Two Gopher Wrestling commits and some other top recruiting targets did very well at the prestigious 2016 Cheesehead Invitational wrestling tournament which took place Friday Jan. 8th and Sat. Jan. 9th in Kaukauna, WI.
2016 #21 Mitch McKee (St. M-A) took 1st and 2016 #54 Lucas Jeske took 2nd.
138 (1st) Champ.
Round 1 - Mitchell McKee (St. Michael`s Albertville) 27-0 received a bye () (Bye)
Round 2 - Mitchell McKee (St. Michael`s Albertville) 27-0 won by fall over Dalton Woodyard (Waverly-Shellrock) 22-11 (Fall 3:30)
Round 3 - Mitchell McKee (St. Michael`s Albertville) 27-0 won by fall over John Wick (Port Washington) 4-11 (Fall 1:17)
Round 4 - Mitchell McKee (St. Michael`s Albertville) 27-0 won by fall over Jack Mulay (Mt Carmel) 19-11 (Fall 1:58)
Quarterfinal - Mitchell McKee (St. Michael`s Albertville) 27-0 won by fall over Baylor Fernandes (Lockport) 22-8 (Fall 1:22)
Semifinal - Mitchell McKee (St. Michael`s Albertville) 27-0 won by major decision over Christian Robertson (Carl Sandburg) 28-4 (MD 13-4)
1st Place Match - Mitchell McKee (St. Michael`s Albertville) 27-0 won by fall over Zach Barnes (Southeast Polk) 21-2 (Fall 0:48)
182 (2nd) Champ.
Round 1 - Lucas Jeske (St. Michael`s Albertville) 27-1 received a bye () (Bye)
Round 2 - Lucas Jeske (St. Michael`s Albertville) 27-1 won by fall over Matt Verhasselt (Freedom) 15-12 (Fall 0:26)
Round 3 - Lucas Jeske (St. Michael`s Albertville) 27-1 won by fall over Brandon Berg (Pewaukee) 22-5 (Fall 2:32)
Round 4 - Lucas Jeske (St. Michael`s Albertville) 27-1 won by fall over James Watters (Edwardsville) 29-5 (Fall 2:25)
Quarterfinal - Lucas Jeske (St. Michael`s Albertville) 27-1 won by fall over Nathan Fuller (Wisconsin Rapids) 15-4 (Fall 1:05)
Semifinal - Lucas Jeske (St. Michael`s Albertville) 27-1 won by decision over Patrick Brucki (Carl Sandburg) 30-1 (Dec 6-4)
1st Place Match - Beau Breske (Hartford) 26-0 won by decision over Lucas Jeske (St. Michael`s Albertville) 27-1 (Dec 3-2)
The following are some top Gopher recruiting targets:
106 (1st) Champ.
Round 1 - Patrick McKee (St. Michael`s Albertville) 25-2 received a bye () (Bye)
Round 2 - Patrick McKee (St. Michael`s Albertville) 25-2 won by fall over Jered Stark (Hartford) 16-10 (Fall 2:28)
Round 3 - Patrick McKee (St. Michael`s Albertville) 25-2 won by fall over Anthony Molton (Lockport) 20-8 (Fall 4:27)
Round 4 - Patrick McKee (St. Michael`s Albertville) 25-2 won by fall over Brody Kust (Two Rivers) 21-10 (Fall 1:52)
Quarterfinal - Patrick McKee (St. Michael`s Albertville) 25-2 won by fall over Robby Horsman (Kasson-Mantorville) 19-5 (Fall 4:32)
Semifinal - Patrick McKee (St. Michael`s Albertville) 25-2 won by major decision over Joey Melendez (Montini Catholic) 27-3 (MD 9-1)
1st Place Match - Patrick McKee (St. Michael`s Albertville) 25-2 won by decision over Cody Phippen (Platte County) 20-1 (Dec 7-0)
152 (3rd) Champ.
Round 1 - Jake Allar (St. Michael`s Albertville) 24-3 received a bye () (Bye)
Round 2 - Jake Allar (St. Michael`s Albertville) 24-3 won by fall over Zack Wagenhoffer (Waverly-Shellrock) 25-6 (Fall 1:07)
Round 3 - Jake Allar (St. Michael`s Albertville) 24-3 won by fall over Will Gahnz (DeForest) 20-5 (Fall 4:08)
Round 4 - Jake Allar (St. Michael`s Albertville) 24-3 won by major decision over Kelvin Yde (Hartland Arrowhead) 11-8 (MD 17-5)
Quarterfinal - Jake Allar (St. Michael`s Albertville) 24-3 won by major decision over Jalen Thul (Apple Valley) 21-11 (MD 16-5)
Semifinal - Jake Tucker (Mt Carmel) 25-3 won by decision over Jake Allar (St. Michael`s Albertville) 24-3 (Dec 10-9)
Championship Back - Jake Allar (St. Michael`s Albertville) 24-3 won by decision over John Prieto (Carl Sandburg) 26-8 (Dec 5-2)
3rd Place Match - Jake Allar (St. Michael`s Albertville) 24-3 won by decision over Tyler Dow (Stoughton) 28-4 (Dec 3-1)
160 (1st) Champ.
Round 1 - Brady Berge (Kasson-Mantorville) 22-0 received a bye () (Bye)
Round 2 - Brady Berge (Kasson-Mantorville) 22-0 won by tech fall over Vic Keane (St. Ritas of Cascia) 20-12 (TF-1.5 5:40 (20-5))
Round 3 - Brady Berge (Kasson-Mantorville) 22-0 won by tech fall over Drew Krepline (Kaukauna) 23-6 (TF-1.5 5:52 (25-10))
Round 4 - Brady Berge (Kasson-Mantorville) 22-0 won by fall over Ben Schneider (Carl Sandburg) 24-6 (Fall 2:33)
Quarterfinal - Brady Berge (Kasson-Mantorville) 22-0 won by major decision over Johnny Blankenship (Platte County) 17-5 (MD 15-6)
Semifinal - Brady Berge (Kasson-Mantorville) 22-0 won by tech fall over Seth Walker (Waverly-Shellrock) 10-4 (TF-1.5 4:58 (20-5))
1st Place Match - Brady Berge (Kasson-Mantorville) 22-0 won by major decision over Jackson Hemauer (DeForest) 23-2 (MD 13-5)
220 (1st) Champ.
Round 1 - Gable Steveson (Apple Valley) 30-0 received a bye () (Bye)
Round 2 - Gable Steveson (Apple Valley) 30-0 won by fall over Brett Paulson (Kasson-Mantorville) 9-9 (Fall 1:12)
Round 3 - Gable Steveson (Apple Valley) 30-0 won by tech fall over Jacob Eggleston (Waverly-Shellrock) 24-7 (TF-1.5 2:15 (15-0))
Round 4 - Gable Steveson (Apple Valley) 30-0 won by fall over Mike Olsen (Hartland Arrowhead) 12-8 (Fall 1:12)
Quarterfinal - Gable Steveson (Apple Valley) 30-0 won by tech fall over Austin Shibilski (Pewaukee) 20-7 (TF-1.5 3:00 (21-5))
Semifinal - Gable Steveson (Apple Valley) 30-0 won by tech fall over Leo Ortiz (Mt Carmel) 17-7 (TF-1.5 2:12 (19-4))
1st Place Match - Gable Steveson (Apple Valley) 30-0 won by decision over Ethan Andersen (Southeast Polk) 23-1 (Dec 10-3)
Brady Berge's brother Broc has recently transferred from Iowa to MN and is now active. Most people still think that Brady will go to IA. Patrick McKee and Gable Steveson are brothers of 2016 commit Mitch McKee and 2015 Bobby Steveson.
- 152 # Griffin Parriott of New Prague, MN took 1st...he is a Purdue commit.
- 170# Mark Hall (Apple Valley) took 1st. PSU commit.
- 182# Beau Breske of Hartford, WI took 1st. Breske is a NE commit.
Team Scores were:
1. Mt Carmel, IL Chicago 582.0
2. Carl Sandburg, IL Carl Sandburg, IL 557.0
3. Kasson-Mantorville, MN Kasson-Mantorville, MN 465.0
4. St. Michael`s Albertville, MN St. Michael-Albertville, MN 459.0
5. Apple Valley, MN Apple Valley, MN 445.5
6. Platte County, MO Platte County, MO 438.5
7. Stoughton, WI Stoughton, WI 400.5
8. Southeast Polk, IA Southeast Polk, IA 354.5
9. Montini Catholic, IL Montini Catholic, IL 313.0
10. Waverly-Shellrock, IA Waverly-Shell Rock, IA 304.0
2016 #21 Mitch McKee (St. M-A) took 1st and 2016 #54 Lucas Jeske took 2nd.
138 (1st) Champ.
Round 1 - Mitchell McKee (St. Michael`s Albertville) 27-0 received a bye () (Bye)
Round 2 - Mitchell McKee (St. Michael`s Albertville) 27-0 won by fall over Dalton Woodyard (Waverly-Shellrock) 22-11 (Fall 3:30)
Round 3 - Mitchell McKee (St. Michael`s Albertville) 27-0 won by fall over John Wick (Port Washington) 4-11 (Fall 1:17)
Round 4 - Mitchell McKee (St. Michael`s Albertville) 27-0 won by fall over Jack Mulay (Mt Carmel) 19-11 (Fall 1:58)
Quarterfinal - Mitchell McKee (St. Michael`s Albertville) 27-0 won by fall over Baylor Fernandes (Lockport) 22-8 (Fall 1:22)
Semifinal - Mitchell McKee (St. Michael`s Albertville) 27-0 won by major decision over Christian Robertson (Carl Sandburg) 28-4 (MD 13-4)
1st Place Match - Mitchell McKee (St. Michael`s Albertville) 27-0 won by fall over Zach Barnes (Southeast Polk) 21-2 (Fall 0:48)
182 (2nd) Champ.
Round 1 - Lucas Jeske (St. Michael`s Albertville) 27-1 received a bye () (Bye)
Round 2 - Lucas Jeske (St. Michael`s Albertville) 27-1 won by fall over Matt Verhasselt (Freedom) 15-12 (Fall 0:26)
Round 3 - Lucas Jeske (St. Michael`s Albertville) 27-1 won by fall over Brandon Berg (Pewaukee) 22-5 (Fall 2:32)
Round 4 - Lucas Jeske (St. Michael`s Albertville) 27-1 won by fall over James Watters (Edwardsville) 29-5 (Fall 2:25)
Quarterfinal - Lucas Jeske (St. Michael`s Albertville) 27-1 won by fall over Nathan Fuller (Wisconsin Rapids) 15-4 (Fall 1:05)
Semifinal - Lucas Jeske (St. Michael`s Albertville) 27-1 won by decision over Patrick Brucki (Carl Sandburg) 30-1 (Dec 6-4)
1st Place Match - Beau Breske (Hartford) 26-0 won by decision over Lucas Jeske (St. Michael`s Albertville) 27-1 (Dec 3-2)
The following are some top Gopher recruiting targets:
106 (1st) Champ.
Round 1 - Patrick McKee (St. Michael`s Albertville) 25-2 received a bye () (Bye)
Round 2 - Patrick McKee (St. Michael`s Albertville) 25-2 won by fall over Jered Stark (Hartford) 16-10 (Fall 2:28)
Round 3 - Patrick McKee (St. Michael`s Albertville) 25-2 won by fall over Anthony Molton (Lockport) 20-8 (Fall 4:27)
Round 4 - Patrick McKee (St. Michael`s Albertville) 25-2 won by fall over Brody Kust (Two Rivers) 21-10 (Fall 1:52)
Quarterfinal - Patrick McKee (St. Michael`s Albertville) 25-2 won by fall over Robby Horsman (Kasson-Mantorville) 19-5 (Fall 4:32)
Semifinal - Patrick McKee (St. Michael`s Albertville) 25-2 won by major decision over Joey Melendez (Montini Catholic) 27-3 (MD 9-1)
1st Place Match - Patrick McKee (St. Michael`s Albertville) 25-2 won by decision over Cody Phippen (Platte County) 20-1 (Dec 7-0)
152 (3rd) Champ.
Round 1 - Jake Allar (St. Michael`s Albertville) 24-3 received a bye () (Bye)
Round 2 - Jake Allar (St. Michael`s Albertville) 24-3 won by fall over Zack Wagenhoffer (Waverly-Shellrock) 25-6 (Fall 1:07)
Round 3 - Jake Allar (St. Michael`s Albertville) 24-3 won by fall over Will Gahnz (DeForest) 20-5 (Fall 4:08)
Round 4 - Jake Allar (St. Michael`s Albertville) 24-3 won by major decision over Kelvin Yde (Hartland Arrowhead) 11-8 (MD 17-5)
Quarterfinal - Jake Allar (St. Michael`s Albertville) 24-3 won by major decision over Jalen Thul (Apple Valley) 21-11 (MD 16-5)
Semifinal - Jake Tucker (Mt Carmel) 25-3 won by decision over Jake Allar (St. Michael`s Albertville) 24-3 (Dec 10-9)
Championship Back - Jake Allar (St. Michael`s Albertville) 24-3 won by decision over John Prieto (Carl Sandburg) 26-8 (Dec 5-2)
3rd Place Match - Jake Allar (St. Michael`s Albertville) 24-3 won by decision over Tyler Dow (Stoughton) 28-4 (Dec 3-1)
160 (1st) Champ.
Round 1 - Brady Berge (Kasson-Mantorville) 22-0 received a bye () (Bye)
Round 2 - Brady Berge (Kasson-Mantorville) 22-0 won by tech fall over Vic Keane (St. Ritas of Cascia) 20-12 (TF-1.5 5:40 (20-5))
Round 3 - Brady Berge (Kasson-Mantorville) 22-0 won by tech fall over Drew Krepline (Kaukauna) 23-6 (TF-1.5 5:52 (25-10))
Round 4 - Brady Berge (Kasson-Mantorville) 22-0 won by fall over Ben Schneider (Carl Sandburg) 24-6 (Fall 2:33)
Quarterfinal - Brady Berge (Kasson-Mantorville) 22-0 won by major decision over Johnny Blankenship (Platte County) 17-5 (MD 15-6)
Semifinal - Brady Berge (Kasson-Mantorville) 22-0 won by tech fall over Seth Walker (Waverly-Shellrock) 10-4 (TF-1.5 4:58 (20-5))
1st Place Match - Brady Berge (Kasson-Mantorville) 22-0 won by major decision over Jackson Hemauer (DeForest) 23-2 (MD 13-5)
220 (1st) Champ.
Round 1 - Gable Steveson (Apple Valley) 30-0 received a bye () (Bye)
Round 2 - Gable Steveson (Apple Valley) 30-0 won by fall over Brett Paulson (Kasson-Mantorville) 9-9 (Fall 1:12)
Round 3 - Gable Steveson (Apple Valley) 30-0 won by tech fall over Jacob Eggleston (Waverly-Shellrock) 24-7 (TF-1.5 2:15 (15-0))
Round 4 - Gable Steveson (Apple Valley) 30-0 won by fall over Mike Olsen (Hartland Arrowhead) 12-8 (Fall 1:12)
Quarterfinal - Gable Steveson (Apple Valley) 30-0 won by tech fall over Austin Shibilski (Pewaukee) 20-7 (TF-1.5 3:00 (21-5))
Semifinal - Gable Steveson (Apple Valley) 30-0 won by tech fall over Leo Ortiz (Mt Carmel) 17-7 (TF-1.5 2:12 (19-4))
1st Place Match - Gable Steveson (Apple Valley) 30-0 won by decision over Ethan Andersen (Southeast Polk) 23-1 (Dec 10-3)
Brady Berge's brother Broc has recently transferred from Iowa to MN and is now active. Most people still think that Brady will go to IA. Patrick McKee and Gable Steveson are brothers of 2016 commit Mitch McKee and 2015 Bobby Steveson.
- 152 # Griffin Parriott of New Prague, MN took 1st...he is a Purdue commit.
- 170# Mark Hall (Apple Valley) took 1st. PSU commit.
- 182# Beau Breske of Hartford, WI took 1st. Breske is a NE commit.
Team Scores were:
1. Mt Carmel, IL Chicago 582.0
2. Carl Sandburg, IL Carl Sandburg, IL 557.0
3. Kasson-Mantorville, MN Kasson-Mantorville, MN 465.0
4. St. Michael`s Albertville, MN St. Michael-Albertville, MN 459.0
5. Apple Valley, MN Apple Valley, MN 445.5
6. Platte County, MO Platte County, MO 438.5
7. Stoughton, WI Stoughton, WI 400.5
8. Southeast Polk, IA Southeast Polk, IA 354.5
9. Montini Catholic, IL Montini Catholic, IL 313.0
10. Waverly-Shellrock, IA Waverly-Shell Rock, IA 304.0
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