~by Taylor Teays for The Scranton Journal
The Greene County wrestling team had a busy week, participating in a duals tournament on Tuesday (Jan. 17), the conference tournament on Friday and another tournament on Saturday.
On the schedule for the Rams this week is the Charger Invitational Tournament on Saturday at AC/GC High School in Guthrie Center.
Tuesday’s home dual meet brought the Rams face to face with Roland-Story, where the Rams took the win 54-27. Gavin Winters, Jacob Harmeyer, Crew Conner, Kale Petersen, McKinley Robbins, Brent Dennhardt, Jackson Turner, Braeden Turner and Gavin Scheuermann each earned points for Greene County.
Greene County 54 ~ R-S 27
106 – Gavyn Winters won by fall over Hayden Eslick 1:34.
113 – Jacob Harmeyer won by fall over Damian Lanczos 0:28.
126 – Crew Conner; 132 – Kale Petersen; 138 – McKinley Robbins; 152 – Jackson Turner; 160 – Braeden Turner; 170 – Gavin Scheuermann won by forfeit.
145 – Brent Dennhardt won by fall over Anthony Jones 0:05.
195 – Bork Ersnes lost by decision to Jaxson Kadolph 7-0.
220 – Marcus Ball lost by fall to Thomas Tjaden 1:03.
The Rams faced a loss to West Marshall, falling 48-31. Winters, Harmeyer, Petersen, Robbins, Dennhardt and Turner put up points for the Rams.
West Marshall 48 ~ Greene County 31
106 – Gavyn Winters won by decision over Jack Decker 10-4.
113 – Jacob Harmeyer won by major decision over Landin Eggers 13-5.
126 – Crew Conner lost by fall to Shane Hanford 3:21.
132 – Kale Petersen won by fall over JD Downs 5:21.
138 – McKinley Robbins won by fall over Wyatt Thompson 1:08.
145 – Brent Dennhardt won by fall over Caden Vellinga 1:59.
152 – Jackson Turner won by fall over Danny Kielman 4:45.
195 – Bork Ersnes lost by fall to Wyatt Weuve 3:11.
220 – Marcus Ball lost by fall to Sam Schaper 1:54.
On Friday, the Rams traveled to Perry High School for the Heart of Iowa Conference Wrestling Tournament. Greene County placed third out of eight teams, with eight Rams placing individually. Winters, Petersen, Robbins and Dennhardt each brought home the gold in their classes. Harmeyer and Conner each finished fourth and Turner took fifth in his weight class.
106 – Gavyn Winters received a bye; won by fall over Roman Kiles 2:36; won by decision over Jack Decker 9-5, first place.
113 – Jacob Harmeyer received a bye; lost by decision to Thad Stewart 6-4; won by fall over Charlie Sitzmann 0:46; lost by fall to Landin Eggers 4:50, fourth place.
126 – Crew Conner received a bye; lost by fall to Kinnick Geers 2:41; received a bye; lost by sudden victory to Jaden Grimm 4-2, fourth place.
132 – Kale Petersen received a bye; won by fall over Sawyer Bouwkamp 5:07; won by fall over JD Downs 1:36, first place.
138 – McKinley Robbins received a bye; won by fall over Anthony Chavez 1:26; won by fall over Tucker Wheeler 1:16, first place.
145 – Brent Dennhardt won by fall over Tristyn Steil 0:00; won by fall over Braden Young 1:44; won by technical fall over Caden Vellinga 17-2, first place.
152 – Jackson Turner won by fall over Kolby Hodnefield 2:36; lost by decision to William Vanderpool 10-4; lost by fall to Juan Hernandez 0:26; won by fall over Cooper Lindahl 1:59, fifth place.
160 – Gavin Scheuermann received a bye; won by fall over Nick Embry 1:39; won by fall over Wyatt Wheeler 1:01.
220 – Marcus Ball lost by fall to Sam Schaper 1:11; lost by fall to Joel Greiner 0:43.
Team scores: West Marshall 257.5; PCM, Monroe 222; Greene County 147; Perry 130; South Hamilton 84; Nevada 77; Roland-Story 57; Saydel 43.5.
Four Greene County wrestlers attended the Ed Winger Classic at Urbandale High School on Saturday. The Rams tied with Fort Madison for 19th place out of 24 teams. Robbins took second place in the 138 weight class, losing due to a medical forfeit, which counts as his first loss of the season. Winters placed fifth in the 106 class.
Ed Winger Classic at Urbandale
106 – Gavyn Winters won by fall over Michael Dyett 2:36; lost by fall to Tyler Harper 3:13; won by fall over Daniel Overall 4:25; lost by fall to Cale Vandermark 1:33; won by decision over Sam Davidson 6-3, fifth place.
126 – Crew Conner lost by fall to Derrick Gregory 4:43; lost by no contest to Derrick Gregory.
138 – McKinley Robbins won by fall over Justin Burnett 1:46; won by major decision over Donovan Card 13-5; won by decision over Blake Allen 3-1; lost by medical forfeit to Ryder Block, second place.
152 – Jackson Turner won by fall over Aiden Doria 2:52; won by no contest over Aiden Doria; lost by fall to Elijah Mendoza 1:25; lost by fall to Aidan Pennock 1:22.
Team scores: Waverly-Shell Rock 200; Southeast Polk 187; Bettendorf 1168.5; Ankeny Centennial 120; Waukee Northwest 108; Fort Dodge 104.5; Valley, West Des Moines 97.5; Blair 93; North Scott 81; Dowling Catholic 80; Dallas Center-Grimes 66; Underwood 63.5; Emmetsburg 62; Norwalk 60.5; Ames 57.5; Johnston 56.5; Cedar Falls 43; Lewis Central 38.5; Fort Madison 35; Greene County 35; PCM, Monroe 28; Waukee 27.5; Urbandale 25; ADM 9.
