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Indianola wins CIML – Knight claims his 100th
win and CIML gold
Indianola won first place at the 17-team CIML conference held Friday, February
1, 2008 at Ames High. Des Moines Roosevelt came in second and Southeast Polk
finished in third.
The Ames High team finished in 10th place. Taylor Knight claimed gold at
189, Alex Olinger finished in 2nd place at heavyweight, Riley Banach fought
his way through a tough bracket to get 3rd at 171, and freshmen Ben and Luke
Swalla earned 4th and 7th respectively at 145 and 130.
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here to view completed brackets.
Ames improves to 3-2 with a 37-28 victory over Marshalltown
Trailing 25-28, freshman Spencer Ring and sophomore Devin Becraft came up
with back-to-back falls at 125 and 130 to lead Ames High to an exciting victory.
Ames celebrates the win
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Dec 20th, 2007, Marshalltown, IA
Charles T. Jahren
Ames High Wrestling Junior Parent Rep.
Team Score: Ames 37, Marshalltown 28
103 Heath Moore (M) WBF 4:31 Matthew Blakely (A)
112 Daniel Jahren (A) Maj Dec 14 -5 Luke Rebik (M)
119 Eric Shomo(M)WBF 0:57 Jake Agnitsch (A)
125 Spencer Ring (A) WBF 5:11 Abraham Devine (M)
130 Devin Becraft (A) WBF 1:46 Michael Burgos (M)
135 John McClelland (A) Dec 9-7 Gustavo Martinez (M)
140 Mat Keith (M) WBF 3:18 Asa Ritz (A)
145 Jacob Paul (M) Maj dec 5-14 David Norris (A)
152 Mike Schwebach (M) dec 9-8 Luke Stephenson (A)
160 Jon Vance(M) OT dec. 7-5 Quentin Ring (A)
171 Riley Banach (A) dec 7-3 Eric Michael(M)
189 Taylor Knight (A) dec 9-4 Theron Stewart (M)
215 Colton Vosberg (A) WBF 3:56 Tito Roth (M)
HWT Alex Olinger (A) WBF 1:24 Aaron Gonzalez (M)
In a fan’s meet, Ames went out with a winning record after topping
Marshalltown 37 to 28. “Its nice to start of the conference season
with a big win,” commented Coach Chad Zemolek John McClelland started
the meet off at 135 with 9-7 Decision against Gustavo Martinez and set the
tone for several exiting matches. Although Luke Stephenson and Quentin Ring
had close matches Ames did not win again until Riley Banach collected a
decision against Eric Michael 7 to 3 at 171 lb. Ames lagged behind Marshalltown
16 to 3 before the 171 lb match. “At that point in the meet, we almost
let it get away from us,” said Ames Head Coach Chad Zemolek. “But
the remaining boys stepped up and got points where we needed them.”
215 lb Colton Vossberg and heavyweight Alex Olinger of Ames pinned Tito
Roth and Aaron Gonzalez of Marshalltown in 3:56 and 1:24 respectively setting
the score to 21 to 16 for Ames. Marshalltown recoded a pin at 103 to go
ahead 22 to 21, but Ames fought back as Daniel Jahren of Ames won a 14-5
major decision against Marshalltown’s Luke Rebik at 112 lb setting
the score to 28 to 25. The teams traded the lead once more as Marshalltown
pinned at 119 lb. Then Ames went ahead for the last time as freshman Spencer
Ring collected his first pin in Varsity Competition against Abraham Divine
at 125 lb. Ames Sophomore Devin Becraft finished the meet at 130 with a
pin at 1:46. “It’s a nice way to go into the new year with a
winning record and encourages our wrestlers to know that they can be a highly
competitive team.”
Full Results
Ames crowns two champions and finishes in 7th
place at a very tough Fort Dodge Invitational, just ½ point from 6th
place.
(Dec. 17th) The Ames High Cyclones competed at the Fort Dodge Invite which
may be the toughest tournament in the state this weekend. The 10th ranked
Ankeny Hawks finished in first place followed by 6th ranked Fort Dodge, 4th
ranked Council Bluffs Lewis Central, and 7th ranked Bettendorf. Ames finished
in 7th place just one half of a point behind traditional powerhouse Emmetsburg.
The Cyclones had two champions in Taylor Knight and Alex Olinger. The final
at 189 was a battle between two returning 5th place state place winners. Kinght
finished 5th at State at 189 and Nightser finished 5th at 171. Olinger used
a takedown and 3 near fall in the final seconds of the match to win 6-1 at
heavyweight.
DON MILLER FDSH INVITATIONAL
Team Standings
#Rankings by The Predicament (Number of champions)
1. #10 Ankeny (1), 182
2. #6 Fort Dodge (2), 173.5
3. #4 CB Lewis Central (4), 163
4. #7 Bettendorf (1), 158
5. Newton (2), 133
6. Emmetsburg (1), 107
7. Ames (2), 106.5
8. Webster City (0), 94.5
9. Sioux City East (1), 55.
Individual Results
103 pounds
Championship: #3 Kory Kistner, SCE major dec. Tyler Patten, Webster City,
9-0
Third-place: Jay Hildreth, LC pinned Richie Eikenberry, Bettendorf, 4:07.
Matt Blakely (6th)
112 pounds
Championship: #3 Joey Jerkovich, LC dec. #6 Casey Sledge, Ankeny, 6-2
Third-place: Chase Grove, FD pinned Taylor Wickett, Bettendorf, 4:32.
Daniel Jahren (7th)
119 pounds
Championship: #7 George Ivanov, LC dec. #1 Nick Trizzino, Bettendorf, 4-1
Third-place: #5 Travis Evans, Ankeny, pinned Jordan Cody, Emmetsburg, 2:00.
125 pounds
Championship: Elijah Sullivan, LC major dec. Cody Marsh, FD, 11-3
Third-place: #10 Matt Fontana, Ankeny dec. David Lewis, Bettendorf, 10-5.
Nick Schroeder (8th)
130 pounds
Championship: #5 Cole Clarken, FD pinned Josh Troen, Newton, 3:01
Third-place: Coulton Thorpe, Ankeny, 2:22.
Devin Becraft (6th)
135 pounds
Championship: #2 Bret Baumbach, LC dec. #2 Isiah Smith, Newton, 6-4
Third-place: #10 Shunichiro Uno, Bettendorf major dec. Ben Robinson, Ankeny,
15-2.
John McClelland (7th)
140 pounds
Championship: #7 Tyler Middleton, Ankeny pinned Keaton Lunn, FD, 1:40
Third-place: Mike White, Bettendorf major dec. Ben Swalla, Ames,
11-2.
145 pounds
Championship: #1 Matt Stillman, Emmetsburg major dec. #9 Nate Halverson,
FD, 17-7
Third-place: Josh Metz, Newton, 4:34.
David Norris (5th)
152 pounds
Championship: Matt Vercillo, Bettendorf dec. Joey Naig, Emmetsburg, 4-3
Third-place: Adam Klein, Webster City pinned Luke Stephenson, Ames,
4:53.
160 pounds
Championship: #4 Jason Trushcheff, FD dec. Tanner Moen, Webster City, 5-3
Third-place: Joe Rasmussen, Ankeny dec. Alex Fauble, LC, 4-3.
Quentin Ring (6th)
171 pounds
Championship: #3 Bryce Skaggs, Newton major dec. Jake Morris, Emmetsburg,
15-6
Third-place: #4 Tyler Wingerson, FD dec. Riley Banach, Ames,
5-3.
189 pounds
Championship: #3 Taylor Knight, Ames dec. #4 Derek Nightser,
LC, 3-2
Third-place: #7 Alex Schwerdfeger, Bettendorf, pinned Jesse Anderson, Webster
City, 2:32.
215 pounds
Championship: Bo Eggers, Newton pinned Josh Crouch, Webster City, 2:36
Third-place: Adam Leuer, Emmetsburg, Kyle Mohr, LC, 5:25.
Colton Vosberg (8th)
285 pounds
Championship: Alex Olinger, Ames dec. Nate Rouse, Ankeny,
6-1
Third-place: Andrew Wier, Bettendorf pinned Jacob Jamison, FD, :34.
Ames upsets Des Moines East
Charles T. Jahren,
Ames High Wrestling Junior Parent Rep.
(Dec. 18, 2007) In a hotly contested meet, the Ames Cylone upset highly
ranked team the Des Moines East High Scarlets 36 to 32. 'It was the definition
of a barn burner' said Ames Coach Chad Zmolek.
The excitement started in the second match when Senior Luke Stephenson
brought the crowd to it feet in a see saw match edging one point past
East High’s Tory Zephda 14-13. Quentin Ring and Stefan Breitling
collected pins while Tayor Knight and Alex Olinger took forfeits from
the Scarlets open weight classes.
Freshman Matthew Balkley pinned Corey Jacobe at 103 lb. East then collected
three pins and a two major decisions. 'Our team stayed focused and did
not let East Gain momentum, despite some losses in the lighter weight
class. We kept control of the meet the entire time.'
In the end, 140 lb senior John McClelland wrestled the deciding match,
winning in a decision from East High’s Zak Jones.
'Everyone wrestled to their ability and set John up for the win.' Zmolek
commented. 'A dual win against a team of East’s caliber put a smile
on everyone’s face.'
Ames High wrestling meet summary:
Team Score: Ames 36, Des Moines East 32
103 lb. Matthew Blakely (A) wbf 0:34 Corey Jacobe (E)
112 lb. Jonny Coleman (E) wbf. 0:17 Jake Agnitsch (A)
119 lb. Tyler Slinger (E) wbf 0:54 Daniel Jahren (A)
125 lb. Prince Dalton(E) wbf 0:21 Spencer Ring (A)
130 lb. Sean DeGory (E) Maj Dec. 10-2 Devin Becraft (A)
135 lb. Cody Price (E) Maj Dec 13-0 Asa Ritz (A)
140 lb. John McClelland (A) dec 9-4 Zak Jones (E)
145 lb. Ethan Kouri (E) dec 7-3 Ben Swalla (A)
152 lb. Luke Stephenson (A) dec 14-13 Tory Zephda (E)
160 lb. Quentin Ring (A) wbf 1:39 Jordan Wentland (E)
171 lb. Taylor Reynolds (E) dec 5-3 Riley Banach (A)
189 lb. Taylor Knight (A) win by forfiet open (E)
215 lb. Stefan Breitling (A) wbf 2:43 Domingo Jamenez (E)
HWT Alec Olinger (A) win by forfeit (E) Open
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Ames High finishes in 4th place at the 8-team Valley
tournament.
(December 9, 2007) Taylor Knight finishes in 1st place; John McClelland and
Riley Banach finish in 2nd.
 
Riley Banach and Scott Klinkel look for back points
at the Valley Invite.
Team finish: Indianola, Valley, Glenwood, Ames, Winterset, Boone, Pekin,
Valley JV
103 - OPEN
112 – Jahren DNP
119 – Agnitsch(4th place)
125 - OPEN
130 – Becraft (4th place)
135 – McClelland (2nd place)
140 – B.Swalla (3rd place)
145 – Norris (5th place)
152 – Stephenson (4th place)
160 – Ring (4th place)
171 – Banach (2nd place)
189 – Knight (1st place)
215 – Breitling (4th place)
HWT – Klinkel (5th place)
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Ames wrestlers lose to highly ranked Des Moines Roosevelt
Charles T. Jahren,
Ames High Wrestling Junior Parent Rep.
(Nov. 30, 2007) In a hard fought meet Ames Little Cyclone lost to highly
ranked Des Moines Roosevelt 13 to 57, on Thursday, Nov. 29. After the team
dropped the first match by fall, Riley Banach (wrestling at 189) won a major
decision 16-5 and Taylor Knight (wrestling at 215) won his mach 7-2 to give
Ames the lead by one point 7 to 6. John McClelland (wrestling at 140) scored
Ames’ remaining 6 points with a pin against Joe Hogan at 3:16.
Many of the Ames Wrestlers were one weight class above their usual position
to adjust for the absence of Ames heavyweight Alex Olinger who is recovering
from a knee injury.
‘Our team faught hard, but with the quality that Roosevelt brings
to the mat, we did the best we could to upset their pace,’ Ames Head
Coach Chad Zmolick commented. ‘We were able to move people around
on some of the closer matches and if things had gone differently in a few
places, we would have narrowed the gap considerably.’
In the next Dual meet, Ames faces third ranked Urbandale in its first home
dual meet on Thursday December 6th.
Ames High wrestling meet summary:
Team Score: Ames 13, Roosevelt 57
Individual results:
103 Josh Kritensen (R) maj. Dec. Matthew Blakely (A) 8-0
112 Anthoney San (R) dec. Daniel Jahren (A) 11-5
119 Craig Richmond (R) wbf 3:56 Jake Agnitsch (A)
125 Talon Larson (R) won by injury forfeit Alec Johnson (A)
130 Roman Borsellino (R) WBF 1:26 Devin Becraft (A)
135 Chad Lowman (R) WBF 3.49 Asa Ritz (A)
140 John McClelland (A) WBF 3:16 Joe Hogan (R)
145 DaRaunghn Canada (R) dec Ben Swalla (A) 11-5
152 John Nicholson (R) WBF 0:28 Ross Blumer (A)
160 Dustin Bean (R) WBF 0:50 Luke Stephenson (A)
171 Mark Waller (R) WBF 5:56 Quentin Ring (A)
189 Riley Banach (A) dec Thomas Freeman (R) 16-5
215 Taylor Knight (A) dec Zach Pote (R) 7-2
HWT Jorden Bell (R) WBF 3:18 Colton Vosberg (A)
Full Story
Ames High beats Perry, loses to Boone on tie-break
criteria
The Ames High wrestling team started the 2007-2008 season with a win over
Perry. The Little Cyclones defeated Perry 63-16. In their second dual of the
night Ames ended their dual with Boone tied 34-34, but eventually lost 35-34
based on the numbers of matches won on the night by each side.
Double winners for Ames were Daniel Jahron (one major), Ben Swalla (two
falls), Quentin Ring (one fall), Taylor Knight (two falls), and Alex Olinger
(one fall).
Others getting falls were Nick Schroeder, Luke Swalla, John McClelland,
Luke Stephenson, and Riley Banach.
Link
to Ames Tribune article.
The cyclones are in action again when they go on the road against 7th ranked
Des Moines Roosevelt on Thursday, November 29, 2007. The freshman and sophomores
will compete in a home tournament this Saturday, December 1st.
Full Story
Taylor Knight and Ben Swalla each picked up two falls
in the double dual.
Some rule changes to be aware of:
Last year the State changed the rules (similar to the current college rules)
that if a wrestler takes his/her second injury time then the opposing wrestler
has choice of top, down, or neutral. (This occurred in the 130 lb. match against
Boone). If a wrestler takes a third injury time, he/she is disqualified and
will forfeit the match.
Here is
a full desription of the rule.
Here is Dan Gable's take on the rule:
"The new rule basically means if there if a a second
injury time out is taken or needed, the opponent will have his choice
of taking top, bottom or neutral. What it's doing is it's keeping athletes
that really don't need time outs taking them. Because they know that in
certain situations they could end up losing the match because of the ability
for the opponent to have a position start. I do think that is is impacting
the sport because athletes will be taking fewer time outs. The only problem
here I see where there is a legitimate injury time out needed and because
it's either taken or not, it could jeopardize the athlete in a couple
different ways. Over all it appears to be more effective than non-effective."
Another rule to note is that after a stoppage in a match, a wrestler in
the top position can choose to have the match restarted in neutral and the
opposing wrestler will receive 1 escape point.
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This is a response to the article “Grammatical error plagues
wrestling room, many afflicted and no cure in sight”
http://www.ameshighwrestling.com/response.php
Ames High finishes in second place at the Cael Sanderson Iowa State
Dual Team Camp
The Ames High wrestling team competed at the Cael Sanderson Team Camp on
June 20 - 24. Ames went 9-3 in the 4 days including a 3-1 record in the 18
team final tournament to finish as camp runner-up. The upper weights from
Ames High played a very important part. Taylor Knight finished the camp undefeated
at 210, Alex Olinger finished with only one loss at heavyweight, and Stefan
Breitling had only two blemishes on his record at 190. Also, getting key wins
for Ames were Daniel Jahren, Devin Becraft, and Luke Stephenson.
Taylor Knight finishes in 2nd place at the Junior Freestyle State
Tounamnet
Junior Taylor Knight and sophomore Riley Banach competed at the Junior State
Freestyle tournament at Ottumwa on Saturday, June 2nd. Knight was a finalist
in the tournamnet at the 215 weight class and qualified for the National Tournament
to be held July 20-28 in Fargo, N.D. Banch did not place at 171, but gained
some valuable experience for the next two years.
Riley Banach wins North Linn Freestyle Tournament
Sophmore Riley Banach won the Junior 11 division on April 28th, 2007. Riley
was wrestling for the Cyclone wrestling club, where he has been training three
nights a week at Iowa State University. Other members of the club include
Daniel Jahren, Marcus Banker, Devin Becraft, Josh Thompson, Crees Forster,
and Alex Olinger.
Junior 11
1. Riley Banach-Cyclone WC
2. David Pope-Williamsburg
3. Jacob Pederson-Cedar Hawk
Taylor Knight finishes in fifth place at the State Tounamnet
Kinght finished his Junior year with a triple overtime victory that secured
fifth place at the State tournament. The win better his 7th place finish his
sophomore year.
Knight getting the fall.
Knight wins Jack Mendenhall Tournament
Ames High hosted the annual Jack Mendenhall Tournament on Saturday, Jan.
27th.. Taylor Knight finished in first place with two major decisions and
a 9-2 finals victory. Justin Chang finished in 5th place and Brandon Holt
finished in 6th place.
A special thanks goes to all the workers and people that made this tournament
possible.
Full results
can be found here.
JV wins four titles at Jefferson Tournament
The Ames high junior varsity team had a good showing at the Jefferson Tournament
on Saturday January 13th. Riley Banach, Daniel Jahren, Marcus Banker, and
Stefan Breitling each finished in first place.
Ames High finishes 4th out of 10 teams at the Dan Gable Invite
The Ames high wrestling team took fourth place at Waterloo West high school
on January 6th finishing behind Cedar Rapids Prairie, Louisa-Muscatine, and
Waterloo West. The Little Cyclones had three finalists with runner-up finishes
by Justin Chang, Nolan Currie, and Taylor Knight. Also placing for Ames were
John McClelland in 3rd place, Joe Klinkel in 4th place, Alex Olinger in 5th
place, Nick Schroeder in 5th place, Jacob Johnson in 6th place, Colton Vosberg
in 6th place, and Brock Vosberg in 6th place. On JV, Riley Banach, Brandon
Holt, and Luke Stephenson won there divisions.
Justin Chang - 2nd place at 140
Nolan Currie - 2nd place at 145
Taylor Knight - 2nd place at 189
Ames crown three champs at Valley Invitational
Bringing only 9 wrestlers to the Valley Invitational, Ames came away with
3 champions and 3 place winners. Undefeated wrestlers Nolan Currie, Joe Klinkel,
and Taylor Knight won championships for Ames High. Justin Change placed 4th,
Alex Olinger placed 5th, and John McClelland finished in 6th place.
Ames High comes up short against Urbandale 40-28
The Ames high wrestling team had a solid showing against Urbandale on Thursday.
With wins by Klinkel, Knight, Olinger, and a fall by Jahren, the Little Cyclones
had a 15-12 lead going into 112. Unfortunately, youth and inexperience allowed
Urbandale to win at the lighter weights. Ames made a strong comeback with
a major decision by McClelland, a decision by Chang, and a first period fall
by Currie; needing a pin in the final match to tie – 152 pounder Holt
wrestled a tough match but came up short.
Daniel Jahren wins by Fall in 4:57
Joe Klinkel defeats Marcus Van Scoy 6-2
#3 Taylor Knight defeats #6 Chris Schneider 7-3
Ames hosts 9/10 tournament - finishes in 3rd place
Ames freshman and sophomores had a strong showing on Saturday with six finalists
and three champions. Daniel Jahren, Devin Becraft, and Riley Banach each finished
in 1st place. Josh Thompson, Quentin Ring, and Colton Vosberg were runner-ups.
For complete
results please visit our Ames
High 9/10 Invite Homepage.
Special thanks to Charles Jahren for being out photographer: Award
Presentations.
Ames High Wrestlers start season 2-0.
Ames high school wrestled Boone and Perry on Tuesday, November 28 and came
away with two hard fought victories. Ames started the night off with a 38-33
win over Boone and finished the night with a 51-30 victory over Perry. The
Ames wrestlers scored 9 falls on the evening including two each by Nolan Currie,
Joe Klinkel, and Alex Olinger. Also going 2-0 on the evening were Daniel Jahren,
Justin Chang, and Taylor Knight.
The Ames high junior varsity wrestling team also came away with two wins.
Alex Olinger finishes with two falls on the night
Next on the schedule the Varsity wrestles at
Valley high school versus Des Moines Valley on Thursday, January 18th.
 2005-2006
Ames High Wrestling qualify four to State!! Knight places 7th!
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