Grapplers defeat two conference opponents

It was a good week for the Clear Lake wrestling team.  Ryan Leisure became the winningest wrestler in Clear Lake High School history and the Lions defeated two conference opponents to go to 3-1 in North Central Conference duals.  The Lions also competed in the Battle of Waterloo and won their pool.

CL 33, Algona 28

CL 64, H-D 13

Ryan Leisure notched two wins at a triangular meet with Algona and Hampton-Dumont Thursday, Dec. 15.  The wins put the Lion great at 152 wins, surpassing Tucker Weber’s school record of 150.

“It is a great accomplishment for this young athlete,” said Head Coach Mike Lester.  “He is a very dedicated young man and well deserving.”

Leisure’s wins, both by fall at 145-pounds, helped the Lions to a 33-28 victory over Algona and 64-13 thumping of Hampton-Dumont.

Ben  Finn (152) also recorded two wins on the night.  Both victories were by fall.

Other Lions getting wins against Algona included: Braxton Doebel (132), Aaron Canchola (138), Chance Polly (170), Kade Hambly (182) and Eric Faught (113).

Against H-D, Dalton Mennenga (195), Kyle Willms (220), Conner Morey (106) and Jackson Hamlin (120) posted wins.  There were five H-D forfeits in the match.

Battle of Waterloo

The Lions competed at the always-challenging Battle of Waterloo Friday and Saturday. Coach Mike Lester noted the team most importantly battled the weather and made the trip safely.  Other teams weren’t able to make the trip on the second day of competition, creating some changes to the schedule.  Duals against West Delaware and Linn-Mar were added to the Lions’ schedule.  Clear Lake lost both duals, but was declared Bracket 6 winner by virtue of its 48-27 win over Union.  Union defeated Osage, the other team in the bracket.

“It was a great experience for our kids.  It taught us a lot and showed us where we need to improve,” said Coach Lester. “The team wrestled well, but we have a lot to work on before Sectionals come in February.”

On day one the Lions were defeated by Crestwood, 42-25, but came back to top ADM

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by a score of 36-28. Lake Mills bested the Lions, 45-30.

Linn-Mar and West Delaware were too much for the Lions on the second day, but the 48-27 win over Union helped the team to a bracket victory.

Overall, Ryan Leisure and Eric Faught went 6-0 for the weekend.    Rhys Glidden (160) and Kade Hambly (182) posted 4-2 records.  Jackson Hamlin (120), Bryan Hillyer (126) and Braxton Doebel (132) each went 3-3.  Kyle Willms was 2-1.

Triangular Meet

Clear Lake 33, Algona 28

126: Cole Johnson (A) over Bryan Hillyer (Dec 3-0) 132: Braxton Doebel (CL) over Carson Devine (Dec 8-6) 138: Aaron Canchola (CL) over Donovan Berte (Dec 8-3) 145: Ryan Leisure (CL) over Mitchell Priebe (Fall) 152: Ben Finn (CL) over Ben Degen (Fall) 160: Austin Chase (A) over Rhys Glidden (Fall) 170: Chance Poley (CL) over Carter Helmers (Fall) 182: Kade Hambly (CL) over Zachary Muller  (Dec 9-3) 195: Noah Murphy (A) over Dalton Mennenga (Dec 2-1) 220: Dominick Etherington (A) over Kyle Willms (Dec 5-2) 285: Josh Wegener (A) over (Fall) 106: Luke McKenna (A) over Conner Morey (MD 9-0) 113: Eric Faught (CL) over Bryce Witham (Fall) 120: Cameron Peterson (A) over Jackson Hamlin (Dec 2-0)

Clear Lake 64, Hampton-Dumont 13

132: Braxton Doebel (CL) (For.) 138: Aaron Canchola (CL) (For.) 145: Ryan Leisure (CL) over Trey Barz  (Fall 0:24) 152: Ben Finn (CL) over Josh Kew (Fall 4:32) 160: Caleb Chaney (HD) over Rhys Glidden (Fall 1:56) 170: Chance Poley (CL) (For.) 182: Dalton Chipp (HD) over Kade Hambly (Dec 10-3) 195: Dalton Mennenga (CL) over Logan Walker (Fall 4:00) 220: Kyle Willms (CL) over Connor Donaldson (Fall 1:17) 285: Spencer Christensen (CL) (For.) 106: Conner Morey (CL) over Jaycob Martzahn (MD 19-10) 113: Eric Faught (CL) (For.) 120: Jackson Hamlin (CL) over Jose Vallejos (Fall 1:07) 126: Parker Allen (HD) over Bryan Hillyer (MD 8-0)

Battle of Waterloo

Clear Lake 36, ADM 28

113: Eric Faught (CL) over Bryce Holm (Fall 1:01) 120: Jackson Hamlin (CL) over Kolton Benz (Dec 4-2) 126: Bryan Hillyer (CL) over John Thome (Dec 6-0) 132: Hogan Hopewell (ADM) over Braxton Doebel (Dec 6-2) 138: Nolan Harsh (ADM) over Aaron Canchola (TF 16-0 3:55) 145: Ryan Leisure (CL) over

Caleb Buse (Fall 0:28) 152: Chris Johnston (ADM) over Ben Finn (Fall 3:20) 160: Rhys Glidden (CL) over Noah Kahler (Fall 0:26) 170: Leo Tauke (ADM) over Chance Poley (Dec 5-4) 182: Kade Hambly (CL) over Charles Craigmile (TB-1 10-8) 195: Dalton Mennenga (CL) over Kaden Sutton (Dec 12-10) 220: Kyle Willms (CL) over Cooper Mardesen (Fall 0:45) 285: Jacob Pfiffner (ADM) over Spencer Christensen (Fall 5:34) 106: Andrew Flora (ADM) over Conner Morey (Fall 3:37) (ADM two bench warnings -1.00)

Crestwood 42, Clear Lake 25

106: Matthew Slifka (CRES) over Conner Morey (Fall 0:59) 113: Eric Faught (CL) over Kaden Anderlik (Dec 7-2) 120: Jackson Hamlin (CL) over Hunter Fousek (Dec 5-3) 126: Bryan Hillyer (CL) over Cale Jackson (Dec 4-3) 132: Ryan Steffen (C) over Braxton Doebel (Fall 5:00) 138: Colter Bye (C) over Aaron Canchola (Fall 5:35) 145: Ryan Leisure (CL) over Chris Guest (Fall 0:34) 152: Trae Pecinovsky (C) over Ben Finn (Fall 1:24) 160: Rhys Glidden (CL) over Tyrone Grant (MD 15-4) 170: Wyatt Scheidel (C) over Chance Poley (SV-1 7-5) 182: Kade Hambly (C) over Kole Menne (Fall 1:29) 195: Stone Peckham (C) over Dalton Mennenga (Fall 2:41) 220: Trevor Trende (C) over Kyle Willms (Fall 2:35) 285: Jacob Knutson (C) over Spencer Christensen (Dec 7-0)

Lake Mills 45, Clear Lake 30

120: Kyle Beery (LM) over Jackson Hamlin (Dec 6-4) 126: Bryan Hillyer (CL) over Alex Martinson (Dec 5-2) 132: Braxton Doebel (CL) (For.) 138: Ashten Love (LM) over Aaron Canchola (Fall 5:30) 145: Ryan Leisure (CL) over Braedon Edwards (Fall 0:31) 152: Ben Finn (CL) over Maverick Schmitt (LM) (Fall 5:07) 160: Michael Olsen (LM) over Rhys Glidden (Fall 1:48) 170: Cole Bergo (LM) over Chance Poley (Fall 1:24) 182: Gabe Irons (LM) over Kade Hambly (Fall 3:50) 195: Slade Sifuentes (LM) over Dalton Mennenga (Fall 0:46) 220: Kyle Willms (CL) over Drake Harnish (Dec 5-4) 285: Cory Mathahs (LM) over Spencer Christensen (Fall 1:37) 106: Caiden Jones (LM) over Conner Morey (Fall 2:43) 113: Eric Faught (CL) over Tyler Helgeson (Fall 2:51)

Linn-Mar 50, Clear Lake 21

138: Logan Dulin (L-M) over Aaron Canchola (Fall 2:46) 145: Ryan Leisure (CL) over Ethan Jedlicka (L-M) (Fall 0:22) 152: Jacob Wempen (L-M) over Ben Finn (Fall 1:04) 160: Alex Streicher (L-M) over Rhys Glidden (Fall 0:25)170: Dan Coughlin (L-M) over Chance Poley (Dec 7-4) 182: Kade Hambly (CL) (For.) 195: Brayden Schultz (L-M) over Dalton Mennenga (Fall 0:22) 220: Isaiah Garman (L-M) over Andrew Stevenson (Fall 1:07) 285: Ben Diestler (L-M) over Spencer Christensen (Dec 5-0) 106: Cole Kraklio (L-M) over Conner Morey (Fall 0:39) 113: Eric Faught (CL) over Reece Kahler (Fall 1:15) 120: Jack Nauman (L-M) over Jackson Hamlin (Dec 8-3) 126: Zach Youngwirth (L-M) over Bryan Hillyer (TF 16-0 4:10) 132: Braxton Doebel (CL) over Charlie Petersen (Dec 6-2)

Clear Lake 48, Union 27

126: Jacob Worthen (U) over Bryan Hillyer (Dec 4-0) 132: Derek Holschlag (U) over Braxton Doebel (Fall 2:56) 138: Gavin Miller (U) over Aaron Canchola (Fall 4:13) 145: Ryan Leisure (CL) over Kaleb Roach (U) (Fall 1:01) 152: Ben Finn (CL) over Kyle Gross (Fall 1:41) 160: Rhys Glidden (CL) (For.) 170: Payton Pelke (U) over Chance Poley (Dec 7-0) 182: Kade Hambly (CL) (For.) 195: Lane Albertsen (U) over Dalton Mennenga (Dec 7-1) 220: Andrew Stevenson (CL) (For.) 285: Spencer Christensen (CL) (For.) 106: Jack Thomsen (U) over Conner Morey (Fall 3:17) 113: Eric Faught (CL) over Lake LeBahn (Fall 3:17) 120: Jackson Hamlin (CL) over Payton Hellman (Fall 3:40)

West Delaware 41, Clear Lake 24

132: Braxton Doebel (CL) over Brad Rausch (MD 11-3) 138: Cole Engel (WD) over Aaron Canchola (Fall 1:25) 145: Ryan Leisure (CL)(For.) 152: Mitchel Mangold (WD) over Ben Finn (Fall 3:28) 160: Rhys Glidden (CL) over Tristan Voelker (TF 18-3 3:45) 170: Chance Poley (CL) over Jack Neuhaus (Dec 3-2) 182: Jordan Bries (WD) over Kade Hambly (Dec 10-9) 195: Harrison Goebel (WD) over Dalton Mennenga (Fall 0:44) 220: Brady Antons (WD) over Andrew Stevenson (Fall 0:31) 285: Kaleb  Zieser (WD) over Spencer Christensen (Dec 7-0) 106: Luke Farmer (WD) over Conner Morey (MD 8-0) 113: Eric Faught (CL) over Zach Fisher (Fall 0:13) 120:

Ryan Phillips (WD) over Jackson Hamlin (MD 10-0) 126: Casey Guyer (WD) over Bryan Hillyer (Dec 4-2)

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