Busse wins 132 pound NCC title, Wildcat wrestlers 4th

Humboldt High freshman Joey Busse won the 132-pound class to lead the Wildcat wrestling team to a fourth-place finish in the North Central Conference tournament on Jan. 23 in Hampton. Wildcat junior Gus Arnold (152) and senior Zane Russell (126) finished runner-up for the Wildcats, who totaled 143.5 points. Clarion-Goldfield-Dows won the meet with 231 points, followed by Webster City (205.5) and Clear Lake (167). Algona (105), Hampton-Dumont (105), Iowa Falls-Alden (103.5) and Fort Dodge St. Edmond (34) round out the team scoring.Humboldt will travel to Ballard Huxley on Jan. 28 for a quad which will include Perry and Greene County. HHS will wrap up its regular season on Saturday, Jan. 30, in the Guthrie Center Invitational. Class 2A Sectional Tournament action will take place on Feb. 6 in Garner, with district action on Feb. 13 in Webster City. See full story in the Humboldt Independent Newspaper. Subscribe today for full access to the print and/or digital edition of the Independent by clicking the link above today to get started!