was injured in his first match of the day and brought to a hospital. He received whiplash, but thank goodness, he should return in the near future. The Cubs took home the first-place team trophy with 215 points, beating out eight other teams; Luck, Wis., came in second with 151.5 team points.
Last Updated on Thursday, 06 December 2012 19:09
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Cubs wrestlers win Rush City
By Mike Schindler, coach
The 2012-13 wrestling season started off well Saturday, Dec. 1, for the Cubs at the Rush City Individual Tournament. The Cubs claimed six individual titles and placed 12 out of 14 wrestlers. The Cubs were led by their seniors Marcus Hamer, Travis Wills, Austyn Schlueter, and Tim Konz who all took home individual titles, Blane Tshida and Quinten Berres also took home first-place honors.
The Cubs had three kids wrestling in their first varsity tournament with two of them placing. Seventh-grader Payton Schiefelbein (106) went 2-1 on the day pinning Michael Thuney from Deer River in the third-place match in 1:20. Alec Johnson (113) stepped out on the mat for the first time and was able to experience a varsity tournament in his first match ever. Blane Tschida (120) who starts the season out ranked #2 at 113 pounds pinned his way through the tournament, never seeing the second period on his way to the championship. Quinten Berres (126) starts the season out ranked #1 at 126 pounds, also pinned his way through the tournament wrestling a total of three minutes to claim first place. Brady Mehr (132) wrestled a tough tournament and came home with a fourth place finish. Marcus Hamer (138) ranked #3 at 138 pounds won the championship with a
12-4 major decision over 10th ranked Jake Hickerson from Ogilvie. Matt Donnay (145) started off the season taking on Nic Borchert from Mille Lacs who is currently ranked seventh, losing by a decision in the first round; Matt fought back to a fourth-place finish.
Markus Mehr (152) did not start his season off at all in a way we’d like. In Markus’s first match, he was down by two when his opponent picked him up and returned him to the mat landing on the back of his head. Markus would end up leaving the tournament on a stretcher to go to the hospital to make sure no serious injuries had occurred from the rough landing. Markus is a little stiff, but there was no major damage and will be back in action for the Cubs after a short recovery period. Skyler Schiefelbein (160) wrestled a great tournament losing a close match in the semis and pinning his way back to a third place finish. Troy Filzen (170) had some high scoring matches with a lot of action that he came out on the losing end of, but he finished the tournament with a pin and a fifth place finish. Our Senior trio of Travis Wills (182), Austyn Schlueter (195) and Tim Konz (220) dominated their way through the tournament picking up 5 pins 1 major and 1 decision as they all took home individual titles. Ted Zipoy (285) was a little nervous entering his first varsity tournament, but wrestled very well going 2-2 on the day and took home fifth place for the Cubs.
Next, the Cubs will travel to Pierz Tuesday, Dec. 4, to take on the host who is currently ranked 7th in Class A and a conference foe. The Cubs are currently ranked 12th in class A. Then the Cubs will travel to Park of Cottage Grove for the Wolfpack Duals Saturday,
Dec. 8.
Saturday, Dec. 1, at the Rush City Tournament, Cubs’ senior Travis Wills takes first place, and here he defeats his opponent.
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2 home wins give Lady Cubs 2-0 start
Written by Jeremy Kuechle, coach
The Kimball girls’ basketball team began its season with opening home wins in non-conference play against Royalton and Milaca. In the first game Tuesday, Nov. 27, Royalton started hot converting on seven of their first eight shots to start the game. The Cubs battled right with the Royals as the lead changed several times in the first half. The score at halftime ended in a 24-24 tie. In the second half, Royalton built a 5-point lead with five minutes to play in the contest, but Kimball finished with a 15-6 run to close out a 52-48 victory.
JV girls’ basketball begins season
By Coach Joe Stangle
Royalton Royals Nov. 27
Tuesday, Nov. 27, we hosted the Royalton Royals to start our 2012-13 season. Our team includes sophomores Tori Denn, Emily Donnay, Mady Gasper, Dani Helgeson, Tina Kastanek, Maddy O’Brien, Hannah Serbus, and Nicole Vossen; junior Lexi Rose and senior Malina Röettgermann. We have shown improvement since the beginning of practice and were looking forward to this opening game.
The game began with both teams showing some jitters, but Lexi Rose hit a three-pointer to get us going on a great pass from Hannah Serbus. Maddy O’Brien hit a jumper, Serbus made a triple and Rose added another three to put us up 10-2. O’Brien was able to make two more shots and Mady Gasper hit a driving lay up. Our defense played well and forced Royalton turnovers that led two more Rose baskets and Dani Helgeson ended the Lady Cub scoring in the first half up, 25-8.
In the second half, our bench played hard on both ends to help us secure the non-conference victory. Helgeson made a layup, Tori Denn hit a shot and Nicole Vossen got her offense going making a jump shot. This kept us up 31-16, Emily Donnay made her first basket and Helgeson scored again to push the Kimball score margin back up to 19. Serbus made a steal and scored, Helgeson drained a post move and Tina Kastanek dropped in a two-pointer from distance. Helgeson added one charity shot and Serbus scored another basket to put us up 42-24. Malina Röettgermann made her first point on a free throw and Kastanek ended our scoring with one from the foul line. The Royals could only muster three more points after this, as Kimball cruised to a 44-27 win.
Milaca Wolves Nov. 30
The Milaca Wolves came calling Friday, Nov. 30, in another non-conference tilt. They were playing their first game and we were confident coming off our win over Royalton. It was a battle for 32 minutes and the Lady Cubs did not go quietly. From the tip, it was evident that Milaca would use the three-point shot in the first half to force our hand defensively. Maddy O’Brien hit our first shot and Hannah Serbus drained a shot, as the score would see-saw back and forth throughout this game. O’Brien hit an “old fashioned” three pointer, along with another basket with us up 11-9 at the 12:33 mark of the first half. Tori Denn got an offensive rebound and a putback basket, Lexi Rose’s steal and assist led to a Hannah Serbus-made two pointer. Nicole Vossen pulled down a defensive rebound and then drained an excellent jump-stop jump-shot to tie the score at 13-13 with 6:32 to play in the half. To finish, Denn made a shot, added two free throws, another basket and Serbus knocked down our last shot of the half to lead by only one, 21-20.
The second half adjustments by both teams allowed for even more back and forth action. Milaca’s full court pressure and the Lady Cubs defensive positioning caused havoc with both offenses. We could score only 10 more points on three Vossen baskets, a Denn putback and Dani Helgeson’s post move. We had chances, but were unable to convert. A solid offensive and defensive game was played by Mady Gasper, Emily Donnay and Malina Röettgermann. At the final buzzer, Kimball trailed by six, 31-37. We were proud of our defensive effort but we also know that we left some shots on the floor that could have turned the scoreboard in our favor.
Future games
Up next for the Lady Cubs, will be to travel to ACGC to take on the Falcons at 6 p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 4; home v the Paynesville Bulldogs at 6 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 6, and at Dassel-Cokato at 6 p.m. tip off Friday, Dec. 7, Thank you for supporting Kimball girls’ basketball.
Last Updated on Thursday, 06 December 2012 12:15
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