Rams seventh at Ed Winger Invitational

Glenwood had two wrestlers reach the finals and the Rams finished seventh at the highly competitive Ed Winger Invitational at Urbandale High School Saturday.

In a field filled with ranked teams, Class 3A No. 2 Dowling Catholic won the tournament crown with a score 176. No. 3 ranked Bettendorf was the runner-up with 156. Glenwood compiled 110.5 points for its seventh place showing.

 “I thought the kids competed well, that’s one of the toughest tournaments in the state,” said Glenwood coach Tucker Weber. The tournament included five ranked teams in Class 3A in addition to the Class 2A No. 8 ranked Rams.

“Those 3A teams are a little deeper up and down the line up. I think the kids battled and we got six on the podium still so that was pretty good.”

The Rams had six wrestlers earn medals on the day with Mason Koehler (215 pounds) and Joseph Leick (126) both reaching the finals where they both finished second after taking their first losses of the season.

Koehler’s final against Bettendorf’s Lincoln Jipp was a matchup of the top two ranked 215-pounders in Class 2A and 3A, respectively. Jipp (36-0), a University of North Carolina commit, scored a 13-3 major decision over Koehler (33-1).

“It’s two No. 1’s so it was a big match,” Weber said. “We were right in it to the third period and the Jipp kid kind of opened it up a little bit and started to take us down. Mason battled and he knows he’s a beatable kid.”

Koehler admittedly took the loss hard, Weber said. The senior Northern Colorado commit was aiming for undefeated and repeat state championship season. One of those goals remains intact and Weber thinks the loss will only make Koehler better.

“He’s competing and doing his best and this (loss) isn’t going to define as he goes on his way to trying to win another state title,” the coach said. “He was hard on himself later, but we teach losing with class and he did that.”

The Rams’ No 6 ranked Leick (33-1) went 3-0 to reach his final against Council Bluffs Lewis Central’s Weston Porter. Leick lost by technical fall (17-2) in the finals. 

The freshman too took his loss hard.

“It’s always hard to take that first loss of the season but think it’s actually good for him because you know you still have things to work and there’s guys out there that are maybe better at the time,” Leick said. “You have time to fix those things.”

Ace Cochrane (106) added a third-place finish, Quinn Lane (113) was fifth, Brody Black (120) was fifth and Drake Buthe (285) was third to round out the Rams’ medal winners.

Buthe beat Class 3A, No. 3 ranked Andrew Hite of Waukee 5-4 to set up a rematch with No. 4 ranked Henry Mohr of Waukee Northwest in the third-place match. Mohr would win again in the second go around, 7-1.

Glenwood is back in action Saturday hosting the Hawkeye 10 Conference Wrestling tournament for the first time in a decade. Matches kickoff at 10 a.m.

Ed Winger Invitational

Team Results

1. Dowling Catholic, 176. 2. Bettendorf, 156. 3. Waukee Northwest, 135. 4. Dallas Center-Grimes, 132.5. 5. Fort Dodge, 120.5. 6. Waverly-Shell Rock, 113. 7. Glenwood, 110.5. 8. Ankeny Centennial, 101.5. 9. Bondurant-Farrar, 99.5. 10. Urbandale, 94.5. 11. Council Bluffs Lewis Central, 93. 12. Johnston, 84. 13. Ames, 80. 14. Carlisle, 68.5. 15. West Des Moines Valley, 64.5. 16. Boone, 59. 17. Waukee, 48.5. 18. Norwalk, 34.5. 19. PCM-Monroe, 32. 20. Cedar Falls, 21. 21. Muscatine, 27. 22. Council Bluffs Thomas Jefferson, 12.5

Glenwood Place Winners

106: Ace Cochrane, third place. 113: Quinn Lane, fifth place. 120: Brody Black, fifth place. 126: Joseph Leick, second place. 215: Maon Koehler, second place. 285: Drake Buthe, fourth place.

Rams 1-1 at Clarinda

Atlantic tightened its grip on the Hawkeye 10 Conference lead with a 2-0 night at Clarinda, including a narrow 36-35 win over Glenwood in dual thriller Thursday.

The Trojans, who along with the Rams entered with identical 8-0 conference dual records, snuck by the Rams and then downed the host Cardinals 71-76.

Glenwood finished its night with eight pins in an 84-0 shutout of Clarinda.  

The Rams’ Ace Cochrane (106), Quinn Lane (113), Joseph Leick (126), Tate Buthe (150), Nile Lundvall (175), Mason Koehler (215) and Drake Buthe (285) all notched two wins on the night.

Atlantic 36,

Glenwood 35

106: Ace Cochrane, G, won by decision over Dayton Van Horn, A, 14-9. 113: Quinn Lane, G, won by fall over Hunter Kinzie, A, 5:17. 120: Keaton Schroeder, A, won by decision over Brody Black, G, 10-4. 126: Joseph Leick, G, won by technical fall over Collin Harris, A, 18-1 (4:28). 132: D’art Hansen, A, won by fall over Charlie McDonald, G, 2:31. 138: Braxton Hass, A, won by technical fall over Benn Christiansen, G, 17-0 (4:51). 144: Landon Hagen, A, won by major decision over Connor Wear, G, 13-3. 150: Tate Buthe, G, won by fall over Carter Hadley, A, 2:37. 157: Kalvin Hayes, A, won by fall over Trey Williamson, G, 3:41. 165: Jayden Harter, A, won by fall over Zac Hickman, G, 1:10. 175: Nile Lundvall, G, won by major decision over Dreven Smith, A, 9-6. 190: Donovan Hedrington, A, won by fall over Landon Lechtenberg, G, 1:27. 215: Mason Koehler, G, won by fall over Travin Thomas, A, 1:37. 285: Drake Buthe, G, won by fall over Cooper Woolsey, A, 1:27.

Glenwood 84,

Clarinda 0

106: Ace Cochrane, G, won by fall over Fisher Graves, C, 1:03. 113: Quinn Lane, G, won by fall over Hunter Williams, C, 0:33. 120: Brody Black, G, won by fall over Gregor Hughes, C, 1:15. 126: Joseph Leick, G, won by forfeit. 132: Charlie McDonald, G, won by forfeit. 138: Benn Christiansen, G, won by fall over Chase Barker, C, 0:59. 144: Connor Wear, G, won by fall over Trevor Smith, C, 1:43. 150: Tate Buthe, G, won by fall over Emmett Comer, C, 0:45. 157: Trey Williamson, G, won by forfeit. 165: Zac Hickman, G, won by fall over Brayden Tillman, C, 1:08. 175: Nile Lundvall, G, won by forfeit. 190: Landon Lechtenberg, G, won by fall over William Sump, C, 3:31. 215: Mason Koehler, G, won by forfeit. 285: Drake Buthe, G, won by forfeit.