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Last weekend Tyler Linderbaum was playing football, competing in the prestigious US Army All-American game in San Antonio, Texas.

On Saturday Linderbaum was back to wrestling and back to winning.

Linderbaum won the 285-pound title at the Ed Hadenfeldt Invitational on Saturday helping Solon to a runner-up team finish at its home tournament.

Solon got runner-up finishes from Zach Wegmann and Mike Hoyle and had three wrestlers place third on Saturday while finishing with 194 points.

Class 1A second-ranked Lisbon won the team title with 211.5 points while 2A No. 2 West Liberty was third with 189 points.

Clear Creek Amana finished sixth with 99.5 points and was led by Samual Stevens who won the title at 113 pounds while West Branch was 12th with 37 points.

Linderbaum went 3-0 with a pair of pins on his way to the 285-pound championship on Saturday improving his season record to a perfect 17-0.

The senior heavyweight earned an 11-2 decision over Andy Lopez in the title match.

Wegmann (22-7) was pinned by Logan O’Connor of Lisbon in the 220-pound title match while Hoyle (25-5) dropped a 9-1 major decision to 1A second-ranked Garet Sims of Iowa Valley in the championship at 182 pounds.

Christian Haight (132), Zach Bevans (152) and Jax Flynn (160) all added third-place finishes for Solon.

Stevens won a 17-6 major decision over Keegan Scheeler of Center Point-Urbana to claim the 113-pound champions.

Stevens was 3-0 on Saturday to improve to 20-9 on the season.

Andrew Rohret (145), Nick Collins (182), Spencer Beltz (195) and Tanner Cochran (220) all finished fourth for Clear Creek Amana. 

Ed Hadenfeldt Invitational

Team scores – 1. Lisbon 211.5; 2. Solon 194; 3. West Liberty 189; 4. Vinton-Shellsburg 127; 5. Center Point-Urbana 104; 6. Clear Creek Amana 99.5; 7. Washington 97; 8. Iowa Valley 81; 9. Albia 80.5; 10. Cedar Rapids Prairie 64; 11. North Cedar 49.5; 12. West Branch 37; 13. Solon JV 36;

(Championship matches; Area Placewinners)

106 – 1. Mike Betterton (V-S) won by forfeit over Cole Whitehead (CPU); 5. Tyler Siemen (WB); 7. Mike Marrow (CCW)

113 – 1. Samual Stevens (CCA) major dec. Keegan Scheeler (CPU) 17-6; 5. Lucas Tepoel (SOL).

120 – 1. Aden Reeves (ALB) dec. Cael Happel (LIS) 8-1; 4. Zeb Gnida (SOL); 6. Joe Seydel (WB)  

126 – 1. Cole Siebrecht (LIS) dec. Carter Weeks (V-S) 4-2; 4. Aidan Dall (SOL)

132 – 1. Will Esmoil (WL) dec. Luke Radeke (V-S) 8-3; 3. Christian Haight (SOL)   

138 – 1. Adam Hansen (CPU) pinned Dominick Morris (ALB) 2:14; 5. Andy Brokaw (SOL); 6. Nate Beckman (CCA)

145 – 1. Cooper Siebrecht (LIS) pinned Benjamin Smith (IV) 5:00; 4. Andrew Rohret (CCA); 8. Caleb Ebert (SOL)

152 – 1. Kaden Kilburg (LIS) dec. Joe Kelly (WL) 9-8; 3. Zack Bevans (SOL)

160 – 1. Austin Beaver (WL) dec. Tyler Thurston (NC) 3-2; 3. Jax Flynn (SOL); 5. Morgan Hartz (WB)

170 – 1. Tristin Westphal-Edwards (WAS) dec. Bryce Werderman (LIS) 7-2; 4. Seamus Poynton (SOL)

182 – 1. Garet Sims (IV) major dec. Mike Hoyle (SOL) 9-1; 4. Nick Collins (CCA) 9-1  

195 – 1. Bryce Esmoil (WL) pinned Jake Jennett (LIS) 3:37; 4. Spencer Beltz (CCA); 6. Adam Bock (SOL)

220 – 1. Logan O’Connor (LIS) pinned Zach Wegmann (SOL) 1:45; 4. Tanner Cochran (CCA)

285 – 1. Tyler Linderbaum (SOL) major dec. Andy Lopez (WL) 11-2; 4. Jacob Barnhart (WB); 6. Jonah Upah (CCA)

City High Wins Big Red Wrestling Invite

Add another to list of accomplishments for the surging City High wrestling team.

City High won the Centerville Big Red Wrestling Invite for the first time on Saturday outdistancing runner-up PCM by more than 50 points.

Joey Harney and Jacob Dykes each won individual titles and Lance Bormann and Kyle Hefley added runner-up finishes as Class 3A seventh-ranked City High finished with 229.5 points.

2A No. 9 PCM was second with 174 followed by 2A No. 10 Centerville and Creston Orient-Macskburg.

Harney improved to 27-3 on the season on his way to the 138-pound title on Saturday while Dykes remained unbeaten on the year at 24-0 while capturing the 195-pound championship.

Hefley (24-1) finished runner-up at 152 while Bormann (24-4) was second at 132 pounds.

Ethan Wood-Finley (106), Michael Santoro (120), Reece Caven (126) and Jacob Murry (285) all added third-place finishes.

Centerville Big Red Wrestling Invite

Team scores – 1. City High 229.5; 2. PCM 174; 3. Centerville 166.5; 4. Creston Orient-Macksburg 158; 5. Interstate 35 137; 6. Mount Pleasant 126; 7. Knoxville 116; 8. Winterset 102; 9. St. Joe Benton 91; 10. Bondurant-Farrar 85; 11. Ottumwa 82.5; 12. Kirksville 80; 13. Fairfield 79; 14. Chariton 75; 15. Columbus 52.5; 16. St. Joe Lafayette 23.

(Championship matches; Area Placewinners)

106 – 1. Matthew Lewis (CEN) pinned Colby Lillegard (B-F) 3:54; 3. Ethan Wood-Finley (ICH)

113 – 1. Nathaniel Benobana (CEN) dec. Payton Drake (PCM) 7-3; 5. Garrett Borman (ICH)

120 – 1. Casey Baker (I-35) major dec. Bryce Hatten (WIN) 15-6; 3. Michael Santoro(ICH)

126 – 1. Kayden Kauzlarich (CEN) Cristian Dixon (SJB) 9-2; 3. Reece Caven (ICH)

132 – 1. Gabe Ruepke (CHA) major dec. Lance Bormann (ICH) 15-3

138 – 1. Joey Harney (ICH) dec. Zac Willey (I-35) 10-3

145 – 1. Mitchel Swank (CO-M) pinned Tiger Terpstra (CEN) 3:15; 5. Jack Anson (ICH)

152 – 1. Joe Hollinrake (KNX) dec. Kyle Hefley (ICH) 5-2

160 – 1. West Cummings (PCM) major dec. Jacob Steinlage (I-35) 13-0; 4. Wilfred Kadohou (ICH)

170 – 1. Lucas Roland (PCM) pinned Drew Kirkpatrick (I-35) 5:19; 6. Brandon Lalla (ICH)  

182 – 1. Jarron Trausch (PCM) dec. Joey Mitchell (OTT) 3-2; 6. Joe Ring (ICH)

195 – 1. Jacob Dykes (ICH) dec. Matthew Landsperger (KNX) 6-3

220 – 1. Colton Gillespie (KIR) major dec. Chase Bellon (KNX) 11-0; 8. Jason Lemus (ICH)

285 – 1. Brendon Lunsford (FAI) dec. Bradley Tolley (WIN) 6-2; 3. Jacob Murry (ICH)

Brands Wins Title at Midwest Shootout

Nelson Brands won the 160-pound title to help West High to a ninth-place team finish at the 16-team, two-day Bettendorf Midwest Shootout in Bettendorf.

Brands ran his season record to 36-1, earning a 8-5 decision over Allen Swanson of Oswego in the 160-pound championship match.

Sophomore Will Hoeft added a runner-up finish at 182 pounds as West High finished with 116.5 points.

Class 3A third-ranked Waukee won the title with 289 points followed by sixth-ranked Johnston with 253.5 points and No. 8 Waverly-Shell Rock with 190.5.

Hoeft (31-10) was pinned by 2A top-ranked Julie Broderson in the 182 pound title match.

Ashton Stumpf added a third-place finish at 170 pounds for West High and Guy Snow placed fourth at 285 pounds. 

Bettendorf Midwest Shootout

Team scores – 1. Waukee 289; 2. Johnston 253.5; 3. Waverly-Shell Rock 190.5; 4. Oswego 149.5; 5. Davenport Assumption 148; 6. Plainfield East 147; 7. Antioch 138; 8. Bettendorf 126; 9. West High 116.5; 10. Newton 108; 11. Camanche 105; 12. Sterling 79.5; 13. Pleasant Valley 64; 14. Urbandale 54; 15. Burlington 50; 16. Davenport West 35.5

(Championship matches; Area Placewinners)

106 – 1. Alex Villar (PE) major dec. Lucas Uliano (WAU) 11-2

113 – 1. Nick Miller (WAU) dec. Alex Barbarise (ANT) 6-4

120 – 1. Kyle Biscoglia (WAU) pinned Dylan Albrecht (WSR) 4:36

126 – 1. Evan Yant (WSR) dec. Cody Anderson (WAU) 3-1; 7. Keaton Speicher (ICW)

132 – 1. Zach Price (JON) dec. Matt Robertson (DA) 10-7; 6. Graham Gambrall (ICW)

138 – 1. Will Jefferson (BET) pinned Sterling Brunk (JON) 1:14

145 – 1. Elliot Pohlmeyer (JON) pinned Gannon Hughes (OSW) 5:03

152 – 1. Baylor Crigger (CAM) won by forfeit Juan Bazaldua (OSW)

160 – 1. Nelson Brands (ICW) dec. Allen Swanson (OSW) 8-5

170 – 1. Anthony Zach (WAU) dec. Collin Hushagen (JON) 6-0; 3. Ashton Stumpf (ICW)

182 – 1. Julien Broderson (DA) pinned Will Hoeft (ICW) 1:12

195 – 1. Brayden Wolf (WSR) dec. Jaise Gulling (NEW) 3-1 SV-1

220 – 1. Kolby Snodgrass (CAM) dec. Mason Hartman (BUR) 3-1 SV-1

285 – 1. Nathan McDonald (WAU) dec. Jake Ryan (JON) 5-2; 4. Guy Snow (ICW) 

Schott Wins Title to Least Regia Cascade Invitational

There have been plenty of big wins among the more than 100 career victories for Regina senior Ryan Schott.

The most recent victory for Schott ranks among the best.

Schott edged Class 2A top-ranked Luke Hageman 3-1 in sudden victory on Saturday in the 160-pound finals at the Cascade Invitational.

The loss was the first of the season for Hageman (23-1) while 1A seventh-ranked Schott improved to 30-1 with his 3-0 performance on Saturday.

Nick Milder added a runner-up finish at 170 pounds as Regina finished 12th with 59 points.

Milder (13-2) dropped a 7-1 decision to 2A top-ranked Kolton Bartow (24-2) of Dubuque Wahlert in the title match.

Henry May added a fourth-place finish for Regina at 120 pounds.

Cascade Invitational

Team scores – 1. Western Dubuque 191; 2. Dyersville Beckman 155; 3. Central DeWitt 150.5; 4. Dubuque Senior 122.5; 5. Union 113.5; 6. Cascade 104; 7. Cedar Rapids Washington 87.5; 8. Midland 80; 9. Dubuque Wahlert 67; 10. Northeast 66.5; 11. Maquoketa Valley 66; 12. Regina 59; 13. Central City 17.

(Championship matches; Area Placewinners)

106 – 1. Keaton Zeimet (CD) dec. Aidan Noonan (CAS) 6-5

113 – 1. Robert Howard (CD) dec. Payton Hellman (UNI) 5-4

120 – 1. Jack Thomsen (UNI) tech. fall Joseph Gamblin (WD) 18-3; 4. Henry May (ICR)

126 – 1. Nolan Noonan (CAS) pinned Jared Cordes (WD) 1:29

132 – 1. Grant Hoeger (DB) dec. Will Foreman (CRW) 5-4

138 – 1. Alex Richard (DS) dec. Chris Karamitros (CRW) 1-0

145 – 1. Jake Recker (DB) dec. Matt Connolly (DS) 4-0

152 – 1. Ryker Kurimski (WD) pinned Max Cousins (CD) 4:23

160 – 1. Ryan Schott (ICR) dec. Luke Hageman (DB) 3-1 SV-1

170 – 1. Kolton Bartow (DW) dec. Nick Milder (ICR) 7-1

182 – 1. Devin Ludwig (WD) dec. Owen Grover (DB) 5-2

195 – 1. Nick Smith (CD) dec. Freddie Hosch (WD) 9-3

220 – 1. Boone McDermott (DW) tech. fall Brett Schoenherr (MID) 15-0

285 – 1. Quentin Recker (CAS) pinned Cameron Lee (CD) 1:26

Liberty Has Two Runner-up Finishes at ADM Tiger Invitational

Jackson Brennan and Drew Snyder each earned runner-up finishes to lead Liberty High at the ADM Tiger Invitational on Saturday in Adel.

Brennan was second at 120 pounds and Snyder finished second at 145 pounds the Lightning placed 10th with 54 points.

Kaleb Williams added a third-place finish at 138 pounds for Liberty High.

ADM Tiger Invitational

Team scores – 1. Waukee 197; 2. Dallas Center-Grimes 182.5; 3. Red Oak 154.5; 4. West Central Valley 127; 5. Ames 123; 6. ADM 119; 7. Roland-Story 106.5; 8. Coon Rapids-Bayard 72; 9. Nevada 56; 10. Liberty High 54; 11. Clarke 41

(Championship matches; Area Placewinners)

106 – 1. Connor Kelley (WAU) major dec. Johnathan Erp (RO) 15-2

113 – 1. Andrew Flora (ADM) won by forfeit Kyle Dieter (NEV)

120 – 1. Peyton Braunschweig (DCG) dec. Jackson Brennan (ICL) 9-2

126 – 1. Nicholas Wakefield (R-S) major dec. Ethan Kovaleski (DCG) 12-1

132 – 1. Ben Rogers (AME) pinned Cameron Vanderhoof (RO) 3:21

138 – 1. Koby Hassebrock (R-S) tech. fall Jermaine Sammler (WAU) 16-0; 3. Kaleb Williams (ICL)

145 – 1. Tye Joint (WCV) pinned Drew Snyder (ICL) :51

152 – 1. Justin McCunn (RO) pinned Luke Fistler (DCG) 3:17

160 – 1. Zane Mulder (DCG) pinned Liam Scheuermann (R-S) 2:34

170 – 1. Jonathan Bair (CLA) dec. Carter Maynes (RO) 6-5

182 – 1. Thomas Bentley (RO) dec. Carson Wadle (WCV) 4-3

195 – 1. Cael Thorson (WAU) pinned Gabe Greenlee (AME) 1:24

220 – 1. Dalton Arnold (CRB) pinned Kyler Medhurst (WAU) :33

285 – 1. Connor Arndt (WAU) pinned Jacob Comer (DCG) 2:31