Junior Isaiah Immke was the Spartans’ lone individual champion in Saturday’s Class 1A wrestling regional which SJ-O hosted.

Immke won all three of his matches and captured top honors in the 145-pound weight class. He registered pins in two of his wins.

“Isaiah Immke gutted out a good tournament after missing school during the week due to illness,” Spartans coach Richard Vetter said. “He did what he needed to do to win the regional and set himself up nicely for the sectional tournament next weekend.

“Hopefully we will see the best version of him after another week of recovery and practice.”

Immke will be joined at the Stanford Olympia Sectional, which starts on Friday, by two teammates. A.J. Wagner was second at 113 pounds and Isaiah Moore was the runner-up at 126 pounds.

Wagner and Moore each collected 28-second pins. Moore had pins in both of his regional wins.

“A.J. Wagner and Isaiah Moore wrestled tough throughout the tournament,” Vetter said.

Two Spartans placed fourth in their weight classes and are alternants: Trevon Carr (170 pounds) and Brodie Sullivan (182).

Carr and Sullivan were the only two seniors in SJ-O’s lineup on Saturday. They will compete at sectional if one of the top three finishers at their weight class is unable to go this week.

Carr, who was seeded seventh, was the busiest Spartan at the regional. He took to the mat six times, posting four wins and pinning three opponents. Two of his falls were in 63 seconds, or less.

“Trevon Carr lost to the Westville kid earlier in the tournament and had to face him again in order to move on,” Vetter said. “The second match was much closer and he wrestled hard, but unfortunately came up a couple points short.”

Sullivan registered a 21-second pin, which was the fourth-quickest among all competitors at the SJ-O site.

Overall, 11 of SJ-O’s 14 regional wins were by pins. The other Spartans with falls were 195-pound Max Shonkwiler and 220-pound Owen Birt.

SJ-O filled 11 of 14 weight classes at the regional. Also in the lineup were Chase Chaman (132 pounds), Matt Falls (138 pounds), Conrad Miller (152 pounds) and A.J. Wells (285 pounds).

“Chase Chapman and Conrad Miller wrestled some of their best matches of the year during this tournament but were unable to move on,” Vetter said. “I think they peaked at the right time, followed a good game plan, keeping themselves in matches and giving themselves opportunities to win.”

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The Spartans went 4-4 in the Illini Prairie Conference dual-meet series, which ended on Saturday at Pontiac, and placed fifth in the nine-team event.

Individually, two SJ-O athletes compiled 7-1 records during the two-day competition.

A.J. Wagner (113 pounds) won all but one of his bouts, including four by pin. His fastest fall was 37 seconds.

Isaiah Moore (126 pounds) was also 7-1 at the league meet. He posted three pins, including one in 23 seconds.

Overall, 12 SJ-O athletes competed at the IPC meet and all 12 won at least one match. Eight squad members had pins.

Brodie Sullivan (182 pounds) was 5-2 with two pins. His quickest pin was 56 seconds. Trevon Carr (170 pounds) was 5-3 with three pins. His fastest fall was in 1:03. Max Shonkwiler (195 pounds) was 5-3 with three pins, including one in 55 seconds.

Owen Birt (220 pounds) was 4-3 and Isaiah Immke (138 pounds) was 4-4. Immke had two pins, including a fast fall of 1:53.

Chase Chapman (132 pounds) was 3-3 with a pin in 4:37. Conrad Miller (145 pounds) was 3-5 with two pins, including one in 35 seconds.

Other Spartan competitors were Austin Kofoot (120 pounds), who was 2-4; A.J. Wells (285 pounds), who was 1-2; and Austin Cotter (285 pounds), who was 1-4.

The Spartans’ conference team wins were 46-4 over St.  Thomas More, 54-18 over Olympia, 47-21 over Rantoul and 42-39 over Chillicothe IVC.

The team’s losses were to eventual champion Unity 65-5, eventual runner-up Prairie Central 62-18, eventual third-place finisher Pontiac 48-32 and eventual fourth-place finisher Monticello, 50-24.

The lone SJ-O winner against Unity was Immke, who collected a 19-3 technical fall triumph. Wagner, Moore and Chapman were the winners against Prairie Central.

SJ-O returns to action on Thursday at El Paso in a meet that also includes Clinton.

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Five Spartans posted at least one pin on Saturday during a series of dual meets at Robinson.

SJ-O went 1-3 for the day in its dual meets, edging Lawrenceville 36-33 after losing to Cumberland 39-33, Mount Carmel 46-18 and Robinson 59-21.

A.J. Wagner (113 pounds), Isaiah Moore (126 pounds), Isaiah Immke (145 pounds), Trevon Carr (170 pounds) and Brodie Sullivan (182 pounds) were the squad members who registered pins.

Moore was the lone Spartan to go 4-0 for the day. Three of his wins were by falls. Teammates ending the day with three wins were Wagner, Sullivan and Max Shonkwiler (195 pounds). Wagner also secured three pins.

Other SJ-O athletes who picked up wins for the day were Austin Kofoot (120 pounds), Owen Birt (220 pounds) and A.J. Wells (285 pounds).

SJ-O will return to action on Friday and Saturday in the Illini Prairie Conference meet at Pontiac.

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St. Joseph-Ogden’s A.J. Wagner won all three of his matches on Saturday to win the 113-pound weight class in the Rex Avery Porta Invitational in Petersburg.

Wagner is 7-1 for the season and had one pin. He was top-seeded in his weight class.

Wagner was among eight Spartans who participated in the tournament.

Brodie Sullivan placed fourth at 195 pounds. He had one pin for the day.

Securing fifth-place finishes for SJ-O were Isaiah Moore (126 pounds) and Trevon Carr (170 pounds). Moore was 2-1 for the day with two pins. Carr was 3-1 and posted one pin.

Joe Gherna (285 pounds) won the consolation bracket.

Overall, SJ-O wrestlers were 12-11 for the tournament.

The team’s other competitors were Matthew Falls (138 pounds), Conrad Miller (145 pounds) and Max Shonkwiler  (220 pounds).

As a team, SJ-O scored 60 points at Porta and placed 18th in the 25-school event.

Wagner, Chase Chapman and Shonkwiler each have two pins for the Spartans through the first five dual meets.

Austin Kofoot, Moore and A.J. Wells all have one pin apiece in the dual meets.

Wagner’s fastest fall was in 48 seconds and accounted for the only SJ-O points in a 61-6 loss to LeRoy/Tri-Valley.

Shonkwiler’s quickest pin was in 16 seconds and was one of six matches the Spartans won in a 47-33 loss to Clifton Central.

Chapman’s 11-second pin, also against Clifton Central, was the team’s fastest in the first five meets.

Wells produced a 19-second pin in a 48-12 loss to Danville.

Kofoot registered a 16-second fall against Clifton Central. Moore’s pin came in 2 minutes, 11 seconds, also against Clifton.

Wagner and Shonkwiler each earned wins by decision in a 51-6 loss to Oakwood/Salt Fork.

Carr scored a technical fall win in a 35-5 SJ-O win over Urbana.

SJ-O returns to action on Tuesday at Gibson City in a meet that also includes Heyworth.

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