~courtesy of The Scranton Journal
The Greene County wrestling team lost both duals at West Marshall Tuesday, Jan. 19. The hosts won 43-42 and Roland-Story was victorious 42-36. The Rams are 8-9 in duals this season.
The Rams were unable to fill five weight classes, which was costly in team scoring. The West Marshall/Greene County match ended in a 42-42 tie but the Trojans were awarded the win on forfeit criteria. Out of the 16 contested matches on the night, GC won 13.
McKinley Robbins, the top ranked wrestler at 120-pounds in Class 2A, had his first close match of the season when he edged Logan Powers (19-3) of R-S, 2-1. Robbins also posted a pin to improve to 19-0 this season and 56-2 in his career.
Other Rams going 2-0 were Brenner Gallagher, John Sprague, Brady Stauffer, Nathan Black and Noble Hoyt.
WEST MARSHALL DUALS
WM 43 ~ Rams 42
- 106, 182, 195, 220, 285 – Ram forfeit
- 113 – Brenner Gallagher pinned Carli Pfantz :55
- 120 – McKinley Robbins pinned Colin Vellinga 1:31
- 126 – John Sprague pinned JD Downs 1:41
- 145 – Gavin Scheuermann pinned Adam Bartine 1:41
- 152 – Nathan Black pinned Cael Pfantz 1:35
- 160 – Noble Hoyt pinned Luke Coulter 5:30
- 170 – James Currier lost by fall to Austin Pfantz 3:51
R-S 42 ~ Rams 36
- 106, 182, 195, 220, 285 – Ram forfeit
- 113 – Brenner Gallagher pinned Ben Sarver 4:30
- 120 – McKinley Robbins won by decision over Logan Powers 2-1
- 126 – John Sprague pinned Colin Streit :43
- 132 – Jackson Turner won by RS forfeit
- 138 – Brady Stauffer won by decision over Jay Sanderson 9-2
- 145 – Gavin Scheuermann lost by fall to Christian Eslick 5:17
- 152 – Nathan Black pinned Hesston Johnson 2:44
- 160 – Noble Hoyt pinned Dylan Kahl 4:12
- 170 – James Currier lost by fall to Eli Thorson :57
HOIAC TOURNAMENT
Greene County hosted their first high school wrestling tournament Friday night, Jan. 22, in the new gymnasium in Jefferson. Coach Zach Beekman’s Rams finished second in the Heart of Iowa Activities Conference tournament behind West Marshall of State Center. The Trojans compiled 197 points to 180 for the Rams. Roland-Story was third with 172, followed by Prairie City-Monroe 151, South Hamilton 139, Nevada 84, and Saydel 62.
The Rams had eight wrestlers in the finals with four champions in McKinley Robbins, Sawyer Schiltz, Brenner Gallagher and Brady Stauffer. Jackson Turner, Gavin Scheuermann, Nate Black and Noble Hoyt all finished in second place.
Gallagher improved to 8-1 on the season, Robbins is 21-0 and Schiltz goes to 15-5. Stauffer picked up his 100th career win in the semifinals and stands at 21-1.
- 113 – Brenner Gallagher bye; pinned Alex Courtney (PCM, Monroe) :49; won by major decision over Ben Sarver (Roland-Story) 8-0, first place
- 120 – McKinley Robbins bye; pinned Hewitt Brinegar (PCM, Monroe) 1:02; pinned Kolton Keller (Saydel) 3:12, first place
- 130 – Jackson Turner bye; bye; lost by fall to Caden Vellinga (West Marshall) 5:57, second place
- 138 – Brady Stauffer pinned Garin Padget (PCM, Monroe) 1:29; pinned Dillon McMorran (West Marshall) 1:22; won by major decision over Austin Chally (Saydel) 11-2, first place
- 145 – Gavin Scheuermann bye; won by technical fall over Sam Steele (Nevada) 20-4; lost by major decision to Christian Eslick (Roland-Story) 5-14, second place
- 152 – Nathan Black pinned Payton Mosinski (Nevada) 1:03; pinned Hesston Johnson (Roland-Story) 5:07; lost by technical fall to Colby Tool (PCM, Monroe) 2-17, second place
- 160 – Noble Hoyt bye; pinned Dylan Kahl (Roland-Story) 3:12; lost by decision to Luke Coulter (West Marshall) 11-16, second place
- 170 – Gunnar Goble bye; lost by fall to Austin Pfantz (West Marshall) 2:23; lost by fall to Jackson Sterle (Roland-Story) 2:45; bye, fifth place
- 182 – James Currier lost by fall to Nate Richards (PCM, Monroe) 3:31; bye; lost by fall to Brent Greenfield (South Hamilton) :32; lost by fall to Trevor Lause (Saydel) :28, sixth place
- 220 – Broc Hamann bye; lost by decision to Cooper Sloan (PCM, Monroe) 0-7; bye; lost by fall to Sam Schaper (West Marshall) 2:52, fourth place
- 285 – Sawyer Schiltz pinned Phoenix Birch (Saydel) :40; pinned Stellen Willis (South Hamilton) 2:41; won by technical fall over Camdan Vincent (Nevada) 20-3, first place
ED WINGER TOURNAMENT
Following a long night in Jefferson, the Rams got on the bus early Saturday morning to travel to Urbandale for the Ed Winger Classic. The tournament had 20 teams with some of the best in Iowa, including 3A power Southeast Polk.
McKinley Robbins fought hard for his 120-pound championship, posting a pin, a 7-6 decision, an 8-6 sudden victory and a 4-2 sudden victory. In both extra periods, he secured the win with a take down. He defeated the fifth and 10th ranked wrestlers in 3A in the semifinals and finals. Robbins is number one in Class 2A.
Waukee and Southeast Polk duked it out for first place with Waukee edging out the SEP Rams by 5-1/2 points 217.5-212. Greene County posted 77 points for 11th place.
- 113 – Brenner Gallagher bye; lost by technical fall to Koufax Christensen (Waukee) 2-17; lost by technical fall to Cael Wiener (Ankeny Centennial) 0-15; pinned Markel Tingle (Bettendorf) 3:57; lost by major decision to Jake McKenzie (Norwalk) 2-10, eighth place
- 120 – McKinley Robbins pinned Carson Springer (Dallas Center-Grimes) 1:25; won by decision over Trent Harper (Norwalk) 7-6; won in sudden victory – 1 over Rheiner Stallbaum (Johnston) 8-6; won in sudden victory – 1 over Jayce Luna (Bettendorf) 4-2, first place
- 132 – Jackson Turner lost by fall to Noah Madison (Johnston) :31; pinned Ethan Bose (Council Bluffs Thomas Jefferson) 1:54; lost by fall to Logan Gard (Dallas Center-Grimes) 1:17
- 138 – Brady Stauffer won by decision over Kaleb German (Urbandale) 7-0; lost by decision to Carter Martinson (Southeast Polk) 3-7; pinned Josh Pelzer (Bettendorf) 3:17; lost by major decision to Josh Connor (North Scott) 4-13; lost in sudden victory-1 to Logan Stotts (Valley, West Des Moines) 1-3, sixth place
- 145 – Gavin Scheuermann lost by fall to Carter Bennett (Ankeny Centennial) 5:30; won by decision over A.J. Burrell (Valley, West Des Moines) 3-0; won by decision over Jon Rinehart (Dowling Catholic) 8-2; lost by major decision to Gabe Carver (Urbandale) 13-7 won by major decision over Gavin Scheuermann (Greene County) 2-10
- 152 – Nathan Black pinned Hunter Bagby (Urbandale) 1:56; pinned Sam Zindel (Johnston) :42; lost by decision to Colby Tool (PCM, Monroe) 2-9; pinned Nick Matthys (Bettendorf) 4:22; lost by major decision to Colin Driscoll (Waukee) 4-15, fourth place
- 160 – Noble Hoyt lost by fall to Max Derry (Dowling Catholic) :47; lost by fall to Harrison Gibson (Southeast Polk) :31
- 170 – Gunnar Goble lost by fall to Adam Townsend (Dowling Catholic) 1:07; pinned Payton Ludington (Lewis Central) 2:38; lost by fall to Chase Hutchinson (Valley, West Des Moines) 3:21
- 182 – James Currier lost by fall to AJ Petersen (North Scott) :22; lost by fall to Cuin Cullen (Dallas Center-Grimes) 3:58
- 220 – Broc Hamann lost by fall to Kalob Runyon (Southeast Polk) 1:19; pinned Colton Teem (Urbandale) :41; lost by major decision to Cruize Flanders (Centerville) 0-8
- 285 – Sawyer Schiltz won by major decision over CJ Simmons (Southeast Polk) 13-4; lost by fall to Griffin Liddle (Bettendorf) :19; lost by fall to Bryan Jurado (Valley, West Des Moines) 5:12; pinned Greyson Else (Urbandale) :51; pinned Easton Eledge (Underwood) :36, seventh place
