Tigerhawk trio leads Colfax-Mingo girls at Ballard dual tournament

HUXLEY — Emmalyn Buchman, Brianna Freerksen and Londyn Alanis all were 3-0 for the night, but the Colfax-Mingo girls wrestling team returned home with just one win from the Ballard dual tournament on Thursday.

The Tigerhawks edged the host Bombers, 36-30, but the Southeast Polk junior varsity snuck past Colfax-Mingo, 42-36, and Carlisle scored a 53-24 victory.

Colfax-Mingo was 5-4 in contested matches against Ballard and both teams took a forfeit. There were double forfeits at 100, 105 and 110 pounds.

Freerksen (125), Alanis (140), Isabelle Cushatt (145), Samantha Wheeler (155) and Kennedy Phillips (190) all won by fall in the first period and Buchman accepted a forfeit at 235.

Wheeler’s match took 9 seconds, Phillips won by fall in 14 seconds, Cushatt posted a 31-second pin and Freerksen won by fall in 38 seconds.

The Tigerhawks were 4-4 in contested matches against the Rams, but Southeast Polk had a 3-2 advantage in forfeit wins. There was one double forfeit.

Freerksen, Alanis, Cushatt and Phillips all won by fall and Wheeler and Buchman accepted forfeits. Phillips won her match in 25 seconds and Freerksen’s pin came in 33 seconds.

Carlisle was 6-4 in contested matches against the Tigerhawks, and the Wildcats took the only three forfeits in the dual.

Freerksen bumped up to 130 but still won by fall. Alanis, Buchman and Lily Anderson (135) also earned wins by pin.

Freerksen and Alanis were 3-0 with three pins, Buchman was 3-0 with two forfeits and Cushatt, Wheeler and Phillips all won twice.

Buchman’s first-place finish leads C-M to eighth at Urbandale

URBANDALE — Buchman made a huge statement at the end of an undefeated day, Cushatt and Phillips placed third in their weights and Colfax-Mingo was eighth in the 15-team field at the Metro North Wrestling Invitational.

The Tigerhawks were 23-14 in matches and finished just 11 points back of Class 2A No. 7 Indianola.

Ames won the tournament title with 164.5 points. The Little Cyclones (164) edged Fort Madison and the rest of the top 10 included DCG (135), Benton Community (126.5), Johnston (120), Indianola (113.5), West Des Moines (109.5), Colfax-Mingo (102.5), Marshalltown (95) and Creston (92).

Buchman won the 235 bracket with a 3-0 day. Her third pin of the tournament came in the championship match against 2A No. 7 Lilian Miller of Council Bluffs Abraham Lincoln.

Cushatt was 3-1 with three pins at 145 and Phillips finished 4-1 with four pins at 190.

Cushatt’s lone loss came against DCG’s Jenah Gray, who is ranked 11th in 2A at 140.

Phillips started and ended her day with a pin. Her last win came against 1A No. 8 Ellie Hutton of Interstate 35 and her lone loss was against 2A No. 8 Aubrey Borcherding of DCG.

Freerksen (125) and Alanis (140) both were fifth at their weights. Freerksen and Alanis were 3-2 with three pins and one of Alanis’ losses came to 2A No. 8 Lauryn Metcalf of Ames.

Emily Cook gave the Tigerhawks two top-six finishes at 235. She was sixth after a 2-3 day. Both of her wins came by fall.

Wheeler was 1-3 with a 19-1 technical fall victory at 155. Kaydence Andersen finished 0-3 at 190.