Marion Wrestling

Saints crown 3 champs at Marion

Xavier crowned three champions en route to a third place finish Saturday at the Loyd Shaffer Invitational wrestling meet at Marion.

Williamsburg won the meet with 200 points. Wilton was second with 195.5 and Xavier third with 191.5. Marion was seventh with 103.

Winning titles for Xavier were Joe Mulangaliro at 126, Nick Drahozal at 138 and Kory Donithan at 152.

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Indee flattens Indians, 74-0

Independence wrestlers recorded seven pins and the Mustangs flattened Marion, 74-0, Thursday night in a Wamac match at Marion.

The loss dropped Marion to 5-16 overall and 2-2 in the Wamac.

INDEPENDENCE 74, MARION 0

220 - Jason Glover (I) pinned Kenneth Kiene, :59
285 - Mitch Ciesielski (I) dec. Kyle VanMeter, 6-2
106 - Drew Davis (I) pinned Mason Hiler, 2:34
113 - Mitch Evens (I) pinned Jared Almandinger, 1:01
120 - Taylor Wulfekuhle (I) won by forfeit
126 - Caleb Studebaker (I) pinned Zach Matthess, 3:21
132 - Elliott Ryan (I) tech. fall, Tevin Mull, 4:44 (15-0)
138 - John Morkel (I) won by forfeit
145 - Chase Straw (I) major dec. Levi Lochner, 16-4
152 - Jake Juhl (I) pinned Romello Olds, 5:50
160 - Brian Jasper (I) major dec. Jack Serbousek, 12-0
170 - Kyle Fank (I) pinned Dakota Peterson, 2:35
182 - Zach Kremer (I) pinned Jacob Ottaway, 1:13
195 - Matt McMillan (I) major dec. Kyle Grandon, 10-2

Peterson gets 2 pins for Indians

WATERLOO -- Dakota Peterson collected two pins for the Marion Indians on Thursday night in their Wamac Conference double-dual wrestling meet in Waterloo.

Peterson pinned Dana Boesen of Waterloo Columbus in 3:09 and flattened Zach Jacobi of Benton Community in 1:53 at 170 pounds.

Kyle Grandon also had a pin for the Indians. He stuck Christian Feye of Benton Community in 35 seconds at 195 pounds.

Marion lost to Waterloo Columbus, 54-21, and fell to Benton Community, 64-18.

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Indian matmen split at Williamsburg

WILLIAMSBURG - Marion split a pair of Wamac Conference wrestling matches Thursday night.

The Indians beat Clear Creek Amana, 52-17, but lost to host Williamsburg, 65-9.

Marion received five forfeits and recorded three pins against Clear Creek Amana. Levi Lochner, Kyle Grandon and Mitch Ross all had falls for the Indians.

Marion won only two matches against Williamsburg. Klein Walker had a fall at 106 and Grandon won in overtime at 195.

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