Panthers, Cougars Advance Wrestler's To Saturday's State Meet

Both the Lakeville North and Lakeville South wrestling teams advanced individuals past Friday’s Class AAA state meet at the Xcel Energy Center in St. Paul.

Lakeville South’s Tom Peterson (189 pounds) and Zane Peterson (215) each went unbeaten Friday and advanced to their respective championship semifinal matches.

Tom Peterson will face Willmar’s Nathanial Swoyer on Saturday, while Zane Peterson will face Centennial’s Zack Vine. Both matches will take place at 11:15 a.m. in St. Paul.

For Lakeville North, Zach Goldberg remains alive in the 125-pound wrestleback bracket. He won his first match Friday before losing in the championship quarterfinals. He rebounded against North’s Mario Tuccito 12-1 and will wrestle Maple Grove’s Zack Gawboy at 10 a.m. Saturday.

LAKEVILLE NORTH

125: Zach Goldberg — def. RM Brady Nelson by fall (2:28); loses to SF Austin Leibel 11-4;  def. SPN Mario Tuccitto 12-1.

160: Anton Kalista — def. EP Corey Buss 7-2; def. WBL Tommy Longendyke 3-1.

LAKEVILLE SOUTH

145: Austin Britnell — loses to BP Mack Glasby 10-6.

171: Eric Hensel — def. ER Nick Bachman by fall (1:16); loses to CI Clayton Jennissen 9-5; loses to HAST Jake Swenson 5-3.

189: Tom Peterson — def. EP Melvin De Souga 15-6; def. CI Derek Swanson 3-1. 

215: Zane Peterson — def. Dillon Schauaff by fall (1:04); def. AV Corbin Farrell 8-2.