Cowboy wrestlers win two more conference duals - take fifth in their bracket at the Battle of Waterloo

Last Thursday night in Webster City, the Clarion-Goldfield-Dows wrestling team won a quad meet. They edged the host Lynx 37-32 then got by Humboldt 35-28 in taking two North Central Conference wins. They also easily defeated Pocahontas Area 54-19 in a non-conference match.

Versus the Lynx, Connor Johnson (126), Tanner Abbas (138), Dakota Hennigar (152) and Sam Wigans (160) all won by fall with Abbas barely breaking a sweat at 34 seconds in. Mason Carpenter (182) took a 17-2 technical fall, Ben Powers (195) won  by a 5-3 decision and Chance Konopasek (106) won by forfeit.

In the dual with the Wildcats, Konopasek, Johnson, Hennigar and Reymundo Vasquez (170) all won by pin with Konopasek the quickest in 2:53. Abbas won a 16-7 major decision, Carpenter won by a 12-4 major decision and Salvador Fregoso (220) won 4-2 in overtime.

Versus the Indians, Johnson, Carpenter and Trent McAtee all took wins by fall with Carpenter sticking his man in just 1:04. Wigans took a 9-5 decision, with five others having their hand raised by forfeit.

The red and black took fifth place in consolation bracket D at the annual Battle of Waterloo last Friday and Saturday. They started out by losing to Davenport Assumption 39-30, with falls scored by Abbas, Jergenson and Hennigar. The team then came back to defeat Waterloo West 38-30 in the semifinals, with Wigans, Carpenter and McAtee securing pin points. Abbas took a 20-4 technical fall win. They finished by defeating Osage 51-23 in a dominate performance for fifth place in the bracket. Falls were scored by Pate, Johnson, Abbas, Hennigar, Carpenter and Fregoso. Jergenson took a 23-9 major decision, while Powers won by a 16-1 technical fall.

For the results of each meet, see the December 22 edition of the Monitor.