Lions make good showng at Battle of Waterloo

Wrestlers enjoy holiday break with 17-3 record

The Clear Lake wrestlers had a great first semester.  The team is ranked sixth in the state and has five individuals ranked.  The Lions’  three losses have been by eight points or less and they are without their highest state place winner from last year, Ryan Schmalen.

Just before the holiday break the Lions went 4-2 at the 32-team Battle of Waterloo.  They lost a very close first round match to Charles City, 33-30.   The Comets went on to take third place in the tournament, beating  returning state champion West Delaware and last year’s dual meet state champion Davenport Assumption.

“We are right there with the best teams in the state,” said Coach Gary Weber.  “We now have to work even harder and beat them.  Our assistant coaches have done an outstanding job juggling our line-up to give our team the best chance to win duals.  Our wrestlers have done a great job of being team players and wrestling at whatever weights we need them to for our team to be successful.”

Brennen Doebel , Ryan Leisure and Andres Gonzalez all went 6-0 at the Battle of Waterloo.  Doebel (19-1) is ranked second in Class 2A, along with Gonzalez (20-0).  Leisure (18-2) is ranked seventh.

Charles City 33, CL 30

Clear Lake opened the Battle of Waterloo facing Charles City.  The Comets emerged with a 33-30 victory.   

The Lions dropped the opening matches at 195 and 220 by decision.  Mitchell Jordan got the team rolling with a fall at 285.  Brennen Doebel followed with a fall at 106 and Ryan Leisure got a 6-2 win at 113.  The Comets earned a technical fall and a fall at 120 and 126, but Ryan Faught stopped a swing in momentum with a 5-3 win in double overtime.  The highlight of the Charles City match was an 8-2 win by Andres Gonzalez over state ranked Wyatt Forsyth at 138-pounds. Blake Kelso made it three Lion wins in a row, getting an 8-3 decision at 145.  The Comets responded with two falls and a major decision to seal the win.  Conner Nosbisch recorded a fall in the final match of the night at 182, but it left the Lions short, 33-30.

CL 70, OA-BCIG 12

The loss sent the Lions into Pool C competition, where they dominated OA-BCIG (Odebolt-Arthur and Battle Creek-Ida Grove Community School Districts), 70-12.

Ace Walton, Mitchell Jordan and Brennen Doebel opened the dual with pins, followed by a 12-2 major decision from Ryan Leisure.  Spencer Orr pinned his opponent at 126.  Gonzalez, Logan - Read More Via e-Edition