The Pella wrestling team has set a goal of finishing in the top half of the seven teams in the Little Hawkeye Conference this season.

If that’s going to happen, the Little Dutch likely need to open with a victory tonight at Newton.

Coach Joe Burch’s squad heads north to take on Carlisle, in non-conference action, and the Cardinals in a pivotal LHC dual.

“Newton is a team that is very comparable to us. They’ve got some studs on their team, they’ve got pretty close to a full lineup, and they’ve got some young guys in the lineup as well. I think it’s going to be a really good dual, and I think it’s one that we’re going to be really competitive in. But we need to come out ready to wrestle and score bonus points, not give them up.”

Action starts tonight at 5:30 at Newton High Shool. Pella and Newton will square off first.

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