The Indianola boys wrestling team wrapped up another Little Hawkeye Conference dual championship on Thursday night with a 53-6 home win over Norwalk. 

The Class 3A 2nd-ranked Indians won 10 out of 12 contested matches and also picked up forfeits at 106 and 285 pounds, improving to 13-0 overall and 4-0 in conference duals. While many of Thursday’s matches went the distance in close decisions, Indianola recorded the only three pins by Ryan Young at 132, Jake Pontier at 152 and Isaiah Kellow at 190. Elijah Blewitt also picked up bonus points at 144, winning by technical fall.

Norwalk’s lone wins both came by decision from a pair of seniors. Tyler Harper defeated Max Crosson 5-2 at 113 pounds and senior Tate Turner outlasted Eli Cox 9-7 at 138. The 17th-ranked Warriors dropped to 13-9 overall and finished 4-1 against the LHC.

Both squads return to the mats on Saturday for the Little Hawkeye Conference Tournament at Pella. Competition begins at 10:00 a.m. as the Indians look to defend their team title.

The Indianola and Norwalk girls wrestlers are competing in the Super Regional State Qualifier Tournament today at Hy-Vee Hall in Des Moines.