By Becky Walz,
It was a busy week for the South Winn girls’ wrestling team last week with a home meet Tuesday, a pair of road wins Thursday and a tournament in Oelwein Saturday.
It was a busy week for the South Winn girls’ wrestling team last week with a home meet Tuesday, a pair of road wins Thursday and a tournament in Oelwein Saturday.
Thursday night the Lady Warriors went 2-0 as a team in Elkader beating Postville and Central by scores of 42-24 and 42-12 respectively.
“We moved around to get everyone in the line-up and make sure that we got some good matchups. I thought we competed well and tried some new things on the mat. We can continue to improve in a couple specific areas, and the girls know that and are working hard,” said Coach Ethan Adams. “I’m really impressed with the way some of our first year wrestlers continue to improve and ask questions, and it is great to see them take a step forward with some confidence. It’s also pushing our veterans to get better and make them feel even more comfortable doing what they do each time out. It was enjoyable to be in the same location as our boys’ team for our athletes, coaches, and fans, and we want to congratulate Coach Elsbernd on his 200th dual win as head coach.”
South Winn 42, Postville 24
100 – SW lost by forfeit; 105 – Double forfeit; 110 – Double forfeit; 115 – Josie Hageman (SW) WBF 5:36 over Dulce Lopex (Postville); 120 – Sophia Dvorak (SW) LBF 2:24 to Raven Hoppe (Postville); 125 – Kaydn Meyer (SW) won by forfeit; 130 – Abby Wagner (SW) won by forfeit; 135 – Maddy Jansen (SW) won by forfeit; 140 – Addison Timp (SW) WBF 0:59 over Kimberly Perez (Postville); 145 – Ellie Knutson (SW) won by forfeit; 155 – Double forfeit; 170 – SW lost by forfeit; 190 – SW lost by forfeit; 235 – Izzy Kipp (SW) WBF 1:04 over Vanessa Schnuelle (Postville)
South Winn 42, Central Elkader 12
100 – Double forfeit; 105 – Double forfeit; 110 – Double forfeit; 115 – Josie Hageman (SW) LBF 5:07 to Reese Berns (CE); 120 – Sophia Dvorak (SW) won by forfeit; 125 – Kaydn Meyer (SW) WBF 4:45 over Taylor Moser (CE); 130 – Abby Wagner (SW) WBF 1:50 over Kimberly Suhr (CE); 135 – Grace Zweibohmer (SW) won by forfeit; 140 – Maddy Jansen (SW) WBF 0:36 over Maci Keppler (CE); 145 – Addison Timp (SW) won by forfeit; 155 – Ellie Knutson (SW) LBF 1:00 to Rebecca Suhr (CE); 170 – Double forfeit; 190 – Izzy Kipp (SW) won by forfeit; 235 – Double forfeit
Saturday was a long 10-plus hour day of wrestling for the South Winn girls as each of the nine Warriors wrestled at least four matches. The focus and resilience paid dividends as South Winn finished seventh in the pool of 25 teams at Oelwein with 154.5 points.
“We were able to stay pretty focused throughout the day and compete really well. We had girls pick up some great wins in the B and C brackets and compete extremely well all day, while Maddy Jansen wrestled hard in a very tough 135 bracket,” said Coach Adams.
Abby Wagner and Addison Timp finished second in 130B and 140B respectively. Josie Hageman and Kaydn Meyer went 3-2 in very tough 110-pound and 120-pound brackets, and Izzy Kipp finished second at 190.
“There were a lot of good things that we did, and some new things that we’ve been working on translated from practice to mat which is always great. There were a few matches that I think I’d like to see us turn around the other way, but out of 40+ matches, that translates to a pretty good day. We can continue to focus on our preparation and mental approach to each match as we close the season and prepare for regionals, and just maintain better position and awareness in important sequences during the match. We’re very proud of the girls and look forward to getting back to work,” concluded Coach Adams.
Oelwein Girls Invite team scores
1. Osage 252; 2. East Buchanan 250; 3. Vinton-Shellsburg 223; 4. Anamosa 214; 5. Independence 191; 6. Sumner-Fred 172; 7. South Winn 154.5; 8. Union 129; 9. Linn-Mar 123; 10. West Fork 111; 11. MFL MarMac 93; 12. Marion 91; 13. Benton Community 89; 14. North Fayette Valley 88; 15. Waterloo West 86; 16. West Delaware 82; 17. Highland Riverside 66; 18. New Hampton/Turkey Valley 62; 19. Center Point-Urbana 55.5; 20. West Branch 54; 21. Clear Lake 51; 22. Oelwein 50; 23. Cedar Rapids Washington 47; 24. Postville 29; 24. Starmont 29
Individual results
110 – Josie Hageman, 5th place
Rd. 1 – lost 2-0 dec. to Emmersen Thomas (West Branch); Rd. 2 – LBF 1:30 to Bree Swenson (Vinton-Shellsburg); Rd. 3 – won 7-1 dec. over Morgan Krall (Ind); cons. bracket – WBF 5:16 over Mackenzie McFarland (Highland); 5th place – WBF 2:25 over Ryley Hartman (Oelwein)
115B – Sophia Dvorak, 6th place
Rd. 1 – WBF 0:58 over Hanna Lacina (West Branch); Rd. 2 – LBF 2:21 to Kara Theis (Osage); Rd. 3 – bye; Rd. 4 – LBF 2:41 over Kammie Hoeck (Waterloo West); 5th place – LBF 1:49 to Cassidy Boge (Osage)
120 – Kaydn Meyer, 4th place
Rd. 2 – lost 5-1 dec. to Kadence Pape (MFL MarMac); Rd. 3 – won 5-1 dec. over Dulce Lopez (Postville); Rd. 4 – WBF 3:22 over Olivia Primrose (Vinton-Shellsburg); Rd. 5 – won 16-0 tech fall in 4:54 over Presless Dickman (West Fork); 3rd place – LBF 0:47 to Ally Jelinek (Linn-Mar)
125C – Kelsey Timp, 5th place
Rd. 1 – LBF 2:20 to Jacelyn Schwartz (Oelwein); Rd. 2 – LBF 0:56 to Jadyn Wirth (Waterloo West); Rd. 3 – LBF 1:08 to Ella Schares (Sumner-Fred); Rd. 4 – won 8-2 dec. over Kenadee Batey (Marion); Rd. 5 – won medical forfeit over Melody Grimm (MFL MarMac)
130B – Abby Wagner, 2nd place
Rd. 1 – WBF 0:56 over Chloe Kraayenbrink (CR Washington); Rd. 2 – WBF 0:47 over Kaitlyn Bonewitz (Benton); Rd. 3 – WBF 5:03 over Peyton Burt (Waterloo West); champ. Bracket – LBF 4:16 to Cecilia Hartley (Linn-Mar); final – LBF 2:00 to Lia Wagner (Osage)
135 – Maddy Jansen, 8th place
Rd. 1 – LBF 3:49 to Maggie Wagner (Anamosa); Rd. 2 – lost 7-4 dec. to Lizzy Wolf (Benton); Rd. 3 – LBF 0:27 to Ava Mehlert (Union); Rd. 4 – WBF 1:53 over Hannah Cantwell (West Delaware); 7th place – LBF 0:58 to Mackenzie Bachman (MFL MarMac)
140B – Addison Timp, 2nd place
Rd. 1 – WBF 1:23 over Kenleigh Trumblee (Independence); Rd. 2 – bye; Rd. 3 – WBF 2:23 over Kaitlyn Markley (Anamosa); champ. Bracket – WBF 1:44 over Zoe Koontz (Clear Lake); final – LBF 2:24 to Gracie Kuhn (NFV)
145B – Ellie Knutson, 5th place
Rd. 1 – WBF 2:48 over Emily Myers (Osage); Rd. 2 – lost 5-3 sudden victory to Danica Friedlein (MFL MarMac); Rd. 3 – LBF 4:38 to Makayla Tharp (Union); cons. bracket – bye; 5th place – WBF 3:14 over Kendra Lux (West Delware)
190 – Izzy Kipp, 2nd place
Rd. 1- WBF 0:19 over Ava Brister (West Fork); Rd. 2 – WBF 0:20 over Addison Schenker (Osage); Rd. 3 – WBF 0:32 over Jenna Small (Center Point-Urbana); champ. Bracket – WBF 0:24 over Ashley Lantz (Marion); final – LBF 3:21 to Alyson Krum (East Buchanan)
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