CARBONDALE — Iola Middle School competed in the Pioneer League wrestling meet on Thursday at Santa Fe Trail Middle School in Carbondale. Three IMS seventh-grade wrestlers were crowned Pioneer League champions. IMS also won two junior varsity weight class brackets.
“The team came together this week, sacrificing personal gains so we would have the best chance at scoring points,” said IMS head coach Jason Bates. “Their selflessness paid off. The team finished as Pioneer League runner-ups, the highest league finish for IMS.”Ruger Boren won in the 82-87 lb. weight class to be crowned Pioneer League champion. Boren was 2-0. Both wins came via pinfall in under a minute.
Austin Crooks took first place in the 100 lb. weight class and was crowned Pioneer League champion. Crooks was 3-0 with two wins coming via pinfall, both in under 31 seconds.
Kale Pratt won the 120 lb. weight class and won a Pioneer League championship. Pratt was 4-0, three wins came via pinfall. One came via majority decision.
“Kale left everything he had on the mat,” Bates said. “He got himself into situations and seized the moment to secure some big wins for himself.”
Baron Folk won in the junior varsity G bracket. Folk was 1-0 with his win coming via pinfall in 2:15.
Franklin Kerr won the junior varsity H bracket. Kerr was 2-0. Both wins came via pinfall in under two minutes.
Caden Peres won second place in the 85 lb. weight class. Peres was 0-2. Both losses came via pinfall in under a minute.
Beau Erickson finished second in the 90 lb. weight class. Erickson was 0-2. Both losses came via pinfall.
Zach Pfaff finished third in the 95 lb. weight class. Pfaff was 0-2. Both losses were via pinfall.
Evan Lacrone finished fourth in the 100 lb. weight class. Lacrone was 2-2. One win came via forfeit, one came via pinfall. Both losses were via pinfall.
Jase Herrmann finished third in the 115 lb. weight class. Herrmann was 1-0 with his win coming via pinfall in 38 seconds.
Jayden Beene finished fifth in the 127 lb. weight class. Beene was 0-4. All four losses came via pinfall.
Noah Schowengerdt finished third in the 134 lb. weight class. Schowengerdt was 1-2.
