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FRIDAY UPDATE: Luft wins 3rd State title

Chris Baldus

Three-time State champion. Charles City senior Lily Luft (40-0) won the 130-pound title Friday night with a 9-0 major decision over Chloe Sanders (47-5), a ninth-grader from Vinton-Shellsburg who was seeded No. 2. Luft was the top seed. Luft was dominant throughout the two-day IGHSAU Championships in Coralville. She had two first period pins and three major decisions. Including Luft, five Comets qualified for State, but four were finished on Thursday. Ava Thompson and Leah Stewart started strong by securing first match pins. However, by the end of the day they and teammates Elizabeth Oleson and Morgan Maloy, were eliminated. … Continue reading FRIDAY UPDATE: Luft wins 3rd State title

Nashua Post

Vance’s State Tournament run ends

Chris Baldus

Nashua-Plainfield sophomore Kylie Vance’s run at the State Girls Wrestling Championships ended after two matches to higher seeded wrestlers. Vance (16-10), who was seeded 25th, lost by fall in 56 seconds to Spencer junior Kalee Nachtigal (38-6), who was seeded 8th, in their first round 190-pound match at Xtreme in Coralville. In her first match in the Consolation bracket, Boyden-Hull/Rock Valley ninth-grader Kaylee De Jong (13-6), who was seeded 24th, defeated Vance by fall late in the second period. Tied at 2-2 after one period, De Jong got a reversal on Vance 7 seconds into period two, and secured the … Continue reading Vance’s State Tournament run ends

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FRIDAY UPDATE: S-F’s Trainor takes 4th at State Wrestling

Chris Baldus

Sumner-Fredericksburg junior Hillary Trainor (40-5) placed fourth in the 105 weight class at the IGHSAU State Wrestling Championships. She opened tournament at Xtreme Arena in Coralville on Thursday by winning four straight matches . Trainor pinned West Marshall junior Brooklynn Rudkin (13-12) in 58 seconds. Trainor was seeded 3rd. Rudkin was seeded 29th. Trainor then won by a 7-1 decision over Mount Pleasant senior Ella McNamee (24-4) in the second round. She was seeded 13th. She won by an 11-4 decision over Durant junior Lainey Shelangoski (27-5), who was seeded 12th. Then this morning (Friday, Feb. 3), top seeded Jillian … Continue reading FRIDAY UPDATE: S-F’s Trainor takes 4th at State Wrestling

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Area girls qualify for State Wrestling Tournament

Chris Baldus

Oelwein sophomore Ryley Hartman (31-9) is the Region 7 champion of the 110-pound weight class. She pinned junior Emma Hall of the North Central Trailblazers (20-6) at 1:59 of the title match on Friday at Luther College in Decorah. She and girls from North Fayette Valley, Tripoli and Sumner-Fredericksburg now are headed to the State Wrestling Tournament that will be Feb. 2-3 at Xtreme Arena in Coralville. The top 4 from each weight class at regional tournaments across Iowa qualified. NFV sophomore Macy Rose and junior Ava Bilden of North Fayette Valley placed fourth at 100 and 105, respectively. Tripoli … Continue reading Area girls qualify for State Wrestling Tournament

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N-P wrestlers put on dominating performance at home

Chris Baldus

The Nashua-Plainfield boys wrestling team won every individual varsity match last night in its home quad against South Winneshiek, Starmont and Postville. The girls varsity was 3-1 in its matches against North Butler-Clarksville. See results below. GIRLS: N-P vs. NORTH BUTLER-CLARKSVILLE 100: Sara Babu (N-P) over Addy Johnson (NB-C) (Fall 2:34) 135: Savannah Pierce (NB-C) over Amy Goerke (N-P) (Fall 1:14) 135: Makinzey Brannon (N-P) over Savannah Pierce (NB-C) (Fall 0:29) 190: Kylie Vance (N-P) over Sydney Lovrien (NB-C) (Fall 1:47) BOYS: N-P vs. STARMONT 120: Hayden Munn (N-P) over Zach Taylor (STAR) (Fall 0:50) 132: Kendrick Huck (N-P) over … Continue reading N-P wrestlers put on dominating performance at home

Charles City Post

PHOTOS: CC wrestling at Waukon triangular (Jan. 5)

Chris Baldus

GIRLS WRESTLING DUALS Charles City 42, Postville 36 235: Ava Thompson (CC) over Vanessa Schnuelle (POST) (Fall 1:12) 100: Double Forfeit 105: Liliana Cortes (POST) over (CC) (For.) 110: Jarexy Vega (POST) over (CC) (For.) 115: Dulce Lopez (POST) over Tegan Cavanaugh (CC) (Fall 2:21) 120: Raven Hoppe (POST) over (CC) (For.) 125: Katelyn Miller (CC) over (CC) (For.) 130: Kylie Blunt (CC) over (POST) (For.) 135: Lilly Luft (CC) over Maria Quiroz (POST) (Fall 0:42) 140: Elizabeth Oleson (CC) over (POST) (For.) 145: Morgan Maloy (CC) over (POST) (For.) 155: Alexandra Garcia (POST) over Nyssa Salinas (CC) (Fall 1:01) … Continue reading PHOTOS: CC wrestling at Waukon triangular (Jan. 5)

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N-P girls compete at Osage wrestling tournament

Chris Baldus

The Nashua-Plainfield girls wrestling team competed Monday at a 19-team tournament in Osage. Huskies Sara Babu and Ryan Reams place 4th and 7th, respectively, in their weight classes. At 100, Sara Babu went 2-2 and received a bye. She finished 4th. She pinned Annabelle Rohret of Cedar Falls at 5:45 and won a 15-11 decision over Hailey Peterson of Perry. She received one bye and lost to Gable Heman of Osage by fall and Mia Kurth of Waukon by pin at 43 seconds. At 115, Ryan Reams went 3-1 and placed 7th. She lost to Kamina Munson of Mason City … Continue reading N-P girls compete at Osage wrestling tournament

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N-P girls wrestling wins 1 team dual, collects 4 pins

Chris Baldus

The Nashua-Plainfield girls wrestling team won one team dual — against MFL MarMac — at the Saint Ansgar quad on Tuesday. Most of the matches in each dual were forfeited for lack of opponent. N-P’s Elexa O’Neill had the most productive night by notching two pins. One was over North Central’s Lillian Holtan in 59 seconds in the 120 weight class and the other over MFL MarMac’s Melody Grimm at 3:01 in the 125 class. At 115, N-P’s Lillie Caster pinned North Central’s Madison Edwards at 4:22. At 125, N-P’s Makinzey Brannon pinned North Central’s Autumn Sunkle in 32 seconds. … Continue reading N-P girls wrestling wins 1 team dual, collects 4 pins

Charles City Post

CC girls capture 4 weight class titles WSR girls wrestling tournament

Chris Baldus

WAVERLY — Charles City’s girls wrestling team traveled to the Go-Hawk Invite on Tuesday at Waverly-Shell Rock and brought home some medals.. Taking first in their weight classes were: Placing third were: Finishing fourth were: Tegan Cavanaugh took 6th at 115, finishing 3-2 with two pins and a decision. Morgan Maloy was 7th at 145, finishing 3-2 with three pins. Continue reading CC girls capture 4 weight class titles WSR girls wrestling tournament

Charles City Post

Comets win 2 golds, 1 silver at Donnybrook tournament

Chris Baldus

Charles City’s Destiny Kolheim and Lily Luft won gold and Liz Oleson took silver Friday night at an invitation only tournament in Coralville. Ten members of the Comets girls wrestling team competed in the Dan Gable Donnybrook held Thursday and Friday at Xtreme Arena. It featured at least 24 of the best girls wrestling teams in the Midwest, according to the Charles City Wrestling Facebook page. Charles City as a team had 26 wins, 16 losses and placed 9th. Kolheim won the 155 championship by an 8-6 decision over Grace Alagbo of Apple Valley, Minnesota. She was 4-0 in the … Continue reading Comets win 2 golds, 1 silver at Donnybrook tournament

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N-P girls take 1st in three weight classes at Elkader scramble

Chris Baldus

The Nashua-Plainfield girls wrestling team traveled to Elkader on Monday and brought home three individual first-place finishes from the Central Scramble tournament. Ryan Reams captured first in the 115C weight class by pinning New Hampton’s Kaylee Wertz in 49 seconds, teammate Lillie Caster at 2:00 and Denver’s Jules Neubauer in 52 seconds. Elexa O’Neill placed first in 125 D with pins of West Delaware’s Emily Gudenkauf in 45 seconds, Denver’s Ella Martin at 1:46, and Sumner-Fredericksburg’s Isabel Christensen at 2:17. Kylie Vance placed first in 190B. She won by fall in both her matches — in 31 seconds over Kierra … Continue reading N-P girls take 1st in three weight classes at Elkader scramble

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CC girls wrestling: Everyone gets a pin at Monday tournament

Chris Baldus

Charles City’s girls wrestling team entered eight members in the Central Scramble in Elkader on Monday and captured three first-, three second- and two third-place weight class finishes. Each Comet had at least one pin. As a team they scored 11 falls. Lilly Luft took first at 135 with a pair of pins and one decision. She won by fall in 55 seconds over Union’s Ava Mehlert and Anastasia Simon at 1:03. She won a 10-3 decision over Independence’s Dakota Whitman. Ava Thompson took first place in 235 Exhibition, by winning both her matches by fall. She pinned New Hampton’s … Continue reading CC girls wrestling: Everyone gets a pin at Monday tournament