LA CYGNE — Iola Middle School wrestlers Noah Schowengerdt, Cole Mathes, Kayden Porter, Bryce Walden and Layla Newkirk each secured Pioneer League wrestling championships Tuesday.
Others who did well were Indira Trester, who took runner-up in her division, and Katelyn Womelsdorf and Isaac Hopkins, who finished third in their respective brackets.
Wrestlers are grouped into weight divisions, then further separated by experience
Results follow:
105 pounds-A
Noah Schowengerdt took first place in winning both matches, pinning Logan Korpatny of Santa Fe Trail, and winning a 7-5 decision over Lincoln Wright of Burlington.
141 pounds-A
Cole Mathes took first place, going 4-0 on the day, and pinning each of his opponents. He pinned Eli Grow of Burlington in 20 seconds, Elijah Williams of Prairie View in 1:17, Trey Hensaker of Wellsville in 1:39 and Atticus Gunther of Santa Fe Trail in 3:41.
148 pounds-A
Grady Doughtry went 0-2 on the day, losing via fall to Colten McRea of Prairie View and teammate Isaac Hopkins.
Isaac Hopkins went 3-1, pinning Sam Shepard of Santa Fe Trail in 46 seconds, before being pinned by Walker Beets of Osawatomie in the second round. Hopkins then defeated Doughtry via pin in 1:36, and took the third-place match via fall over Brendan Kemble of Santa Fe Trail in 1:48.
165 pounds-A
Kayden Porter earned a first-round bye, then defeated Carter Lengel of Wellsville, 11-3, and Chris McLendon of Wellsville, 5-4 in the first-place match.
265 pounds-A
Bryce Walden won all four of his matches, by fall over Johnny Colin of Prairie View in 3 minutes, and Draison Lucas of Osawatomie in 2:11. He outscored Mustang teammate Shaun McLaughlin, 16-0, to earn a technical fall victory, then pinned Alex Strother in 47 seconds in his last match of the day.
