Wrestling: Venz, LeDuc continue to roll

Taylor Venz owns a perfect 11-0 record (photo by Jim Lindquist)

The Tigers came up on the short end of the score against Lakeville South and Bloomington Kennedy in Thursday night's triangular at Kennedy but Taylor Venz and Jamie LeDuc continued their dominant seasons.

Venz scored a pin and a technical fall in the 113 lbs. division to run his season record to a perfect 11-0. LeDuc upped his season mark to 12-1 with a technical fall and a three-point decision.

Int he team competition, South downed Farmington 42-29 in the opener and the Tigers fell 36-24 to Kennedy in the nightcap.

"We did not wrestle up to our abilities against South," coach Chad Olson said. "They came after us and we didn't answer back. We wrestled much better against Kennedy."

"We still have not put our full lineup on the mat yet. The flu is making its way through the team. We have had 12 wrestlers with the flu over the last 10 days."

Jamin LeDuc 12-1 season mark

In addition to the perfect 2-0 showings by Venz and LeDuc, two other Tigers went unbeaten in the triangular. Joe Hoeve scored back-to-back pins at 160 pounds and Matt Rustad scored a fall and a decision in the 126-pound bracket.

Mason Hawkins (120) and Brian Caravantes  (132) each won decisions against South. John Walz (145) won a four-point major decision and Godfrey Mpetey (220) scored a pin in the loss to Bloomington.

The Tigers now have a few days off before getting back on the mat to prepare for the 64-team Rumble on the Red meet Dec. 28-29 at the Fargo Dome in Fargo, North Dakota.