The Pella High wrestling team fell twice last night in Newton, losing 39-30 in a Little Hawkeye Conference dual to the Cardinals, and then dropping a 50-29 non-conference decision to Carlisle.

In the match against Newton, Ashton Messer, Keegan Poole and Parker Van Waardhuizen picked up pinfall victories, but the Little Dutch lost 8 of the 14 matches overall to suffer the setback in their LHC opener.

The Wildcats then won 9 of the 14 matches against Pella, with the Little Dutch falls from Zach Van Donselaar, Poole and Ethan Speltz.

Pella’s dual record now stands at 4-3, and they’ll return to tournament action this Saturday with the Bill Van Horn Invitational at Pella High School.

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