By Becky Walz,
Viking Lauren Luzum goes for the takedown and went on to win the title at 155 pounds at the Mason City tournament Saturday. (Photo courtesy of Melissa Stello)
Working their way toward the postseason, the Decorah and South Winn girls’ wrestling teams competed twice to finish off the regular season last weekend. First the Vikes hosted a double dual with Charles City and the Warriors, then the two squads traveled to Mason City for the final tournament of the regular season.
In Decorah
Thursday, the Vikings put on a spectacular show defeating Charles City 40-28 and South Winn 55-6, finishing the season with a 12-2 dual record.
Four Vikes picked up falls in the dual against the Comets, while three won by decision and one received a forfeit. Pinning their opponents were No. 3 Ana Simon (145), Annaleissa Arnold (170), No. 1 Naomi Simon (190) and No. 5 Kamryn Steines (235). Amelia Wadsworth won by a 13-3 major decision at 140 pounds. Winning by 6-3 decisions were seventh-ranked Chloe Sheffield (100) and Ellie Adams (115). At 135 pounds, No. 7 McKenzie Tollefson received a forfeit.
Competing against a much smaller South Winn squad, only five matches took place with the Vikes winning four of them. Sheffield threw Isabelle Goltz in 51 seconds at 105 pounds followed by Adams (115) pinning Sophia Dvorak in 56 seconds. At 130 pounds Kaitlyn Bjork earned a 9-1 major decision over Warrior sophomore Abby Wagner. South Winn’s Maddy Jansen fell by a 7-3 decision at 135 pounds to Tollefson. Winning for the Warriors at 125 pounds was eighth-ranked Kaydn Meyer with a fall in 1:53 over Stella Grinna. Decorah received six forfeits.
In the Warriors’ dual with Charles City, South Winn won three matches. Jansen threw her Comet opponent in 1:40, while Meyer pinned her second opponent of the night in 2:33. Wagner received a forfeit.
Mason City highlights
The Decorah girls’ wrestling team then captured the Upper Iowa Invitational title held in Mason City on Saturday with 223 points, followed by Spencer in a distant second with 178 points. South Winn also competed in Mason City, finishing with 34 points in 19th place.
This marks the fourth tournament championship won by the Decorah wrestling team this season. The title was led by champions No. 3 Ana Simon (145), No. 7 Lauren Luzum (155) and No. 1 Naomi Simon (170). Other Vikes in the finals were Ellie Adams and Amelia Wadsworth.
The Warriors had two varsity wrestlers on the mats with eighth-ranked senior Kaydn Meyer winning the 125-pound title.
Mason City Invite team scores
1. Decorah 223; 2. Spencer 178; 3. Waverly-Shell Rock 163; 4. Mason City 160.5; 5. Osage 153.5; 6. Sumner-Fred 127; 6. West Marshall 127; 8. Charles City 122; 9. Clear Lake 121; 10. Waukon 113; 11. Dallas Center-Grimes 109; 12. Humboldt 89; 13. Crestwood 87; 14. Fort Dodge 76; 15. NH/TV 54; 16. North Central Trailblazers 51; 17. Saint Ansgar 46; 18. Urbandale 37; 19. South Winn 34; 20. Emmetsburg 12; 21. North Butler-Clarksville 10; 21. Pocahontas Area 10; 23. Nashua-Plainfield 0
Individual results
100 – Chloe Sheffield, 3rd place
Quarters – WBF in 1:06 over Taelynn Bass (NH/TV); Semis – lost 4-2 sudden victory to Kiara Ruiz (Spencer); Cons. semi – WBF in 1:10 over Amber Hoth (W-SR); 3rd place – WBF in 2:00 over Sophia Calpio (CC)
110 – Cassie Wilkins, DNP
Rd. 2 – LBF in 0:53 to Gable Hemann (Osage); Cons. rd. 2 – bye; Cons. rd. 3 – LBF in 3:00 to Eva Sebastian (Crestwood)
115 – Ellie Adams, 2nd place
Rd. 2 – WBF in 3:11 over Alysia Dundee (Waukon); Quarters – WBF in 5:50 over Addison Buseman (W-SR); Semis – won 7-0 dec. over Carli Pfantz (West Marshall); Final – lost 4-2 dec. to Cameryn Judisch (S-F)
125 – Kaydn Meyer, 1st place
Rd. 1 – bye; Rd. 2 – WBF 1:12 over Jada Bushaw (Waukon); Quarters – WBF 3:30 over Ella Shares (S-F); Semis – WBF in 1:01 over Edei Collins (CC); Final – won 4-2 dec. over Pieper Lester (Clear Lake)
125 – Stella Grinna, DNP
Rd. 2 – lost 8-6 sudden victory to Hope Shaffar (West Marshall); Cons. rd. 2 – bye; Cons. rd. 3 – WBF in 3:34 over Gracie Lyon (Humboldt); Cons. rd. 4 – lost 12-3 maj. dec. to Melanie Bruesewitz (Osage)
130 – Kaitlyn Bjork, 6th place
Rd. 1 – WBF in 3:30 over Lily Wilson (NC Trailblazers); Quarters – LBF in 3:29 to Claire Weydert (Humboldt); Cons. rd. 4 – WBF in 3:35 over Abby Wagner (SW); Cons. rd. 5 – WBF in 1:41 over Macy Brown (Fort Dodge); Cons. semi – LBF in 2:43 to Isabel Christensen (S-F); 5th place – LBF in 0:50 to Claire Weydert (Humboldt)
130 – Abby Wagner, DNP
Rd. 1 – bye; Rd. 2 – LBF in 1:30 to Macy Brown (Fort Dodge); Cons. rd. 2 – bye; Cons. rd. 3 – WBF in 1:25 over Chelseas Brumm (Saint Ansgar); Cons. rd. 4 – LBF in 3:35 to Kaitlyn Bjork (Decorah)
135 – McKenzie Tollefson, 4th place
Rd. 1 – WBF in 1:20 over Mariel Becicka (Urbanadale); Quarters – LBF in 1:16 to Bella Mulder (DC-Grimes); Cons. rd. 4 – won 5-1 dec. over Sophia Glaser (NH/TV); Cons. rd. 5 – won 10-0 maj. dec. over Mya Peterson (NC Trailblazers); Cons. semi – won 5-0 dec. over Cieanna Ficken (West Marshall); 3rd place – lost 4-0 dec. to Annaliese Arciniega (Osage)
140 – Amelia Wadsworth, 2nd place
Rd. 2 – WBF in 0:32 over Rae-lynn Meitner (Saint Ansgar); Quarters – WBF in 0:43 over Amber Hermening (Crestwood); Semis – won 11-3 maj. dec. over Shaylee Sutherland; Final – LBF in 3:05 to Kiara Djournesi (W-SR)
145 – Ana Simon, 1st place
Rd. 2 – WBF in 1:14 over Elizabeth Briggs (Urbandale); Quarters – WBF in 1:35 over Nevaeh Bloker (N-P); Semis – WBF in 1:15 over Jenah Gray (DC-Grimes); Final – WBF in 5:32 over Kelly Throndson (NH/TV)
155 – Lauren Luzum, 1st place
Rd. 2 – WBF in 4:25 over Jaela Wills (Urbandale); Quarters – WBF in 1:25 over Raelen Manderfield (NH/TV); Semis – WBF in 1:52 over Jamie Jones (S-F); Final – WBF in 4:48 over Destiny Kolheim (CC)
155 – Annaleissa Arnold, 5th place
Rd. 2 – LBF in 2:59 to Raelen Manderfield (NH/TV); Cons. rd. 2 – bye; Cons. rd. 3 – won 9-0 maj. dec. over Jaela Wills (Urbandale); Cons. rd. 4 – WBF in 5:56 over Allie Van Der Molen (DC-Grimes); Cons. rd. 5 – WBF in 1:40 over Raelen Manderfield (NH/TV); Cons semi – LBF in 0:49 to Kyleigh James (Mason City); 5th place – WBF in 1:59 over Gracey Smith (Clear Lake)
170 – Naomi Simon, 1st place
Quarters – WBF in 1:15 over Addison Schenker (Osage); Semis – WBF in 1:53 over Matilda Miller (S-F); Final – WBF in 1:09 over Kayma Burleson (Clear Lake)
190 – Kamryn Steines, 3rd place
Rd. 2 – WBF in 0:14 over Chantell Soley (NC Trailblazers); Quarters – WBF in 0:32 over Kennedy Robinson (Humboldt); Semis – lost 2-0 dec. to Leah Stewart (CC); Cons. semi – WBF in 0:49 over Taryn Boehmer (Mason City); 3rd place – won 4-2 dec. over Kaylee Nachtigal (Spencer)
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