Indianola Boys Wrestling Wins Pair of Dual Matches, Girls Wrestling Finds Top Finishes at Nevada
The Indianola boys wrestling team defeated Carlisle and North Polk at Carlisle High School Thursday night, while the Indianola girls found several top placewinners in a tournament at Nevada.
The Indians boys defeated Carlisle 42-19 with Ryan Young at 132lbs, Jake Pontier at 150lbs, Carson Slorah at 215lbs, Jaxon Boyd at heavyweight, and Sawyer Nelson at 106lbs getting wins by fall. Indianola defeated North Polk 56-9, getting wins by fall fromMac Crosson at 113lbs, Stoney Wood at 120lbs, Rylan Hilton at 126lbs, Young, and Pontier.
The Indians girls again saw a first place finish from Siera Becker at 100lbs and Summer Wolff at 135lbs, while Callie Chapman placed 2nd at 125lbs. Both teams next wrestle tomorrow, the girls at Carlisle and the boys at Ames for tournaments.
The Pleasantville girls wrestling team had multiple first place finishes, including Madilyn Rowson at 155lbs, Carly Gripp at 115lbs, and Emma Ellis at 145lbs, while Ella Clark placed 2nd at 105, all in the “B” brackets. The Trojans next wrestle a week from today at Ankeny.
Indianola Basketball Hosts Dallas Center-Grimes in Conference Doubleheader
A tall task is ahead of the Indianola boys and girls basketball teams tonight as they take on the Mustangs of Dallas Center-Grimes. The Indians girls take on the #1 and reigning state champion Mustangs who are undefeated in Little Hawkeye Conference play and are dominating the competition, only dropping a game to #1 in class 5A Johnston. The Indians boys also have their work cut out for them, as the Mustangs have yet to score less than 50 points in any contest and the Indians have only surpassed that one time.
Head coach Jeff Ebling says over the break they focused on what they can do to get better at the little things and the margins, as they could have several wins if they were able to pull those off so far this season.
The games will be broadcast live on 94.3 KNIA and simulcast on the Indianola Activities YouTube stream, with Andrew Swadner and Rick Wilson on the call. Pregame coverage begins at 6pm, with tip-off at 6:15.