Malcom first, Rams fourth at Hawkeye 10 meet

Matt Malcom won his second straight conference wrestling title and Glenwood finished fourth in the team standings at the Hawkeye 10 Conference Tournament Saturday in Glenwood.

Creston edged Council Bluffs Lewis Central 245 to 235 in the team scores to wrap up its fourth straight conference crown. The Panthers finished with three individual champs and 10 top six finishers.
The Rams finished fourth with 213 points, 10.5 behind third place Clarinda.

“We wrestled hard and did a lot of good things,” said Glenwood coach Brad Asche. “We scored a lot of points. I think we had more match points than anybody in the conference and we had more falls in the tournament but it just didn’t come together in some weights for us.”

Asche said the fact his team scored 213 points and still finished fourth is a testament to the depth of the Hawkeye 10 Conference.

“Having four teams between 213 points and 240 points is impressive. I’m amazed we scored that many points and finished fourth, to be honest. But those teams wrestled well and we have some work to do before districts.”

Malcom, the Rams’ 152-pounder, scored a 9-1 major decision over Clarinda’s Luke Strong in the finals for his second conference title. Malcom won the conference at 132 pounds last season.

“He was very offensive all day,” Asche said. “When he struggled in January a little bit he wasn’t being offensive and doing the things we worked on. I think he learned from that. Right now, he’s got great self-esteem going and he’s really wrestling well.”

The Rams’ Anthony Sherry (160 pounds) and Trevor Anderson (113) both reached the finals in their respective weight classes.
Sherry fell in his finals match to Creston’s Chase Schiltz 9-3. Schiltz is 21-0 this season.

“He won the first period and then I think conditioning came in,” Asche said of Sherry’s finals match. “Schiltz is experienced and he’s gained some confidence since they wrestled last time. But it was a real exciting match to see those two guys with good skill go at it in the finals.”

Anderson lost in the finals to Carter Cox of Atlantic, his third loss to the Trojans’ 113-pounder this season.

“He had a really good day, coming off of what he had Friday,” Asche said of Cox and Anderson, who soldiered through the tournament despite missing Friday’s practice due to sickness. “He scored a lot of points for us and getting a fall in the semifinals with one second left and then he has to face his nemesis in the finals. He’s lost some close matches to that kid before. He just did a great job for us.”

The Rams’ were without Dan Forbes, their top 285 pounder, due to sickness forcing junior varsity 220-pounder Mitch Stanley to fill in. Stanley, often giving up 60 pounds to his opponents nearly made the finals and finished fourth at the conference meet.

“He really stood out. He bumps up to heavyweight and really wrestled well. He scored points for us and that’s what we needed,” Asche said.

Glenwood has nearly a week off before traveling to the Class 3A Regional Duals at West Des Moines Valley Feb. 11. The Rams will face Fort Dodge in the opener for a shot to face the host Tigers and a spot in the State Dual Wrestling Tournament.

Hawkeye Ten
Conference
Team scoring
1. Creston, 245. 2. Council Bluffs Lewis Central, 235. 3. Clarinda, 223.5. 4. Glenwood, 213. 5. Atlantic, 191. 6. Harlan, 113. 7. Carroll, 75. 8. Shenandoah, 49.5. 9. Red Oak, 29. 10. Council Bluffs St. Albert, 19.5. 11. Denison, 12.

Glenwood Place Winners
106: Tanner Maxwell, fifth place. 113: Trevor Anderson, second place. 120: Slade Roenfeld, sixth place. 126: Gavin Gray, fifth place. 132: AJ Slaughter, fifth place. 138: Nate Nebel, fifth place. 145: Andrew Tilley, fourth place. 152: Matt Malcom, first place. 160: Anthony Sherry, second place. 170: Isaac Bales, third place. 182: Jon Stavas, third place. 195: Zach Haggstrom, fifth place. 220: Caleb Sanders, sixth place. 285: Mitch Stanley, fourth place.

Glenwood 66,
Harlan 12

The Glenwood wrestling team wrapped its Hawkeye10 Conference regular season with a 66-12 victory over Harlan Thursday on Senior Night in Glenwood.

The Rams (16-4 overall, 7-3 in the conference) won 12 of 14 matches against the Cyclones, nine coming by fall.

“We wrestled well, came out and bounced back from the loss on Tuesday night,” said Glenwood coach Brad Asche. “Looking forward to the conference meet at home this weekend.”

Isaac Bales (170 pounds), Jon Stavas (182), Zach Haggstrom, Mitch Stanley (285), Tanner Maxwell (106), Trevor Anderson (113), Gavin Gray (126), A.J. Slaughter (132), Nate Nebel (138), Andrew Tilley (145), Matt Malcom (152) and Anthony Sherry (160) all recorded wins against the Cyclones.

Glenwood 66,
Harlan 12

170: Isaac Bales, G, won by fall over Jeremy Flies, H, 1:47. 182: Jon Stavas, G, won by fall over James Erlbacher, H, 1:13. 195: Zach Haggstrom, G, won by forfeit. 220: Aaron Johannsen, G, won by fall over Caleb Sanders, G, 3:20. 285: Mitch Stanley, G, won by forfeit. 106: Tanner Maxwell, G, won by fall over Lucas Carter, H, 3:40. 113: Trevor Anderson, G, won by decision over Brandon Trevino, H, 5-2. 120: Austin Knudsen, H, won by fall over Slade Roenfeld, G, 2:29. 126: Gavin Gray, G, won by fall over Marshall Tucker, H, :56. 132: AJ Slaughter, G, won by fall over Greg Sorensen, H, 1:32. 138: Nate Nebel, G, won by fall over Cameron Jacobsen, H, :56. 145: Andrew Tilley, G, won by decision over Nick Foss, H, 6-5. 152: Matt Malcom, G, won by fall over Jacob Wingert, H, 2:47. 160: Anthony Sherry, G, won by fall over Noah Culp, H, 1:29.

Rams split
at Clarinda

The Glenwood wrestling team split a road double-dual at Clarinda last Tuesday.

The Rams knocked off Bedford/Lenox 44-24 before falling to the host Cardinals, 39-34.

“We had some guys get pinned and bonus points are huge when you are evenly matched with a team,” said Glenwood coach Brad Asche. “Clarinda came out ready to wrestle they pinned us at some weights and we played catch up. They fought off of their backs and didn’t get pinned and we didn’t.”

Against Bedford/Lenox, the Rams won eight of 14 matches recorded five falls.

The Cardinals and Rams split 7-7 in their matches but Clarinda pulled out the win, thanks to bonus points in six falls.

“Bonus points are crucial in a close dual and you cant give them up if you want to win,” Asche said.

Matt Malcom (152 pounds), Anthony Sherry (160) and Andrew Tilley (145) won both of their matches in the double-dual.

Glenwood 44,
Bedford/Lenox 24

152: Matt Malcom, G, won by fall over Tyler Brokaw, B, 2:24. 160: Anthony Sherry, G, won by technical fall over Zach Johnson, B, 16-0 (2:58). 170: Isaac Bales, G, won by decision over Hunter Russell, B, 2-1. 182: Jon Stavas, G, won by fall over Zachary Marxen, B, 1:04. 195: Zach Haggstrom, G, won by forfeit. 220: Caleb Sanders, G, won by fall over Cody Sleep, B, 0:46. 285: Dan Forbes, G, won by fall over Kole Thompson, B, :55. 106: Colby Lange, B, won by fall over Tanner Maxwell, G, 1:32. 113: Jared Hensley, B, won by decision over Trevor Anderson, G, 9-2. 120: Dylan Heideman, B, won by decision over Slade Roenfeld, G, 5-3. 126: Josh Mitchell, B, won by decision over Gavin Gray, G, 12-7. 132: Dusten Reed, B, won by fall over AJ Slaughter, G, :45. 138: Sam McMillin, B, won by decision over Nate Nebel, G, 11-4. 145: Andrew Tilley, G, won by forfeit.

Clarinda 39,
Glenwood 34

160: Anthony Sherry, G, won by decision over Cain Johanns, C, 10-4. 170: J.J. Clark, C, won by fall over Isaac Bales, G, :51. 182: Trey Stickler, C, won by decision over Jon Stavas, G, 4-2. 195: Christian Lauritsen, C, won by fall over Zach Haggstrom, G, 2:29. 220: Brook Stephens, C, won by fall over Caleb Sanders, G, 2:59. 285: Jared DeVoe, C, won by fall over Dan Forbes, G, 3:51. 106: Tanner Maxwell, G, won by fall over Brodee Means, C, 1:01. 113: Trevor Anderson , G, won by fall over Noah Donahue, C, 3:31. 120: Dakota Foster, C, won by fall over Slade Roenfeld, G, 1:20. 126: Austin Gutknecht, C, won by fall over Gavin Gray, G, 1:30. 132: AJ Slaughter, G, won by decision over Payton Price, C, 12-6. 138: Nate Nebel, G, won by fall over Jason Kramer, C, 1:42. 145: Andrew Tilley, G, won by fall over Kollyn Buch, C, 3:29. 152: Matt Malcom, G, won by major decision over Luke Strong, C, 15-4.