April 02, 2025
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No. 8 Creston/O-M vs. No. 9 Bondurant-Farrar Regional dual wrestling gallery

By Brennen Normand and Tyler Hetu

Triston Barncastle flexes and lets out a yell after clinching a match win at 132 for Creston/O-M Tuesday night. Barncastle pinned Kanon Ekstam of Bondurant-Farrar to score six points for the Panthers. (Tyler Hetu)

Keaton Street works for a pin after a takedown. His pin gave the Panthers a 36-31 lead with one match remaining. (Brennen Normand)

Andy Weis (bottom) picks up John Powers (top) for a takedown at Creston/Orient-Macksburg's Regional Duals Tuesday. (Brennen Normand)

Class 2A No. 2 195 Jackson Kisnella continued his tear through his senior season with a pin over Bondurant-Farrar's Evan Reha Tuesday. (Brennen Normand)

Garon Wurster shoots for a takedown in his match against Trevor Oberbroeckling Tuesday. (Brennen Normand)

Creston/Orient-Macksburg coaches Kruz Adamson (left) and Cody Downing (right) watch with anticipation as Keaton Street scored a pin to give Creston a 32-31 lead. (Brennen Normand)

Creston/Orient-Macksburg's bench explodes after Triston Barncastle scored a pin over Kanon Ekstam, giving the Panthers a 30-28 lead with three matches remaining. (Brennen Normand)

Max Chapman (left) takes down Bonduarant's Quinten Fulton (right) before scoring a pin, being labeled one of the "unsung, uncelebrated guys." (Brennen Normand)

Justin Parsons (right) stuffs a shot from Bondurant's No. 7 106 Cody Hay. Parsons and the remaining lightweights were a big part of the dual win, head coach Cody Downing said. (Brennen Normand)

Kaden Bolton turns and celebrates facing the crowd Tuesday after locking up a dual win over Bondurant-Farrar, clinching Creston/O-M's first State Duals Tournament in four years. (Tyler Hetu)

Creston/O-M's bench calls for a stalling call against a Bondurant-Farrar wrestler during Tuesday's dual between the Panthers and Bluejays. (Tyler Hetu)

Max Chapman battles against Quinten Fulton of Bondurant-Farrar. Chapman beat Fulton at 220 in the third period by pin. (Tyler Hetu)

Brandon Briley gets rolled by Bondurant-Farrar's Chase Fiser. Fiser pinned Briley in the third period of the 126 match. (Tyler Hetu)

Creston/O-M's mat-side cheerleaders break into a cheer Tuesday night. (Tyler Hetu)

Lincoln Keeler (left) gets ready in the down position against Bondurant-Farrar's Dalton Rowe. Keeler lost to Rowe, the Class 2A No. 5 wrestler at the 113 weight, in an 8-0 major decision. (Tyler Hetu)

Jackson Kinsella (right) sits with Creston/O-M head coach Cody Downing's eldest son Henry Downing Tuesday night during the Panthers' dual against Bondurant-Farrar. (Tyler Hetu)


The Creston/O-M Panthers pose with their 2020-21 Class 2A State Duals Wrestling Tournament qualifier banner. It's the first tournament appearance for the Panthers in four years. (Tyler Hetu)