Hornets going strong, have work to do on season

Cadott sophomore Kaleb Lohdal (113 pounds) made sure his Boyceville opponent had nowhere to go in dual action at home Dec. 8. Photo by Ginna Young

By Ginna Young

Cadott’s boys wrestling program knows they have things to improve on, but the grapplers are learning as they go.

Dec. 8 vs. Boyceville Dual (L 43-42)

Hosting their first home dual of the season, Cadott went up against a tough Boyceville team.

“Hats off to Boyceville, they came to wrestle,” said coach Josh Spaeth. “It was a great environment to wrestle in. We have a lot of work to do before the end of the season.”

The Hornets fell behind early on, but came back with enough wins to tie Boyceville, after an exciting win from senior Kane Mengel (285 pounds) over Parker Coombs, by fall, in 1:05. The Cadott crowd was on a high from the bounceback, but Boyceville was determined to be the winners by a forfeit margin.

“The one forfeit was the deciding factor in the dual,” said Spaeth. “We got pinned seven times. This is an area that we need to fix if we are going to be a competitive dual team. We also pinned six times, which is great.”

See Thursday, Dec. 15, 2022, issue of Courier Sentinel for the complete story.