CLASS 1A WRESTLERS ADVANCE
EBF’s Bret Wursta (SR 36-8) in his match with Cardinal’s Tyler Albert (photo by Joe Milledge/KIIC)
by Joe Milledge Owner, GM Thunder Country KIIC-FM
Eddyville, Iowa – The road to state for high school wrestlers began Saturday at 16 sectional sites across Iowa. Defending class 1A State Champion Eddyville-Blakesburg-Fremont Rockets hosted Sectional 8 and crowned 5 champions while advancing a total of 9 to next week’s District match up in Pleasantville. Sigourney-Keota nearly matched the Rockets performance and gave the Rockets a tight match crowning 6 champions and advancing 8 to the next round. In addition to individual results, total team points were also close as the Rockets ended the 8 team tournament only 1.5 points ahead of Savage Cobras. This is extremely close when you consider the two teams scored a combined 461 points.
Missing from the E-B-F roster was last year’s 1A state champion at 145, Blake Marloff. This opened up weight class 145 for a brand new challenger. Sigourney-Keota’s Nathan Fritz took the championship at 145 advancing to districts with a 41-1 record. Future Iowa Hawkeye and 2014 Class 1A state champ Jeren Glosser (SR-Eddyville) at 138 kept his record unbeaten at 48-0 with 3 pins on the day.
Speaking to KIIC, Rockets head coach Brett Little says “we have had some adversity the past month, but these kids are peaking at the right time and no one should count us out”
KIIC will have all the district action next Saturday live from Pleasantville beginning at 11am on 96.7 FM.
Sectional Results: (1st and 2nd place from each class advance to districts Saturday February 14)
106:
Champ: Tyler Strasser, North Mahaska
Runner up: Tanner Rae, EBF
113:
Champ: Nick Martin, Moravia
Runner up: Adam Proctoer, EBF
120:
Champ: Alex Hanna, EBF
Runner up: Nick Ives, Sig-K
126:
Champ: Briar Cochran, Moravia
Runner Up: Dakota Boyer, EBF
132:
Champ: Cody Brown, EBF
Runner Up: Griffin McBride, Pville
138:
Champ: Jeren Glosser, EBF
Runner Up: Noah Reeves, Sig-K
145:
Champ: Nathan Fritz, EBF
Runner Up: Hunter Coffman, VanB
152:
Champ: Lane Boender, Sig-K
Runner Up: Dakota Miller, Cardinal
160:
Champ: Gage Greiner, Sig-K
Runner Up: Jacob Weber, Tri-C
170:
Champ: Bret Wursta, EBF
Runner Up: Tyler Albert, Cardinal
182:
Champ: Kaleb Reeves, Sig-K
Runner Up: Quinton Castel, Moravia
195:
Champ: Hunter Johnston, EBF
Runner Up: Joe Kauffman, Pville
220:
Champ: Noah Boender, Sig-K
Runner Up: Dakota LaRue, VanB
285:
Champ: Bryce Brown, Sig-K
Runner Up: Luke Welch, EBF
Team Points:
1. Eddyville-Blakesburg-Fremont 231.5
2. Sigourney-Keota 230
3. Cardinal 139
4. Pleasantville 130.5
5. Moravia 109.5
6. Van Buren 96.5
7. Tri-County 85
8. North Mahaska 54
In addition to the individual grapplers that advance, 1st and 2nd place teams also advance. Eddyville-Blakesburg-Fremont and Sigourney Keota will advance to the Team Duals this Tuesday evening at Eddyville. Here are the matchups:
Semi-Final Round
#5-Eddyville-Blakesburg-Fremont vs. UR-English Valleys, North English
#10-Dike-New Hartford vs. #18-Sigourney-Keota
