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No. 7 J-Hawks stick Lions, Trojans

Thu - 10 Dec Written by Metro Sports Report

Colten Mastin, Brenden Baker, Dalton Mastin and Kyle Briggs collected two pins Thursday night as the seventh-ranked Jefferson wrestling team topped Linn-Mar and Iowa City West in a double-dual at Linn-Mar.

The J-Hawks downed Linn-Mar, 56-21, and defeated Iowa City West, 44-26. Linn-Mar took care of Iowa City West, 44-24, in the other match.

Joseph Sibomana, Matt Culver, Nick Dreckman and David Bonner also won both of their matches for Jefferson.

Cole Kraklio, Alex Streicher and Shea Hartzler were double-winners for Linn-Mar. Hartzler is ranked No. 1 at 160 pounds.

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J-Hawks crown 3 champs at Keith Young

Sun - 06 Dec Written by Metro Sports Report

CEDAR FALLS - Brenden Baker, Kyle Briggs and Matt Culver won titles for Cedar Rapids Jefferson at the Keith Young wrestling tournament in Cedar Falls Saturday.

The J-Hawks finished second in the 16-team tournament with 159.5 points. West Des Moines Valley won the title with 224.

Baker pinned Riley Wright of Denver-Tripoli for the 120-pound title in 1:15. Briggs posted a 9-2 verdict over Zack Wagenhoffe of Waverly-Shell Rock for top honors at 152. Culver nipped Austin Stotts of West Des Moines Valley, 5-3, for the crown at 170.

Kennedy finished 13th with 72 points.

TEAM STANDINGS

1. West Des Moines Valley 224, 2. Jefferson 159.5, 3. Waverly-Shell Rock 138.5, 4. Charles City 130, 5. North Scott 128, 6. Don Bosco 115, 7. Union 109, 8. Bettendorf 106.5, 9. Denver-Tripoli 98, 10. Mason City 96, 11. Cedar Falls 95.5, 12. Pleasant Valley 78.5, 13. Kennedy 72, 14. Dowling Catholic 52, 15. Waterloo Columbus 39.5, 16. Waterloo West 36.

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No. 7 Jefferson matmen win twice

Thu - 03 Dec Written by Metro Sports Report

CEDAR FALLS – The seventh-ranked Jefferson wrestling team earned a pair of wins Thursday night, beating Cedar Falls 51-27 and Dubuque Wahlert 61-13.

Joseph Sibomana (113 pounds), Brenden Baker (120), Dalton Mastin (132) and Taylor Viktora (195) each had two pins for the J-Hawks.

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Kuehl, Cadena share Metro Spotlight Award

Sun - 22 Feb Written by Metro Sports Report

Dalton Kuehl of Cedar Rapids Jefferson and Jarod Cadena of Prairie are the co-winners of the Metro Spotlight Award for high school boys this week, the Metro Sports Report announced Sunday.

Kuehl and Cadena both finished second at the Class 3A state wrestling tournament in Des Moines Saturday night, helping their teams to high finishes in the overall standings.

Kuehl, ranked second in the state at 285 pounds, pinned Blake Moser of Iowa City West in the first round in 1:59. He beat eighth-ranked Collin Olson of Ankeny Centennial, 3-1, in the quarterfinals and pinned third-ranked Tyler Clark of Clinton in the semifinals in 2:57.

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Josh Wenger of Prairie celebrates after beating top-ranked Dan Kelly of Cedar Falls for the 138-pound state title Saturday night. (MSR photo by Ken Gilchrist)

Wenger claims state title at 138

Sat - 21 Feb Written by Metro Sports Report

DES MOINES - Josh Wenger got tired of having to settle for fourth place at the Class 3A state wrestling tournament.

This time the Cedar Rapids Prairie star made it all the way to the top.

Wenger defeated top-ranked Dan Kelly of Cedar Falls, 8-2, to win the 138-pound championship Saturday night at Wells Fargo Arena in Des Moines.

Jarod Cadena of Prairie (182) and Dalton Kuehl of Jefferson (285) lost in the finals.

Wenger finished fourth at the state tournament each year as a freshman, sophomore and junior, but he finished his career in style by dominating Kelly in a battle of Mississippi Valley Conference grapplers.

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Last Updated on Saturday, 21 February 2015 22:43