March 28, 2024

PCM wrestlers fall to pair of LHC squads

Hewitt Brinegar goes 2-0 but it’s not enough for Mustangs

PELLA — PCM’s wrestling team battled a pair of Little Hawkeye Conference squads on Tuesday.

Hewitt Brinegar won twice, but the Mustangs were 2-13 overall in contested matches. They also surrendered eight forfeits in the two duals as Grinnell downed PCM 53-18 and host Pella won 72-12.

In the loss to Grinnell, the Mustangs were 1-6 in contested matches and had a six-point disadvantage in forfeit points.

Brinegar (132) and Wyatt Wheeler (182) both took forfeits and Donovan Nickelson (195) won by fall.

The only contested win against Pella came by fall from Brinegar and Charlie Sitzmann (106) also took a forfeit. The Dutch had a 5-1 advantage in forfeits.

Brinegar was 2-0 for the night and Wheeler, Nickelson and Sitzmann all were 1-1.