Thursday, December 13, 2007

County high school wrestling update

• The Jefferson West High School wrestling team recently won the Mission Valley Invitational and Onaga Double Classic Invitational tourneys.

Two Tigers had individual championships at Mission Valley in Brandon Langston at 145 lbs. and Austin Lee at 152 lbs. Ethan Mumaw and Chris Kirk were second at 152 and 160 lbs., Cass Steele and Clint Lee were third at 103 and 125 lbs., Nathan Martin and Tim Heckel were fourth in the 119-lb. and heavyweight division, and Tim Wright and Steven Skaggs were fifth in the 130 and 171 lb. classes, respectively.

At Onaga, Dylan Mumaw, Langston, Ethan Mumaw and Heckel took home individual championships at the 135-, 145-, 152-lb., and heavyweight classes. Sam Ketcherside, Clint Lee, Kirk, Skaggs and B.J. Higgins were second at the 103, 125, 160, 171 and 215 classes; Colby Ketron was third at 119 lbs. and Tim Wright was fourth at 130 lbs.

• Oskaloosa High School’s wrestling team recently competed at a tournament in Onaga.

Adam Engelken and Dusty Kitchen were second in the 125 and 215 lb. divisions, Jessica Coffman and Alex Garst were third in the 119 and 130 lb. classes, respectively, and Zach Beach was fourth in the 171-lb. division.