Kennedy Wrestling

Jacobus helps No. 8 Cougars pin Lions

Dalles Jacobus knows how to bull-rush a quarterback and sack him for a big loss on a football field.

As it turns out, he can use the same maneuver for a big pin in wrestling.

Jacobus made a bull-rush at Isaiah Garman and pinned him during their 220-pound match Thursday night to help the eighth-ranked Kennedy Cougars stick Linn-Mar, 46-24, in a Mississippi Valley Conference meet at Kennedy.

There wasn't a whole lot of technique to his move, but there was a lot of brute strength and determination.

"There was a little bit of a scramble, the kid took a break to lean on his haunches and Dalles just ran him over," observed Kennedy coach Dennis Hynek, smiling. "There was no move there.

"He's a lot of fun, he works hard and if you take breaks against him, he's just going to pile-drive you."

Just like sacking an unwitting quarterback.

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Four Cougars win titles at Fort Madison

The Kennedy wrestling team crowned four individual champions and finished second in the team race Saturday at the Fort Madison Invitational.

Nolan Hromidko (132), Logen Rodriguez (152), Ben Sarasin (160) and Garrett Kubovec (182) all took individual championships for the Cougars. Kennedy finished with 188.5 team points, second to champion Clinton (242.5).

Sam Pape was a runner-up finisher at 195 for Kennedy.

Kennedy wrestlers knock off Warriors

The Kennedy wrestling team had three pins in a 57-22 win over Washington on Thursday at Kennedy.

Cam Shaver (113 pounds), Nolan Hromidko (132) and Logan Rodriguez (152) posted the pins for the Cougars.

Ronnie Arenas (120), Will Foreman (126) and Billy Faulkner (220) had pins for the Warriors.

KENNEDY 57, WASHINGTON 22
113 – Cam Shaver (K) pinned Jason Techau :51.
120 – Ronnie Arenas (W) pinned Gavin White 1:26.
126 – Will Foreman (W) pinned Cole Curfman 3:56.
132 – Nolan Hromidko (K) pinned Chris Karamitros :51.
138 – Dylan Ironside (K) dec. Logan Sears 3-2.
145 – Logan Black-Marchard (W) major dec. Noah Cunningham 12-2.
152 – Logen Rodriguez (K) pinned Tyonchi Johnson 2:19.
160 – Ben Sarasin (K) won by forfeit.
170 – Todd Gusta (K) won by forfeit.
182 – Garrett Kubovec (K) won by forfeit.
195 – Sam Pape (K) won by forfeit.
220 – Billy Faulkner (W) pinned Justin Johnson 3:10.
285 – Dalles Jacobus (K) won by forfeit.
106 – Eli Benion (K) won by forfeit.

Thompson's sad day ends with title

New Cedar Rapids Prairie wrestling coach Kane Thompson ran the gamut of emotions Saturday with deep sadness, some happiness and a bittersweet victory all rolled into a short period of time.

Thompson helped bury his 82-year-old grandfather Saturday morning in Brooklyn (Iowa), then drove back to Cedar Rapids Saturday afternoon with a heavy heart and saw his Prairie Hawks win the championship of the Five Seasons Duals at Kennedy High School.

Ironically, Prairie defeated Thompson's former team in the finals when it topped Alburnett 40-34 in a tight battle for the crown.

Thompson missed Prairie's first three matches Saturday before arriving in time for part of its fourth match and all of the finals against Alburnett, where he coached for the last eight years.

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