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Feb. 16—Lake Mills hosted the district wrestling tournament Saturday and continued their incredible season.
The Bulldogs won the team title with 211.5 points, easily outdistancing runner-up Central Springs who had 127.5.
Another exciting achievement for the team was tying a school record by qualifying seven individuals for state. Four wrestlers advanced by winning their respective weight class. Seniors Steve Brandenburg and Josiah Kjeldahl both pinned their way through their brackets. It will be Brandenburg's fourth trip to Des Moines and Kjeldahl's first.
Brandenburg also broke the school record for pins in a season. He started the day tied with Wyatt Hanna (2025) at 40 pins and had three on the day to push the new mark to 43.
Junior Caleb Skogen punched his first ticket to state with two wins that came down to the end. Mason Helgeson, a freshman, was the final champion.
Three Bulldogs advanced to state by placing second. Freshmen Micah Skogen and Carter Ham wrestled well to get in, and senior Royce Peterson claimed his second trip to state.
"What a tremendous day for our kids," said coach Alex Brandenburg. "In my 22 years as a head coach, I have not had a team wrestle as well at districts as today."
Seven state qualifiers ties a school record with squads from 1989 and 1998.
"I can't say enough good things about the kids on this team, as they have improved so much throughout the season," Brandenburg said. "To tie the school record and likely break the record if we didn't have a season ending injury, is an amazing accomplishment after losing nine seniors last year."
Team scores: Lake Mills 211.5, Central Springs 143.5, Emmetsburg 127.5, Sumner-Fredericksburg 123.5, Saint Ansgar 116, North Union 58.5, Northwood-Kensett 50, West Bend-Mallard 46.5, Newman 32, West Fork 22.
State qualifiers:
106: 1. Hunter Lester, WBM, Fr, 32-1; 2. Micah Skogen, LM, Fr, 40-17.
113: 1. Zakari Willems, SF, Fr, 30-12; 2. Carter Ham, LM, Fr, 36-21.
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120: 1. Mason Knapp, WBM, Sr, 32-8; 2. Lane Knudtson, CS, So, 34-9.
126: 1. Mason Helgeson, LM, Fr, 51-6; 2. CJ Rodriguez, Em, Sr, 15-9.
132: 1. Sam Egan, SF, Sr, 34-3; 2. Truman Hogan, CS, So, 37-8.
138: 1. Trace Huisman, STA, Sr, 48-5; 2. Royce Peterson, LM, Sr, 43-16.
144: 1. Jase Jones, SF, So, 41-6; 2. Castor Kollasch, NU, So, 38-14.
150: 1. Steve Brandenburg, LM, Sr, 51-2; 2. Winton Hogan, CS, Jr, 32-19.
157: 1. Caleb Skogen, LM, Jr, 46-12; 2. Lincoln Levan, CS, So, 34-11.
165: 1. Bradyen Yates, Em, Sr, 33-8; 2. Andrew Hall, STA, Sr, 31-10.
175: 1. Alex Tiedemann, NK, Sr, 39-0; 2. Jaxon Edwards, CS, Sr, 38-9.
190: 1. Ryan Wirtz, Em, Sr, 27-2; 2. Lincoln Blickenderfer, CS, Sr, 36-6.
215: 1. Josiah Kjeldahl, LM, Sr, 41-6; 2. Brody Dolph, STA, Jr, 26-23.
285: 1. Nick Saxton, Em, Sr, 36-6; 2. Josh Young, CS, Sr, 32-12.
Other Lake Mills finishes: 3rd: Case Casperson (132), Luke Fjeld (175), Mason Gaetzke (190), Chis Bloedel (285); 4th: Lane Sprecher (165); Dnp: John Fjeld (144)
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The Bulldogs won the team title with 211.5 points, easily outdistancing runner-up Central Springs who had 127.5.
Another exciting achievement for the team was tying a school record by qualifying seven individuals for state. Four wrestlers advanced by winning their respective weight class. Seniors Steve Brandenburg and Josiah Kjeldahl both pinned their way through their brackets. It will be Brandenburg's fourth trip to Des Moines and Kjeldahl's first.
Brandenburg also broke the school record for pins in a season. He started the day tied with Wyatt Hanna (2025) at 40 pins and had three on the day to push the new mark to 43.
Junior Caleb Skogen punched his first ticket to state with two wins that came down to the end. Mason Helgeson, a freshman, was the final champion.
Three Bulldogs advanced to state by placing second. Freshmen Micah Skogen and Carter Ham wrestled well to get in, and senior Royce Peterson claimed his second trip to state.
"What a tremendous day for our kids," said coach Alex Brandenburg. "In my 22 years as a head coach, I have not had a team wrestle as well at districts as today."
Seven state qualifiers ties a school record with squads from 1989 and 1998.
"I can't say enough good things about the kids on this team, as they have improved so much throughout the season," Brandenburg said. "To tie the school record and likely break the record if we didn't have a season ending injury, is an amazing accomplishment after losing nine seniors last year."
Team scores: Lake Mills 211.5, Central Springs 143.5, Emmetsburg 127.5, Sumner-Fredericksburg 123.5, Saint Ansgar 116, North Union 58.5, Northwood-Kensett 50, West Bend-Mallard 46.5, Newman 32, West Fork 22.
State qualifiers:
106: 1. Hunter Lester, WBM, Fr, 32-1; 2. Micah Skogen, LM, Fr, 40-17.
113: 1. Zakari Willems, SF, Fr, 30-12; 2. Carter Ham, LM, Fr, 36-21.
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120: 1. Mason Knapp, WBM, Sr, 32-8; 2. Lane Knudtson, CS, So, 34-9.
126: 1. Mason Helgeson, LM, Fr, 51-6; 2. CJ Rodriguez, Em, Sr, 15-9.
132: 1. Sam Egan, SF, Sr, 34-3; 2. Truman Hogan, CS, So, 37-8.
138: 1. Trace Huisman, STA, Sr, 48-5; 2. Royce Peterson, LM, Sr, 43-16.
144: 1. Jase Jones, SF, So, 41-6; 2. Castor Kollasch, NU, So, 38-14.
150: 1. Steve Brandenburg, LM, Sr, 51-2; 2. Winton Hogan, CS, Jr, 32-19.
157: 1. Caleb Skogen, LM, Jr, 46-12; 2. Lincoln Levan, CS, So, 34-11.
165: 1. Bradyen Yates, Em, Sr, 33-8; 2. Andrew Hall, STA, Sr, 31-10.
175: 1. Alex Tiedemann, NK, Sr, 39-0; 2. Jaxon Edwards, CS, Sr, 38-9.
190: 1. Ryan Wirtz, Em, Sr, 27-2; 2. Lincoln Blickenderfer, CS, Sr, 36-6.
215: 1. Josiah Kjeldahl, LM, Sr, 41-6; 2. Brody Dolph, STA, Jr, 26-23.
285: 1. Nick Saxton, Em, Sr, 36-6; 2. Josh Young, CS, Sr, 32-12.
Other Lake Mills finishes: 3rd: Case Casperson (132), Luke Fjeld (175), Mason Gaetzke (190), Chis Bloedel (285); 4th: Lane Sprecher (165); Dnp: John Fjeld (144)
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