~courtesy of The Scranton Journal
After multiple delays, Greene County began the wrestling season Dec. 15 with three duals at Iowa Falls. The Rams won 53-6 over Baxter, and lost a couple of close contests to Gilbert 43-34 and 39-37 to Iowa Falls-Alden.
Nevada and Interstate 35 were dual meet wrestling winners over Greene County on Thursday night in Nevada. Coach Zach Beekman’s Rams fell to 1-4 overall and 0-1 in the Heart of Iowa Activities Conference.
Due to COVID-19 concerns, the annual Tiger-Knight Wrestling tournament in Carroll Saturday was changed from an invitational at one site to dual meet tournaments at both Carroll High and Kuemper Catholic. Greene County was assigned to the event at Kuemper where the Rams went 4-0 to win the team title.
IOWA FALLS-ALDEN DUALS
Sophomore McKinley Robbins won all three matches by fall, including one in just 13 seconds. Brady Stauffer was 3-0 with two falls and a 3-0 decision. Gavin Scheuermann won all three of his matches by recording a fall, a technical fall, and a major decision. John Sprague was 3-0 with a fall and two forfeits, while Nathan Black was 3-0 with a forfeit and a pair of falls. James Currier was 3-0 with a forfeit and a pair of falls.
Rams 53 ~ Baxter 6
- 106 – Ram forfeit
- 113, 132, 182, 195 – Open
- 120 – McKinley Robbins pinned Cole Smith 2:36
- 126 – John Sprague pinned Ashton Kerwin 4:57
- 138 – Brady Stauffer pinned Curtis Gliem 2:01
- 145 – Gavin Scheuermann won by technical fall over Brad Matthews 17-0
- 152 – Nathan Black; 220 – Broc Harmann won by Baxter forfeit
- 160 – Noble Hoyt pinned Callyn Bishop 3:20
- 170 – James Currier pinned Jacob Hiemstra 1:29
- 285 – Sawyer Schiltz pinned Aiden McFadden 1:44
Gilbert 42 ~ Rams 34
- 106, 113, 126, 170, 195 – Ram forfeit
- 120 – McKinley Robbins pinned Holt Bellon :13
- 132 – John Sprague won by Gilbert forfeit
- 138 – Brady Stauffer pinned Kekoz McKinney 1:55
- 145 – Gavin Scheuermann pinned Bode Hatfield
- 152 – Nathan Black won by major decision over Aiden Gibbons 13-2
- 160 – Noble Hoyt lost in sudden victory to Tate Gibson 6-11
- 182 – James Currier pinned Levi Lewis 1:38
- 220 – Sawyer Schiltz lost by decision to Joe Larimore 3-10
- 285 – Broc Hamann lost by fall to Cayden Meskon 1:39
IF-Alden 39 ~ Rams 37
- 106, 113, 13, 160, 195 – Ram forfeit
- 120 – McKinley Robbins pinned Jacob Michaelson 1:08
- 126 – John Sprague; 182 – James Currier won by IF-A forfeit
- 138 – Brady Stauffer won by decision over Mason Kent 3-0
- 145 – Gavin Scheuermann won by major decision over Tucker Hejlik 13-5
- 152 – Nathan Black pinned Evan Ackerman 1:24
- 170 – Noble Hoyt pinned Dalton Furns 2:48
- 220 – Sawyer Schiltz lost by decision to Nic Warrington 1-2
- 285 – Broc Hamann lost by fall to Kaiden Barkey 3:28
NEVADA TRIANGULAR
Greene County lost both matches Thursday in Nevada. Interstate-35 defeated the Rams 42-29 and Nevada won 36-21.
Rams going 2-0 on the night were Robbins, Black and Hoyt. Finishing 1-1 were Stauffer, Scheuermann and Schiltz, who trailed the ninth ranked wrestler in Class 1A, Sam Vonnahme, 6-0 and won by fall in 1:05.
I-35 42 ~ Rams 29
- 106, 132, 182 – Ram forfeit
- 113, 195 – Open
- 120 – McKinley Robbins pinned Tryston Palmer 3:14
- 126 – John Sprague lost by fall to Ryan Steinlage 2:43
- 138 – Brady Stauffer lost by decision 6-10
- 145 – Gavin Scheuermann won by technical fall over Isaiah Smith 16-0
- 152 – Nathan Black pinned Eli Green 4:33
- 160 – Noble Hoyt pinned Aaron Chandler 1:22
- 170 – James Currier lost by fall to Chase Darst 2:22
- 220 – Sawyer Schiltz pinned Sam Vonnahme 1:06
- 285 – Broc Hamann lost by fall to Cristian Roquet :36
Nevada 36 ~ Rams 21
- 106, 132, 285 – Ram forfeit
- 113, 182, 195 – Open
- 120 – McKinley Robbins won by Nevada forfeit
- 126 – John Sprague lost by fall to Drew Robinson 4:17
- 138 – Brady Stauffer pinned Luis Lopez 1:38
- 145 – Gavin Scheuermann lost by decision to Edgar Cabrera 4-5
- 152 – Nathan Black pinned Sam Steele :49
- 160 – Noble Hoyt won by decision over Payton Mosinski 7-1
- 170 – James Currier lost by fall to Holden Fry 3:27
- 220 – Sawyer Schiltz lost by decision to Caden Jones 2-9
TIGER-KNIGHT DUALS
The day started with a 51-18 Ram victory over Fort Dodge St. Edmond. Greene County narrowly defeated the Knights by a 36-34 score. The Rams then won 46-36 over Westwood, Sloan before earning the tournament championship with a victory over Manson-Northwest Webster 39-36.
Greene County filled just 10 of the 14 weight classes. Four Rams went 4-0 in matches. They were McKinley Robbins, John Sprague, Brady Stauffer and Nathan Black.
Rams 51 ~ St Edmond 18
- 106, 195 – Ram forfeit
- 113, 132, 220 – Open
- 120 – McKinley Robbins pinned Ryan Duckett 4:48
- 126 – John Sprague; 138 – Brady Stauffer; 145 – Gavin Scheuermann; 152 – Nathan Black; 160 – Noble Hoyt; 285 – Sawyer Schiltz won by SE forfeit
- 170 – James Currier won by decision over Grant Webster 13-9
- 182 – Gunnar Goble lost by fall to Tyler Rossmanith 2:46
Rams 36 ~ Kuemper 34
- 106, 113, 195 – Ram forfeit
- 120 – Open
- 126 – McKinley Robbins;
- 132 – John Sprague pinned Trent Eischeid 1:55
- 138 – Brady Stauffer won by Kuemper forfeit
- 145 – Gavin Scheuermann lost by decision to Shea Parkis 3-7
- 152 – Nathan Black pinned Nolan Simons 1:15
- 160 – Noble Hoyt lost by major decision to Hayden Stout 2-15
- 170 – Gunnar Goble pinned Bryce Wiskus :15
- 182 – James Currier lost by decision to Jaggar Luetje 7-12
- 220 – Sawyer Schiltz lost by fall to Cal Wanninger 2:36
- 285 – Broc Hamann pinned Carter Pudenz 2:35
Rams 46 ~ Westwood 36
- 106, 113, 120, 195 – Ram forfeit
- 126 – McKinley Robbins pinned Dillion Hunter 2:49
- 132 – John Sprague pinned Derek Gilbert 1:33
- 138 – Brady Stauffer pinned Bryson Martindale 1:50
- 145 – Gavin Scheuermann pinned Tom Heilman 1:52
- 152 – Nathan Black pinned Kyler Reynolds 1:40
- 160 – Noble Hoyt won by major decision over Brandon Steinhoff 15-2
- 170 – Gunnar Goble pinned Devin LaBrune 1:21
- 182 – James Currier lost by fall to Jackson Dewald :26
- 220 – Sawyer Schiltz pinned Omar Hernandez 2:07
- 285 – Broc Hamann lost by fall to Jacob Leonard 3:15
Rams 39 ~ MNWW 36
- 106, 113, 126, 195 – Ram forfeit
- 120 – McKinley Robbins won by technical fall over Ethan Egli 17-2
- 132 – John Sprague; 170 – Gunnar Goble won by MNWW forfeit
- 138 – Brady Stauffer won by major decision over Daniel Thomas 10-2
- 145 – Gavin Scheuermann pinned Logan Crouse 1:42
- 152 – Nathan Black won by decision over Christopher Krueger 14-8
- 160 – Noble Hoyt lost by fall to Ian Kohnen :18
- 182 – James Currier won by decision over Trevor Condon 7-1
- 220 – Broc Hamann lost due to injury
- 285 – Sawyer Schiltz pinned Leon Cook 1:07
