Brands Finishes Second at Prestigous Al Dvorak Memorial Invitational

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Nelson Brands finished second at the 29th Al Dvorak Memorial Invitational on Friday at Harlem High School in Machesney Park, Illinois.

Brands went 3-1 at the two-day tournament dropping a 5-3 decision in the 152-pound final to Austin O’Connor of Chicago St. Rita in a matchup of nationally ranked wrestlers.

A defending Illinois state champion, O’Connor is ranked fourth nationally at 152 pounds by Intermat while Brands is ranked 19th.

Brands recorded a first-period pin and back-to-back tech. falls to reach the finals and is 25-1 on the season.

Carter Rohweder (22-5) went 4-3 at the two-day event to finish sixth at 160 pounds, falling to Jack Mulay of Mount Carmel in the fifth place match.

West High placed 19th in the team standings with 79.5 points.

Mason, Ohio won the team title with 202.5 points followed by New Lenox with 194.5 points.

Al Dvorak Memorial Invitational
Team scores – 1. Mason (Ohio) 202.5; 2. New Lenox 194.5; 3. Mount Carmel 187; 4. Wheaton North 118; 5. Huntley 116; 6. Edwardville 111; 7. Luxemberg-Casco (Wis) 102; 8. Rockton 101; 9. Crystal Lake Central 95; 10. Timberland (Mo) 92; 11. Mukwonago (Wis) 91; 12. Bolingbrook 89; 13. Hortonville (Wis) 88.5; 14. Glenbard North 87; 15. St. Rita 86; 16. Yorkville 84.5; 17. Plainfield South 83.5; 18. Algonquin Jacobs 80; 19. West High 79.5; 20. Milton (Wis) 76; 21. Marist 75; 22. Dakota 73; 23. Metea Valley 65.5; 24. Plainfield East 63.5; 25. Harlem 61; 26. Villa Park Willowbrook 57.5; 27. Nequa Valley 54; 28. Antioch 43; 29. Kankakee McNamara 42.5; 30. Legancy Christian Academy (Ohio) 40.5; 31. Freeport 39; 32. Sterling 37; 33. Chicago Washington 32; 34. Arlington Heights 18; Manito Midwest Central 10.

Individual champions, area place winners
106 – 1. Eric Barnett (Hortonville) dec. Pauley Keane (Kankakee McNamara) 6-0
113 – 1. Jacob Lindsey (New Lenox Providence) dec. Anthony Pisciotta (Timberland) 9-7 SV1
120 – 1. Michael McGee (Plainfield East) dec. Tommy Hoskins (Legancy Christian Academy) 8-4
126 – 1. Dylan Burnoski (Bolingbrook) dec. Aaron Schulist (Mukwonago) 4-2 /
132 – 1. Zack Donathan (Mason) pinned We Rachal (Chicago Washington) 4:38
138 – 1. Austin Gomez (Glenbard North) tech. fall Lenny Petersen (Crystal Lake Central) 23-8
145 – 1. Yahya Thomas (Mt. Carmel) dec. Abe Assad (Glenbard North) 9-4
152 – 1. Austin O’Connor (St. Rita) dec. Nelson Brands (West High) 5-3
160 – 1. Devin Donovan (Wheaton North) dec. Elliot Luker (Hortonville) 4-3 SV1; 6. Carter Rohweder (West High).
170 – 1. Andrew Wenger (Dakota) dec. Eric Vermillion (Mason) 7-3
182 – 1. Jack Jessen (Villa Park Willowbrook) pinned Billy Pitzner (Milton) 3:53
195 – 1. John Nowak (Providence) pinned Seamus Odonnell (Crystal Lake Central) 1:25
220 – 1. Diata Drayton (Marist) dec. Maverick McPeek (Dakota) 9-3
285 – 1. Anthony Cassioppi (Hononegah) pinned Bobby Papiernik (Metea Valley) 1:58

West High Caps Battle of Waterloo With a Pair of Wins

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West High completed competition at the two-day Battle of Waterloo tournament on Saturday falling to Class 1A top-ranked Lisbon and defeating Cedar Falls and Mason City.

Alex Aguirre, Nelson Brands, Landon Green, Guy Snow and Enutifa Gamia all went unbeaten for West High on Saturday.

Lisbon 42, West High 36
106 – Cobe Siebrecht (LIS) pinned Jackson Brennan 3:11
113 – Cael Happel (LIS) tech. fall Keaton Speicher 18-3
120 – Alex Aguirre (ICW) pinned Max Abodeely 1:04
126 – Ryne Mohrfeld (LIS) pinned Hunter Davis 2:58
132 – Cooper Siebrecht (LIS) pinned Miguel Paredes 1:30
138 – Chase McLaughlin (LIS) pinned Micah Blair :55
145 – Jack Butteris (LIS) pinned Jo Dixon 5:18
152 – Nelson Brands (ICW) pinned Clay McCoy 2:19
160 – Kaden Kilburg (LIS) dec. Carter Rohweder 3-0
170 – Bryce Werderman (LIS) maj. dec. Ashton Stumpft 12-3
182 – Will Hoeft (ICW) won by forfeit
195 – Landon Green (ICW) won by forfeit
220 – Guy Snow (ICW) pinned Logan O’Connor 2:22
285 – Enutifa Gamia (ICW) won by forfeit

West High 42, Cedar Falls 34
106 – D.J. Barney (CF) pinned Jackson Brennan 2:34
113 – Jakey Penrith (CF) maj. dec. Keaton Speicher 11-0
120 – Alex Aguirre (ICW) dec. Christian Simpson 7-1
126 – Hunter Davis (ICW) dec. Anthony Chiattello 10-5
132 – Gabe Penrith (CF) pinned Collin Leavy 1:45
138 – Brock Weidenbacher (CF) pinned Micah Blair 1:16
145 – Tanner Mostek (CF) pinned Jo Dixon 2:25
152 – Nelson Brands (ICW) pinned Dakota Southworth 2:41
160 – Carter Rohweder (ICW) pinned Tanner Doyle 1:13
170 – Bryce Pilcher (CF) pinned Will Hoeft 1:27
182 – Ashton Stumpft (ICW) pinned Tommy Custer 4:28
195 – Landon Green (ICW) pinned Collin Bohnenkamp 3:28
220 – Guy Snow (ICW) pinned Justin Campbell 2:40
285 – Enutifa Gamia (ICW) pinned Austin Smiley :48

Top-Ranked West High Rolls on the Road at Waterloo East

West High sophomore Patrick McCaffery

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Patrick McCaffery had 19 points to lead Class 4A top-ranked West High to a 76-58 win over Waterloo East on Friday in a Mississippi Valley Conference game in Waterloo.

Connor McCaffery had 17 points and Devontae Lane added 15 as West High improved to 5-0 on the season and 3-0 in MVC play.

Waterloo East dropped to 2-5 and 0-3 in MVC play.

West High Gets Back on Track Against Waterloo East

West High junior Logan Cook

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West High didn’t waste any time bouncing back from its first loss of the season.

Logan Cook led three players in double figures with 16 points as class 5A third-ranked West High responded from its overtime loss to City High on Tuesday with a 64-26 win over Waterloo East on Friday at West High.

Lauren Zacharias had 12 points and Katie McGrane added 10 as West High improved to 6-1 on the season and 5-0 in Mississippi Valley Conference play.

Emma Koch had eight points and Paige Beckner five for the Women of Troy.

Kerris Roberts had 16 points to lead Waterloo East (2-7, 0-5 MVC).

West High        21 21 14  8 – 64
Waterloo East   7   6    2 11 – 26

West High (64) – Logan Cook 16, Lauren Zacharias 12, Katie McGrane 10, Emma Koch 8, Paige Beckner 5, Brianna Faulkner 4, Cailyn Morgan 3, Ali Tauchen 2, Carrie Callahan 2, Cara Saunders 2.

Waterloo East (26) – Kerris Roberts 16, DeNae Nash 3, Amanee Clark 2, Olivia Shannon 2, Kayla Ryan 2, Tamia Sisk 1.

West High Goes 1-2 on Opening Day of Battle of Waterloo

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West High went 1-2 to finish fourth in the Bob Buckley Bracket at the Battle of Waterloo on Friday.

The Trojans opened with a 45-30 win over West Delaware and fell to Class 3A tenth-ranked North Scott 48-21 in the semifinals before dropping the third place match to City High 41-30.

Nelson Brands, Carter Rohweder and Guy Snow all went 3-0 for West High on Friday.

West High 45, West Delaware 30
106 – Luke Farmer (WD) dec. Jackson Brennan 9-2
113 – Keaton Speicher (ICW) pinned Zach Fisher 3:19
120 – Ryan Phillips (WD) pinned Kaleb Williams 4:41
126 – Alex Aguirre (ICW) dec. Casey Guyer 10-4
132 – Hunter Davis (ICW) pinned Brad Rausch 5:29
138 – Cole Engel (WD) tech fall. Micah Blair 16-1
145 – Mitchel Mangold (WD) maj. dec. Jo Dixon 11-2
152 – Nelson Brands (ICW) pinned Tristan Voelker 2:30
160 – Carter Rohweder (ICW) pinned Nick Casey :22
170 – Ashton Stumpf (ICW) pinned Jack Neuhaus :53
182 – Landon Green (ICW) pinned Jordan Bries 2:45
195 – Harrison Goebel (WD) pinned Mitchell Sorge :39
220 – Guy Snow (ICW) pinned Brady Antons 1:32
285 – Kaleb Zieser (WD) pinned Nate Daniels 3:00

North Scott 48, West High 21
106 – Cael Bredar (NS) dec. Jackson Brennan 11-4
113 – Jacob Schipper (NS) pinned Keaton Speicher :49
120 – Riley Thomas (NS) dec. Alex Aguirre 4-2
126 – Caleb McCabe (NS) pinned Hunter Davis 1:32
132 – Mikey Wheeler (NS) pinned Miguel Paredes :17
138 – Collin Lewis (NS) pinned Collin Leavy :23
145 – Jake Matthaidess (NS) pinned Jo Dixon 2:57
152 – Nelson Brands (ICW) pinned Drake Golinghorst 2:49
160 – Carter Rohweder (ICW) pinned Avion Lard 1:35
170 – Ashton Stumpf (ICW) dec. Jonathan Wolbert 7-2
182 – Triston Richardson (NS) dec. Will Hoeft 8-5
195 – Zach Petersen (NS) dec. Landon Green 12-5
220 – Wyatt Wriedt (NS) pinned Enutifa Gamia :44
285 – Guy Snow (ICW) pinned Cole Ernst 5:41

City High 41, West High 30
106 – Ethan Wood-Finley (ICH) dec. Jackson Brennan 3-1
113 – Keaton Speicher (ICW) pinned Michael Santoro 1:08
120 – Alex Aguirre (ICW) maj. dec. Ryan Ceynar 14-5
126 – Lance Bormann (ICH) pinned Hunter Davis 2:31
132 – Joey Harney (ICH) pinned Miguel Paredes 1:40
138 – Jack Anson (ICH) tech fall. Micah Blair 16-1
145 – Alex Kooker (ICH) pinned Jo Dixon 3:48
152 – Nelson Brands (ICW) Pinned Wilfred Kadohou 2:28
160 – Carter Rohweder (ICW) pinned Jack Bacon :46
170 – Kyle Hefley (ICH) dec. Ashton Stumpf 4-2
182 – Landon Green (ICW) won by forfeit
195 – Brock Hunger (ICH) pinned Mitchell Sorge :41
220 – Jacob Dykes (ICH) pinned Enutifa Gamia :19
285 – Guy Snow (ICW) dec. Jacob Murry 3-1

West High Defeats City High in Cross-town Swimming Showdown

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West High defeated City High 112-57 in the annual showdown of cross-town swimming rivals on Tuesday at the Coralville Recreation Center.

Four different West High swimmers claimed an individual title and the Trojans won all three relays on the way to the dual win.

Lane Griffis won the 200 freestyle in a time of 1:53.24 and added an individual title in the 500 freestyle in 5:00.95 to lead West High.

Oliver Martin won the 50 freestyle, Izaak Hajek won the 100 butterfly and Brennon Keen won the 100 freestyle for the Trojans.

Forrest Frazier won the 100 breastroke in 1:00.06 and the 200 individual medley in 1:58.74 to pace City High while Ric Thomas won the 100 backstroke for the Little Hawks.

West High 112, City High 57
200 Medley Relay – 1. West High (Izaak Hajek, Ben Berhow, Oliver Martin, Brennon Keen) 1:40.71; 2. City High (Forrest Frazier, Louis Stephan, Ric Thomas, Mickale Sadecky) 1:41.82; 3. West High (Nasim Abu-Dagga, Sam Deyak, John Li, Ethan MacAreavy) 1:46.36.

200 Freestyle – 1. Lane Griffis (ICW) 1:53.24; Ric Thomas (ICH) 1:53.73; 3. Tate Happel (ICW) 1:56.47; 4. Donald Hill (ICH) 2:05.19; 5. Aiden Peterson (ICW) 2:05.42.

200 Individual Medley – 1. Forrest Frazier (ICH) 1:58.74; 2. Izaak Hajek (ICW) 2:05.48; 3. Ben Berhow (ICW) 2:08.82; 4. Sam Naylor (ICH) 2:15.38; 5. Parth Patel (ICW) 2:26.71.

50 Freestyle – 1. Oliver Martin (ICW) 21.02; 2. Brennon Keen (ICW) 23.38; 3. Ethan MacAreavy (ICW) 23.97; 4. Mickale Sadekcy (ICH) 24.38; 5. Ryan Van Daele (ICH) 26.87.

100 Butterfly – 1. Izaak Hajek (ICW) 56.42; 2. Sam Naylor (ICH) 59.23; 3. John Li (ICW) 1:00.38; 4. Nasim Abu-Dagga (ICW) 1:07.09; 5. Patrick Bui (ICH) 1:09.56.

100 Freestyle – 1. Brennon Keen (ICW) 52.65; 2. Noah Bruns (ICW) 52.69; 3. Louis Stephan (ICH) 52.87; 4. Ethan MacAreavy (ICW) 55.32; 5. Brennan Hill (ICH) 55.44.

500 Freestyle – 1. Lane Griffis (ICW) 5:00.95; 2. Tate Happel (ICW) 5:09.87; 3. Aiden Peterson (ICW) 5:47.91; 4. Ron Strang (ICH) 5:51.39.

200 Freestyle Relay – 1. West High (Ben Berhow, Noah Bruns, Ethan MacAreavy, Oliver Martin) 1:32.01; 2. City High (Ric Thomas, Louis Stephan, Mickale Sadecky, Forrest Frazier) 1:35.01; 3. West High (Jeff Garbut, Sam Deyak, Lane Griffis, Tate Happel) 1:37.98.

100 Backstroke – 1. Ric Thomas (ICH) 57.22; 2. John Li (ICW) 1:00.58; 3. Brennan Hill (ICH) 1:01.85; 4. Nasim Abu-Dagga (ICW) 1:04.47; 5. Noah Bruns (ICW) 1:04.64.

100 Breaststroke – 1. Forrest Frazier (ICH) 1:00.06; 2. Ben Berhow (ICW) 1:02.8; 3. Louis Stephan 1:03.45; 4. Sam Deyak (ICW) 1:05.75; 5. Ivan Johnson (ICH) 1:16.06.

400 Freestyle Relay – 1. West High (Izaak Hajek, Brennon Keen, Lane Griffis, Oliver Martin) 3:27.03; 2. West High (Coleman Riss, Tate Happel, Noah Bruns, Sam Deyak) 3:42.21.

West High Swimmers Win Dubuque Hempstead Quadrangular

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West High won a Mississippi Valley quadrangular at Dubuque Hempstead on Saturday with 184.5 points while City High was fourth with 87 points.

West High won the 200 medley relay and the 200 freestyle relay and got first place finishes from Lane Griffis in the 200 IM and 500 freestyle, Brennon Keen in the 50 freestyle, Izaak Hajek in the 100 butterfly and Ben Berhow in the 100 breastroke.

Eric Thomas won the 100 backstroke to lead City High.

Dubuque Hempstead Quadrangular
Team scores – 1. West High 184.5; 2. Dubuque Hempstead 141; 3. Dubuque Senior 103.5; 4. City High 87.

200 Medley Relay – 1. West High (Nasim Abu-Dagga, Ben Berhow, Izaak Hajek, Ethan MacAreavy) 1:46.03; 2. City High (Eric Thomas, Louis Stephan, Sam Naylor, Mickale Sadecky) 1:47.7
200 Freestyle – 1. Chris Duehr (DH) 1:51.6; 2. Izaak Hajek (ICW) 1:52.45; 5. Tate Happel (ICW) 1:59.49.
200 Intermediate Medley – 1. Lane Griffis (ICW) 2:05.61; 2. Louis Stephan (ICH) 2:06.49; 3. Ben Berhow (ICW) 2:12.78.
50 Freestyle – 1. Brennon Keen (ICW) 23.64; 2. Ethan MacAreavy (ICW) 24.48.
100 Butterfly – 1. Izaak Hajek (ICW) 55.92; 3. Eric Thomas (ICH) 58.18; 4. Sam Naylor (ICH) 59.8.
100 Freestyle – 1. Collin Sindt (DS) 52.62; 3. Noah Bruns (ICW) 53.2; 4. Brennon Keen (ICW) 55.39.
500 Freestyle – 1. Lane Griffis (ICW) 5:00.68; 2. Tate Happel (ICW) 5:17.13.
200 Freestyle Relay – 1. West High (Sam Deyak, Noah Bruns, Izaak Hajek, Ben Berhow) 1:35.44; 5. City High (Louis Stephan, Eric Thomas, Donald Hill, Mickale Sadecky) 1:39.33.
100 Backstroke – 1. Eric Thomas (ICH) 58.07; 2. John Li (ICW) 1:02.17; 5. Mickale Sadecky (ICH) 1:05.05.
100 Breastroke – 1. Ben Berhow (ICW) 1:03.46; 2. Louis Stephan (ICH) 1:04.61; 5. Sam Deyak (ICW) 1:08.81.
400 Freestyle Relay – 1. Dubuque Hempstead 3:32.98; 2. West High (Tate Happel, Noah Bruns, Lane Griffis, Brennon Keen).