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WBNDD’s Drake Fox pins Mt. Pleasant’s Henry Lautovsky in the 285-pound class Thursday night in West Burlington. Falcon team went 1 and 4 at WBNDD duals at West Burlington.
WBNDD’s Bryce Sankus gets the win by decision over Pekin’s Zach Hammes in the 138lb class Thursday night in West Burlington. Falcon team went 1 and 4 at WBNDD duals at West Burlington.
WBNDD’s Cole Jarrett grapples with Pekin’s Skyler Juhl in the 182lb class Thursday night in West Burlington. Juhl pinned Jarrett. Falcon team went 1 and 4 at WBNDD duals at West Burlington.
WBNDD’s Dreyton Laveine cradles Lone Tree’s Tim Mills for the pin in the 220lb class Thursday night in West Burlington. WBNDD wrestling team defeated Lone Tree, 42-33 before falling to Mediapolis, 31-27.
Mediapolis’ Caden Benz cradles WBNDD’s Drake Smith before scoring a major decision on him in the 160lb class Thursday night in West Burlington. WBNDD wrestling team defeated Lone Tree, 42-33 before falling to Mediapolis, 31-27.
WBNDD’s Tucker Moore rolls Mediapolis’ Allen Erickson for the pin in the 182lb class Thursday night in West Burlington. WBNDD wrestling team defeated Lone Tree, 42-33 before falling to Mediapolis, 31-27.
Front (l-r): Hunter Christy, Dreyton LaVeine, Drake Fox, Cole Jarrett, Tucker Moore, Drew Chiperiz.
Back: Head Coach Eric Walechka, Mitchell Trexel, Grifen Molle, Drake Smith, Bryce Sankus, Caleb LaLonde.
Falcon 120-pounder Hunter Christy (bottom) is taken down by L&M’s Chase Kruse (top) Thursday night in West Burlington. Kruse pinned Christy.
L&M 152-pounder Adam Starkweather (top) grapples with WBNDD’s Drew Chiprez (bottom) Thursday night in West Burlington. Starkweather defeated Chiprez in 1-0 decision.
Falcon 285-pounder Drake Fox (top) grapples with L&M’s Max Wetzel (bottom) Thursday night in West Burlington. Fox defeated Wetzel in 3-2 decision.
L&M 106-pounder Matthew Gillaspie (top) works to pin WBNDD’s Riley Walker (bottom) Thursday night in West Burlington. Gillaspie pinned Walker.
Falcon 182-pounder Dreyton LaVeine (bottom) wrestles with L&M’s Hunter Connor (top) Thursday night in West Burlington. Connor pinned Laveine.
Falcon 145-pounder Ethan Walker (bottom) is about to be pinned by Columbus-WMU’s Felix Solis (top) Thursday night in West Burlington. Solis pinned Walker.
Falcon 106-pounder Riley Walker takes down Muscatine’s Seth Hoffman Thursday night in West Burlington. Walker pinned Hoffman.
Falcon 120-pounder Hunter Christy (top) grapples with Muscatine’s Brady Holmes (bottom) Thursday night in West Burlington. Holmes defeated Christy in 3-2 decision.
Falcon 160-pounder Austin Mixer takes down Muscatine’s Carter Oldfield Thursday night in West Burlington. Oldfield pinned Mixer.
Falcon Dreyton LaVeine (left) wrestles with Muscatine’s Tyler Justus Thursday night in West Burlington. Justus defeated LaVeine in a 6-5 UTB.
Falcon 152-pounder Tucker Moore is tended to after he injured his leg in a match against Burlington’s Brennan Creelman Tuesday night in West Burlington. Moore was able to continue the match where he defeated Creelman in a 12-9 decision.
Burlington 285-pounder Broc Garlow looks to the ref for the pin of WBNDD’s Drake Fox Tuesday night in West Burlington.
Falcon 126-pounder Wayne Briggs pins Pekin’s Elijah Sieren Tuesday night in West Burlington.
L&M 138-pounder Max Mashek (top) cradles WBNDD’s Mitchell Trexel (bottom) Tuesday night in West Burlington. Mashek defeated Trexel in an 8-2 decision.
L&M 145-pounder Austin Leopard (top) wrestles WBNDD’s Dominic Floryancic (bottom) Tuesday night in West Burlington. Leopard pinned Floryancic.
Falcon 152-pounder Tucker Moore (top) wrestles Burlington’s Brennan Creelman (bottom) Tuesday night in West Burlington. Moore defeated Creelman in a 12-9 decision.
Falcon 132-pounder Wayne Briggs (top) wrestles Burlington’s Bryce Angle (bottom) Tuesday night in West Burlington. Briggs pinned Angle.
Falcon 170-pounder Tyler Hill (top) wrestles L&M’s Samuel Kessel (bottom) Tuesday night in West Burlington. Kessel pinned Hill.
Falcon 182-pounder Josiah Ruiz (bottom) wrestles L&M’s Hunter Connor (top) Tuesday night in West Burlington. Connor pinned Ruiz.