Trojans put away St. Joe’s with 54-24 victory
By Dan Truttschel
Correspondent
With the meat of the schedule quickly approaching, now is the time for the East Troy High School wrestling team to take things up a notch.
That certainly seemed to be the case last week in a non-conference dual meet.
East Troy won six matches on the mat and rolled to a 54-24 home victory over Kenosha St. Joseph’s.
“It was a great dual for us,” East Troy assistant coach Joe Dedick Sr. said. “The team has been putting time in the weight room and (working on the) perfection of (the) technical aspects of wrestling.
“We are really pushing right now for the end-of-season goals we have set as individuals. I am truly proud of these boys and hope we meet those goals.”
Winning matches for East Troy were Cody Vogel (126), by pin in 3:15 over George Zeller; Gabe Braam (132), by pin in 17 seconds over Luke Dickow; Chase Coleman (145), by pin in 58 seconds over Zack McGoneagle; Jake Dessart (152), by pin in 1:54 over Dom Milasaukas; Jeremy Dedick (160), by pin in 3:14 over Jack Baldwin; and Travis Cadman (182), by pin in 40 seconds over Jack McGuire.
East Troy also picked up forfeit wins at 106, 113 and 220 pounds.
The only Trojans’ setback came at 138 pounds, as John Veselka was pinned in 10 seconds by Brian Morrow. East Troy also dropped forfeits at 170, 195 and 120 pounds.
Both teams forfeited at 285.
East Troy hosted Beloit Turner Tuesday night in a Rock Valley Conference dual meet. The Trojans close their week Thursday night against visiting Evansville at 7 p.m.
Now is the time for the Trojans to really buckle down and focus on the prize, Dedick said.
“I remind them you don’t deserve anything, you have to earn it,” he said. “Wrestling mirrors life in so many ways. That’s what I love about our sport.”
