May 01, 2024

Newton wrestling falls just short against Oskaloosa

Cardinals finish 13th at Ottumwa Invitational

By Troy Hyde

Newton freshman Coleby Revell, top, wrestles against Oskaloosa on Thursday. The Cardinals lost a tight battle with the Indians, 39-36. (Photo by Colin Peters/Oskaloosa Herald)

OSKALOOSA — In a back-and-forth battle, Newton’s wrestling team fell a little short of its first conference dual victory on Thursday.

The Cardinals rallied from two separate holes only to lose the final three matches of the night during a 39-36 road loss to Oskaloosa.

The Little Hawkeye Conference dual came down to the final match and it was as close as it could have possibly been.

Both teams took one forfeit and they were 6-6 in contested matches. The Indians won the dual because they had one more pin than the Cardinals.

Newton (1-5 overall, 0-4 in LHC duals) trailed 12-6 and 18-12 but rallied to go up 30-18 and 36-23 but was unable to finish off the win.

Avery White (152), Wyatt Weter (182), Mitchell Thayer (220) and Seth Adams (126) all won by fall, while Lucas Cockerton (106) and Kaiden Rogers (113) each won by decision. Thomas Stadelmann (285) accepted a forfeit.

Cockerton won 13-12 at 106 and Rogers claimed a 9-2 victory at 113. Oskaloosa won a match 8-6 that it trailed 5-2 in.

Newton junior Wyatt Weter, left, was one of six Cardinals who won a contested match against Oskaloosa on Thursday. Newton was edged 39-36 by the indians. (Photo by Colin Peters/Oskaloosa Herald)

Seven Cardinals finish 13th at Ottumwa

OTTUMWA — Newton brought seven grapplers to the Ottumwa Invitational on Saturday and three of them finished in the top five of their respective weight classes.

Weter led the way with a runner-up finish and Rogers and Stadelmann also were in the top four as the Cardinals scored 60 points and placed 13th in the 18-team field.

Creston/Orient-Macksburg won the team title with 197.5 points and Fairfield (151), Ottumwa (141.5), Albia (140.5) and Sigourney-Keota (127) completed the top five.

The Cardinals were open at 132, 138, 152, 160, 170, 195 and 220. Weter placed second at 182, while Rogers was third at 113 and Stadelmann finished fourth at 285.

Weter was 3-1 for the day with two wins by pin and a win by 3-1 decision. He lost by fall in the 182 championship match.

Rogers was 3-1 for the day, too. He recorded a win by pin, a 16-0 technical fall and accepted a medical forfeit. His only loss came against Class 3A No. 10 Ashton Grace (25-1) of Ottumwa.

Stadelmann was 3-2 with three pins. One of his losses came against 2A No. 6 Paul Ballard (25-0) of Albia and he also lost 11-9 in SV-1.

The other four Cardinals who competed were Cockerton, Sebastian Sorenson (120), Adams and White (145).

Sorenson, Adams and White all were 2-3, while Cockerton was 0-4. White placed eighth after winning once by fall and once by a 9-8 decision. Adams placed 10th after claiming a pair of wins by decision and Sorenson was 11th with two pins. Cockerton placed 14th.