Faught gets rare fourth NCC tourney title

(Pictured Above) Ryan Faught had a good week on the mat.  The Lion senior earned his fourth NCC tournament title, along with wins against a Mason City and state-ranked New Hampton grappler.-Reporter photo by Chris Barragy.

Lions third in eight-team race

Ryan Faught won his fourth North Central Conference title and helped the Clear Lake Lions to a third place finish at the NCC Tournament held Saturday. With his victory, Faught became one of only eight wrestlers to ever accomplish the four-time NCC feat in the 50 years of the tournament.  He claimed his title at 152-pounds. The senior recorded falls in the opening and semi-final rounds, then topped Humboldt’s Gus Arnold 4-0.  The win lifted Faught’s record to 34-6 on the year.

Ryan Leisure won his second title in the toughest weight class in the eight-team tourney.  Four wrestlers were ranked in the top eight at 138-pounds and Leisure won by major decision in both the semi finals and the finals.

The third NCC champion was freshman Eric Faught who won by fall in the finals at 106-pounds and remains undefeated on the year and ranked second in state.

Three other Lions made the finals, but lost.  Senior Kaleb Froiland pulled a big upset in the semi finals at 145-pounds with a 4-3 win over a 28-7 wrestler from Humboldt.  Froiland is 19-18. He lost to fourth ranked Brady Brott, of Clarion-Goldfield-Dows, in the finals.  Ace Walton lost a close 6-5 decision at 195 and Kyle Willms lost to state ranked Cooper Lawson at heavyweight.

“We had a good day.  Our kids wrestled with energy and effort and that is how we judge our day,” said Coach Gary Weber.

Clarion-Goldfield-Dows won their second straight conference tournament with 231 points, placing 11 of 14 wrestlers in the top three with two champions. Webster City was second with 205.5 points. The Lions finished third with 167.

Weber commented on the other place winners:

113: Jackson Hamlin, sixth place.  Jack gave it his all and wrestled all three matches very hard. He continues to improve.

120: Braxton Doebel, fifth place. Braxton had a big pin for fifth place, which was nice to see.

126: Ben Hillyer, fourth place.  Ben is making huge strides and did a nice job.

132: Will Kirshbaum, fourth place. Will was very close to making it to the finals. He is having a great sophomore year.

170: Dalton Grell, sixth place. Dalton has improved so much in the last two months. He has two more years.

182: Kade Hambly. Kade had a very good day. He took fifth place and he is only a freshman wrestling juniors and seniors. He won 11-1 over a kid he lost to earlier in the year.

220: Spencer Christensen, fifth place.  Spence is also just a freshman. He beat a kid who was 10-7 to take fifth place.  It is very hard to wrestle

220 in ninth grade.

2016 NCC Tournament Results

106 - Eric Faught (29-0) placed 1st and scored 24.00 team points.

    Quarterfinal - Eric Faught (Clear Lake) 29-0 received a bye () (Bye)

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    Semifinal - Eric Faught (Clear Lake) 29-0 won by fall over Derick Khaleck (Webster City) 13-8 (Fall 0:51)

    1st Place Match - Eric Faught (Clear Lake) 29-0 won by fall over Connor Johnson (Clarion-Goldfield) 14-11 (Fall 4:17)

113 - Jackson Hamlin (20-19) placed 6th and scored 3.00 team points.

    Quarterfinal - Todd Raisch (Iowa Falls-Alden) 12-7 won by decision over Jackson Hamlin (Clear Lake) 20-19 (Dec 5-3)

    Cons. Round 1 - Jackson Hamlin (Clear Lake) 20-19 received a bye () (Bye)

    Cons. Semi - Colin Birzer (St Edmond) 19-8 won by major decision over Jackson Hamlin (Clear Lake) 20-19 (MD 14-4)

    5th Place Match - Todd Raisch (Iowa Falls-Alden) 12-7 won in sudden victory - 1 over Jackson Hamlin (Clear Lake) 20-19 (SV-1 4-2)

120 - Braxton Doebel (5-10) placed 5th and scored 7.00 team points.

    Quarterfinal - Carson Hartnett (Webster City) 21-13 won by fall over Braxton Doebel (Clear Lake) 5-10 (Fall 3:01)

    Cons. Round 1 - Braxton Doebel (Clear Lake) 5-10 received a bye () (Bye)

    Cons. Semi - Cole Allison (St Edmond) 21-5 won by decision over Braxton Doebel (Clear Lake) 5-10 (Dec 6-2)

    5th Place Match - Braxton Doebel (Clear Lake) 5-10 won by fall over Alex Bronson (Algona) 5-25 (Fall 0:56)

126 - Ben Hillyer (9-14) placed 4th and scored 11.00 team points.

    Quarterfinal - Cole Nokes (Webster City) 22-5 won by tech fall over Ben Hillyer (Clear Lake) 9-14 (TF-1.5 5:28 (21-5))

    Cons. Round 1 - Ben Hillyer (Clear Lake) 9-14 won by fall over Jacob Grefe (Hampton-Dumont) 8-13 (Fall 3:35)

    Cons. Semi - Ben Hillyer (Clear Lake) 9-14 won by decision over Carson Devine (Algona) 10-13 (Dec 6-4)

    3rd Place Match - Lucas Lienemann (Clarion-Goldfield) 19-16 won by major decision over Ben Hillyer (Clear Lake) 9-14 (MD 10-2)

132 - Will Kirschbaum (21-15) placed 4th and scored 14.00 team points.

    Quarterfinal - Will Kirschbaum (Clear Lake) 21-15 won by fall over Robert Alert (Hampton-Dumont) 5-16 (Fall 1:26)

    Semifinal - Calen Rosenbaum (Clarion-Goldfield) 27-7 won by decision over Will Kirschbaum (Clear Lake) 21-15 (Dec 11-7)

    Cons. Semi - Will Kirschbaum (Clear Lake) 21-15 won by fall over Mitchell Priebe (Algona) 11-21 (Fall 0:57)

    3rd Place Match - Dillon Rubow (Iowa Falls-Alden) 25-14 won by decision over Will Kirschbaum (Clear Lake) 21-15 (Dec 3-2)

138 - Ryan Leisure (37-1) placed 1st and scored 22.00 team points.

    Quarterfinal - Ryan Leisure (Clear Lake) 37-1 received a bye () (Bye)

    Semifinal - Ryan Leisure (Clear Lake) 37-1 won by major decision over Payton Sitzmann (St Edmond) 24-4 (MD 12-1)

    1st Place Match - Ryan Leisure (Clear Lake) 37-1 won by major decision over Tanner Abbas (Clarion-Goldfield) 30-4 (MD 10-2)

145 - Kaleb Froiland (17-17) placed 2nd and scored 16.00 team points.

    Quarterfinal - Kaleb Froiland (Clear Lake) 17-17 received a bye () (Bye)

    Semifinal - Kaleb Froiland (Clear Lake) 17-17 won by decision over Jaxon Kampen (Humboldt) 28-8 (Dec 5-3)

    1st Place Match - Brady Brott (Clarion-Goldfield) 35-3 won by tech fall over Kaleb Froiland (Clear Lake) 17-17 (TF-1.5 5:43 (18-3))

152 - Ryan Faught (34-6) placed 1st and scored 24.00 team points.

    Quarterfinal - Ryan Faught (Clear Lake) 34-6 won by fall over Ty Smith (St Edmond) 2-23 (Fall 1:16)

    Semifinal - Ryan Faught (Clear Lake) 34-6 won by fall over Dakota Hennigar (Clarion-Goldfield) 23-14 (Fall 1:35)

    1st Place Match - Ryan Faught (Clear Lake) 34-6 won by decision over Gus Arnold (Humboldt) 28-9 (Dec 4-0)

170 - Dalton Grell (8-27) placed 6th and scored 3.00 team points.

    Quarterfinal - Michael Kent (Iowa Falls-Alden) 28-7 won by fall over Dalton Grell (Clear Lake) 8-27 (Fall 0:55)

    Cons. Round 1 - Dalton Grell (Clear Lake) 8-27 received a bye () (Bye)

    Cons. Semi - Mason Carpenter (Clarion-Goldfield) 30-11 won by fall over Dalton Grell (Clear Lake) 8-27 (Fall 2:22)

    5th Place Match - Nate Kollmorgen (Humboldt) 8-14 won by decision over Dalton Grell (Clear Lake) 8-27 (Dec 7-0)

182 - Kade Hambly (7-23) placed 5th and scored 6.00 team points.

    Quarterfinal - Malcolm Boyd (Humboldt) 26-13 won by fall over Kade Hambly (Clear Lake) 7-23 (Fall 1:09)

    Cons. Round 1 - Kade Hambly (Clear Lake) 7-23 received a bye () (Bye)

    Cons. Semi - Noah Murphy (Algona) 19-17 won in tie breaker - 1 over Kade Hambly (Clear Lake) 7-23 (TB-1 3-1)

    5th Place Match - Kade Hambly (Clear Lake) 7-23 won by major decision over Rocco Miller (Webster City) 5-19 (MD 10-1)

195 - Ace Walton (18-7) placed 2nd and scored 16.00 team points.

    Quarterfinal - Ace Walton (Clear Lake) 18-7 received a bye () (Bye)

    Semifinal - Ace Walton (Clear Lake) 18-7 won by decision over Zach Pogge (Clarion-Goldfield) 14-7 (Dec 5-2)

    1st Place Match - Miles Fristo (Hampton-Dumont) 26-11 won by decision over Ace Walton (Clear Lake) 18-7 (Dec 6-5)

220 - Spencer Christensen (4-20) placed 5th and scored 5.00 team points.

    Quarterfinal - Zack Duncan (Iowa Falls-Alden) 21-13 won by major decision over Spencer Christensen (Clear Lake) 4-20 (MD 13-2)

    Cons. Round 1 - Spencer Christensen (Clear Lake) 4-20 received a bye () (Bye)

    Cons. Semi - Cadan Hanson (Clarion-Goldfield) 13-11 won by fall over Spencer Christensen (Clear Lake) 4-20 (Fall 5:50)

    5th Place Match - Spencer Christensen (Clear Lake) 4-20 won by decision over Wyatt Folkerts (Hampton-Dumont) 10-10 (Dec 8-5)

285 - Kyle Willms (28-14) placed 2nd and scored 16.00 team points.

    Quarterfinal - Kyle Willms (Clear Lake) 28-14 received a bye () (Bye)

    Semifinal - Kyle Willms (Clear Lake) 28-14 won by decision over Trent McAtee (Clarion-Goldfield) 18-19 (Dec 6-0)

    1st Place Match - Cooper Lawson (Webster City) 25-1 won by major decision over Kyle Willms (Clear Lake) 28-14 (MD 15-4)

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