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CC’s Blunt takes 8th at State Wrestling Tournament

Chris Baldus

Charles City senior Kayden Blunt (29-7) placed eighth in the Class 2A 182-weight class at the State Traditional Wrestling Tournament in Des Moines last week. Blunt, seeded no. 8 in the 182-pound weight class, was upset in his tournament opening match on Wednesday. No. 9 Jace Mulder, a senior from Boyden-Hull/Rock Valley, pinned Blunt in 28 seconds. Returning to the mats on Thursday, Blunt won his first two wrestle backs convincingly. First he won a 13-2 major decision over over no. 23 Cael Burmester (25-16), a junior at Hampton-Dumont-CAL. Then, he pinned no. 18 Wayne Johnston (29-13), a junior at … Continue reading CC’s Blunt takes 8th at State Wrestling Tournament

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All 5 CC wrestlers still in contention for 3rd place at State

Chris Baldus

Five Charles City wrestlers are competing at the State Traditional Wrestling Tournament in Des Moines this week: Carter Haberkorn (106), Nathan Lopez (145), Talan Weber (152), Kayden Blunt (182) and Ethan Peterson (195). Each lost 1 match on Wednesday, the first day of the tournament. So, the highest finish possible for any of them is third place. The Class 2A tournament resumes at 1:30 p.m. Thursday. Below are summaries of Wednesday’s action for each Comet. (Featured photo of the Comets warming up at State on Wednesday is courtesy of CCHS Wrestling.) Carter Haberkorn (0-1) CC junior Carter Haberkorn (19-12), was … Continue reading All 5 CC wrestlers still in contention for 3rd place at State