Cadets second at Oelwein

CARRY THAT WEIGHT - Cadet sophomore Paul Sobolik, left, lifts Adam Scheckel of Oelwein during their match at 171 pounds on Friday at home. Sobolik won by fall at 1:59. Photo by Nate Troy.

At Oelwein Tourney

By Nate Troy, Sports Editor

Competing at the Oelwein Tournament on Saturday, the Crestwood varsity wrestling team earned an impressive second place finish with 193.5 points. Clear Lake took first place with 207 points.

Three Cadet wrestlers captured first place at the tournament including: Brad Klobassa, 125 pounds; Justin Sovereign, 145; and Evan Carman, 189.

Six Cadets earned third place finishes including: Johnny Roberts, 103; Levi Ledbeter, 112; Brady Schmauss, 119; Nick Lepa, 135; Danny Kraft, 152; and Kyle Slifka, 215.

"Our boys proved that they could compete with some of the top teams (in Iowa)," Crestwood coach Doug Hatch said. "We held our own against (eighth-ranked) Clear Lake."

The coach added that Justin Sovereign did a good job leading the team during the tournament, and Evan Carman also wrestled well at the tournament.

"Evan Carman was our wrestler of the week (during week two of the season) after cruising through the tournament and looking the best he ever has," Hatch said. "The Oelwein Tournament featured 12 undefeated wrestlers at the start and five at the conclusion."

Independence placed third in the team standings with 170 points. Starmont was fourth with 148, Valley CEW was fifth with 141.5, Benton Community took sixth with 102, Oelwein was seventh with 56, Cascade took eighth with 55, Clayton Ridge was ninth with 50 and Central of Elkader was 10th with 48.

Individual Crestwood results from the tournament are listed below.

103: Johnny Roberts won by fall over Tony Coyle (Cas), 1:32; lost by fall to J.R. Baker (CEW), 1:52; won by fall over Jamie Morrison (CL), 0:29; and won by fall over Bradley Westendorf (Oel), 0:44.

112: Levi Ledbeter won by fall over Seth Olson (CE), 1:10; lost by fall to Matt Ludwik (BC), 3:06; won by fall over Jake Irvine (Oel), 1:43; won by fall over Seth Olson, 2:34.

119: Brady Schmauss won by fall over Andrew Behan (Ind), 4:28; lost by fall to Zach Lazenby (BC), 1:28; won by fall over Alex Eisceid (CEW), 1:31; won by fall over Chris Rubner (St), 2:17.

125: Brad Klobassa won a 4-2 dec. over Greg Thompson (CL); won a 7-3 dec. over Jordan Bathen (Ind); won a 12-10 dec. over Mike Clinton (CR).

130: Nate Hansel won by fall over Dan Rodriquez (CR), 1:56; lost by fall to Zack McLaughlin (CL); lost a 2-1 dec. to Jeff Boffeli (Cas).

135: Nick Lepa won by fall over Mitch Meyers (Oel), 1:49; lost a 4-1 dec. to Brett Moorman (St); won a 13-5 major dec. over Ki Schmidt (BC); won a 7-0 dec. over Keith Hoskins (Ind).

140: Trevor Thomas lost a 6-4 dec. to Scott Becker (BC); lost a 1-0 dec. to John Hofmeyer (Oel).

145: Justin Sovereign won by fall over Jordan Dougherty (Oel), 2:41; won by fall over Ben Reiff (Ind), 0:44; won an 8-3 dec. over Reid Schlee (St).

152: Danny Kraft won a 9-4 dec. over Jon Galbraith (BC); lost a 3-0 dec. to Alex Ressler (Cas); won a 12-6 dec. over Kyle DeVries (CL); won a 13-1 major dec. over Galbraith.

160: Jason Cenek won by fall Jared McTaggart (St), 2:51; lost by fall to Nick Weber (CL); lost by fall to Phil Moser (CR); lost an 11-0 major dec. to Craig Kleve (CEW).

171: Paul Sobolik lost by fall to Josh Koppes (Cas); lost a 10-0 major dec. to Jacob Larson (CEW); lost a 6-4 dec. to Jeremy Nehl (Oel).

189: Evan Carman won by technical fall over Matt Sodoma (CEW), 18-2; won by fall over Tom Gruis (CL), 1:07; won an 8-2 dec. over Josh Northcutt (BC).

215: Kyle Slifka won a 9-6 dec. over Tyler Lafler (BC); lost by fall to Zack Wilker (CE); won a 3-0 dec. over Brett Soukup (Ind); won a 9-4 dec. over Tyler Lafler.

275: Adam Lueschow won by fall over Zach Klein (CL), 1:59; lost by fall to Mike Zimmerly (Ind); won an 11-6 dec. over Adam Shaffer (St); lost by fall to Zach Klein.