Cyclones open dual season with home quad sweep
HARLAN (Dec. 10) -- The Harlan Community wrestling team fell just one shy of the school record for dual wins last season by going 25-3.
Hoping to take another shot at that mark in 2019-20, the Cyclones are off to a good start following Tuesday’s home quad sweep of Southwest Iowa (Sidney), St. Albert and Glenwood.
HCHS opened the meet with a 74-6 win vs. Southwest Iowa, then notched Hawkeye Ten Conference wins over the Falcons (70-10) and the Rams (42-31). Glenwood went 2-1 on the night, beating St. Albert (61-10) and Southwest Iowa (65-16). SWI beat the Falcons 45-36.
HCHS head coach John Murtaugh has high hopes for another special dual season this winter and talked about some big goals in the traditional tournaments as well. The Cyclones are able to fill out all 14 weight classes and have some high-quality veterans in the mix.
“We’re one of those teams that has a shot to win the Hawk 10, there’s no doubt about that,” Murtaugh said. “We’d like to do the sweep - Hawkeye Ten, sectionals and districts - and that would certainly be a special year. We want to finish the season winning those three tournaments.”
Ethan Lemon, Nathan Henry and Jesse Schwery all recorded three pins for the Cyclones Tuesday and six of their teammates went either 3-0 or 2-0. Sophomore Luke Freund recorded a pin and a technical fall in his only two contested matches at 113, Luke Musich (120) had two pins and a major decision and Dalton McKinley (145) had two pins and a hard-fought 9-8 win over Southwest Iowa’s Colton Hauschild.
HCHS trailed Glenwood 25-24 in the final round of the meet when the Cyclones’ “murderer’s row” of Carter Bendorf (182), Henry (195) and Jesse Schwery (220) secured the victory with three straight wins by fall.
Overall, HCHS scored bonus points in 22 of its 23 match wins, including 20 pins.
Harlan Community Wrestling Quad • Tuesday, December 10
Harlan Community 74, Southwest Iowa 6 --- 220: Jesse Schwery (H) WBF :15 over Samuel Daly; 285: Jeremiah Davis (H) WBF 5:10 over Zach Sheldon; 106: Sammy Schmitz (H) won by forfeit; 113: Luke Freund (H) won 16-0 TF over Dawson Erickson; 120: Ben Alberti (H) LBF 1:32 to Kyle Kesterson; 126: Luke Musich (H) WBF :29 over Spencer Baier; 132: Ethan Lemon (H) WBF 4:32 over Layne Ettleman; 138: Wyatt Obrecht (H) won by forfeit; 145: Dalton McKinley (H) won 9-8 over Colton Hauschild; 152: Reece Schwery (H) WBF :44 over Devin Fichter; 160: Zane Bendorf (H) WBF 1:25 over Joseph Thompson; 170: Thomas Frederick (H) won by forfeit; 182: Carter Bendorf (H) won by forfeit; 195: Nathan Henry (H) WBF 1:02 over Brady Mullins.
Harlan Community 70, St. Albert 10 --- 285: J. Davis (H) won by forfeit; 106: S. Schmitz (H) LBF 3:22 to Zachary Williams; 113: L. Freund (H) won by forfeit; 120: B. Alberti (H) won by forfeit; 126: L. Musich (H) won 9-1 MD over John Helton; 132: E. Lemon (H) WBF 1:08 over Andrew Crawley; 138: W. Obrecht (H) WBF :37 over Cameron Mardeson; 145: D. McKinley (H) WBF :37 over David Helton; 152: R. Schwery (H) WBF :38 over Keaton Barnes; 160: Z. Bendorf (H) won by forfeit; 170: T. Frederick (H) lost 13-2 MD to Cael McLaren; 182: C. Bendorf (H) won by forfeit; 195: N. Henry (H) WBF :24 over Ben O’Neill; 220: J. Schwery (H) WBF 1:03 over Gage Sommerville.
Harlan Community 42, Glenwood 31 --- 106: S. Schmitz (H) lost 9-5 to Thaine Williamson; 113: L. Freund (H) WBF 4:41 over Alex Colwell; 120: B. Alberti (H) LBF 4:43 to Cadell Kalhorn; 126: L. Musich (H) WBF 1:14 over Corban Entinger; 132: E. Lemon (H) WBF 2:41 over Gavin Connell; 138: W. Obrecht (H) lost 8-0 MD to Tate Mayberry; 145: D. McKinley (H) WBF 3:27 over Tyler Huey; 152: R. Schwery (H) LBF 2:52 to Dalton Book; 160: Matt Schwery (H) lost 9-6 to Zander Hayes; 170: T. Frederick (H) lost 3-1 to CJ Carter; 182: C. Bendorf (H) WBF 4:38 over Mitch Mayberry; 195: N. Henry (H) WBF 2:47 over Sully Woods; 220: J. Schwery (H) WBF 1:16 over Hayden Hoffmann; 285: Noah Clark (G) won by forfeit.