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Five Hodag Wrestlers Take First at Badger State Games

By Jeremy Mayo

WATERTOWN, WI – Eleven youth wrestlers traveled to Watertown this past weekend for the Badger State Summer Games. Five left with first place finishes.

Connor Johnson, Dante Steinmetz, Jacob DeMeyer, Jon Fox, and Richard Klaver all went 3-0 in their round robin brackets to take first place.

Steinmetz (pictured right), who won a WWF State Title in March, got victories by technical fall and decision to put him in position to take first and needed just 34 seconds to pin Kolbe De Los Angeles of Fond du Lac to clinch the title.

DeMeyer (pictured left) did not surrender a point in three bouts, shutting out hit first and third round opponents and earning a pin in 23 second in round two. Johnson (pictured below right) and Klaver each had two pins en route to their titles. Fox had one pin.

Mike Cinfio, Randy Platek and Tyler Olson had second place finishes. Alex Reas scored a third and Derrick Dumpprope and Brenton Dotter finished fourth.

The grapplers (pictured below right) were coached by Mark Steinmetz and Kevin Larson.

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RESULTS: Badger State Games – Saturday, June 28, 2008

Rhinelander Results

Grades K-2 45-47: Dante Steinmetz (1st Place)
Round 1 - won by tech fall over Eric Halverson (Pewaukee) 15-0
Round 2 - won by decision over Caleb Gross (Pound) 3-0
Round 3 - won by pin over Kolbe De Los Angeles (Fond du Lac) 0:34

Grades K-2 50-52: Tyler Olson (2nd Place)
Round 1 – lost by decision to Eric Bauer (Kewaskum) 8-4
Round 2 - won by pin over Hannah Phillips (Pewaukee) 0:31
Round 3 - won by major decision over Cole Ramos (Kenosha) 13-0

Grade K-2 62-65: Jacob DeMeyer (1st Place)
Round 1 - won by decision over Benjamin Maldonado (Janesville) 7-0
Round 2 - won by pin over Caden Weis (Wausau) 0:23
Round 3 - won by major decision over Dylan Sprague (Hatley) 10-0

Grades 3-4 68-70: Derrick Dumpprope (4th Place)
Round 1 - lost by decision to Jerott Holz (Menomonee Falls) 9-5
Round 2 - lost by decision to Nicholas Richards (Janesville) 7-2
Round 3 - lost by major decision to Tristan Woods (Milton) 8-0

Grades 3-4 71-73: Jon Fox (1st Place)
Round 1 - won by pin over Michael Bertrand (Brussels) 2:55
Round 2 - won by decision over Sawyer Wallace (Mineral Point) 7-2
Round 3 - won by major decision over Len Kluck (Hustisford) 12-3

Grades 5-6 77-81: Alex Reas (3rd Place)
Round 1 - lost by pin to Dylan Smith (Lacrosse) 2:34
Round 2 - won by pin over Malcolm Clark (Madison) 0:22
Round 3 - lost by pin to Jimmy Smith (Rice Lake) 1:24

Grades 5-6 133-136: Connor Johnson (1st Place)
Round 1 - won by pin over Tommy Putnam (Brookfield) 1:49
Round 2 - won by pin over Tommy Putnam (Brookfield) 1:54
Round 3 - won by major decision over Tommy Putnam (Brookfield) 18-5

Grades 7-8 107-108: Richard Klaver (1st Place)
Round 1 - won by pin over Casey Dentino (Brookfield) 3:00
Round 2 - won by pin over Kolt Bode (Baraboo) 0:44
Round 3 - won by major decision over Austin Smith (Lacrosse) 12-1

Grades 9-10 142-150: Mike Cinfio (2nd Place)
Round 1 - won by pin over Ryan Reagan (Milwaukee) 0:20
Round 2 - lost by decision to Vince Cardarelle (Saukville) 4-0
Round 3 - won by pin over Corban Schultz (Pewaukee) 0:47

Grades 9-10 200-219: Randy Platek (2nd Place)
Round 1 - lost by pin to Jordan Anusewicz (Lake Tomahawk) 1:22
Round 2 - won by pin over John Veidt (Kenosha) 0:26
Round 3 - won by pin over Gordon Nieskes (Wauwatosa) 0:58

Grades 9-12 138-139: Brenton Dotter (4th Place)
Round 1 – lost by pin to Josh Howard (Franklin) 2:47
Round 2 – lost by decision to Ryan Whitehouse (Waukesha) 4-2
Round 3 – lost by decision to Jason Lafavor (Baldwin) 3-0

-- Thanks to Mark Steinmetz and Laurie DeMeyer for submitting the photos and information. --

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