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.
Highland High School was the center of the wrestling world in southeast Iowa Saturday as the Huskies hosted their annual Gary Curtis Invitational. The Mid-Prairie Golden Hawks posted the best team score of any area squad with 139.5 points, in fifth. South Tama won the tournament with 173 points. Mid-Prairie crowned three champions on the day. Vinnie Bowlin brought home the title at 160lbs with a fall over Kaden Shirk of Wilton. Cael Garvey took the title at 195 with a fall over Johnathan Lilly of Wilton and Josh Wallington was the champion at 220, beating Logan Wright of West Branch by 16-5 major decision in the title bout.
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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