Metro Sports Report

No. 7 Jefferson matmen win twice

CEDAR FALLS – The seventh-ranked Jefferson wrestling team earned a pair of wins Thursday night, beating Cedar Falls 51-27 and Dubuque Wahlert 61-13.

Joseph Sibomana (113 pounds), Brenden Baker (120), Dalton Mastin (132) and Taylor Viktora (195) each had two pins for the J-Hawks.

Kennedy grapplers trim City High

IOWA CITY - The eighth-ranked Kennedy wrestling team collected five pins Thursday night and topped Iowa City High, 39-31, in a Mississippi Valley Conference dual meet in Iowa City.

Blaine Morton (120), Gaige Allen (126), Noah Cunningham (138), Trevor Wieland (160) and Cameron Jones (182) had quick pins for the Cougars. None of their matches lasted more than 2 1/2 minutes.

Todd Gusta won an 8-3 decision at 170 for Kennedy.

Linn-Mar wrestlers fall at Hempstead

DUBUQUE - Alex Streicher and Shea Hartzler collected pins for the Linn-Mar Lions on Thursday night in a 51-19 loss to Dubuque Hempstead in a Mississippi Valley Conference meet in Dubuque.

Streicher pinned Mason Henning in 3:54. Hartzler stuck Kent Kragenbrink in 1:49.

Charlie Petersen won a 2-1 verdict for Linn-Mar and Johnny Clymer posted an 11-3 major decision.

Saints pinned by Iowa City West

The Xavier wrestling team opened the match with three pins, but the Saints lost to Iowa City West 53-23 in a Mississippi Valley Conference dual meet Thursday at Xavier.

Jeff Vipond pinned Keaton Speicher in 1 minute, 38 seconds at 113 pounds for the Saints, Keegan Schultschik pinned Hunter Davis in 1:53 at 120, and Patrick Chambers pinned Miguel Parades in 28 seconds at 126.

Xavier’s Clint Lembeck added a 16-1 technical fall in 2:21 over Jeff Garbutt at 138, but the Trojans won every other match. Lembeck is ranked No. 1 in the state.