CLARINDA — Shrugging the rust off after winter break is easier said than done, and the Creston/Orient-Macksburg team received that reminder during Thursday’s quad at Clarinda.
The Panthers easily dispatched St. Albert (75-3), Clarinda (67-9) and Kuemper Catholic (64-11), but had plenty of weight classes that experienced their fair share of sluggish moments during the evening.
The Panthers slowed down a bit at 160 (Jackson Kinsella) and 170 (Kolby Tomas) with losses by decisions in the Kuemper Catholic dual.
“Everybody had one match that wasn’t quite like it should have been,” Panther coach Darrell Frain said.
Frain was happy to see senior heavyweight Blake Sevier look sharp in both of his matches, where Sevier earned a pin in the first and second periods for his two victories.
With many open weights opposite them, the Panthers never really got into any rhythm as a team.
“You don’t really get into a flow of the dual ... we’ve got to keep battling,” Frain said.
UP NEXT — Creston/O-M heads to PCM Saturday, an invite that the Panthers have never attended. Coach Frain was excited to see how the opportunity could benefit his team, knowing going into the event that PCM, ranked by the Predicament as the state’s ninth best team in its state tournament team rankings, will be the hands on favorite to win.
Varsity results
Creston/O-M 75,
St. Albert 3
138 — Keaton Street (C/O-M) forfeit; 145 — Mitchel Swank (C/O-M) pinned Greg Crawley (St.A) 1:16; 152 — Rylan Luther (C/O-M) forfeit; 160 — Jackson Kinsella (C/O-M) dec. Jackson Dunning (St.A) 8-5; 170 – Kolby Tomas (C/O-M) pinned Cael McLaren (St.A) 0:40; 182 — Beau Barncastle (C/O-M) forfeit; 195 — Sam Chapman (C/O-M) forfeit; 220 — Isaiah Moore (St.A) SV Trevor Kinyon (C/O-M) 4-2; 285 — Blake Sevier (C/O-M) forfeit; 106 — Ethan Freeman (C/O-M) forfeit; 113 — Kaden Bolton (C/O-M) forfeit; 120 — Beau Thompson (C/O-M) forfeit; 126 — Kolby Hulett (C/O-M) forfeit; 132 — Kelby Luther (C/O-M) pinned Nolan Niesen (St. A) 1:32.
Creston/O-M 67,
Clarinda 9
145 — Mitchel Swank (C/O-M) pinned Cole Ridnour (Clar) 0:07; 152 — Rylan Luther (C/O-M) pinned Nathan Peterson (Clar) 1:06; 160 — Jackson Kinsella (C/O-M) maj. dec. Jace Morgenstern (Clar) 10-2; 170 — Kolby Tomas (C/O-M) pinned Clayton Carson (Clar) 0:56; 182 — Beau Barncastle (C/O-M) dec. Crew Howard (Clar) 11-5; 195 — Sam Chapman (C/O-M) forfeit; 220 — Trevor Kinyon (C/O-M) forfeit; 285 — Blake Sevier (C/O-M) pinned Storm Howard (Clar) 1:03; 106 — Tyler Halloran (Clar) pinned Ethan Freeman (C/O-M) 0:18; 113 — Kaden Bolton (C/O-M) forfeit; 120 — Beau Thompson (C/O-M) pinned Jesse Espinosa (Clar) 0:49; 126 — Kolby Hulett (C/O-M) forfeit; 132 — Kelby Luther (C/O-M) forfeit; 138 — Austin Gutknecht (Clar) dec. Cade Vicker (C/O-M) 4-1.
Creston/O-M 64,
Kuemper Catholic 11
152 — Rylan Luther (C/O-M) pinned Zach Daniel (KC) 3:35; 160 — Zak Hulsing (KC) dec. Jackson Kinsella (C/O-M) 6-2; 170 Chad Martin (KC) dec. Kolby Tomas (C/O-M) 9-5; 182 — Beau Barncastle (C/O-M) forfeit; 195 — Sam Chapman (C/O-M) forfeit; 220 — Trevor Kinyon (C/O-M) Jacob Heitshusen (KC) 1:36; 285 — Blake Sevier (C/O-M) pinned Taylor Harrington (KC) 2:36; 106 — Benjamin Schmitz (KC) tech fall Ethan Freeman (C/O-M) 16-0; 113 — Kaden Bolton (C/O-M) forfeit; 120 — Garon Wurster (C/O-M) forfeit; 126 — Kolby Hulett (C/O-M) pinned Stone Gehling (KC) 1:59; 132 — Kelby Luther (C/O-M) pinned Austin Hulsing (KC) 1:15; 138 — Cade Vicker (C/O-M) maj. dec. Collin Wiederin (KC) 20-7; 145 — Mitchel Swank (C/O-M) pinned Ethan Scott (KC) 0:25.
JV results
138 — Keaton Street (C/O-M) pinned Caleb Rotert (KC) 1:34; 138 — Street (C/O-M) pinned Ryan Wendl (KC) 1:43; 145 — Hayden Green (C/O-M) pinned Brett Wanninger (KC) 2:00; 152 — Hayden Green (C/O-M) pinned Riley Healy (KC) 1:58; 220 — Kendall Crawford (C/O-M) pinned Alex Grote (KC) 1:03; 220 — James McDonald (C/O-M) pinned Alex Grote (KC) 1:41.