The Raiders wrestling team held their home invitational, the Raider Scramble, in New Glarus on Saturday, December 14th. The tournament featured many ranked wrestlers from all over the state and Sugar River placed 6th overall.

"Being early in the season, the team is still working on many aspects of the sport. The effort by all has been tremendous! Many of the new wrestlers are still learning about the importance of positioning themselves and body control," said Coach Pete Swenson. "The Raiders came away on Saturday with five wrestlers placing in the top 5. At 113, Nathan Balderas took third place and teammate Samantha Peterson took 4th place. At 132, Joe Quaglia came away with the championship. Joe has been wrestling with a chip on his shoulder. He has only given up one takedown this season and looks like he's on a mission. At 160, Robbie Chenoweth narrowly missed out on being in the finals, but finished with a 4th place finish. Robbie continues to do everything right. Any loss at this point of the season is a way to improve. Lastly, sophomore Hunter Olson began his varsity career by taking 4th at 220."

Full Meet Results

Wrestling at 112 lbs, Nathan Balderas (3-2) placed 3rd and scored 15 team points. Receiving a round one bye, Balderas went on to wrestle teammate Samantha Peterson in round two, winning by fall. In round three Balderas lost by fall to Monroe's Garrett Voegeli and received a bye in round four. In round five, Balderas lost by fall to Dodgeville's Tristan Jones.

The Raiders have Alonso Vega (4-5) wrestling at 126 lbs. Vega placed 6th and scored 7 team points. In round one, Vega lost to Dodgeville's Thomas Lundell by fall and lost by fall to Dodgeville's Drew Palmer in round two. In round three, Vega won by fall over Brodhead/Juda's Seth Mansfield and in round four Vega won over Durand/Pecatonica's David McGregory. In the 5th Place Match, Vega lost by fall to Brodhead/Juda's Seth Mansfield.

Joe Quaglia (9-1) placed 1st and scored 22 team points. Quaglia wrestles at 132 lbs. Receiving a round one bye, Quaglia won by fall over Dodgeville's Austin Phelan in round two. In round three, he won over Evansville/Albany's Nicholas Barmore and in round four he won by decision over Brodhead/Juda's Braden Erb. In round five, Quaglia won by decision over Evansville/Albany's Matt Kostroun.

Wrestling at 138 lbs, Brian Hollis (5-5) placed 3rd and scored 14 team points. In round one, Hollis won by major decision over Dodgeville's Dylan Roen. In round two, Hollis lost by fall to Evan Senter of Evansville/Albany and in round three Hollis won by fall over Sugar River's Aiden Lietz. In round four, Hollis lost by decision to Cuba City's Jackson Soja and in round five, Hollis won by fall over Monroe's Jace Amacher.

At 145 lbs, Avery Lettman (1-4) placed 6th and scored 3 team points. In round one, Lettman lost by fall to Nick Wille of Evansville/Albany and also lost by fall in round two to Durand/Pecatonica's Matt Nevdal. In round three, Dodgeville's Jack Dougherty won over Lettman by decision and in round four Lettman won by decision over SR's Brycen Schuhmacher. In the 5th Place Match, Lettman lost by fall to Dodgeville's Jack Dougherty.

Robert Chenoweth (7-3), wrestling at 160 lbs, placed 4th and scored 13 team points. In round one Chenoweth received a bye and in round two he won by fall over Cuba City's Cooper Johnston. Chenoweth won round three over Brodhead/Juda's Cesar Salgado and in round four he lost by decision to Evansville/Albany's Patrick Crull. In the 3rd Place Match, Dodgeville's Riley Crook won by major decision over Chenoweth.

Wrestling at 170 lbs, Patrick Samon (2-6) placed 7th and scored 6 team points. In round one, Samon lost by fall to Brodhead/Juda's Cole Hoesly and in round two lost by fall to Monroe's Patrick Rielly. In round three Samon received a bye and in round four Samon lost by fall to Dodgeville's RJ Veinberg. In the 7th Place Match, Samon received a bye.

Hunter Olson (2-3), wrestling at 220 lbs, placed 4th and scored 11 team points. Olson received a bye in round one and in round two lost by fall to Durand/Pecatonica's Nick Upmann. In round three, Olson lost by fall to Monroe's Kelsey Domingez and in round four he received a bye. Olson lost in round five to Cutter Lange of Evansville/Albany.

The team hosts a dual in Belleville against Verona Area High School on December 19th, will attend a tournament at UW-Oshkosh on December 28th and will start the new year out at an invitational at Sauk Prairie on January 4th.