~by Taylor Teays for The Scranton Journal
The Greene County wrestlers planned to travel to Saydel on Dec. 16, but due to storms and the extensive damage in the community Dec. 15, they missed the meet.
On Saturday, Dec. 18, the Rams hit the road to wrestle at the Carroll Invitational Tournament, bringing home fifth place as a team.
Nine Rams placed in their brackets with two first place finishes, McKinley Robbins at 132 and Nathan Black at 160. Brenner Gallagher, 138, and Gavin Scheuermann, 152, each took second in their weight class. Jacob Harmeyer finished in third at 113; Noble Hoyt at 170 and Michael Rumley at 220 each took fourth and Gavyn Winters finished fifth at 106. Crew Conner also placed, finishing sixth in the 120 class.
Carroll tournament
- 106 – Gavyn Winters received a bye; fell to Jaxson Prichard 1:21; lost by fall to Kaden Whipp 2:48; won by fall over Kaitlynn Schuler 0:30, fifth place
- 113 – Jacob Harmeyer received a bye; lost by fall to Ryler Ziegmann 2:35; received a bye; won by fall over Blake Jones 4:24, third place
- 120 – Crew Conner lost by fall to Kamden Birkey 3:18; received a bye; lost by fall to Jeremiah Berg 1:33; lost by decision to John Ackermen 8-5
- 132 – McKinley Robbins received a bye; won by fall over Cooper Ludwig 1:47; won by major decision over Tyce Ruffridge 11-3, first place
- 138 – Brenner Gallagher won by fall over Liam Lamb 1:11; won by decision over Brandon Lenz 5-2; lost by decision to Carter Drake 7-2, second place
- 145 – Jackson Turner lost by fall to Kale Downey 5:25; lost by fall to Derek Gilbert 2:57
- 152 – Gavin Scheuermann won by fall over Cody Nichols 0:47; won by decision over Tyler Raybourn 4-2; lost by decision to Shea Parkis 8-2, second place
- 160 – Nathan Black won by fall over Casey Overstreet 1:37; won by fall over Ryan Panbecker 1:11; won by major decision over Christopher Krueger 12-2, first place
- 170 – Noble Hoyt won by major decision over Bryce Wiskus 25-15; lost by fall to Ian Kohnen 1:04; won by fall over Roger Lopez 3:34; lost by fall to Karson Downey 1:07, fourth place
- 220 – Michael Rumley received a bye; won by fall over Bryson Harris 5:28; lost by fall to Cal Wanninger 1:01; won by fall over Alex Buttermore 1:13; lost by fall to Keaton Bindel 0:29, fourth place
Team scores: Carroll 209; Kuemper 170.5; Clarinda 152; Manson 138; Greene County 133; Pocahontas 120; Westwood 78; Ames 68; Denison 51; St. Edmonds 35.
After the holiday break, the Rams are scheduled to wrestle again on Jan. 4 at Martensdale-St. Mary’s High School.
