Wrestling Roundup: West Branch Crowns Three Champs in Fourth-place Team Finish at Regina Invitational
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West Branch had three individual champions and finished fourth in the team standings at the Regina Invitational on Saturday in Iowa City.
Juniors Lincoln Edwards, Logan Wright and Quintyn Rocha all won individual titles as West Branch rolled up 132 team points.
MFL Mar Mac won the team title with 196 points followed by Knoxville with 186 and Sigourney-Keota with 168.5.
Regina got an individual title from Christopher Waikel and a runner-up finish from Ian Udell and finished sixth with 84 points.
Edwards remained unbeaten on the season with a pair of wins on his way to the 113-pound title.
Class 1A sixth-ranked Edwards (18-0) won a 6-1 decision over 2A seventh-ranked Cael McCabe of Fairfield in the title match.
Wright (17-1) also went 2-0 on Saturday on his way to the 220-pound title.
Second-ranked Wright won a 3-1 decision over Dre Smithburg of Fairfield in the championship match.
Eighth-ranked Rocha (18-0) posted a pair of pins on his way to the 285-pound championship.
Rocha pinned MFL Mar Mac freshman Will Howes in 3:48 in the championship match.
Freshman Cooper Gates (16-2) added a runner-up finish for West Branch at 160 pounds.
Gates dropped a 1-0 decision to seventh-ranked WACO sophomore Louden Huisenga in the 160-pound title match.
Maddux Rushton finished third at 126 pounds and Auron Marsh was fifth at 138 and Tate Frantz was fifth at 182 for West Branch.
Waikel (17-0) went 3-0 with a pair of pins on his way to the 195-pound title for Regina.
Class 1A No. 11 Waikel pinned North Cedar sophomore Tyler Williams in 1:27 in the championship match.
Udell (13-4) pinned his way to the 182-pound championship match where he was pinned by Dain Burkhart of Fairfield in the third period.
Holden Berg finished third for Regina at 120 pounds and Alex Jensen was fourth at 113 for the Regals.
Regina Invitational
At Regina High School
Team scores – 1. MFL Mar Mac 196; 2. Knoxville 186; 3. Sigourney-Keota 168.5; 4. West Branch 132; 5. Fairfield 131; 6. Regina 84; 6. WACO 84; 8. Tipton 79; 9. Wapello 69; 10. North Cedar 64; 11. Johnston 60; 12. HLV 30; 13. Davenport West 25; 14. Mount Pleasant 24
Championship matches; area placewinners
106 – 1. Reanah Utterback (S-K) dec. Gage Samo (WAC) 2-0
113 – 1. Lincoln Edwards (WB) dec. Cael McCabe (FAI) 6-1; 4. Alex Jensen (ICR)
120 – 1. Marco Alejo (KNX) major dec. Austin Gorsh (S-K) 9-1; 3. Holden Berg (ICR); 5. Timmy Hosier (WB)
126 – 1. Brady Clark (S-K) major dec. Rylee Kugal (MFL) 10-2; 3. Maddux Rushton (WB)
132 – 1. Holden Mathis (MFL) major dec. Garret Dickey (WAP) 11-2;
138 – 1. Luke Spaur (KNX) major dec. Bryce Radloff (MFL) 12-1; 5. Auron Marsh (WB)
145 – 1. Karter Decker (MFL) injury default Andon Trout (KNX) :54; 6. Will Aitchison (ICR)
152 – 1. Chaz Graves (KNX) dec. Reid Molyneux (S-K) 9-3
160 – 1. Louden Huisenga (WAC) dec. Cooper Gates (WB) 1-0
170 – 1. Jack Clarahan (S-K) pinned Daniel Gorskikh (KNX) 4:49
182 – 1. Dain Burkhart (FAI) pinned Ian Udell (ICR) 5:48; 5. Tate Frantz (WB)
195 – 1. Christopher Waikel (ICR) pinned Tyler Williams (NC) 1:27
220 – 1. Logan Wright (WB) dec. Dre Smithburg (FAI) 3-1
285 – 1. Quintyn Rocha (WB) pinned Will Howes (MFL) 3:48
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