Westonka Wrestlers Power Through Conference Foes

Westonka's varsity wrestling squad improved it’s record to 14-4 with three dual meet wins last week.  

On Thursday, Jan. 19, the White Hawks traveled to Buffalo and defeated their section opponent by the score of 51-24.  

“It was nice to get a big win against Buffalo," said head coach Todd Munsterteiger. "Although they have some holes, they also have some quality kids and it should help us in the seeding process at sections.”

On Friday, Jan. 20, the White Hawks hosted conference opponents Waconia, Dassel Cokato and Orono.  

In the first match of the evening, Westonka earned a conference victory over Waconia by the score of 41-31. It was the first time in school history that Westonka beat Waconia.  

“We wrestled well and got the bonus points where we could," said assistant coach Eric Rodelius. "It was a great victory for us.“

There was no rest for the weary, and White Hawks had to get right back at it against a tough Dassel Cokato squad. In a tough-fought battle, the White Hawks fell to DC by the score of 39-28.  

“We just didn’t have enough to get by DC, but we battled well against a quality squad,” added freshmen coach John Wardlow.  

In the evening finale, the White Hawks cruised to a 61-13 win over Orono, raising their conference record to 3-2.   

Going 4-0 for the week were Sam Bennyhoff, Ryan Reid, Ben Rogers, Tyler Hebig and Tyler Ihli. Bennyhoff and Hebig are still undefeated on the season.

The White Hawks will continue with Wright County conference action on Thursday, Jan. 26, when they travel to Delano to take on the Tigers.

On Saturday the varsity squad heads to the South St. Paul tourney, while the freshmen head to Norwood Young America for the Ninth Grade League section tourney.

Youth Wrestlers Compete in Rockford Tourney

Thirteen members of the White Hawks youth wrestling team competed in the Rockford Youth Tournement on Saturday, Jan. 21.

The Westonka wrestlers picked up some serious hardware, with four wrestlers taking first place; four second place; three third place; and two fourth place.  

The youth wrestlers were also accompanied by several White Hawk varsity wrestlers, who mentor the youth at tournaments. In addition towrestling in area individual tournaments, the team made up of kids in grades three through six also compete in dual meets through the West Metro Youth League.  

The Mound Wrestling Organization will be hosting it’s annual MWO Youth Tourney on Sunday, Feb. 19.

Information provided by the Westonka Wrestling Program.