JC pins Regina

There's still room for improvement, but the Jamestown College wrestling team's home debut was a success.

The Jimmies won seven of eight contested matches and picked up a pair of forfeits in a 40-4 victory over Regina (Sask.) on Thursday night at the Hansen Center.

"I was proud of my guys for going out there and putting forth an effort," Jimmies coach Cisco Cole said. "Of the nine matches contested, I can truly say seven of those were wrestled 100 percent, and the other guys wrestled hard, too. We lost one match, and things could have gone better there.

"We're not satisfied. We can do better. But the guys showed initiative and they showed heart putting it on the line. They're not a bad team. He's got a lot of good guys from Canada on that team."

The Jimmies picked up forfeits at 165 and 285.

Drew Moch, a freshman from Hazelton, received a forfeit but defeated Regina's Jarret Coels by a 12-3 major decision in an exhibition match.

The Jimmies opened up the dual with three straight wins.

Sean Blumhardt, a sophomore from Ellendale, picked up six takedowns and a near fall before pinning Brett Calhoun in 6:22 at 125.

At 133, sophomore Jarad Miller led 7-0 after two periods and recorded a reversal and a pair of near falls in the third period for a 17-2 technical fall over Steve Schneider.

Freshman J.J. Gubler's takedown with 30 seconds left gave the Jimmies a 6-4 win at 141 and a 14-0 lead.

Regina got its only win of the night at 149 as Chad Bates posted a 13-5 major decision over Dillon Leinius.

Brandon Roehrich, a junior from Stanley, got JC back on track at 157 with two third-period takedowns to seal an 11-3 major decision win over Jesse Loffler.

At 174, sophomore Anthony Clay dominated Connor Malloy in a 12-1 major decision.

Sophomore Justin Schuele used a key third-period reversal to beat Calvin Daum 6-1 at 184.

Fernando Pedrazza, a senior from Nampa, Idaho, had five takedowns in a dominant 11-3 major decision over Brian Lunde at 197.

Willie Hernandez picked up a forfeit at heavyweight for JC.

"We were more aggressive tonight and I think that caught them off guard," Cole said. "We pushed the pace and I thought in a lot of the matches we wore them down."

The Jimmies compete in the Dakota Wesleyan Open on Saturday in Mitchell, S.D.

Jamestown College 40, Regina (Sask.) 4

125: Sean Blumhardt, JC, pinned Brett Calhoun, 6:22.

133: Jarad Miller, JC, technical fall over Steve Schneider 17-2.

141: J.J. Gubler, JC, dec. Kirk Ackerman 6-4.

149: Chad Bates, R, major dec. over Dillon Leinius 13-5.

157: Brandon Roehrich, JC, major dec. over Jesse Loffler 11-3.

165: Drew Moch, JC, won by forfeit.

174: Anthony Clay, JC, major dec. over Connor Malloy 12-1.

184: Justin Schuele, JC, dec. Calvin Daum 6-1.

197: Fernando Pedrazza, JC, major dec. over Brian Lunde 11-3.

285: Willie Hernandez, JC, won by forfeit.

Sun sports editor Scott Throlson can be reached at (701) 952-8462 or by e-mail at throlson@jamestownsun.com