The Mid-Prairie Golden Hawk wrestling team won two of three River Valley Conference duals at Northeast Goose Lake. The Golden Hawks took down Bellevue 59-18. Mid-Prairie got wins in contested matches from Ben Meader at 182 by fall, Cael Garvey at 195 by fall and Josh Wallington at 220 by 19-4 technical fall.
The Hawks also hammered Northeast 66-3. Mid-Prairie got a win from Ben Meader at 182 by fall.
The Hawks fell to Camanche 48-30. Mid-Prairie got wins in contested matches from Vinnie Bowlin at 160 by fall, and Gannon Callahan at 285 by fall. After the night, Mid-Prairie’s record stands at 6-7 on the year.
The Mid-Prairie Golden Hawk wrestling team travels to Wilton Tuesday for a quadrangular meet with Benton, North Linn and the Beavers. The Golden Hawks enter the event with an overall dual record of 6-7 on the year. Last Thursday at Northeast Goose Lake they took two of three RVC contests, beating Northeast and Bellevue but falling to Camanche. The Hawks also wrestled at the Gary Curtis Invitational at Highland on Saturday where they placed fifth of 14 teams with 173 points crowning three champions in Vinnie Bowlin, Cael Garvey and Josh Wallington. Wallington leads the Golden Hawks with a 23-1 overall record. Ben Meader and Mose Yoder have also hit the 20 win mark.
The Mid-Prairie Golden Hawk grapplers begin the second half of the schedule tonight when they travel to Northeast Goose Lake for a River Valley Conference quadrangular against Camanche, Bellevue and the Rebels. Mid-Prairie comes into the 2021 portion of their schedule with a 4-6 dual record. The Hawks were last in dual action December 17th when they visited Mount Pleasant for a triangular with the Panthers and Ft. Madison. Mid-Prairie split at the event, beating the Panthers and falling to the Bloodhounds. Coming into the second half of the season, Mid-Prairie is led by a pair of 17 match winners in Ben Meader and Josh Wallington, with a combined 34-6 mark on the year.
The Mid-Prairie Golden Hawk wrestling team wrapped up the pre-Christmas dual portion of their schedule with a trip to Mount Pleasant for a non-conference triangular with the Panthers and Fort Madison Bloodhounds. The Golden Hawks won a dual and dropped a dual on the night. The Golden Hawks beat Mount Pleasant 45-34. Mid-Prairie got wins in contested matches from Owen Trimpe at 152 by fall, Ben Meader at 182 by fall, Josh Wallington at 220 by fall and Gannon Callahan at 285 by fall.
Fort Madison was able to get by the Hawks 54-30. In the dual, Mid-Prairie had wins in contested matches from Mose Yoder at 113 by fall, Ben Meader at 182 by fall, and Cael Garvey at 195 by fall. Mid-Prairie is now into the Christmas break portion of their schedule with a 4-6 dual record.
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