By John George
The Eagles dual meet last Thursday at the NY Mills Sports Center started with a whimper, and ended with a bang. Through it all, Mills came out with a perfect 3-0 record.
The Eagles began the night against the United North Central team of Menahga-Sebeka....kinda.
UNC was only able to put out five wrestlers out of the 14 weight classes. Mills won four of those five matches to go with nine forfeit wins in a 69-6 victory
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The next match against Breckenridge was a little more interesting. The Eagles took an early 21-0 lead by winning the first four matches. The Cowboys then won five of the next six matches to pull withing to at 24-22, but in a sign of things to come later in the evening, Mills won the final four matches by fall, three in the first period, to win, 48-22.
The final match of the night didn't start so well for the home team as they took on Browerville/Eagle Valley. B/EV began the match with four-straight wins to open a 18-0 lead. Mike Kumpula finally got Mills on the board with a pin at 130 pounds. Jordan Novak and Jordan Vaughan followed with wins to cut the B/EV lead to 18-13.
The visitors responded by winning three more in a row, opening a 33-13 lead with four matches to go.
What came next is something Eagle fans will remember for a long time.
Mills' 171 pounder Brendan Frost began the Eagle rally with a win by fall in 55 seconds. Andy Hendrickx and Jarrod Norton followed with a pair of 1st period pins to close the gap to 33-31. Heavyweight Andrew Frost finished the comeback with the team's fourth first period pin in a row, giving the Eagles a dramatic 37-33 win.
Win at OTC
NY Mills traveled to Henning Tuesday night and came home with a 53-15 over Otter Tail Central. Seven Eagle wrestlers won by fall, including first period pins by Kumpula, Vaughan and Aaron Fischer. Brendan Frost had a 17-0 tech fall win at 171 pounds.
6A rival up ahead
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The Eagles will have the rest of the week off as they prepare to host Section 6A rival Wadena-Deer Creek on Jan. 22. The Wolverines are the highest ranked team in Section 6A, coming in at No. 20 in the State. W-DC has a pair of ranked wrestlers, Trey VanOrsdel, No. 7 at 140 pounds, and Tony Wegscheid, who is No. 10 at 189 pounds.
Thursday, January 10
Mills Duals
NYM 37, Browerville/Eagle Valley 33
103--Brochert (BEV) def. Josh Bernu, fall 4:36
112--Shamp (BEV) def. Myron Bell, fall 3:57
119--Ston (BEV) def. Brian Schornack, 1-0
125--Spychalla (BEV) def. Mike Dittmann, 9-5
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130--Mike Kumpula (NYM) def. Schettler, fall 1:19
135--Jordan Novak (NYM) def. Schumann, 9-1
140--Jordan Vaughan (NYM) def. Mueller, 9-2
145--Denny (BEV) def. Dylan Curtis, fall 1:13
152--Pudwill (BEV) def. Jake Johnson, 6-1
160--Bollin (BEV) def. Matt Ayers, fall :55
171--Brendan Frost (NYM) def. Becker, fall :55
189--Andy Hendrickx (NYM) def. Maschler, fall :59
215--Jarrod Norton (NYM) def. Perish, fall :38
HWT--Andrew Frost (NYM) def. Minor, fall 1:22
New York Mills 48, Breckenridge 22
103--Shane Novak (NYM) def. Whittney, 4-1
112--Bell (NYM) def. Stuerenberg, fall :26
119--Schornack (NYM), W-FF
125--Dittmann (NYM) def. Goodjohn, fall 4:39
130--Differding (B) def. Peter Stark, 7-4
135--Novak (NYM) def. Johnson, 6-2
140--Pierce (B) def. Vaughan, 13-1
145--Erlandson (B) def. Johnson, fall 3:30
152--Ammons (B) def. Ayers, 13-8
160--Erlandson (B) def. Ryan Lee, fall 1:22
171--B. Frost (NYM) def. Krause, :25
189--Hendrickx (NYM) def. Mattis, fall 1:42
215--Norton (NYM) def. Meyer, fall 4:45
HWT--Nathan Burg (NYM) def. Vosberg, fall :40
New York Mills 69, United North Central 6
103--Bernu (NYM) def. Malone, fall 2:28
112--Bell (NYM), W-FF
119--Schornack (NYM) def. Meech, fall 1:23
125--Dittmann (NYM), W-FF
130--Stark (NYM), W-FF
135--Novak (NYM), W-FF
140--Vaughan (NYM), W-FF
145--Johnson (NYM), W-FF
152--Double FF
160--Siewsen (UNC) def. Ayers, fall 3:54
171--B. Frost (NYM) def. Ahlf, 9-5
189--Hendrickx (NYM), W-FF
215--Norton (NYM) def. Nevala, fall 5:21
HWT--A. Frost (NYM), W-FF
Tuesday, January 15
New York Mills 53, Otter Tail Central 15
103--Bernu (NYM) def. Johnson, 9-4
112--Mattys (OTC) def. Jake Hessig, 11-7
119--Schornack (NYM) def. Olson, fall 4:53
125--Dittmann (NYM) def. Hart, 5-1
130--Kumpula (NYM) def. Hinson, fall 1:35
135--Novak (NYM) def. Meder, fall 2:59
140--Vaughan (NYM) def. Nilson, fall 1:32
145--Johnson (NYM) def. Nelson, 13-7
152--Fischer (NYM) def. Minten, fall :49
160--Stender (OTC) def. Lee, fall 1:12
171--B. Frost (NYM) def. Pieper, 17-0
189--Hendrickx (NYM) def. Macheledt, 6-2
215--Owings (OTC) def. Norton, fall :49
HWT--A. Frost (NYM), W-FF
Class A Poll Section
1. Jackson County Central 2
2. Canby 3
3. Kerkoven-Murdock-Sunberg 3
4. Atwater-Cosmos-Grove City 5
5. United South Central 2
6. Maple River 2
7. Frazee 8
8. Madelia/Truman 4
9. Kenyon-Wanamingo 1
10. Paynesville Area 5
11. Medford 1
12. Yellow Medicine East 3
20. Wadena-Deer Creek 6
21. Bertha-Hewitt/Verndale 6
NYM Ranked Individuals
135--Jordan Novak (#7)
171--Brendan Frost (#9)
HWT--Andrew Frost (#6)
