By Judy Harlow of the Kewaskum Statesman

KEWASKUM- Propelled by six pins and a major decision, the Kewaskum’s wrestling team rolled over Plymouth 61-9 last Tuesday in the team’s home opener against its Eastern Wisconsin Conference (EWC)foe.

With the win, the Indians improved to 4-2 overall, and they are 1-1 in the EWC.

The meet was especially memorable for senior Cody Seibel, who was honored for being the newest member of the 100-win club. With his pin in 1:15 over Clint Wyatt at 285 pounds — he moved up a weight class to get a match — Seibel has 105 victories and is in position to become Kewaskum’s winningest wrestler.

“I wouldn’t have moved Cody up, but I just wanted him to have a match,” KHS coach Dennis Aupperle said, explaining he wanted to be able to announce at a home meet that Seibel is over 100.

Seibel’s actual 100th victory came Dec. 5 at the Spartan Duals in Luxemburg against Mosinee.

“He’s on his way to the record if he stays healthy,” Aupperle said, noting Scott Rhoads, the Indians’ only 2-time state champion, is currently No. 1 at KHS with 134 wins, followed by Joel Dziedzic, the KHS assistant coach, who had 132, and P.J. Krueger, who wound up with 130. 

Seibel is currently 7-0 on the year.

   “The kids did a good job,” Aupperle said concerning the lopsided victory. “We got off to a good start with Austin (Goeden) and Jared (Koffke).”

In the first match of the night, the freshman Goeden pinned junior Dan Uribe in 4:50, and Koffke followed with a solid 4-0 win over Colin Rortvedt, who is perhaps the Panthers’ best wrestler. Koffke scored a reversal in the second period and took Rortvedt down with a single leg drop in the third for his points.

Next Kewaskum picked up a forfeit at 135, followed by pins by Rob Maertz and Brad Bentz for a 27-0 lead. Later Bo Seibel and Cole Roberts had back-to-back wins, via pin and a major decision, and the Indians concluded the match with Derik Muckerheide’s pin at 119.

With this meet, Bo Seibel is 6-1; Bentz, 4-0; Maertz, 5-2; Goeden, 5-2; Nick Bier, 5-2; Bret Scoles, 5-3; and Caleb Olla, 5-2. 

“Saturday will be a different story,” Aupperle said about the 25-team Marty Loy Tournament in Fond du Lac. ”Every one will be a tough match.”