Kennedy Wrestling

Angry J-Hawks stick Kennedy, 39-21

The Jefferson J-Hawks sent a clear message to all the wrestling coaches in Iowa who pooped all over them in the latest IWCOA rankings.

You guys were dead wrong.

The angry J-Hawks captured nine of 14 bouts Thursday night and defeated Kennedy, 39-21, in a dramatic Mississippi Valley Conference showdown at the Jefferson gym.

The coaches who vote in the IWCOA rankings dropped Jefferson from No. 5 to No. 9 in the poll that was used by the IHSAA to determine the assignments for the regional dual meet tournaments next Wednesday. At the same time, the coaches lifted Kennedy from No. 9 to No. 7 and effectively gave the Cougars a nice assignment at home in the regional tournament while shipping Jefferson to Johnston.

The top eight teams in the IWCOA rankings get to host the regionals and everyone else has to travel. Jefferson drew a tough assignment in the regional at Johnston that features the fifth-ranked Johnston Dragons and Dowling Catholic.

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Cougars crown 5 champs at Letts

LETTS - The Kennedy Cougars won five individual titles at the Louisa-Muscatine wrestling tournament Saturday.

Cam Shaver (106), Nolan Hromidko (126), Logen Rodriguez (152), Ben Sarasin (160) and Garrett Kubovec (170) came home from Letts with championships.

Dalles Jacobus (220) and Kale Crawford (145) placed second for the Cougars. Gabe Long (113), Dylan Ironside (138) and Sam Pape (195) finished third.

Mediapolis edged Kennedy for the title, 206-204.

Team Standings

1. Mediapolis 206, 2. Kennedy 204, 3. West Delaware 159.5, 4. West Liberty 138.5, 5. West Burlington/Notre Dame 85.5, 6. Louisa-Muscatine 74.5, 7. Belle Plaine 18.

England, Uthoff win titles for Prairie

GENESEO, Ill. - Marcus England and Sam Uthoff won titles for the Cedar Rapids Prairie wrestling team at the Geneseo Invitational Saturday.

England, who is ranked No. 5 at 113 pounds, pinned Jacob Schipper of North Scott in 3:02 for his crown. England went 3-0 in the tournament with three straight pins.

Uthoff, who is ranked No. 1 at 132 pounds, raised his record to 24-0 with a 12-2 major decision over Josh Jones of Chicago Heights in the finals. Uthoff went 4-0 in the tournament with three pins and a technical fall.

Taylor Mehmen placed second at 195 pounds for Prairie.

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Kennedy grapples pin Waterloo West

The Kennedy wrestling team clobbered Waterloo West, 59-18, in a Mississippi Valley Conference meet Tuesday at Kennedy.

Logen Rodriguez had a 31-second pin at 152 pounds and Dylan Ironside had a 43-second pin for the Cougars at 138. Ben Sarasin collected a technical fall at 160.

KENNEDY 59, WATERLOO WEST 18
145 – Kale Crawford (K) major dec. Jaydon Bartz 10-2.
152 – Logen Rodriguez (K) pinned Jovontay Burris :31.
160 – Ben Sarasin (K) tech. fall over John Ramirez 16-0 1:58.
170 – Cody Rodebush (WW) pinned Todd Gusta 1:47.
182 – Dylan Meyer (WW) pinned Cameron Jones :47.
195 – Sam Pape (K) dec. Sam Gerst 6-5.
220 – Dalles Jacobus (K) major dec. Daniel Calzadillas 9-1.
285 – Matt Murphy (K) dec. Danny Alcott 3-1.
106 – Cam Shaver (K) major dec. Yashad Dufauchard 16-6.
113 – Teme Larson (WW) pinned Gabe Long 1:51.
120 – Luke Foster (K) won by forfeit.
126 – Nolan Hromidko (K) won by forfeit.
132 – Austin McLeod (K) dec. Cameren Happel 18-14.
138 – Dylan Ironside (K) pinned Jacob McKnight :43.