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).

Brands Wins Title at Prestigous Council Bluffs Classic

 

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Nelson Brands already has plenty of impressive performances in his prep career.

The West High junior added to that list on Saturday.

Brands completed a perfect 7-0 performance at the two-day, 40-team Council Bluffs Classic with a 9-7 decision over Cayd Lara of Fort Dodge in the 152 pound title match.

Ranked No. 1 at 152 pounds, Brands won four straight matches by fall and added a pair of tech falls to reach the finals match where he upended fourth-ranked Lara his first loss of the season.

The title by Brands helped West High to a 16th place team finish with 204.5 points.

Apple Valley Minnesota, ranked 41st nationally by InterMat, won the team title for the second straight season finishing with 622 points.

Class 3A third-ranked Fort Dodge finished second with 449 points while Kearney (Nebraska) was third with 397.

West High senior Carter Rohweder went 6-1 with six pins to finish fifth at 160 pounds.

The only loss for Rohweder was a 6-2 quarterfinal loss to Tony Watts of Apple Valley.

Council Bluffs Classic
Team scores – 1. Apple Valley 622; 2. Fort Dodge 449.5; 3. Kearney 397.5; 4. Glenwood 333; 5. Waukee 310.5; 6. Mill Valley 306; 7. Atlantic 301; 8. Spirit Lake Park 268.5; 9. Pittsburg 263.5; 10. Totino-Grace 261.5; 11. Sergeant Bluff-Luton 253; 12. Millard West 247.5; 13. Missouri Valley 236; 14. Olathe North 233.5; 15. Basehor-Linwood 214; 16. West High 204.5; 17. Olathe South 204; 18. Plattsmouth 203; 19. Lewis Central 189; 20. Saint James Academy 185; 21. Council Bluffs Thomas Jefferson 177.5; 22. Lincoln East 175.5; 23. Grand Island 173; 24. Ames 160.5; 25. Newton 144; 26. Papillion-La Vista 142; 27. Perry 137.5; 28. Maysville 130.5; 29. Nebraska City 125; 30. Underwood 123.5; 31. Omaha North 114; 32. Norris 103.5; 33. Woodbury Central 94; 34. LeMars 71; 35. Millard North 68.5; 36. Creighton Prep 64.5; 37. Council Bluffs St. Albert 53.5; 38. Council Bluffs Abraham Lincoln 38; 39. South Sioux City 28.5.

First place matches; Area placewinners
106 – 1. Keegan Slyter (Olathe North) dec. Chase Larsen (Plattsmouth) 6-4.
113 – 1. Drew Bennett (Fort Dodge) dec. Kyle Biscoglia (Waukee) 3-2.
120 – 1. Brody Teske (Fort Dodge) maj. dec. Jace Koezler (Olathe South) 13-4.
126 – 1. Alex Thomsen (Underwood) dec. McGwire Midkiff (CB Thomas Jefferson) 12-5.
132 – 1. Conner Ward (Mill Valley) dec. Corbin Nirschl (Basehor-Linwood) 3-1.
138 – 1. Tristan Lara (Fort Dodge) dec. Kyle Rathman (Apple Valley) 7-3.
145 – 1. Nate Larson (Apple Valley) maj. dec. Kyler Rieck (Spirit Lake Park) 11-1.
152 – 1. Nelson Brands (West High) dec. Cayd Lara (Fort Dodge) 9-7.
160 – 1. Mac Southard (Lewis Central) dec. Tony Watts (Apple Valley) 8-2; 5. Carter Rohweder (West High).
170 – 1. Marcus Coleman (Ames) dec. Sammy Cokeley (Saint James Academy) 12-9.
182 – 1. Clay Lautt (Saint James Academy) dec. Anthony Sherry (Glenwood) 7-6.
195 – 1. Dylan Prince (Pittsburg) dec. Doug Vawter (Millard West) 9-7 SV1.
220 – 1. Tom Rief (Missouri Valley) dec. Deveron Duncan (Pittsburg) 6-4.
285 – 1. Gable Stevenson (Apple Valley) maj. dec. Kayne Hutchinson (Pittsburg) 16-3; 9. Guy Snow (West High).

West High Rallies for Win at Dubuque Hempstead

West High junior Logan Cook

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Trailing at halftime for the first time this season on Friday West High was in need of a strong finish to remain unbeaten

The Women of Troy got exactly what they needed.

Class 5A fourth-ranked West High allowed just 11 second-half points while overcoming a six-point halftime deficit in a 59-44 win over Dubuque Hempstead in Dubuque.

West High trailed 33-27 at the half but rallied to improve to 5-0 on the season and 4-0 in Mississippi Valley Conference play.

Logan Cook had a double-double with 16 points and 11 rebounds and Maddie Huinker had 16 points to pace West High.

Cook and Huinker had 10 points apiece in the second half as West High outscored Dubuque Hempstead (3-3, 1-3 MVC) 32-11 in the final two quarters.

Emma Koch had eight points and Lauren Zacharias and Cailyn Morgan each had seven for West High.




Megan Groneau led Dubuque Hempstead with 14 points while Morgan Kluesner added 10 for the Mustangs.

West High (59) – Maddie Huinker 16, Logan Cook 16, Emma Koch 8, Cailyn Morgan 7, Lauren Zacharias 7, Rachael Saunders 3, Paige Beckner 2.

Dubuque Hempstead (44) – Megan Groneau 14, Morgan Kluesner 10, Mackenzie Paulsen 6, Morgan Krug 5, Holly Bitter 3, Lauren Tressel 2, Madison Fleckenstein 2.

West High Edges Hempstead in MVC Dual

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West High edged Dubuque Hempstead 40-36 in a Mississippi Valley Conference dual meet on Thursday in Dubuque.

The teams split the 14 matches with West High earning bonus points in all seven of its wins.

Keaton Speicher, Hunter Davis, Jo Dixon, Nelson Brands and Ashton Stumpf all record pins for West High in the win.

West High 40, Dubuque Hempstead 36
106 – Dillon Gottschalk (DH) pinned Jackson Brennan 3:36
113 – Keaton Speicher (ICW) pinned Brennan Lechnir 3:08
120 – Joe Pins (DH) pinned Kaleb Williams :27
126 – Hunter Davis (ICW) pinned Garrett Long 1:36
132 – Jacob Faber (DH) dec. Miguel Paredes 5-0
138 – Nathan Feldman (DH) pinned Micah Blair 1:00
145 – Jo Dixon (ICW) pinned Dylan Pauley 5:50
152 – Nelson Brands (ICW) pinned Kent Kragenbrink 5:16
160 – Carter Rohweder (ICW) won forfeit
170 – Alex Ward (DH) dec. Will Hoeft 5-2
182 – Ashton Stumpf (ICW) pinned Jackson Rigdon 4:45
195 – Landon Green (ICW) maj. dec. Owen Dunne 13-5
220 – Dylan Olson (DH) pinned Enutifa Gamia 3:06
285 – Jack Roussel (DH) won by forfeit.

West High Wrestlers Win Dick Mellinger Invitational

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West High crowned four individual champions on its way to the team title at the Dick Mellinger Invitational on Saturday in Burlington.

Kaleb Williams, Nelson Brands, Carter Rohweder and Guy Snow all won individual titles as West High claimed the team title with 362 points, 15 more than runner-up Ottumwa.

Jackson Brennan, Keaton Speicher, Ashton Stumpf and Landon Green all added runner-up finishes for the Trojans.

Williams improved to 6-1 on the season while winning the 120-pound title on Saturday while Snow notched three straight pins to claim the title at 220 pounds and improve to 5-1 on the season.

Brands and Rohweder both remained unbeaten on the season with impressive performances.

Top-ranked at 152 pounds, Brands won all four of matches by fall on Saturday to move to 7-0 on the season.

Rohweder, ranked No. 7 at 160 pounds, record three first-period pins on Saturday to improve his season mark to 7-0.

Brennan (6-1) was runner-up at 106 pounds, Speicher (5-2) was second at 113, Stumpf (6-1) finished second at 170 pounds and Green (5-2) was runner-up at 182.

Dick Mellinger Invitational
Team scores – 1. West High 362; 2. Ottumwa 347; 3. Burlington 333; 4. Keokuk 242; 5. Davenport North 186; 6. Davenport Central 183.

Champions, area-place winners:
106 – 1. Cameron Heinz (DC); 2. Jackson Brennan (ICW).
113 – 1. Duncan Delzell (BUR); 2. Keaton Speicher (ICW).
120 – 1. Kaleb Williams (ICW).
126 – 1. Ashton Meyers (KEO); 3. Hunter Davis (ICW).
132 – 1. Brant O’Shea (KEO); 4. Miguel Paredes (ICW).
138 – 1. Matt Wyatt (KEO).
145 – 1. Preston Terry (BUR).
152 – 1. Nelson Brands (ICW).
160 – 1. Carter Rohweder (ICW).
170 – 1. Joey Mitchell (OTT); 2. Ashton Stumpf (ICW).
182 – 1. Spencer Sherwood (BUR); 2. Landon Green (ICW).
195 – 1. Mason Hartman (BUR).
220 – 1. Guy Snow (ICW).
285 – 1. Jacob Brownlee (OTT); 4. Enutifa Gamia (ICW).

Defense Lifts West High Past CR Xavier 44-35

West High junior Rachael Saunders

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West High had the type of offensive game that teams often have early in the season on Friday night against Cedar Rapids Xavier.

Fortunately for the Women of Troy their defense is already in mid-season form.

West High collected 18 steals and didn’t allow more than 12 points in quarter to overcome some cool shooting for a 44-35 win over Xavier in a Mississippi Valley Conference Mississippi Division contest in Cedar Rapids.

Seventh-ranked West High shot 37 percent from the floor on Friday and was 1-of-12 from beyond the 3-point arc but limited the Saints to a season-low scoring output while improving to 3-0 on the season and 2-0 in MVC play.

Xavier dropped to 2-2 and 1-1 in conference play with the loss.

Logan Cook had a game-high 16 points and Emma Koch and Rachael Saunders each added seven points for West High.

Maddie Huinker led the West High defensive effort with five steals and Cailyn Morgan grabbed four steals in the win.

Kiana Stanek had nine points to lead Xavier.

West High  13  8 12 11 – 44
CR Xavier  6  10  7  12 – 35

West High (44) – Cailyn Morgan 4, Lauren Zacharias 3, Ali Tauchen 1, Rachael Saunders 7, Maddie Huinker 4, Logan Cook 16, Emma Koch 7, Paige Beckner 2.

Cedar Rapids Xavier (35) – Kiana Stanek 9, Caitlynn Daniels 6, Kylie Brown 4, Lexi Noonan 7, Amelia Ivester 6, Emily Jasper 3.

West High Defeats Waterloo East, Falls to Linn-Mar at MVC Triangular

West High split a pair of Mississippi Valley Conference dual meets on Thursday in a season-opening triangular at Linn-Mar.

The Trojans opened with a 42-34 win over Waterloo East and dropped a 40-26 decision to Linn-Mar.

Top-ranked Nelson Brands earned a pair of wins at 152 points while Jackson Brennan (106), Carter Rohweder (160) and Ashton Stumpf (170) all won two matches on Thursday.

West High 42, Waterloo East 34
195 – Eric Gleiter (WE) maj. Dec. Joe Briddle 14-5
220 – Payne Johnson (WE) pinned Enutifa Gamia 1:00
285 – Omar Begic (WE) pinned Nate Daniels 1:39
106 – Jackson Brennan (ICW) pinned Darrell Lowery :50
113 – Brayden Good (WE) pinned Keaton Speicher 3:20
120 – Kaleb Williams (ICW) won by forfeit
126 – Hunter Davis (ICW) pinned Aidan Ernst 4:53
132 – Collin Leavy (ICW) won by forfeit
138 – Antonio Rodriguez (WE) dec. Miguel Parades 8-4
145 – Ryan Valenzuela (WE) pinned Jo Dixon 3:59
152 – Nelson Brands (ICW) pinned Andrew Mora 1:19
160 – Carter Rohweder (ICW) pinned Sergio Ibarra (WE) :43
170 – Ashton Stumpf (ICW) won by forfeit
182 – Tyrell Gordon (WE) dec. Landon Green 10-6

Linn-Mar 40, West High 26
285 – Ben Diestler (LM) pinned Enutifa Gamia 2:53
106 – Jackson Brennan (ICW) dec. Cole Kraklio 7-5
113 – Keaton Speicher (ICW) maj. Dec. Jackson Hicks 13-1
120 – Jack Nauman (LM) pinned Kaleb Williams 3:14
126 – Zach Youngwirth (LM) maj. Dec. Hunter Davis 12-4
132 – Jesse Wade (LM) dec. Miguel Parades 11-5
138 – Charlie Petersen (LM) pinned Collin Leavy 1:22
145 – Ethan Fish (LM) pinned Jo Dixon 2:17
152 – Nelson Brands (ICW) maj. Dec. Jacob Wempen 19-8
160 – Carter Rohweder (ICW) dec. Alex Streicher 4-0
170 – Ashton Stumpf (ICW) pinned Ryan Plummer 1:09
182 – Landon Green (ICW) pinned Dan Coughlin 2:30
195 – Brayden Schultz (LM) pinned Joe Briddle 1:33
220 – Isaiah Garman (LM) dec. Guy Snow 9-3

Cook leads West High past Cedar Rapids Jefferson

West High junior Logan Cook

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Logan Cook proved she was poised for a breakthrough junior season with 22 points in West High’s season opening win last weekend.

Cook backed that performance up with an impressive encore on Tuesday.

The 6-foot-1 Cook scored a game-high 23 points and grabbed 14 rebounds to lead Class 5A eighth-ranked West High to a 66-46 win over Cedar Rapids Jefferson (0-3) in a Mississippi Valley Conference divisional meeting at West High.

Cook led a trio of West High players in double figures as senior Maddie Huinker had 18 points and Rachael Saunders added 13 as the Women of Troy improved to 2-0 on the season and 1-0 in MVC play.

West High held the J-Hawks to three points in the second quarter while turning an eight-point lead into a 33-17 halftime advantage.

The Women of Troy shot 41 percent from the floor in the game and were 9-of-10 from the free throw line.

Cook led the way going 10-of-20 from the field on her way to a career-high 23 points.

Huinker was 4-of-5 from beyond the 3-point arc on her way to 18 points while Saunders added seven rebounds four assists and three steals.

Sophomore Lauren Zacharias had four assists and three steals and Emma Koch and Cailyn Morgan each had three assists as West High finished with 15 as a team.

Kennedy Dighton led Jefferson with 14 points while Kaylee Donner and Kylie Wise each added 11.

West High      22 11 17 16 – 66
CR Jefferson  14  3  14 15 – 46

West High (66) – Logan Cook 23, Maddie Huinker 18, Rachael Saunders 13, Lauren Zacharias 4, Paige Beckner 2, Emma Koch 2, Cailyn Morgan 2, Katie McGrane 2.

CR Jefferson (46) – Kennedy Dighton 14, Kaylee Donner 11, Kylie Wise 11, Erica Oler 8, Lindsey Culver 3, Emily Oler 1.

Cook, Zacharias Lead West High Past Assumption

Logan Cook

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West High got the start it wanted to the season on Saturday.

Logan Cook poured in 22 points and Lauren Zacharias added 21 points as West High (1-1) defeated Davenport Assumption 64-47 in a non-conference meeting at West High.

Cook and Zacharias combined to make 17 free throws on Saturday as West High scored 30 of its 64 points from the charity stripe.

West High shot 40 percent from the field and was just 2-of-12 from 3-point range but converted on 30 of 40 free throw attempts.

Rachael Saunders added eight points and Emma Koch had seven points and nine rebounds for West High.

Zacharias added six rebounds, three assists and three steals to go with her 21 points while Paige Beckner grabbed six rebounds.

Katie McGrane had three steals for West High.

Jasmine Harris led Davenport Assumption (1-1) with 11 points while Grace Jacobsen added nine points for the Knights.

Assumption  9  11 10 17 – 47
West High   17 12 18 17 – 64

West High
Logan Cook 22, Lauren Zacharias 21, Rachael Saunders 8, Emma Koch 7, Cailyn Morgan 4, Paige Beckner 2.

Davenport Assumption
Jasmine Harris 11, Grace Jacobsen 9, Carlyle Brown 8, Bailey Brown 7, Allie Timmons 6, Molly Gervase 2, Jami Hamel 2.

Ali, Greiner Pace West High at MVC Divisional Meet

West High senior Ali Ali

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Ali Ali finished third and Kolby Greiner placed fourth to lead West High to a runner-up tea, finish at the Mississippi Valley Conference Mississippi Divisional meet on Thursday at Gates Park Golf Course in Waterloo.

Class 4A No. 12 Linn-Mar won the team title with 28 points behind the performance of Dalton Gosch and Ryan Murphy who finished first and second respectively.

4A No. 8 West was second with 52 points while Dubuque Wahlert was third with 74 and Cedar Rapids Xavier was fourth with 88 points.

Ali finished third in 16:02 and Greiner was fourth, three seconds behind Ali.

Andrew Murley added a sixth place finish for West High in 16:29 while Ethan Goers was 19th in 17:05.

Mississippi Valley Conference Mississippi Divisional Meet
Team scores – 1. Linn-Mar 28; 2. West High 52; 3. Dubuque Wahlert 74; 4. Cedar Rapids Xavier 88; 5. Cedar Rapids Jefferson 129; 6. Waterloo West 139; 7. Waterloo East 219.

Individual results – 1. Dalton Gosch (LM) 15:54; 2. Ryan Murphy (LM) 15:57; 3. Ali Ali (ICW) 16:02; 4. Kolby Greiner (ICW) 16:05; 5. Davis Flogel (DW) 16:23; 6. Andrew Murley (ICW) 16:29; 7. Colin Johnston (LM) 16:43; 8. Johnny Sietz (LM) 16:50; 9. Jacob Berning (DW) 16:50; 10. Sam Vezina (LM) 16:55.

West High (52) – 3. Ali Ali 16:02; 4. Kolby Greiner 16:05; 6. Andrew Murley 16:29; 19. Ethan Goers 17:05; 20. Ethan Trepka 17:06; 22. Derek Nugent 17:07; 30. Kyle Sulwer 17:33.

Skopec, Nock Finish 1-2 at MVC Divisional Meet

West High senior Gabby Skopec

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West High had four runners finish in the top eight on its way to winning the team title at the Mississippi Valley Conference Mississippi Divisional Meet on Thursday at Gates Park Golf Course in Waterloo.

Class 4A sixth-ranked West High finished nine points in front of No. 14 Linn-Mar for the team title with 32 points.

3A No. 2 Dubuque Wahlert was third with 57 points while Cedar Rapids Xavier was fourth with 111 points.

West High senior Gabby Skopec won the individual title in a time of 18:23, seven seconds in front of teammate Bailey Nock who finished second.

Claire Ronnebaum placed sixth in 19:34 and Olivia Moore was eighth in 19:54 for West High.



Mississippi Valley Conference Mississippi Divisional 
Team scores – 1. West High 32; 2. Linn-Mar 41; 3. Dubuque Wahlert 57; 4. Cedar Rapids Xavier 111; 5. Waterloo 144; 6. Cedar Rapids Jefferson 149.

Individual results – 1. Gabby Skopec (ICW) 18:23; 2. Bailey Nock (ICW) 18:30; 3. Maddie Mann (LM) 19:09; 4. Grace Herber (DW) 19:18; 5. Abby Van Rheenen (LM) 19:24; 6. Claire Ronnebaum (ICW) 19:34; 7. Aunna Huseman (DW) 19:40; 8. Olivia Moore (ICW) 19:54; 9. Maddy Genskow (LM) 19:56; 10. Katie Tallett (CRX) 19:59.

West High (32) – 1. Gabby Skopec 18:23; 2. Bailey Nock 18:30; 6. Claire Ronnebaum 19:34; 8. Olivia Moore 19:54; 15. Deniz Ince 20:09; 16. Jessie Skopec 20:09; 18. Emma Durian 20:33.

West High Drops Dual to Dubuque Wahlert

West High freshman Lily Ernst

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West High fell to Dubuque Wahlert 111-75 on Thursday in a Mississippi Valley Conference dual at the Coralville Recreation Center.

Junior Melanie Housenga won the 200 individual medley in a time of 2:15.08 and freshman Lily Ernst won the 100 butterfly in 1:02.02 West High.

Housenga added a runner-up finish the 500 freestyle and Ernst finished second in the 200 individual medley.

Dubuque Wahlert 111, West High 75
200 Medley relay – 1. Dubuque Wahlert 1:56.4; 2. West High (Mackenzie Voigt, Rachel Ding, Jenny Pigge, Lauren Katz) 2:02.82.
200 Freestyle – 1. Karlie Welbes (DW) 2:00.41; 2. Alleyna Thomas (ICW) 2:04.45; 4. Mae Grahs (ICW) 2:13.98.
200 Individual medley – 1. Melanie Housenga (ICW) 2:15.08; 2. Lily Ernst (ICW) 2:16.96; 5. Abigail Caylor (ICW) 2:33.65.
50 Freestyle – 1. Elly Kalb (DW) 25.75; 2. Elaina Martz (ICW) 26.04; 4. Jennifer Du (ICW) 27.94.
Diving – 1. Brielle Osthoff (DW) 181.15; 4. Austyn Goodale (ICW) 153.2; 5. Allie Schmidt-Morris (ICW) 136.7.
100 Butterfly – 1. Lily Ernst (ICW) 1:02.02; 3. Jenny Pigge (ICW) 1:03.56; 5. Mackenzie Voigt (ICW) 1:13.7.
100 Freestyle – 1. Elly Kalb (DW) 56.63; 3. Elaina Martz (ICW) 57.52; 5. Lauren Katz (ICW) 1:02.39.
500 Freestyle – 1. Karlie Welbes (DW) 5:19.49; 2. Melanie Housenga (ICW) 5:24.9; 4. Alleyna Thomas (ICW) 5:33.19.
200 Freestyle relay – 1. Dubuque Wahlert 1:43.31; 2. West High (Lily Ernst, Elaina Martz, Melanie Housenga, Alleyna Thomas) 1:43.42; 3. West High (Jennifer Du, Lauren Katz, Mae Grahs, Jenny Pigge) 1:50.61.
100 Backstroke – 1. Victoria Michel (DW) 1:00.61; 3. Abigail Caylor (ICW) 1:08.94; 4. Mackenzie Voigt (ICW) 1:13.89; 5. Amber Rose (ICW) 1:15.94.
100 Breaststroke – 1. Alaina Schmidt (DW) 1:12.83; 2. Jennifer Du (ICW) 1:14.2; 3. Rachel Ding (ICW) 1:15.24.
400 Freestyle relay – 1. Dubuque Wahlert 3:46.63; 2. West High (Lily Ernst, Elaina Martz, Melanie Housenga, Alleyna Thomas) 3:49.03; 3. West High (Lauren Katz, Mae Grahs, Jennifer Du, Jenny Pigge) 4:03.52.

Spence Earns Medalist Honors Monday to Secure All-Conference Spot

West High sophomore Kyle Spence

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In sports like basketball and football home court and home field advantage can be a big deal.

West High sophomore Kyle Spence proved on Monday playing at home in golf has its advantages as well.

Spence took advantage of home course advantage to win the individual title at the second Mississippi Valley Conference divisional meet on Monday at Finkbine Golf Course in Iowa City.

Spence shot a six-over 78 on Monday to edge runner-up Brad Karpick of Cedar Rapids Xavier by one stroke.

The 78 by Spence on Monday helped the sophomore finish fifth in the overall conference standings to earn first team all-MVC honors.

Overall standings are made up of the three-round total from the MVC Supermeet and two divisional meets.

West High senior Kyle Jenkins

Karpick won the overall division title with a score of 235 while Linn-Mar juniors Drew Brandel and Ben Greif finished second and third with a 236 and 238 respectively.

Cedar Rapids Jefferson senior Nile Happel finished fourth in the overall standings with a 240, one stroke in front of Spence.

West High had two players finish in the top 15 of the overall standings as senior Kyle Jenkins finished 13th with a three-round total of 255.

Jenkins shot an 81 on Monday at Finkbine to help him earn second team all-conference honors.

Linn-Mar won the team title on Monday with a 331 to wrap up the Valley Division title with a 956.

Xavier finished second with a three-round total of 978 while Dubuque Wahlert was third with a 1,016.

West High shot a 341 on Monday, their best score of the three-round series, to finish fourth with an overall score of 1,036.

Karpick earned Valley Division player of the year honors while Cedar Rapids Jefferson coach Steve Koepke was named coach of the year.

MVC Valley Divisional #2 Results at Finkbine Golf Course
Team scores – 1. Linn-Mar 331; 2. West High 341; 3. Cedar Rapids Xavier 345; 4. Dubuque Wahlert 362; 5. Waterloo West 369; 6. Cedar Rapids Jefferson 380; 7. Waterloo East 513.
Individual results – 1. Kyle Spence (ICW) 37-41 – 78; 2. Brad Karpick 39-40 – 79; 3. Nile Happel (CRJ) 40-40 – 80; 4. Kyle Jenkins (ICW) 42-39 – 81; 4. Drew Brandel 38-43 – 81; 4. Cole Yearling 38-43 – 81; 7. Ben Greif (LM) 40-42 – 82; 8. Jack Kamentz (DW) 41-43 – 84; 9. Jack Recker (LM) 41-46 – 87; 10. Dan Bailey (CRX) 41-46 – 87

West High (341) – Kyle Spence 37-41 – 78; Kyle Jenkins 42-39 – 81; Ryan Cooper 44-44 – 88; Charlie Code 44-50 – 94; Zach Starman 47-51 – 98; Caleb Crossett 47-53 – 100.

Final MVC Valley Division Results (Super Meet-Divisional #1-Divisional #2)
Team scores – 1. Linn-Mar 307-318-331 – 956; 2. Cedar Rapids Xavier 313-320-345 – 978; 3. Dubuque Wahlert 319-335-362 – 1,016; 4. West High 347-348-341 – 1,036; 5. Cedar Rapids Jefferson 388-360-380 – 1,128; 6. Waterloo West 402-364-369 – 1,135; 7. Waterloo East 514-474-513 – 1,501.
Individual results – 1. Brad Karpick (CRX) 78-78-79 – 235; 2. Drew Brandel (LM) 80-75-81 – 236; 3. Ben Greif (LM) 76-80-82 – 238; 4. Nile Happel (CRJ) 85-75-80 – 240; 5. Kyle Spence (ICW) 82-81-78 – 241; 6. Andrew Wood (LM) 77-80-88 – 245; 7. Jack Kamentz (DW) 78-83-84 – 245; 8. Jack Recker (LM) 74-85-87 – 246; 9. Ryan Keating (CRX) 78-80-90 – 248; 10. Nick Recker (CRX) 80-80-89 – 249; 11. Tyler Breitbach (CRX) 77-83-91 – 251; 12. Cole Yearling (LM) 84-86-81 – 251; 13. Kyle Jenkins (ICW) 88-86-81 – 255; 14. Jon Becker (DW) 78-85-93 – 256; 15. Zach Armstrong (LM) 84-83-95 – 262; 16. Sam Martin (CRX) 84-86-92 – 262; 17. Craig Collins (DW) 83-88-93 – 264; 18. Riley Bohr (DW) 90-82-97 – 269; 19. Sam Ambrosy (DW) 89-85-95 – 269.
*- Finishers 1-7 are 1st team all-conference, 8-12 are 2nd team all-conference, 13-19 are honorable mention all-conference.

Valley Division Athlete of the Year – Brad Karpick, Cedar Rapids Xavier
Valley Division Coach of the Year – Steve Koepke, Cedar Rapids Jefferson