NEW SHARON — The varsity Spartan grapplers, fresh off a double-dual meet win at Marion, reigned supreme at North Mahaska’s invitational tournament Saturday, Jan. 11 with 245.5 team points to lead the 12-team field.
Carson Kidwell, Lucas Feuerbach, and Grant Wilson were crowned champions at 157, 215, and 285 pounds.
Kidwell improved to 24-3 on the season and went 4-0 on the day winning by technical fall (3:30 (18-0)) against Pella JV’s Davion Lampkin in the first round, taking a 15-10 decision from Oskaloosa’s Matthew Phillips, winning by tech. fall (4:22 15-0)) over Mahaska’s Chris Long, and winning a 9-0 major decision over teammate Connor Dunn in the 1st Place Match.
Lucas Feuerbach improved to 24-2 going 5-0. Feuerbach pinned Grinnell’s Tyler Kostow in 44 seconds, Mahaska’s Nolan Schock in 21 seconds, and Pella JV’s Jacob Warner in 19 seconds before taking a 4-2 decision from Oskaloosa’s Parker Jordan in the fourth round and pinning Eddyville-Blakesburg-Fremont’s Stryker Lettington in 1:38 in the fifth round.
Wilson improved to 22-5 and went 4-0 on the tournament. Wilson took a 10-2 major decision from Oskaloosa’s Kyron Smith in round 1, pinned Pekin’s Jonnah Breon in 55 seconds in the quarterfinals, pinned Grinnell’s Drake Goughner in 38 seconds in the semifinals, and won in the ultimate tie breaker 11-10 over Montezuma’s Braxton Plants.
2nd Place – Jordan Schmidt (144 pounds), Connor Dunn (157), and Jackson Feuerbach (175)
3rd Place – Anderson Osgood (106), Jayden Steapp (120), Charlie Karam (138), and Teague Williams (165), Kyler Jensen (190)
4th Place – Justin Moore (126) and Evan Burg (150)
5th Place – Quinten Henning (113)
Team Scores
1, Solon, 245.5. 2, Eddyville-Blakesburg-Fremont, 222.0. 3, N. Mahaska, 160.5. 4, Oskaloosa, 149.0. 5, Grinnell, 127.0. 6, Montezuma, 99.5. 7, N. Tama, 85.0. 8, Lynnville-Sully, 74.0. 9, Mount Ayr, 50.0. 10, Pella JV, 43.0. 11, Baxter, 33.5. 12, Pekin, 15.0.