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5 Metro wrestlers get bronze medals

DES MOINES - Sam Uthoff of Prairie, Clint Lembeck of Xavier, Matt Wempen of Linn-Mar, Shea Hartzler of Linn-Mar and Kelly May of Jefferson finished third at the Class 3A state wrestling tournament Saturday.

Uthoff beat Jackson Gallagher of Bettendorf, 5-3, for the bronze medal at 126 pounds. Lembeck stopped Spencer Nevills of Pleasant Valley, 7-1, for third place at 132 pounds.

Wempen blanked Christian Foote of Pleasant Valley, 2-0, at 145 pounds. Hartzler pinned Anthony Sherry of Glenwood in 1:34 for third place at 160 pounds. May trimmed Donovan Doyle of Iowa City West, 2-1, at 182 pounds.

Marcus England of Prairie (106), Brenden Baker of Jefferson (113) and Nolan Hromidko of Kennedy (120) all finished fourth at the state tournament.

Baker beat Nate Lendt of Southeast Polk in the first round of the tournament, but Lendt turned the tables and defeated Baker in the consolation match for third. Both matches were decided by 5-4 scores.

Noah Ajram of Linn-Mar finished sixth at 120 pounds. Kyle Briggs of Jefferson (132) and Taylor Mehmen of Prairie (195) both placed eighth.

Wenger, Cadena, Kuehl eye state titles

DES MOINES - Josh Wenger, Jarod Cadena and Dalton Kuehl are one step away from winning a coveted state wrestling title, but it won't be easy for any of the Metro seniors.

All three wrestlers will face the top-ranked man in their weight class in the championship round Saturday night at Wells Fargo Arena in Des Moines.

Wenger, who owns the Cedar Rapids Prairie school record for most wins in a career, will face top-ranked Daniel Kelly of Cedar Falls in a showdown for bragging rights at 138 pounds. Wenger is ranked No. 2 in the state.

Cadena, who is ranked No. 6 at 182 pounds for the Prairie Hawks, will meet top-ranked Mitch Otto of Sioux City East in the finals.

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Tigers top Prairie Hawks, 79-54

Ben Boldt scored 10 points to lead the Prairie boys basketball team in a 79-54 loss to Cedar Falls on Thursday at Prairie.

The Prairie Hawks trailed 34-30 at halftime, but couldn’t keep pace in the second half.

Cal Clark and Jalen Rima each added eight points for Prairie (8-13).

Tra’Von Fagan and Keeon Johnson each scored 18 points for the Tigers (14-7) and Trey LaBeaux added 15.

CEDAR FALLS (79): Fagan 7 2-2 17, Harrington 1 0-0 3, Green 4 0-0 8, Abbas 2 0-0 4, Schiefelbein 0 0-0 0, Bower 0 0-0 0, Jackson 5 0-0 11, Johnson 9 0-0 17, LaBeaux 6 2-4 15, Forero 0 0-0 0, Leisinger 0 1-1 1, Barney 0 0-0 0, Pierce 1 0-0 3. Totals 35 5-7 79.

PRAIRIE (54): Havel-Pisarik 0 0-0 0, Clark 3 1-4 8, Fisher 0 1-2 1, Smith Drahos 2 2-2 7, Brown 1 0-0 2, Rima 1 6-6 8, Meeker 0 0-0 0, Boldt 5 0-0 10, Lorenz 2 0-0 6, Schrader 2 0-0 5, Simpson 3 1-2 7. Totals 19 11-5 54.

Halftime – Cedar Falls 34, Prairie 30. 3-point goals – Cedar Falls 6 (Fagan, Harrington, Jackson, Johnson, LaBeaux, Pierce), Prairie 5 (Lorenz 2, Clark, Drahos, Schrader).

Tigers top Prairie Hawks, 79-54

Ben Boldt scored 10 points to lead the Prairie boys basketball team in a 79-54 loss to Cedar Falls on Thursday at Prairie.

The Prairie Hawks trailed 34-30 at halftime, but couldn’t keep pace in the second half.

Cal Clark and Jalen Rima each added eight points for Prairie (8-13).

Tra’Von Fagan and Keeon Johnson each scored 18 points for the Tigers (14-7) and Trey LaBeaux added 15.

CEDAR FALLS (79): Fagan 7 2-2 17, Harrington 1 0-0 3, Green 4 0-0 8, Abbas 2 0-0 4, Schiefelbein 0 0-0 0, Bower 0 0-0 0, Jackson 5 0-0 11, Johnson 9 0-0 17, LaBeaux 6 2-4 15, Forero 0 0-0 0, Leisinger 0 1-1 1, Barney 0 0-0 0, Pierce 1 0-0 3. Totals 35 5-7 79.

PRAIRIE (54): Havel-Pisarik 0 0-0 0, Clark 3 1-4 8, Fisher 0 1-2 1, Smith Drahos 2 2-2 7, Brown 1 0-0 2, Rima 1 6-6 8, Meeker 0 0-0 0, Boldt 5 0-0 10, Lorenz 2 0-0 6, Schrader 2 0-0 5, Simpson 3 1-2 7. Totals 19 11-5 54.

Halftime – Cedar Falls 34, Prairie 30. 3-point goals – Cedar Falls 6 (Fagan, Harrington, Jackson, Johnson, LaBeaux, Pierce), Prairie 5 (Lorenz 2, Clark, Drahos, Schrader).