The Pella High wrestling team pulled out a “win sandwich” after their quad dual meet action at Montezuma to begin their season on Thursday. The Dutch went 2 – 1, with their only loss being via a tiebreaker. Pella prevailed 42 – 22 over the host Braves, thanks to five Little Dutch pins and three forfeits. The other win was a 43 – 21 shellacking of Lynnville-Sully. Jake Speltz and Chase Petty each picked up falls in the triumph. The loss for the Little Dutch came at the hands of English Valleys, 31 – 30. The score was technically tied at 30, but because E-V won six matches to Pella’s five, they were awarded the bonus point, and therefore, the dual victory. James Van Gorp had a pin, as did Ashton Messer, Jake Speltz, Chase Petty and Sabastian Sikora. Full results are below.
Pella 42
Montezuma-Tri County 22
106: Double Forfeit
113: Double Forfeit
120: Kale Latcham (TCM) over Aaron Born (PELL) (Fall 4:20)
126: Mason Garber (TCM) over Ethan Speltz (PELL) (Fall 4:00)
132: Benjamin Edmundson (TCM) over Sabastian Sikora (PELL) (Fall 1:56)
138: Chase Petty (PELL) over Jude Teumer (TCM) (Fall 0:08)
145: Jacob Diehl (PELL) over (TCM) (For.)
152: Austin Bragg (PELL) over Ryan Maschmann (TCM) (Fall 2:36)
160: James Van Gorp (PELL) over (TCM) (For.)
170: Jake Speltz (PELL) over Jacob Weber (TCM) (Fall 3:44)
182: Ashton Messer (PELL) over Clay Harper (TCM) (Fall 2:48)
195: Dylan Larson (PELL) over (TCM) (For.)
220: Keegan Poole (PELL) over Hunter Foubert (TCM) (Fall 3:38)
285: Tyler Thompson (TCM) over Carter Terpstra (PELL) (MD 12-1)
Pella 30
English Valleys 31
106: Double Forfeit
113: Double Forfeit
120: Wyatt Olson (ENVA) over Aaron Born (PELL) (Dec 9-5)
126: Blake Ealy (ENVA) over Ethan Speltz (PELL) (TF 18-3 5:41)
132: Sabastian Sikora (PELL) over Andrew Fisher (ENVA) (Fall 1:21)
138: Chase Petty (PELL) over Clayton Morrison (ENVA) (Fall 0:45)
145: Cody Seaton (ENVA) over Jacob Diehl (PELL) (Fall 1:12)
152: Zach Axmear (ENVA) over Austin Bragg (PELL) (MD 12-0)
160: James Van Gorp (PELL) over Matt Burlage (ENVA) (Fall 1:37)
170: Jake Speltz (PELL) over Devon Hill (ENVA) (Fall 0:16)
182: Ashton Messer (PELL) over Dylan Bowman (ENVA) (Fall 0:47)
195: Double Forfeit
220: Brennen Grimm (ENVA) over Keegan Poole (PELL) (Fall 2:52)
285: Luke Jackson (ENVA) over Carter Terpstra (PELL) (Fall 2:37)
Pella 43
Lynnville-Sully 21
106: Double Forfeit
113: Cole Nickell (LYSU) over (PELL) (For.)
120: Aaron Born (PELL) over (LYSU) (For.)
126: Sage Zylstra (LYSU) over Ethan Speltz (PELL) (Dec 6-2)
132: Caden Dunsbergen (LYSU) over Sabastian Sikora (PELL) (Fall 4:40)
138: Chase Petty (PELL) over Caden Dunsbergen (LYSU) (Fall 3:29)
145: Jacob Diehl (PELL) over Cayden Johnson (LYSU) (Dec 10-4)
152: Austin Bragg (PELL) over Kyle Kramer (LYSU) (MD 15-5)
160: James Van Gorp (PELL) over (LYSU) (For.)
170: Jake Speltz (PELL) over Jackson Hardin (LYSU) (Fall 1:24)
182: Noah Zylstra (LYSU) over Ashton Messer (PELL) (Dec 6-2)
195: Dylan Larson (PELL) over Aaron Van De Krol (LYSU) (Fall 0:31)
220: Keegan Poole (PELL) over (LYSU) (For.)
285: Shannon Dunsburgen (LYSU) over Carter Terpstra (PELL) (Dec 5-1)
JV Results:
126: Andrew Whitten (PELL) over Travis Lewis (TCM) (Fall 3:59)
126: Travis Lewis (TCM) over Edo Amaniera (PELL) (Fall 1:14)
126: Travis Lewis (TCM) over Dalton Chapman (Fall 1:14)