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Metro wrestlers enjoy good start at state

Thu - 20 Feb Written by Metro Sports Report

DES MOINES - Metro wrestlers compiled a 22-15 record with eight pins on the opening day of the Class 3A state tournament at Wells Fargo Arena in Des Moines Thursday.

The Prairie Hawks stand in fourth place in the team standings. All six of Prairie's wrestlers advanced to Friday's competition, with Marcus England (106), Sam Uthoff (120), Josh Wenger (138), Trey Blaha (152) and Skyler St. John (160) alive in the quarterfinals.

The Linn-Mar Lions are in fifth place, just a half-point behind Prairie. Alijah Jeffery (120), Damon Griffin (126), Ross Lembeck (152) and Andrew Holladay (195) reached the quarterfinals with opening-round victories.

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Prairie wrestlers flatten Cougars, 79-0

Thu - 06 Feb Written by Metro Sports Report

The Cedar Rapids Prairie wrestling team collected six pins Thursday night and flattened Kennedy, 79-0, in a Mississippi Valley Conference meet at Prairie.

The Cougars forfeited five matches, giving Prairie 30 free points. The Hawks also had two technical falls and one regular decision.

Prairie topped Dubuque Hempstead in the other half of the double-dual, 50-19. Hempstead defeated Kennedy, 55-22.

Sam Uthoff (120), Zack Fiser (126), Seth Wennermark (132), Trey Blaha (152) and Nick Hogan (170) had two pins for Prairie.

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Xavier wrestlers flatten Kennedy, 62-15

Mon - 03 Feb Written by Metro Sports Report

The Xavier Saints won 11 of 14 matches Monday night and defeated Kennedy, 62-15, in a Mississippi Valley Conference wrestling meet at Kennedy.

The Cougars forfeited five weights and the Saints forfeited two matches, so there were only seven actual bouts in the meet.

Both teams lost to Cedar Falls in the double-dual.

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Jeff matmen honor McNiel with big win

Thu - 23 Jan Written by Jim Ecker

The Jefferson wrestling team dragged out their old-fashioned uniforms from the 1970's Thursday night to honor Hall of Fame coach Bill McNiel.

Then the J-Hawks gave Kennedy an old-fashioned whipping, leggings and all.

Jefferson collected four pins, a technical fall and a major decision while piling up a 66-12 victory in a Mississippi Valley Conference meet at Jefferson.

McNiel, 74, led the J-Hawks to state wrestling titles in 1973 and 1974, rolled up a 105-24-1 record in dual meets during his 11-year career and was inducted into the National Wrestling Hall of Fame in 1998. He and his wife, Judy, were honored in a ceremony that featured former wrestlers, assistant coaches, students, friends and opponents.

"It was great. Amazing there were that many people that were here," said McNiel, who lives just a few blocks from Jefferson. "It's pretty overwhelming."

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