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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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