Kennedy Wrestling

Cougars flatten West, dumped by Linn-Mar

WATERLOO - Mitch Wantock returned to the Linn-Mar wrestling lineup with a slam Thursday night at Waterloo West.

Wantock, who broke his ankle in the Linn-Mar football team's regular-season finale on Oct. 21, pinned West's Jordan Laird in 5 minutes, 21 seconds in the Lions' 70-6 rout of the Wahawks. He also won by forfeit in Linn-Mar's 60-12 romp past Kennedy.

Kennedy beat Waterloo West, 49-18.

Linn-Mar had seven pins against West and five against Kennedy. Matt Wempen at 106, Alijah Jeffery at 113, Damon Griffin at 120 and Ross Lembeck at 145 all had a pair of pins. Trevor Berry at 126 won by pin and also received a forfeit win. Joel Northrup at 132 and Ryley Stancel at 195 had falls against West.

Northrup, ranked fifth at 132, upset Kennedy's third-ranked Luke Kremer, 2-0, in their bout.

Kremer bounced back to record a pin against Waterloo West. The Cougars also got pins from Nathan Waterhouse at 113 and Dakoda Aldrich at 195 against the Wahawks.

Kennedy's Ryan Rodriguez and Aldrich recorded a pair of wins.

LINN-MAR 70, WATERLOO WEST 6

285 - AJ Garcia (LM) dec. Jack Rooff, 7-3
106 - Matt Wempen (LM) pinned Jarrett Weeter, 1:07
113 - Alijah Jeffery (LM) pinned Lucas Brockman, :44
120 - Damon Griffin (LM) pinned Sean McKnight, 2:28
126 - Trevor Berry (LM) won by forfeit
132 - Joel Northrup (LM) pinned Graham Paige, 3:37
138 - Jacob Showalter (WW) pinned Beau Oberbroeckling, 1:43
145 - Ross Lembeck (LM) pinned Gabe Kruger, 1:58
152 - Josh Pederson (LM) dec. Clayton Steimel, 7-2
160 - John Conner (LM) major dec. Andrew Martin, 11-2
170 - Andrew Holladay (LM) won by forfeit
182 - Mitch Wantock (LM) pinned Jordan Laird, 5:21
195 - Ryley Stancel (LM) pinned Jacob Paige, 2:25
220 - Justin Green (LM) won by forfeit

LINN-MAR 60, KENNEDY 12

106 - Matt Wempen (LM) pinned Kobi Cowen, 1:57
113 - Alijah Jeffery (LM) won by forfeit
120 - Damon Griffin (LM) pinned Taylor Moss, 1:21
126 - Trevor Berry (LM) pinned AJ Losch, 4:41
132 - Joel Northrup (LM) dec. Luke Kremer, 2-0
138 - Ryan Rodriguez (CRK) pinned Beau Oberbroeckling, 2:16
145 - Ross Lembeck (LM) pinned Ben Feuerhelm, 3:44
152 - Josh Pederson (LM) dec. Sean Knox, 8-6 (OT)
160 - Shane Williams (CRK) dec. John Conner, 1-0
170 - Andrew Holladay (LM) injury def. Curtis Stacey
182 - Mitch Wantock (LM) won by forfeit
195 - Dakoda Aldrich (CRK) dec. Ryley Stancel, 6-4
220 - Justin Green (LM) pinned Zack Goodall, 5:23
285 - AJ Garcia (LM) won by forfeit

KENNEDY 49, WATERLOO WEST 18

113 - Nathan Waterhouse (CRK) pinned Lucas Brockman, 2:59
120 - Taylor Moss (CRK) dec. Sean McKnight, 4-2
126 - AJ Losch (CRK) won by forfeit
132 - Luke Kremer (CRK) pinned Graham Paige, 3:20
138 - Ryan Rodriguez (CRK) dec. Jacob Showalter, 5-0
145 - Ben Feuerhelm (CRK) dec. Gabe Kruger, 4-1
152 - Clayton Steimel (WW) dec. Sean Knox, 5-4
160 - Shane Williams (CRK) major dec. Andrew Martin, 12-3
170 - Keenen Nosek (CRK) won by forfeit
182 - Jordan Laird (WW) won by forfeit
195 - Dakoda Aldrich (CRK) pinned Jacob Paige, 3:35
220 - Zack Goodall (CRK) won by forfeit
285 - Jack Rooff (WW) won by forfeit
106 - Jarrett Weeter (WW) dec. Kobi Cowen, 12-11

Prairie grapplers stick Kennedy, 52-17

WATERLOO - Zack Fiser, Chris Walters, Cameron Rathje and Andrew Netolicky collected pins Tuesday night as sixth-ranked Cedar Rapids Prairie defeated Kennedy, 52-17, in a Mississippi Valley Conference wrestling meet in Waterloo.

Trey Blaha, Skyler St. John and Trent Schulte also won matches for the Hawks against Kennedy.

Luke Kremer, Ryan Rodriguez, Sean Knox and Shane Williams picked up victories for the Cougars against Prairie. Kremer had a technical fall and Williams picked up a pin.

Prairie drubbed Waterloo East, 69-9, in the other half of its double-dual. Kennedy defeated Waterloo East, 57-24.

PRAIRIE 52, KENNEDY 17

106 - Zack Fiser (P) pinned Kobi Coden, 1:20.
113 - Josh Wenger (P) won by forfeit.
120 - Chris Walters (P) pinned Nick Waterhouse, 3:59.
126 - Trey Blaha (P) major dec. J.D. Ruzicka, 12-4.
132 - Luke Kremer (K) tech fall Zach Becicka, 24-9.
138 - Ryan Rodriguez (K) dec. River Whitters, 3-2.
145 - Skyler St. John (P) dec. Ben Feuerhelm, 6-1.
152 - Sean Knox (K) dec. Jamie Day, 8-3.
160 - Shane Williams (K) pinned Jarod Cadena, 3:38.
170 - Cameron Rathje (P) pinned Curtis Stacey, 1:51.
182 - Austin Gould (P) won by forfeit.
195 - Trent Schulte (P) dec. Dakota Aldrich, 6-2.
220 - Andrew Netolicky (P) pinned Zack Goodall, 1:15.
285 - Connor Nolan (P) won by forfeit.

PRAIRIE 69, WATERLOO EAST 9

106 - Kyler Lowe (WE) dec. Zack Fiser, 9-7.
113 - Josh Wenger (P) pinned Joey Petersen, 1:42.
120 - Chris Walters (P) dec. D.J. Robertson, 3-2.
126 - Jayden Flege (P) won by forfeit.
132 - Zach Becicka (P) pinned Cody Sahr, 1:24.
138 - River Whitters (P) won by forfeit.
145 - Skyler St. John (P) won by forfeit.
152 - Jared Cadena (P) pinned Dedrick Jordan, 1:59.
160 - Steve Wallace (P) pinned Deshay Wright, 5:27.
170 - Jesse Hynek (P) won by forfeit.
182 - Austin Gould (P) pinned Craig Phillips, :25.
195 - Trent Schulte (P) won by forfeit.
220 - Andrew Netolicky (P) won by forfeit.
285 - Darrell Caldwell (WE) pinned Connor Nolan, :38.

KENNEDY 57, WATERLOO EAST 24

106 - Kyler Lowe (WE) pinned Kobie Cowen, 3:41.
113 - Joey Petersen (WE) defeated Nathan Waterhouse, no score.
120 - D.J. Robertson (WE) pinned Nick Waterhouse, 1:36.
126 - J.D. Ruzicka (K) won by forfeit.
132 - Luke Kremer (K) pinned Cody Sahr, 1:40.
138 - Ryan Rodriguez (K) won by forfeit.
145 - Ben Feuerhelm (K) won by forfeit.
152 - Sean Knox (K) dec. Dedrick Jordan, 6-0.
160 - Shane Williams (K) pinned DeShay Wright, 1:27.
170 - Keenen Nosek (K) won by forfeit.
182 - Curtis Stacey (K) pinned Craig Phillips, 3:42.
195 - Dakoda Aldrich (K) won by forfeit.
220 - Zack Goodall (K) won by forfeit.
285 - Darrell Caldwell (WE) won by forfeit.

Kennedy matmen win title at Fort Madison

FORT MADISON - Luke Kremer, Ben Feuerhelm and Shane Williams won individual titles Saturday to help Cedar Rapids Kennedy capture top honors at the Fort Madison Invitational wrestling tournament.

Kremer pinned Damone Manning of Burlington in 31 seconds to win the 132-pound crown. He went 3-0 in the tournament with a major decision and two pins, raising his record to 13-2.

Feuerhelm trimmed Maverick McCarty of West Hancock, 9-7, for the title at 145 pounds. He went 3-0 in the tournament with two pins, raising his record to 8-7.

Williams posted three straight pins for Kennedy en route to the 160-pound crown, including a pin over Chris Berg of Fort Madison in the finals in 3:45. He raised his mark to 14-2.

J.D. Ruzicka (126) and Ryan Rodriguez (138) placed second for the Cougars.

Kennedy topped Burlington by eight points for the team championship in a tight race.

TEAM STANDINGS

1. Kennedy 182.5, 2. Burlington 174.5, 3. Fort Madison 163.5, 4. Keokuk 159, 5. New London/Winfield-Mt.Union 95.5, 6. Fort Madison JV 58, 7. Clear Creek Amana 56, 8. Muscatine 53, 9. West Hancock 52, 10. Van Buren 46, 11. Burlington JV 24, 12. Keokuk JV 18, 13. Kennedy JV 17.

Cougars pinned twice at Iowa City

IOWA CITY -- Kennedy dropped a pair of wrestling matches Thursday night in a Mississippi Valley Conference double dual meet at Iowa City West.

Kennedy was beaten by Cedar Falls, 38-33. The Cougars had to forfeit at three weights and received only one forfeit from the Tigers. J.D. Ruzicka, Luke Kremer and Shane Williams had pins for Kennedy.

Iowa City West walloped Kennedy, 64-6. Kobi Cowen at 106 pounds and Zack Goodall at 220 posted decision for the Cougars, but were the only Kennedy wrestlers to win.

Iowa City West had five pins, a technical fall and two major decisions.

Iowa City West also beat Cedar Falls, 59-12.

CEDAR FALLS 38, KENNEDY 33

106 - Dan Kelly (CF) tech. fall Kobi Cowen, 20-5
113 - Cassy Herkelman (CF) won by forfeit
120 - Nick Waterhouse (CRK) dec. Trey Hess Thomas, 12-5
126 - JD Ruzicka (CRK) pinned Sam Lindaman, 1:32
132 - Luke Kremer (CRK) pinned Brendan Alexander, 4:58
138 - Ryan Rodriguez (CRK) dec. Sam Dagit, 7-0
145 - Ben Feuerhelm (CRK) dec. Brandon Matthias, 6-3
152 - Clark Doyle (CF) dec. Sean Knox, 10-5
160 - Shane Williams (CRK) pinned Jacob Schwab, no time
170 - David Langley (CF) won by forfeit
182 - Ryan Frost (CF) pinned Curtis Stacey, 5:10
195 - Dakoda Aldrich (CRK) won by forfeit
220 - Devon Davis (CF) pinned Zack Goodall, 2:57
285 - Nick Terpstra (CF) won by forfeit

IOWA CITY WEST 64, KENNEDY 6

106 - Kobi Cowen (CRK) dec. Jasmine Bailey, 6-2
113 - Phillip Laux (ICW) won by forfeit
120 - Ernest Willis (ICW) pinned Nick Waterhouse, 1:42
126 - Jack Hathaway (ICW) pinned JD Ruzicka, 1:31
132 - Dakota Bauer (ICW) dec. Luke Kremer, 8-3
138 - Kegan Wakefield (ICW) major dec. Ryan Rodriguez, 14-0
145 - Gradey Gambrall (ICW) major dec. Ben Feuerhelm, 19-7
152 - Sam Chalkley (ICW) pinned Sean Knox, 1:54
160 - Justin Koethe (ICW) tech. fall Shane Williams, 18-3
170 - Mike Watkins (ICW) pinned Curtis Stacey, 2:59
182 - Blake Bohner (ICW) won by forfeit
195 - Micah Kelsay (ICW) pinned Dakoda Aldrich, 5:02
220 - Zack Goodall (CRK) dec. Aydan Wynoss, 12-10
285 - Colin Foerstner (ICW) won by forfeit