Albia’s Shadow Leshen vying for State Title in 2A
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Albia’s Shadow Leshen remains in the hunt for a state title in weight class 113 at the State High School Wrestling Tournament in 2A. Leshen is now 47-5 on the season with a win over Brady Jennings of Osage 8-7. Leshen is the last Albia grappler still alive in the tournament. Sophomore brother Brett Leshen was defeated twice yesterday and eliminated. Brett had just 4 losses on the year coming into the tournament but had a tough match ups and was pinned by Coby Moores of Carlisle with just 15 seconds left in the match.
Meanwhile, PCM’s Dalton Kingery looks to capture a medal and can finish as high as 3rd place today. Kingery has only lost 2 matches all season – with the second one coming at the tournament. Complete results below.
As a team, Albia is in 18th place, and PCM is in 25th place going into today’s matches.
Results of local 2A teams as of Friday night:
ALBIA:
2A 113 – Shadow Leshen’s place is 2nd and has scored 19.00 team points. Champ. Round 1 – Shadow Leshen (Albia) 44-5 won by major decision over Kelly Nutt (East Sac County) 26-22 (Maj 14-1) Quarterfinal – Shadow Leshen (Albia) 44-5 won by decision over Keegan Witbeck (Louisa Muscatine, Letts) 36-5 (Dec 12-5) Semifinal – Shadow Leshen (Albia) 44-5 won by decision over Brady Jennings (Osage) 40-6 (Dec 8-7) 2A 138 – Caleb White’s place is unknown and has scored 0.00 team points. Champ. Round 1 – Jake Marlin (Creston/Orient-Macksburg) 50-1 won by pin over Caleb White (Albia) 15-9 (Pin 1:15) Cons. Round 1 – Ronnie Harrison (Saydel) 37-7 won in double overtime over Caleb White (Albia) 15-9 (2-OT 8-7) 2A 145 – Dalton Folkerts’s place is unknown and has scored 2.00 team points. Champ. Round 1 – Dalton Folkerts (Albia) 40-12 won by decision over Jake Sherman (Saydel) 34-7 (Dec 9-3) Quarterfinal – JC Vercande (Williamsburg) 52-1 won by pin over Dalton Folkerts (Albia) 40-12 (Pin 4:20) Cons. Round 2 – Trey Ryan (Mount Vernon) 39-7 won by decision over Dalton Folkerts (Albia) 40-12 (Dec 2-0) 2A 160 – Brett Leshen’s place is unknown and has scored 2.00 team points. Champ. Round 1 – Brett Leshen (Albia) 47-4 won by decision over Dallas Rozeboom (Boyden Hull/Rock Valley) 25-7 (Dec 5-3)
Quarterfinal – Tony Parks (Assumption, Davenport) 32-5 won by decision over Brett Leshen (Albia) 47-4 (Dec 6-4) Cons. Round 2 – Coby Mooers (Carlisle) 36-5 won by pin over Brett Leshen (Albia) 47-4 (Pin 5:45)
PCM
2A 126 – Dalton Kingery’s place is 6th and has scored 9.00 team points. Champ. Round 1 – Dalton Kingery (PCM, Monroe) 39-1 won by decision over Drew Foster (Mediapolis) 42-9 (Dec 8-5) Quarterfinal – Colton McCrystal (Sergeant Bluff-Luton) 44-1 won by tech fall over Dalton Kingery (PCM, Monroe) 39-1 (TF 17-2) Cons. Round 2 – Dalton Kingery (PCM, Monroe) 39-1 won by pin over Ryan Krugler (ADM, Adel) 38-13 (Pin 5:52) Cons. Round 3 – Dalton Kingery (PCM, Monroe) 39-1 won by decision over Dillon Hansen (Ballard) 40-9 (Dec 3-1) 2A 138 – Bryce Wignall’s place is unknown and has scored 0.00 team points. Champ. Round 1 – John Schwarte (Harlan) 41-8 won by decision over Bryce Wignall (PCM, Monroe) 27-10 (Dec 8-4) Cons. Round 1 – Matt Taylor (Dallas Center-Grimes) 33-15 won by decision over Bryce Wignall (PCM, Monroe) 27-10 (Dec 7-4) 2A 182 – Zach Findlow’s place is unknown and has scored 1.00 team points. Champ. Round 1 – Dalton Wheeler (Louisa Muscatine, Letts) 30-12 won by pin over Zach Findlow (PCM, Monroe) 26-10 (Pin 5:01) Cons. Round 1 – Zach Findlow (PCM, Monroe) 26-10 won by decision over Scott Brockman (Clarinda) 23-24 (Dec 10-7) Cons. Round 2 – Lance Evans (Solon) 40-8 won by decision over Zach Findlow (PCM, Monroe) 26-10 (Dec 9-3) 2A 285 – Jake Tool’s place is 8th and has scored 8.00 team points. Champ. Round 1 – Jake Tool (PCM, Monroe) 34-3 won by pin over Tyler White (Perry) 31-12 (Pin 2:24) Quarterfinal – Dean Broghammer (West Delaware, Manchester) 46-2 won by pin over Jake Tool (PCM, Monroe) 34-3 (Pin 5:45) Cons. Round 2 – Jake Tool (PCM, Monroe) 34-3 won by pin over Sean Easler (Assumption, Davenport) 34-16 (Pin 2:14) Cons. Round 3 – Austin Conrad (Atlantic) 39-10 won by decision over Jake Tool (PCM, Monroe) 34-3
Osky’s Jones in 6th place going into the finals
Oskaloosa’s Dane Jones won a thrilling overtime match Friday at the State High School Wrestling tournament in 3A weight class 195. Jones lost his opening round match on Thursday 3-5, but has fought back and won the next 3 – including a nailbiter win in overtime to Nick Jepsen of Urbandale 3-1. Jones has had 2 pins during the tournament, and is still vying for 3rd place. He will take to the mats today to take on Keaton Jurevitz of Bettendorf. Jones is now 37-8 going into this match. If he wins his next 2 matches, he can place as high as 3rd in the state. KIIC will have the matches live today on 96.7FM.
RESULTS As of Friday Night
OSKALOOSA
3A 195 – Dane Jones’s place is 6th and has scored 10.00 team points. Champ. Round 1 – Jack Boland (Xavier, Cedar Rapids) 37-10 won by decision over Dane Jones (Oskaloosa) 34-7 (Dec 5-3) Cons. Round 1 – Dane Jones (Oskaloosa) 34-7 won by pin over Bobby Overton (Denison-Schleswig) 24-9 (Pin 1:56) Cons. Round 2 – Dane Jones (Oskaloosa) 34-7 won by pin over Justin Klinkel (Ames) 21-21 (Pin 0:24) Cons. Round 3 – Dane Jones (Oskaloosa) 34-7 won in overtime over Nick Jepsen (Urbandale) 33-14 (OT 3-1)
