Six Lion wrestlers moving on

Six Clear Lake grapplers qualified for the District meet this Saturday at Aplington-Parkersburg.  Eric Faught (106), Ryan Leisure (138) and Ryan Faught (152) all won Sectional titles Saturday at Charles City.  Placing second and advancing were Jackson Hamlin (113) ,Will Kirshbaum (132) and Kyle Willms (285).

“We had a good day. We always hope to get all 14 kids to move on, but that did not happen,” said Coach Gary Weber, who is completing his final season at the Lion helm.  “We have had a good year and have seen a lot of improvement in the kids, both on and off the mat.”

Charles City won the Class 2A Sectional and advanced nine wrestlers.  The Comets had 203 points, edging Osage which finished second with 199 and had seven qualifiers. Clear Lake finished third with 181 points.

Coach Gary Weber provided this overview about his team:

106: Eric Faught, first place.  Eric is still undefeated on the year and is poised to make his title run.

113: Jackson Hamlin, second place.  Jack has improved his defense and has a shot this Saturday.

120: Braxton Doebel, fourth place.  Brax was wrestling well and had a shot of getting to Districts when he broke his arm. It was very unfortunate.

126: Ben Hillyer, third place.  Ben had a good day. He showed improvement.

132: Will Kirshbaum, second place.  Will is a fighter and he is now one of six guys at Districts.

138: Ryan Leisure, first place.  I have never seen three state place winners at one weight in Sectionals. He came  out on top and looks ready to repeat as a State champion.

145: Kaleb Froiland, fourth place.  Kaleb had a great senior year. He came close to advancing with his patented cradle.

152: Ryan Faught, first place.   Ryan had a great day. He beat third ranked Brock Jennings of Osage in overtime. This should help his confidence a ton.

170: Dalton Grell, fifth place.  Dalton had a good sophomore year. He has a bright future.

182: Kade Hambly, fourth place.  Kade had a super freshman year.

195: Ace Walton, fifth place.  Ace is one of the neatest kids I have had the privilege to coach. His day did not go like we had hoped, but his future is so bright.

220: Spencer Christensen.  Just like Kade, Spencer had a super freshman year. Very rarely do freshman wrestle at the upper weights and they both won matches.

285: Kyle Willms, second place. Kyle keeps improving. He is a smart kid and he learns from his losses.  He has a good shot at making it to State.

HSAA 2A Sect. 2 Results for Clear Lake

106 - Eric Faught (30-0) placed 1st and scored 22 team points; Quarterfinal - Faught (CL) 30-0 received a bye; Semifinal - Faught (CL) 30-0 received a bye; 1st Place Match - Faught (CL) 30-0 won by fall (1:29) over Joe Jacobs (O)

113 - Jackson Hamlin (18-22) placed 2nd and scored 16 team points; Quarterfinal - Hamlin (CL) received a bye; Semifinal - Hamlin (CL) won by decision over Parker Allen (H-D) (Dec 6-0); 1st Place Match - Todd Raisch (IF-A) won by decision (5-3) over Hamlin; 2nd Place Match - Hamlin (CL) won by rule over Parker Allen (H-D)

120 - Braxton Doebel (7-12) placed 4th and scored 11 team points; Quarterfinal - Doebel (CL) won by fall (2:50) over Lucus Weigle (O); Semi

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final - Dante Tacchia (IF-A) won by major decision (11-0) over Doebel; 3rd Place Match - Jack Maitland (A-P) won by injury default (1:35) over Doebel

126 - Ben Hillyer (11-15) placed 3rd and scored 16 team points; Quarterfinal - Hillyer (CL) won by fall (1:40) over Matthew Klahsen (A-P); Semifinal - Brody Roll (O) won by decision (8-2) over Hillyer; 3rd Place Match - Hillyer (CL) won by fall (2:47) over Darin Lemke (IF-A); 2nd Place Match - Brody Roll (O) won by rule over Hillyer

132 - Will Kirschbaum (21-18) placed 2nd and scored 16 team points; Quarterfinal - Kirschbaum (CL) received a bye; Semifinal - Kirschbaum (CL) won by decision (7-5) over Logan Hovenga (A-P); 1st Place Match - Dillon Rubow (IF-A) won by decision (8-3) over Kirschbaum; 2nd Place Match - Kirschbaum (CL) won by rule over Logan Hovenga (A-P)

138 - Ryan Leisure (41-1) placed 1st and scored 22 team points; Quarterfinal - Leisure (CL) 41-1 received a bye; Semifinal - Leisure (CL) won by fall (1:38) over Noah Meineke (O); 1st Place Match - Leisure (CL) won by decision (7-1) over Austin Staudt (CC)

145 - Kaleb Froiland (20-19) placed 4th and scored 11 team points; Quarterfinal - Froiland (CL) won by fall (1:28) over Avery Fischer (A-P); Semifinal - Derek Fox (O) won by decision (8-4) over Froiland (CL); 3rd Place Match - Nick Jaber (IF-A) won by decision (7-4) over Froiland (CL)

152 - Ryan Faught (37-6) placed 1st and scored 22 team points.

    Quarterfinal - Faught (CL) received a bye

    Semifinal - Faught (CL) won by fall (3:06) over Caleb Chaney (H-D)

    1st Place Match - Faught (CL) won in sudden victory - 1 (3-1) over Brock Jennings (O)

170 - Dalton Grell (10-28) placed 5th and scored 6 team points; Quarterfinal - Dalton Chipp (H-D) won by decision (5-1) over Grell (CL); Cons. Semi - Grell (CL) received a bye; 5th Place Match - Grell (CL) received a bye

182 - Kade Hambly (10-29) placed 4th and scored 9 team points; Quarterfinal -  Hambly (CL) received a bye; Semifinal - Logan Chipp (H-D) 31-4 won by fall (0:57) over Hambly (CL); 3rd Place Match - Joe Malecek (O) 26-11 won by major decision (13-3) over Hambly (CL)

195 - Ace Walton (17-9) placed 5th and scored 6 team points; Quarterfinal - Ben Mallinger (O) 22-25 won by decision (4-0) over Walton (CL); Cons. Semi -Walton (CL) received a bye; 5th Place Match - Walton (CL) won by decision (11-5) over Peyton Williams (IF-A)

220 - Spencer Christensen (6-21) placed 5th and scored 6 team points; Quarterfinal - Emilio Valenzuela (H-D) won by decision (3-2) over Christensen (CL); Cons. Semi - Christensen (CL) received a bye; 5th Place Match - Christensen (CL) received a bye

285 - Kyle Willms (28-17) placed 2nd and scored 18 team points; Quarterfinal - Willms (CL) 28-17 won by fall (1:38) over Cole Mullenbach (O); Semifinal - Willms (CL) won by decision (5-3) over Zack Duncan (IF-A); 1st Place Match - Brody Tupy (CC) won by decision (2-1) over Willms (CL); 2nd Place Match - Willms (CL) won by rule over Zack Duncan (IF-A)

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