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Olympic wrestling trials

Former University of
Northern Iowa and Clear
Lake High School wrestler,
Joe Colon, secured a spot
at the Olympic wrestling
trials set for April in Iowa
City, Iowa.
Colon notched tech-
nical falls over Kenneth
Anderson and Bradley Pa-
taky before pinning Na-
than Tomasello in 5:22.
His run for the title was cut
short when he got pinned
by Sam Hazewinkel, a for-
mer Olympian.
Colon forfeited his
final matches to take sixth
place. The top seven finish-
ers advance to compete at JOE COLON

the trials, which will be held April 9-10 in Iowa City.
Colon took third at 133-pounds at the NCAA Division I Championships
in 2014. It was the highest finish of any Panther since 2005.

CLEAR GHV Freshman boys pick up
LAKE two wins, drop one

The freshman Lions opened the overs and knocking down shots. The
season at home hosting the Charles Lions ended up winning the game 71-
City Comets on Monday, Dec. 55. The two post players led the way
7. The Lions started the game out in scoring, Alex Snelling with 20 and
slowly and struggled to find a rhythm Jared Penning with 15. Also scoring
throughout the first half and found for the Lions was Drew Enke with 15
themselves down four at the half. The and Tate Storbeck with 12.
Lions came out strong in the second “We had four guys in double fig-
half with good defense causing turn- ures, which always helps, but we had
overs to take a one point lead head- guys come off the bench and give us
ing to the fourth quarter. The game great minutes in place of the starters,”
PARKER TRUESDELL Ellie Biebesheimer PAYTON BAMRICK ALEK GOLL stayed tight throughout the final pe- said Coach Mike Oimoen.
riod and the Lions capitalized on free The Lions hosted another home
Parker is a senior and he plays Ellie is a senior and she plays Payton is a senior returning Alek is a senior and he plays throws and finished off the Comets, game on Monday, Dec. 14, against the
guard for the Lions. He is the son as a post. She is the daugh- letterwinner. She plays guard/ forward or center. He is the son 50-46. Algona Bulldogs. The Lions came out
of Randy and Kathy Truesdell. ter of Charlie and Lisa Biebe- forward. She is the daughter of of Dan and Traci Goll.
sheimer. Mike and Michelle Bamrick.
Drew Enke led the way with 14 flat and struggled scoring throughout
points. Tate Storbeck scored 11 and the whole first half. Algona continued
Jared Penning scored nine points. to score at will and the Lions struggled
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“Offensively we were very well four and Steven Faltas and Gavin Rich
balanced,” said Coach Adam Brink- each scored two points.
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to find the open person. At one point many turnovers,” said Coach Brink-
we had a 14-point lead, but we came man. “We just need to learn to control
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