Lynx are golden
Webster City tops Cowboys for NCC mat crown
ALGONA — The Webster City wrestling team edged Clarion-Goldfield/Dows to win the North Central Conference Meet on Saturday.
The Lynx (199.5) crowned four champions, while the Cowboys (190) — winners of the last two tournaments — had three titleists.
Algona (169) was third, followed by Humboldt (144), Iowa Falls-Alden (135.5), Clear Lake (110), Hampton-Dumont (93) and St. Edmond (34).
For Webster City, Trey Nelson won the 106 pound crown with a fall over Iowa Falls-Alden’s Jack Ites in 3:27.
Drake Doolittle was the 120-pound king with two falls and tech fall over Algona’s Cameron Peterson in the finals. Carson Hartnett won the 132 pound crown.
Caleb Olson earned a 9-0 major decision over Algona’s Noah Murphy to win at 195 pounds.
James Cherry lost in the 220 pound final and Bryer McCoy lost in the 285 pound championship.
Luke Rohmiller (138), Zane Williams (170) and Brandon Peck (182) all finished third.
Clarion-Goldfield/Dows
Tanner Abbas was crowned the 138-pound champ with three falls on the day. He pinned Humboldt’s Joey Busse in 1:53 in the finals.
Mason Carpenter (182) earned a 13-3 major decision over Dalton Chipp of Hampton-Dumont for gold.
Spencer Trenary won the 285-pound championship with two falls and a major decision on the day. He beat McCoy 14-1 in the finals.
Reymundo Vasquez was the runner-up at 170 pounds.
Kamren Jergenson (145), Dakota Hennigar (152) and Sam Wigans (160) all finished third.
Algona
Dominick Etherington was the lone champion for the Bulldogs, winning the 220 pound crown. He had a decision over Kyle Wilms of Clear Lake in the semis and a sudden victory win over Cherry.
Cameron Peterson (120) finished second as did Mitchell Priebe (145) and Noah Murphy (195).
Luke McKenna (106), Bryce Witham (113), and Cole Johnson (126) all finished third.
Humboldt
Jaden Kampen was the lone champion for the Wildcats. Kampen defeated Priebe by fall in 3:59. He also recorded a fall in the semifinals.
Cole Nelson (113) was second, losing to Clear Lake’s Cole Nelson in the finals.
Joey Busse was also a runner-up at 138, with his loss to Abbas in the finals.
Gus Arnold earned second at 160 pounds.
Creston Craven (120), Brandon Johnson (195) and Justin Jones (285) were also silver medalists.
St. Edmond
Senior Connor Allison had a strong showing for the Gaels, finishing second at 132 pounds.
Allison (10-4) lost to Webster City’s Hartnett (15-4) in a 3-1 decision.
Allison won his semifinal match with an 8-1 decision over Carson Devine of Algona.
Noah Carlson (15-15) was fourth for St. Edmond at 120. He had two decisions on the day and lost to eventual champion Doolittle.
NCC WRESTLING MEET
(Saturday’s results, at Algona)
Team Standings
1. Webster City 199.5; 2. Clarion-Goldfield-Dows 190; 3. Algona 169; 4. Humboldt 144; 5. Iowa Falls-Alden 135.5; 6. Clear Lake 110; 7. Hampton-Dumont 93; 8. St. Edmond 34.
Individual Results
106 pounds
Championship: Trey Nelson, WC pinned Jack Ites, IF-A, 3:27; Third place: Luke McKenna, Algona won by forfeit over Tanner Myer, Humboldt.
113 pounds
Championship: Eric Faught, CL pinned Cole Nelson, Humboldt, :51; Third place: Bryce Witham, Algona pinned Ben Oehlert, C-G/D, 5:43.
120 pounds
Championship: Drake Doolittle, WC tech fall Cameron Peterson, Algona, 18-3; Third place: Cresten Craven, Humboldt pinned Noah Carlson, SE, 5:09.
126 pounds
Championship: Dante Tacchia, IF-A tech fal Parker Allen, HD, 16-1; Third place: Cole Johnson, Algona pinned Zach Kollmorgen, Humboldt, 1:28.
132 pounds
Championship: Carson Hartnett, WC dec. Connor Allison, SE, 3-1; Third place: Braxton Doebel, CL pinned Carson Devine, Algona, 5:08.
138 pounds
Championship: Tanner Abbas, C-G/D pinned Joey Busse, Humboldt, 1:53; Third place: Luke Rohmiller, WC pinned Riley Burke, IF-A, :27.
145 pounds
Championship: Jaden Kampen, Humboldt pinned Mitchell Priebe, Algona, 3:59; Third place: Kamren Jergenson, C-G/D pinned Cade Felts, WC, 2:34.
152 pounds
Championship: Isaac Shelton, H-D pinned Montana Marchant, IF-A, 3:30; Third place: Dakota Hennigar, C-G/D pinned Austin Chase, Algona, 3:21.
160 pounds
Championship: Caleb Chaney, H-D won by forfeit over Gus Arnold, Humboldt; Third place: Sam Wigans, C-G/D pinned Zane Carter, WC, 2:45.
170 pounds
Championship: Michael Kent, IF-A pinned Reymundo Vasquez, C-G/D, 1:38; Third place: Zane Williams, WC major dec. Zachary Muller, Algona, 11-3.
182 pounds
Championship: Mason Carpenter, C-G/D major dec. Dalton Chipp, H-D, 13-3; Third place: Brandon Peck, WC dec. Calvin Kruse, Algona, 6-1.
195 pounds
Championship: Caleb Olson, WC major dec. Noah Murphy, Algona, 9-0; Third place: Brandon Johnson, Humboldt major dec. Ben Powers, C-G/D, 9-1.
220 pounds
Championship: Dominick Etherington, Algona sudden victory James Cherry, WC, 3-1; Third place: Kyle Wilms, CL dec. Salvador Fregoso, C-G/D, 3-1.
285 pounds
Championship: Spencer Trenary, C-G/D major dec. Bryer McCoy, WC, 14-1; Third place: Justin Jones, Humboldt pinned Jake Keith, CL, 1:13.