Wildcats crown 3 champions, place 2nd in NCC boys' wrestling
Humboldt High senior 190-pounder Gaige Allen pins Brody Shipler of Algona in the semifinals of the North Central Conference wrestling tournament at Clear Lake on Saturday, Jan. 20. Allen is one three individual champions for the Wildcats. Broedy Hendricks at 165 pounds and Sam Knight at 106 also claimed titles for Humboldt. Independent photo.
Humboldt crowned three individual champions and finished runner-up in the boys' North Central Conference wrestling tournament held on Saturday, Jan. 20 at Clear Lake.
A win by Algona in the consolation round at 285 scored enough points to edge Humboldt for the team crown. Algona finished with 213 points, followed by Humboldt with 210, Hampton-Dumont/CAL with 193.5, Clear Lake 151, Webster City 144, Clarion-Goldfield-Dows 134.5, Iowa Falls-Alden 49 and Fort Dodge St. Edmond 28.
Humboldt's individual champions were Sam Knight at 106 pounds, Broedy Hendricks at 165 and Gaige Allen at 190. Placing second was Brady Beers at 138 and Cyler Cirks at 132. Taking third was Aden Prenger at 113, Owen Mayall at 120, Tyce Clark at 126 and Jaxson Kirchhoff at 144. Fourth-place went to Zayn Feaster at 150 and Ethan Kunert at 215. Placing fifth was Jack Guy at 285, Landon Halverson at 175 and Trey Al-Hameed at 157.
The Wildcats return to the mat on Thursday, Jan. 25, when they host West Marshall, Gilbert and Perry.
Humboldt, ranked ninth, has been assigned to a Class 2A regional dual at Ballard Huxley on Tuesday, Jan. 30. The Wildcats will face No. 24 ranked Williamsburg in the first round. The winner will face No. 8 ranked Ballard Huxley in the final round with the winner advancing to the state dual team tournament in Coralville on Saturday, Feb. 3.
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