The Detroit Lakes wrestling team gained an upper leg on the Section 7-2A competition with a sweep in Bagley of Thief River Falls and Fosston/Bagley Thursday.
The Lakers picked up an important 30-28 triumph over the Prowlers, while downing an undermanned F/B squad 51-21. The wins poke DL's head above .500 at 10-9.
"We wrestled more consistent and gained a nice win over Thief River Falls," said DL head coach Rob Ullyott. "Right now we are sitting anywhere from a third to seventh seed in the section team tournament and this win helped us.
"If we can have a good week next week and beat Long Prairie (Tuesday in the Bertha-Hewitt triangular), we should be on the shorter side of that (seeding) mark."
The Lakers tipped the scales their way in the 112 and 125-pound bouts. Jake Stalberger downed Jordan Lagden 5-3 in a close win, while Justin Horne won a major decision 11-3.
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Horne is rated No. 6 in the Class 2A. Other rated Lakers included Brent Eidenschink No. 2 at 215 and Mike Griffin No. 10 at 160.
Alex Feldt also picked up a crucial win at 135, taking a 5-0 decision over Mike Kalionoski.
DL heavyweight Jon Tolbert went toe-to-toe with the state's top-ranked Andrew Peralta, before succumbing 4-0.
Those Lakers taking pins included James Rogers at 119, Alex Bosch at 152 and Griffin at 160.
DL dominated Fosston/Bagley, with Rogers, Feldt, Tolbert and Eidenschink winning by falls.
The Section 7-2A team tournament is Feb. 18, at Minnewaska. The section individual tournament is Feb. 24-25.
Perham and Little Falls will be looking to gain the top two seeds, while the rest are up for grabs, according to Ullyott.
Laker results
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Detroit Lakes at Bagley triangular, Thursday, Feb. 2.
Lakers 30
Thief River Falls 28
103: Steve Keogh (TRF) pin Jeff Windels 2:48.
112: Jake Stalberger (DL) dec. Jordan Lagden 5-3.
119: James Rogers (DL) pin Brian Anderson :34.
125: Justin Horne (DL) maj dec Kyle Iverson 11-3.
130: Kevin Fynboh (TRF) dec. Josh Tweeton 8-4.
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135: Alex Feldt (DL) dec. Mike Kalionoski 5-0.
140: Derek Yoder (DL) maj dec. William Hess 12-4.
145: Tyler Miller (TRF) won by forfeit.
152: Alex Bosch (DL) pin Mike Mattison :30.
160: Mike Griffin (DL) pin Jake Toren 3:37.
171: Travis Peralla (TRF) maj dec. Alfonso Polido 14-4.
189: Brent Eidenschink (DL) won by forfeit.
215: Josh Evenson (TRF) pin Ryan Jenson 1:50.
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HWT: Andrew Peralta (TRF) dec. Jon Tolbert 4-0.
Lakers 51
Fosston/Bagley 21
103: Windels won by forfeit.
112: Aaron Merault (FB) pin Stalberger 4:55.
119: Dustin Hanson (FB) dec. Aaron Gnoinsky 6-3.
125: Rogers pin Matt Enerson 1:02.
130: Horne tech fall Brandon Kappe 16-0.
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135: Justin Radke (FB) dec. Tweeton 8-3.
140: Feldt pin Nathan Goltz 3:40.
145: Yoder dec. B. Benefy 7-5.
152: Cory Godsaulle (FB) won by forfeit.
160: Matt Essig (FB) dec. Bosch 3-0.
171: Griffin won by forfeit.
189: Polido won by forfeit.
215: Eidenschink pin Dustin Arnebero 1:25.
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HWT: Tolbert pin Aaron Cymbalyn 3:30.
