Both bowling and wrestling teams from Pella High School were in tournament action Saturday.
Pella Girls Wrestlers 3rd at Newton Tournament
Pella continued a strong start to the winter girls wrestling season, placing 3rd at the Newton Cardinal Classic. Pella took three 1st place spots, including Serenity Turner (105), Emmalee Spurgeon (155), and Elaine Babcock (190). Isabella Smith (115) took 2nd in her weight class and Andie Branson (170) placed 3rd. Head Coach Adam Hale:
” Our aggressiveness was up across the board and we did a much better job of staying active and on our toes. It was nice to see Serenity get on top of the podium as she hadn’t quite found her way there yet this year. Her urgency was up a bit today, and that made a big difference for her. Emmalee came away with the title in what is so far her toughest bracket of the season. For Elaine, we coaches were really happy to see her getting to her shots from her feet a bit more today. Isabella wrestled well today as she was actually just about to take the lead in her finals match when her opponent adjusted well to shift things. Andie did a nice job bouncing back from a first round loss to wrestle all the way back to eventually beat that same opponent she lost to. She just made a couple of small, but key adjustments that paid off really well for her.”
Pella is back in action at Norwalk Tuesday.
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Pella Girls Bowling Teams Break School Records in 3rd Place Finish
The Dutch girls bowlers broke five school records on their way to a third-place finish with a 2102 in Netwon. That score was good for a new record for high match score. Taylor Walker led the way with a 422 series, including a career-high 232. Xavia Walker followed up with a 270, and Megan VanderMolen finished with 268.
Here’s the list of new school records:
Taylor Walker — High Individual Game of 232 and High Individual Series of 422
Taylor Walker, Alaina Rozenboom, McKenna Salvador, Megan VanderMolen, Faith Galeazzi and Xavia Walker — High Individual Game Score of 890, High Individual Round Match of 1625, and High Match Score of 2102.
The boys’ varsity team finished with a 2766 to place 5th. Alex Bishara led the way with a 398 series, while Alex Mitchel and Treyson Williams had matching 384 series.
Pella bowls next on Saturday in Oskaloosa against Pella Christian.
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Pella Boys Wrestling Goes 2-3 at Williamsburg Dual Tournament
Pella lost a pair of close duals that kept them from a winning day at the Williamsburg early bird boys wrestling tournament Saturday. The Dutch went 2-3, defeating Columbus/Winfield Mount Union 50-25 and Center Point-Urbana 57-21, while falling to the hosting Raiders 37-34, Marshalltown 43-33, and Davenport Assumption 45-23. Pella were without key wrestler and 2023 state qualifier Logan Bruxvoort.
Individual wrestler results:
Jackson Van Kley (190) – 5-0
T.R. Putz (150) – 5-0
Kieran Van Voorst (215) – 4-1
Rex Rhamy (144) – 4-1
Damion Clark (132 and 138) – 4-1
Kaiden Hol (285) – 3-2
Xavier Tobin (113) – 3-2
Pella returns to action Monday in a quad match with Pleasantville, PCM, and Sigourney. Matches begin at 5:30 p.m.