Kennedy Wrestling

Kennedy matmen trimmed by City High

The Cedar Rapids Kennedy wrestling team built a 39-18 lead against Iowa City High Thursday night, but it slipped away.

The Little Hawks collected 24 points in the last four matches and edged the Cougars, 42-39, in a Mississippi Valley Conference meet at Kennedy.

Logen Rodriguez, Taylor Moss, Austen Winders, Jack Nolan and Nick Polum had pins for Kennedy as the Cougars built their big lead. But Iowa City High got pins at 195 pounds, 220 and 285 and won the meet when Kennedy forfeited the final bout at 106 pounds.

Kennedy defeated Waterlo East, 69-6, in the double-dual. Waterloo East put only five wrestlers on the mat in that match. The Trojans forfeited at eight weight classes and there was a double-forfeit at 106.

IOWA CITY HIGH 42, KENNEDY 39

113 - Logen Rodriguez (K) pinned Colton Chalupa, 1:38.
120 - Alex Lemus (ICH) pinned Nathan Waterhouse.
126 - Taylor Moss (K) pinned Miguel Gutierrez.
132 - James Ruzicka (K) tech fall Ethan Vermace, 19-1.
138 - A.J. Losch (K) major dec. Nic Jarvis, 16-7.
145 - Austen Winders pinned Tanner Artz, 3:13.
152 - Dallas Slater (ICH) pinned Duncan Lockhart.
160 - Jack Nolan (K) pinned Damond Coghill-Behrends, :53.
170 - Bryton Jones (ICH) pinned Riley Ovenshire, 1:29.
182 - Nick Polum (K) pinned Damian Waikel.
195 - Amos Lavela (ICH) pinned Mason Jacobs, 5:52.
220 - Ryan Maas (ICH) pinned Zack Goodall.
285 - Matt Lee (ICH) pinned Trevor Brunk.
106 - Daniel Kelly (ICH) won by forfeit.

KENNEDY 69, WATERLOO EAST 6

120 - Kobi Cowen (K) pinned Skylar Laughlin, :50.
126 - Taylor Moss (K) won by forfeit.
132 - James Ruzicka (K) won by forfeit.
138 - A.J. Losch (K) won by forfeit.
145 - Austen Winders (K) won by forfeit.
152 - Duncan Lockhart (K) won by forfeit.
160 - Jack Nolan (K) dec. Deshay Wright, 8-6.
170 - Diedrick Jordan (WE) pinned Riley Ovenshire, 1:52.
182 - Nick Polum (K) won by forfeit.
195 - Mason Jacobs (K) won by forfeit.
220 - Zach Goodall (K) pinned Wesley Stokes, :34.
285 - Trevor Brunk (K) won by forfeit.
106 - Double forfeit.
113 - Logen Rodriguez (K) pinned Kyler Lowe, 4:37.

Cougars last at rugged Keith Young

CEDAR FALLS - Kyle Briggs finished second at 106 pounds to lead Jefferson to an 11th place finish Saturday at the Keith Young Invitational wrestling meet.

The meet featured five of the top 10 teams in Class 3A. No. 8 North Scott won the meet with 191.5 points. No. 3 Bettendorf was second with 190.

Other ranked teams in the field were Waverly-Shell Rock, Pleasant Valley and West Des Moines Dowling in 3A, Denver-Tripoli and Charles City in 2A and Don Bosco in 1A.

Jefferson finished 11th with 79.5 points. Kennedy was 16th with 22.

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No. 2 Lions crush Cougars, Rams

DUBUQUE - The second-ranked Linn-Mar High School wrestling team drubbed Kennedy and Dubuque Senior in a Mississippi Valley Conference double-dual in Dubuque Thursday night.

The Lions socked Kennedy, 71-3, and dumped Dubuque Senior, 66-9.

Alijah Jeffery (120), Damon Griffin (126), Shea Hartzler (138), Ross Lembeck (152) and Luke Wempen (170) had two pins for Linn-Mar.

Dubuque Senior defeated Kennedy, 46-33.

LINN-MAR 71, KENNEDY 3
152 - Ross Lembeck (LM) pinned Shaun Beyer, 1:28.
160 - Dakota Digmann (LM) pinned Jack Nolan, 1:27.
170 - Luke Wempen (LM) pinned Sean Knox, 5:12.
182 - Justin Snitselaar (LM) won by forfeit.
195 - Andrew Holladay (LM) pinned Mason Jacobs, 4:27.
220 - Justin Green (LM) dec. Zack Goodall, 4-2.
285 - Sam Nowak (LM) major dec. Trevor Brunk, 8-0.
106 - Noah Ajram (LM) won by forfeit.
113 - Matthew Wempen (LM) major dec. Logen Rodriguez, 11-2.
120 - Alijah Jeffery (LM) pinned Nathan Waterhouse, 1:17.
126 - Damon Griffin (LM) pinned Taylor Moss, 2:32.
132 - James Ruzicka (K) dec. Emmanual Jeffery, 8-3.
138 - Shea Hartzler (LM) pinned A.J. Losch, 1:31.
145 - Joel Northrup (LM) pinned Austen Winders, 1:59.


DUBUQUE SENIOR 46, KENNEDY 33
160 - Jack Nolan (K) pinned Nick Giesmann, 3:38.
170 - Mitch McElmeel (DS) pinned Sean Knox, 2:56.
182 - Dan Thoma (DS) won by forfeit.
195 - Mason Jacobs (K) pinned Alex Gudenkauf.
220 - Christian Anderson (DS) pinned Zack Goodall, 2:27.
285 - Chris Poynter (DS) pinned Trevor Brunk, 2:18.
106 - Chase Lynn (DS) won by forfeit.
113 - Logen Rodriguez (K) won by forfeit.
120 - Nathan Waterhouse (K) dec. Russ Henkel, 8-7.
126 - Matt Hesselman (DS) pinned Taylor Moss, 4:47.
132 - James Ruzicka (K) won by forfeit.
138 - Enoc Alvarenga (DS) major dec. A.J. Losch, 13-4.
145 - Austen Winders (K) pinned Logan Schmerbach.
152 - Jake Steffen (DS) pinned Shaun Beyer.

Hynek ready for Round 2 with Kennedy matmen

Dennis Hynek took a little vacation as the head coach of the Cedar Rapids Kennedy wrestling team after the 2003 campaign.

It lasted nine years, but it's over now.

Hynek, 43, was named the head coach of the Cougars for the second time Tuesday to succeed Brent Paulson, the man who succeeded him.

Hynek stepped aside after leading Kennedy to a third-place showing at the Class 3A state meet in 2003 to spend more time with his family. Paulson was elevated from assistant coach to head coach at the time, and now Paulson has stepped aside to spend more time with his family, opening the door for Hynek to take charge again.

Hynek was Kennedy's head coach for nine years. He told the Metro Sports Report last week that he's missed the sport.

"You always miss it, especially during tournament time," he said. "I missed it, but I didn't have a whole lot of time to think about it because I was doing other things with the kids."

Hynek's son, David, is a junior at Kennedy and a member of the football program, but he's not a wrestler anymore. His stepson, Gage Farmer, is currently an eighth grader and probably will join the Kennedy wrestling team next season as a freshman.

Hynek said last week that getting a chance to coach his stepson would make the job "a little nicer."

Hynek wrestling at Cedar Rapids Prairie and at the University of Iowa for Dan Gable.