Wed. April 1st, 2009
Article from Dyersville Commericial:
Little Bobcats excel at AAU State Tourney
Four Little Bobcat Wrestlers placed at the Iowa AAU State Wrestling Tournament,
which was held at Veterans Auditorium in Des Moines, March 28-29.
Max Lyon led the Bobcats with a first place finish in the third/fourth grade 100-pound
division. He went 5-0 during the tournament, winning all of his matches by pins. Max
is the son of Chad and Wendy Lyon, of Dyersville.
Luke Kluesner placed fourth in the 90-pound division of the third/fourth grade class.
He went 8-2 in the tournament. Luke is the son of Joe and Janet Kluesner, of Farley.
Austin Hosch finished fifth with a record of 6-2 in the seventh/eighth grade 80-pound
weight class. He is the son of Dave and Mary Hosch, of Epworth.
Derick Ludwig placed seventh in the seventh/eighth grade division of the 135-pound
weight class. He earned a record of 5-2. Derick is the son of Randy and Lisa Ludwig,
of Dyersville.
The four were part of a 14-wrestler contingent that competed from the Little Bobcat Wrestling Club.
"All the wrestlers did an excellent job," Coach Rob Hoerner said. The Little Bobcats wrestled
60 matchesand earned 34 wins. Eight wrestlers finished in the top-12.
"As coaches, we thought the kids wrestled very well, with all of them wrestling hard to
the end," Hoerner said.
The state tournament ended the season for the Little Bobcats, who all showed improvement
throughout the season.
"We would like to congratulate all the kids that participated in the club this year. They all had a
fun and successful year," Hoerner said. "We would also like to thank all the parents for letting
their children participate in the club and for the time they dedicated to it. Whether it was
cheering on the kids, helping coach, working at the tournament or just being a wrestling fan -
we thank you. The kids would also like to thank all the high school wrestlers and coaches for
coming to the practices to help them."
Mon. March 30th, 2009
Message from coach Tom Danner:
Congratulations to our Bobcat Club and area youth wrestlers for their efforts at the AAU State Youth
meet held at Vets in Des Moines this past weekend. 14 wrestlers competed and can be very proud
of their accomplishments at this tough meet. Place winners included:
Max Lyons 4th grade State Champ
Cody Feldman 4th grade 2nd
Luke Kluesner 4th grade 4th
Austin Hosch 7th grade 5th
Derek Ludwig 8th grade 7th
Special thanks goes out to their coaches and parents led by Dan Gotto who work all year with our youth,
support their academics and make sure they have fun, all at the same time! Go Bobcats
Wed. March 18, 2009
The Little Bobcat Wrestling Club had a strong showing at the 2009 AAU
Wrestling Districts. Twenty-four Bobcat wrestlers from third through
eighth grade made the trip to Bettendorf High School in an attempt to
advance to the AAU State Tournament.
"We are extremely proud of the boys. They not only wrestled hard, but
showed great sportsmanship. Win or lose they all were great," Coach
Dan Gotto said.
Fourteen Little Bobcats placed fourth or better in their bracket and
advanced to the AAU State Tournament in Des Moines on March 28-29.
The top place finishers who advanced were: first —Luke Kluesner, Max
Lyon, Justin Curtis and Derick Ludwig; second —Jacob Close, Austin
Hosch, Dawson Nemmers and Brennan Koerperich; third —Ryan Kluesner,
Andy Dougherty and Dylan Gansen; and fourth —Ryan Kenneally, Bryce
Hoerner and Blake Kass.
The wrestlers that also competed at districts, but did not advance to
state were: Shawn Kenneally, Mitch Kluesner, Logan Koopman, Cade
Boge, Dain Gansen, Bailey Thurm, Lincoln Demmer, Zach Ridgeway,
Morgan Hall and Alex Schemmel.
"We the coaches want to say thank you to all the kids that started
and are finishing the season — they are a great bunch," Gotto said.
"We also want to thank all the parents. Without your support and
dedication we would not be where we are today in our program. It's
everyone, parents and kids, stepping up and keeping the Bobcat
wrestling tradition going."
Sat March 14
2009 AAU STATE QUALIFIERS
Jacob Close A55 Austin Hosch C80
Luke Kluesner A90 Andy Dougherty C85
Max Lyon A100 Dylan Gansen C115
Ryan Kenneally B130 Dawson Nemmers C130
Ryan Kluesner B140 Derick Ludwig C135
Justin Curtis B165 Bryce Hoerner C135
Blake Kass C140
Brennan Koerperich C171
2009 AAU SUPER PEEWEE STATE WRESLTERS
Travis Tucker 66 lbs Austin Kelchen 70 lbs
Qualifier 8th Place