The Jag JV wrestlers traveled to Boone to participate in a tough JV tournament that featured our guys placed in a four man round robin bracket. At the end of the day Carson Joyce and Nate Graves finished in 2nd place; Kaden Kaltschnee, Gavyn McGuire, John Klingson, and Ethan Buenting finished in third place; while Grant Smith finished fourth.

JV Wrestlers in Boone

Two Jag wrestlers brought home hardware from the Iowa High School State Wrestling Tournament, 120 lbs Jr Caelan Oakes-Sudish placed eighth&nbsp;with his first career state medal and Sr Heavyweight Aaron Graves placed fourth for a second year in Class 2A. 160 lb Sr Harley Bryson battled hard but didn't place.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;"This was one of those tournaments where the wrestlers and coaches had Highs and Lows emotionally in a matter of rounds. Coming of Caelan's&nbsp;big win in the consolation round Friday morning and Aaron's win in the quarters we were feeling pretty good but Friday afternoon's semi final round kicked us in the gut as Caelan was defeated in his consolation semi and Aaron lost a heartbreaker in the semi finals. Saturday mornings&nbsp;placing round continued with the emotional swing. Caelan lost a tough battle for 7th place but Aarron wrestled a good match against his West Delaware opponent but lost another close heartbreaker in his third place match."&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Bryson opened the tournament with eventual State Champ Nicholas Fox of Osage losing by tech fall, 19-1. Harley battled back in the backside but lost a 11-1 major to his East Marshall opponent finishing the season at 33-19.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Oakes-Sudish opened with a 6-2 decision over Brodie&nbsp;Conner of Albia, then lost to 3rd ranked Lane Scorpil of Columbus Junction 11-4. In the consolation quarters Oakes probably wrestled his best match of the tournament by pinning Algona's Tate Slagle in the third period ensuring Oakes a top eight finish. In the consolation semi's lost by fall to Amare Chavez of South Tama County putting him in the 7th place match where he was defeated by CJ Davis of West Burlington. Oakes gets&nbsp;another crack at climbing the podium next year in his Senior season.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Graves opened with a first period pin against Quinten Fuller of Creston. In the quarters Graves pinned Logan Green of Clarinda in an exciting match pacing him against eventual champion Easton Fleshman of West Lyon in Friday's semifinals. Graves was leading 1-0 going into the third period when a very quick locking hands call&nbsp;quickly changed the complexion of the match, tying the score 1-1. Graves had to cut Fleshman loose making the score 2-1 with Graves trying to score a much needed takedown in the third. Unfortunately, a very defense minded Fleshman blocked a takedown attempt late and scored giving Fleshman a 4-1 decision. Graves showcased a good takedown clinic for a big man, beating Cameron Guether 11-4. Graves jumped out to a 4-1 lead against Ethan Hooyer of Sioux Center but ran into some trouble in the third period as Aaron couldn't quite get an escape and found himself in a couple of pickles showing&nbsp;some of his inexperience giving up two sets of quick backpoints losing 8-5.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Even with some disappointing outcomes, the coaching staff was proud of the three wrestlers in Des Moines. They wrestled hard and we enjoyed the experience together.

Jag Wrestlers Compete at the State Wrestling Tournament

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STATE WRESTLING TICKET INFORMATION

Three Jags wrestlers punched their tickets to the prestigious Iowa High School State Wrestling Tournament held at Wells Fargo Arena on February 17th-19th. 120 lbs Caelan Oakes-Sudish and 285 lbs Aaron Graves both advanced to their second State Tournament and 160 lbs Harley Bryson punched his ticket as a Sectional runner up advancing to his first State Wrestling Tournament. # 7 ranked Oakes-Sudish put together a dominant performance&nbsp;winning his first District crown by pinning Clayton Meyers of Saydel in the first period, then wrestled a dominant&nbsp;match against DJ Muir of Humboldt winning 11-1. Graves survived&nbsp;a scare in his first match against Cole Sanger of North Polk as Sanger hit a side roll and caught Graves on his back, but Graves fought off his back and put the clamps on his opponent pinning him in the first period. In the finals, Graves wrestled a complete match, beating #7 Dugan Tolley of Winterset 10-4 for this Second District Championship. Bryson proved anything is possible in the sport of wrestling after dropping his opening match to #8 Logan Fairchild of Winterset 10-0 but bounced back in his third place match by defeating Dustin Harney of Woodward-Granger 7-4, earning a wrestleback against #11 ranked Heston Johnson, where Bryson caught Johnson in a scramble pinning Johnson in the first period earning his first trip to the State Tournament.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;170 pounder Zack Miller road took a different path as he wrestled a smart match upsetting #9 ranked Cale Engebretson of North Polk 6-3 in the first round but lost a close bout 3-1 in the finals to&nbsp;Brady Barringer of Winterset after getting taken down in the&nbsp;last 15 seconds of the match. Roland Story's #12 ranked Eli Thorson earned a wrestleback against Miller and took advantage of his situation as Miller couldn't rebound, losing to Thorson finishing in third place. 195 pounder Rylie Ferrari lost his first round match to Carter Smuck of Winterset 11-2, rebounded with a big pin in his third place match against his ADM opponent setting up his wrestleback opportunity&nbsp;against Henry Christensen of Ballard. Rylie wrested hard but couldn't quite finish a couple of shots losing 5-2 finishing in third place. 126 pounder Kaden Holder dropped his first round match to Abe Bushong of Winterset&nbsp;by fall but like Harley and Rylie rebounded to score a fall against his Woodward Granger opponent earning a wrestle back opportunity against Jayden Gargano of Humboldt, but lost the match by fall finishing in third place.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;"Lost in the excitement of qualifying three wrestlers and heartbreak of a few others not qualifying, the Jags quitely finished as runner ups for the District title behind Winterset. The Jags ecliped many strong programs in the team race giving a glimpse on how hard the guys battled today.&nbsp;I don't remember a District tournament where all participants won a match and finished third or higher. This is a special group of guys who gave it their all on the mat win or lose."&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Class 2-A first round wrestling begins Thursday morning at 9:00 AM. Oakes-Sudish opens with Brodie Conner(37-5) of Albia, Bryson opens with Nicholas Fox(47-3) of Osage, and Graves wrestles Quinten Fuller(19-14) of Clarinda. Good Luck to all Jag Wrestlers!

3 Jag Wrestlers Punch Their Tickets to State

A new benchmark has been set for Southeast Valley wrestling as they advanced six wrestlers to District competition next Saturday, February 12th, at Ballard of Huxley. The Jags previous mark was five wrestlers advancing to District competition.&nbsp;The Jag wrestlers will square&nbsp;off against the top two place winners from the Sectional tournament at Winterset.&nbsp;Seniors Harley Bryson(160), Zack Miller(170), Rylie Ferrari(195), and Aaron Graves(285) advanced as well as Junior Caelan Oakes-Sudish(120) and Sophomore Kaden Holder(126). Oakes and Graves advance as Sectional Champs while Bryson, Miller, Ferrari, and Holder advance as Sectional Runner ups.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Oakes(39-4) repeated as Sectional champ as he defeated DJ Muir of Humboldt 11-4 in the finals. Oakes meets Sr. Clayton Meyers(35-10) of Saydel in the first round. Graves(24-1) put the clamps on Camdan Vincent of Nevada quickly in the first period, recording a fall in :26 seconds in his finals match. Graves faces Cole Sanger(24-8) of North Polk in the first round. Bryson(31-16) lost a tough fought match to Hesston Johnson of Roland Story 7-5 in the finals. Bryson squares off against Freshman Logan Fairchild(24-2) of Winterset in the first round. Miller(34-13) lost to Eli Thorson of Roland Story 11-3 after a tough semi final win over his Humboldt opponent to face Sr. Cale Engebretson(29-7) of North Polk in the first round. Ferrari lost a tough battle 6-3 in the finals to Henry Christensen of Ballard after pinning his semi final opponent from Roland Story. Ferrari faces Jr. Carter Smuck(37-7) of Winterset in the first round. Holder came in as a fourth seed but secured his spot as a runner up by pinning his Roland Story opponent for his third place match, who Kaden had previously lost to twice this season. In dramatic fashion, Holder pinned his Ballard opponent in his wrestleback for his first trip to Districts. Holder wrestles Frosh. Abe Bushong(37-6) of Winterset in the first round. The top two placewinner from Ballard's District advance to the prestigious Iowa High School State Wrestling Tournament held at Wells Fargo Arena February 17-19.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Unfortunately, the Jags say goodbye to Seniors Max Miller, Carson Suchan, Ty Klatt,&nbsp;Mark Hughes, and Reed Andrews. This senior group has left an indelible mark on Southeast Valley Wrestling giving them one of the most successful runs on a four year career in Southeast Valley history. Suchan lost a tough 2-1 decision in the first round to his Gilbert opponent finishing in fifth place. Miller lost a tough battle in his wrestleback finishing in third place. Klatt also lost a tough match in his wrestle back finishing in third place: Hughes lost a heartbreaker 6-4 to ranked Joe Larimore of Gilbert in his wrestleback to finish in third place. In other Jaguar action, Freshman Caleb Will wrestled a nice tournament finishing in third place and sophomore Spencer Suchan finished in 6th place.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Overall, the guys stepped up and wrestled as best as they could. We as coaches always want to see a couple more advance or be champs instead of runner ups but we had a tough Sectional with 13 ranked wrestlers and it doesn't get any easier as we wrestle the Winterset sectional. There was only one other sectional that had more ranked wrestlers, that sectional had 14. We're happy we advanced six, but we have a ton of work to do before next weekend getting these guys prepared for Districts.&nbsp; Final Team Standings:1	Humboldt 225.02	Ballard 207.03	Roland Story 203.04	Southeast Valley (Gowrie) 187.05	Gilbert 112.06	Nevada 68.0

Jag Wrestlers Advance 6 to Districts

The wrestling had their&nbsp;final tune up at the always tough Guthrie Center Charger Invite before post season&nbsp;Sectional wrestling starts next Saturday, February 5th at Humboldt. The Jags gave it a good go but came up just short once again in the tean race finishing as runner ups to the Rams of Greene County. The Rams outpaced the Jaguars with four individual champs compared to one champ for the Jags.&nbsp;Heavyweight Aaron Graves captured his second title in two years as he made quick work of his Nevada opponent in the finals, securing the pin in just 22 seconds. 170 pounder Zack Miller earned his first trip to the finals by tech falling his Woodward Granger opponent in the second period. Miller settled as the runner up falling to his Avoca opponent in the second period. Caelan Oakes and Rylie Ferrari placed third; Max Miller placed fourth, Mark Hughes placed fifth, and Harley Bryson 6th. Caleb Will, Carson Suchan placed in seventh place while Ty Klatt and Nathan Graves placed 8th. Kaden Holder did not place.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;As a team the guys really wanted to make a run at the title. They looked good at times and other times faltered in some matches. This week in the room they really need to focus on the mental side of wrestling, working to score points&nbsp;and getting out from underneath.&nbsp; Final Team Standings:1	Greene County 186.02	Southeast Valley 153.53	AHSTW 143.54	Nodaway Valley 132.55	Riverside, Oakland 109.06	Panorama 104.07	Pleasantville 103.08	Woodward-Granger 97.09	Ogden 93.010	AC/GC 90.011	West Central Valley 86.012	Manson Northwest Webster 60.513	Earlham 58.514	Tri-Center 56.015	Nevada 49.516	Chariton 48.017	Moravia 42.018	Van Meter 33.519	Southeast Warren/Melcher-Dallas 19.020	Coon Rapids Bayard 0.0

Jags Tune Up for Sectionals February 5th

The Jag wrestlers traveled west to Ida Grove&nbsp;to participate in the grueling two day Herb Irgens OABCIG tournament. At the end of the day on Saturday Jr. 120 lbs Caelan Oakes captured his first individual title at the prestigious tournament by defeating Brand Beaver of Woodbury Central 10-5. Oakes used a fluid attack on his feet and a tough ride to keep Beaver off balance to win the tough match. Four other wrestlers placed in the tournament;&nbsp;Sr. Harley Bryson placed sixth, Sr's Zack Miller and Mark Hughes placed 7th and Sr. Ty Klatt placed 8th. The twenty six team field places the top eight wrestlers in each weight class. Spencer Suchan, Malaki Klatt, Kaden Holder, Caleb Will, Max Miller, and Carson Suchan did not place in the tournament.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;We opened up with a good first round and second round, but Saturday morning quarters were tough on us as we took some major hits and some of our guys couldn't respond in the wrestlebacks losing to some opponents we had beaten earlier. This tournament definitely tests your mental toughness as we still have to continue working on that aspect in the next two week as we prepare for our last week of our regular season and into Sectionals the following week.&nbsp;&nbsp; 1	Don Bosco 245.52	Sergeant Bluff-Luton 208.53	Tonganoxie 160.04	Carroll 137.55	West Hancock, Britt 136.06	West Lyon 134.57	Solon 108.08	Akron-Westfield 96.59	Okoboji 94.010	South Central Calhoun 93.511	Sioux Center 79.012	Southeast Valley 78.513	Kingsley-Piersen 51.014	Pocahontas Area 50.015	OA-BCIG 46.516	Woodbury Central 39.517	Audubon 31.018	Graettinger-Terril/Ruthven-Ayrshire 30.519	Lawton-Bronson 27.020	Sibley-Ocheyedan 26.521	Western Christian 19.522	Ridge View 19.023	Cherokee, Washington 12.024	East Sac County 11.025	Woodbine 9.0

Wrestlers at Herb Irgens Tournament

Close but no championship, for the second year in a row the Jags settled as Runner-ups in the Twin Lakes Conference tournament race behind Emmetsburg. The Jags gave it a go but in the end couldn't quite catch the E-Hawks in the final round. The Jags opened the first round winning twelve of their thirteen matches putting the team ahead in the race with a long way to go but stumbled in the semi-finals winning only two matches dropping them into fourth place. In the consolation semifinals the guys bounced back pushing them into the top three in the team race. 120 lbs Junior Caelen Oakes earned his third trip to the finals by pinning Colin Folsom of SCC and Senior Heavyweight Aaron Graves earned his second trip to the finals by pinning Nathan Adams of Emmetsburg. Both Oakes and Graves put the clamps on their opponents in the finals; Oakes caught his Sioux Central opponent Kaben Morrow in a side cradle and got the fall in 14 seconds for his first championship. Graves also put the clamps on his Alta-Aurelia opponent by laterally dropping his opponent for the fall for his first championship.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Five Jag wrestlers battled back for third place: Carson Suchan(145), Ty Klatt(152), Harley Bryson(160), Rylie Ferrari(182), and Mark Hughes(220). Kaden Holder(126), Max Miller(138) and Zack Miller(170) finished in fourth place while Malaki Klatt(113) placed fifth and Caleb Will(132) placed sixth. Nate Graves(195) didn't place. Senior Max Miller, who has been a mainstay in the middle of the Jag lineup the last four years hit a career milestone by winning his 100 th career match during the tournament.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;"Our guys gave it a go but came up a bit short against Emmetsburg. We thought we had a few chances in the semifinals to get two or three guys possibly in the finals but couldn't pull out the wins, but our guys battled back in the conso's to put us in the top two. Emmetsburg closed the door as they crowned four champs and also had a good round in the conso's."&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;If the Jags can defeat Alta-Aurelia in a couple of weeks they will share the Twin Lakes Conference dual meet crown with the E-Hawks and Titans of South Central Calhoun. Each team has only one loss with the Jags only loss to the E-Hawks, the Titans lost to the Jags, and E-Hawks lost to the Titans.&nbsp; Final Team Scores:1. Emmetsburg 200.02. Southeast Valley 188.03. South Central Calhoun 176.04. Pocahontas Area 134.05. Alta-Aurelia 103.06. Graettinger-Terril/Ruthven-Ayrshire 101.57. Manson Northwest Webster 98.08. Sioux Central 97.59. West Bend-Mallard 67.510. East Sac County 52.5

Twin Lakes Conference Wrestling Results

The wrestling Jags made the long trip&nbsp;to Sioux Central to partake in a conference double dual with the host Rebels of Sioux Rapids and Wolverines of West Bend. The Jag wrestlers were hoping to fine tune their technique in advance of Saturday's Conference wrestling tournament. The Jags opened with a 57-12 victory over the Rebels and in the second dual of the evening the wrestlers kept the pressure on the Wolverines winning 56-15. Malaki Klatt, Caelan Oakes, Carson Suchan, Ty Klatt, Harley Bryson, Zack Miller, Mark Hughes, and Aaron Graves completed the night 2-0. Caleb Will, Max Miller, Rylie Ferrari, &amp; Nathan Graves finished 1-1. In JV action Carson Joyce and John Klingson went 1-0 while Gavyn McGuire and Grant Farnham also competed.

Jags Win 2 More Conference Matches

The Southeast Valley wrestling Jags returned to the mat after their winter break heading South to Audubon in unfamiliar territory as this was the first time the Jags wrestled in Audubon's home turf. In another first, the Jags opened&nbsp;with the Cardinals of Earlham winning the dual 44-19. In the second match up of the night defeating the Wheelers of Audubon 57-24 and in the final dual of the night, the Jags defeated the Bulldogs of Ogden 48-28.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;"It seemed we were a bit sluggish in our first dual against Earlham. We weren't quite as sharp as we wanted to be but by the end of the night our coaching staff thought we wrestled much better against Ogden. Ogden matched&nbsp;up with us really well but big wins by Kaden Holder and newcomer in the lineup freshman Caleb Will helped seal the win for the Jags."&nbsp;&nbsp;Kaden Holder, Caleb Will, Max Miller, Harley Bryson, Rylie Ferrari, and Mark Hughes finished 3-0 for the night. Malaki Klatt, Caelan Oakes, Carson Suchan, and Zack Miller went 2-1 and Spencer Suchan finished 1-2. Gavyn McGuire stepped in at 152 to wrestle for Ty Klatt. In JV action, Caden Kaltshnee and Grant Smith competed&nbsp;for the Jags and Reed Andrews scored a fall.

Jag Wrestlers Sweep at Audubon

The Jags made their&nbsp;way North to the St. Edmond duals to do battle with #10 ranked team Britt, West Hancock(1A), AGWSR, the host St. Edmond, Roland Story, and Fort Dodge JV. Close but not quite was the opening theme as the Jags opened the day with the Eagle of Britt, West Hancock. After locking horns with a strong Eagles team, the Jags lost by six, 34-28 in a highly competitive&nbsp;dual. The Jags picked up the pace in the second dual beating AGWSR 60-18, and finished the morning by taking care of the Gaels 63-12. After the lunch break, the Jags squeaked&nbsp;by the Norseman of Roland Story 42-39 and finished&nbsp;the day by hammering Fort Dodge JV 66-18 finishing as Runner ups in the dual team race.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;"Our guys had to really step up as we still didn't have our full lineup in place, obviously missing the big man, Aarron Graves at the top of our lineup and little brother&nbsp;Nate at 195. With our full lineup we felt we felt we could have won the tournament but we were satisfied with the effort of the guys today. Britt has four individuals that are highly ranked in their lineup as well as Roland Story, who has some very good ranked wrestlers in their line up. We had to move guys around to try and cover some of our open weights at the top of our lineup to get the best possible match ups. The guys are coming along as we will continue working on our defense on their feet, and top and bottom positions. Caelan Oakes, Ty Klatt, Zack Miller, and Rylie Ferrari finished 5-0 for the day, Spencer Suchan, Kaden Holder, Caleb Will, Max Miller, Carson Suchan, Harley Bryson, and Mark Hughes completed the day at 3-2. Malaki Klatt went 2-3 and Reed Andrews finished 1-1.&nbsp; JV Wrestling at Ogden Six JV Jag wrestlers had a nice day at Ogden wrestling&nbsp;in a four man round robin tournament claiming four golds, a runner up and third place finish. Gavyn McGuire, John Klingson, Grant Smith, and Carson Joyce claimed 1st place Gold medals. Grant Farnham finished as a runner up and Caden Kaltshnee finished in third place.

Jags Finish 2nd at St Eds

A weary, tired, and a bit under the weather Jag wrestling team wrapped up their first half of the season in their home gym Tuesday, December 21st. The Jaguars were host to the Raiders of East Sac, E-Hawks of Emmetsburg, and the Hawks of South Hamilton. The Jags looked very aggressive against&nbsp;East Sac County in the first dual of the night, winning 69-10. In the second dual, the Jags opened with an early lead but Emmetsburg's&nbsp;strong&nbsp;middle weights&nbsp;sealed the win for the E-Hawks, 48-30. In the final dual of the night, the Jag offense opened up again, with the Jags claiming&nbsp;a 60-24 win.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;"Overall, the guys wrestled fairly well in 2 out of the 3 duals. Our guys over break and into the second half of the season have to learn how to battle against strong, physical&nbsp;teams. Emmetsburg showed why they are the team to beat in the conference tournament race. They are really solid in the middle of their lineup. They out physicaled on the mat. Against East Sac and South Hamilton our guys were on the offense for the most part. We have to have the same type of confidence when wrestling strong teams and individuals."&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Spencer Suchan, Caelan Oakes, and Mark Hughes went 3-0 for the night. Caleb Will also finished 3-0 for the night in JV action. Malaki Klatt, Max Miller, Carson Suchan, Ty Klatt, Harley Bryson, Zack Miller, and Ryan Wicklein finished 2-1; Kaden Holder, Conner Klingson, Rylie Ferrari, and Ethan Buenting notched a win. Carson Joyce, John Klingson, and Grant Smith each picked up a win at the JV level.

Jags First Home Meet of the Season

Even though the Jags were missing several wrestlers, they notched&nbsp; three team victories Thursday, December 15th at Panora. The Jags opened the night with a 48-18 victory over the Chargers of AC/GC, in the second dual the Jags beat the Panthers of Panorama 54-21, and in the final the Jags bested the Bulldogs of Ogden 50-30. The Jags were missing their 106 and 113 pounders and regulars at 132, 145, and 160, therefore, our younger Jags were given a chance to compete at the Varsity level. Freshman Gavyn Mcguire stepped in at 145, sophomore Carson Joyce at 152/160, and Freshman Nate Graves filled in at 220. It’s nice to have some depth in the line up where these kids can step in and win some matches.&nbsp;Caelan Oakes, Kaden Holder, Max Miller, Carson Joyce, Harley Bryson, Zack Miller, and Aaron Graves finished 3-0 for the night. Gavyn McGuire and Ty Klatt finished 1-2 for the night and Nate Graves went 1-1. In JV action Caleb Will finished with 2 wins and and Caden Kaltschnee picked up one win.

Jaguars Sweep in Panora

On December 18th, the Jags traveled to Story City to compete in the Jim Kinyon Invitational in what turned out to be a very competitive&nbsp;tournament where the Jags learned they have to finish all six minutes of their matches. Three Jag wrestlers reached the finals: 120 lbs. Junior Caelan Oakes, 152 lbs. Senior Ty Klatt, and 285 lbs. Senior Aaron Graves but no Jags walked out the Gymnasium with a bracket and Gold medal, all finished as runner ups.&nbsp;Oakes started the championship round against rated Jack Showalter of Hampton-Dumont by scoring a nice take down off a scramble in the first period leading 2-0 after the first. Showalter elected to go down in the 2nd, where Oakes put the clamps on him and rode him out the entire&nbsp;second period. In the third Oakes elected to take top where once again he put a tough ride on his opponent. With three seconds left in the match, Oakes gets hit for his second stalling call giving Showalter new life. With only three seconds left, Showalter scrambled to earn a 1 point escape tying the score 2-2. Late in the one minute overtime, Showalter scrambled to score a takedown on Oakes winning 4-2.&nbsp;Third seeded Klatt earned his spot in the championship&nbsp;round by uphending his second seeded opponent from Knoxville by fall. In the finals, Klatt ran into a buzzsaw in the form of Kael Forsyth of Winterest, losing by fall in the second period.In the battle of Heavyweights, 2nd ranked Mitchell Marr of Riceville bested top ranked Graves. Graves started the match by controlling Marr by scoring three takedowns against his opponent. Inexperience and conditioning got the best of Graves as Marr's shifty hips put Graves in a bad spot late in the second period as Marr reversed Graves, turned him to his back and recorded the fall as time ran out.&nbsp;195 lbs Rylie Ferrari finished fourth; 182 lbs Zack Miller finished 5th in a tough bracket as well as 145 lbs Carson Suchan. 138 lbs Max Miller had to forfeit his 5th place match because he couldn't wrestle his placing match because of 5 match limitation in a day. 170 lbs Harley Bryson finished sixth; 126 lb Kaden Holder and 132 lbs Conner Klingson finished in 7th place and 106 lbs Spencer Suchan and 160 lbs Reed Andrews did not place.&nbsp;It seemed our kids were out of sorts at times Saturday. We as a team had to contend with weather issues and some sickness within the team so overall the coaching staff thought some matches got away from us. We faced our toughest competition so far this year; this tournament definitely showed we need to continue working on our conditioning and positioning. &nbsp;Final Team Standings:1	Hampton-Dumont-CAL 237.02	Winterset 226.03	Southeast Polk 217.54	Roland-Story 152.05	Knoxville 149.56	Southeast Valley, Gowrie 144.07	East Marshall/GMG 93.58	South Hamilton 93.09	Gilbert 91.010	Saint Ansgar 81.011	Grinnell 68.512	Riceville 55.5

Jim Kinyon Invitational

On December 9th, the Jags headed west to Rockwell City to wrestle in a three conference dual meet. The Jags opened with Pocahontas Area winning 51-21, in the second dual the Jags beat Graettinger-Terril Ruthven Ayrshire&nbsp;66-12, and what people would have considered the featured match up of the night the Jags and South Central went toe to toe with the dual coming down to the final match. With the Titans leading 37-36, Rylie Ferrari stepped on the mat and recorded the big pin, giving the Jags a 42-37 victory in an exciting dual. The Jags as a team went 3-0 for the night feeling a bit more confident in their wrestling abilities.&nbsp;"The guys wrestled pretty well for the most part. We still have to work on getting out from underneath as we are getting our wrists caught too much." Taelynn Slawson, Caelan Oaks, Ty Klatt, Rylie Ferrari, and Aaron Graves went 3-0. Spencer Suchan, Kaden Holder, Max Miller, and Zack Miller finished 2-1; Conner Klingson, Reed Andrews, and Harley Bryson went 1-2. In JV action Ethan Buenting went 1-0, Caleb Will went 1-1, and Kaden Kaltshnee lost a tough match.

Jags Win At Rockwell City

On Saturday, December 4 the Jags headed to Gilbert to participate in the Gilbert Duals to participate in a five team dual tournament. The Jags got on a roll winning their first three duals of the day but ran into a buzzsaw in a Southeast Polk JV team. The Jags received a bye in the first round of the team tournament, then opened with South Hardin-BCLUW winning 60-15, they followed&nbsp;with a 53-21 win over Gilbert, in the third dual the Jags defeated Iowa Falls-Alden 54-24, and in the championship match the Jags lost 54-22 finishing as runner ups in the team race with a 3-1 dual team record.&nbsp;"The guys were a bit crisper opening up Saturday morning in the first three duals, looking better on their feet taking people down and working for falls. Against SE Polk our guys were outwrestled in all three positions:&nbsp;neutral, down and top. SE Polk is one of the premiere wrestling programs in the State of Iowa and their kids showed why. They wrestle really hard and are technically really sound. I don't think our guys were ready for their pace. I think it was a good learning lesson, we have to get back in the room and work on picking up our own pace. On the other hand, we as a team took a step forward in the first three duals wrestling well against some good 2A schools. "Individually, Kaden Holder and Aaron Graves went 4-0; Spencer Suchan, Caelan Oakes, Max Miller, Ty Klatt, Harley Bryson, and Nathon Graves went 3-1; Carson Suchan and Zack Miller went 2-2; Conner Klingson, Reed Andrews,&nbsp;and Ethan Buenting went 1-3.&nbsp;The SV Jags JV wrestling team saw a lot&nbsp;of action also, wrestling multiple matches and gaining valuable experience. `Caden Kaltschnee(126) went 1-1, Cory Fawcett(126) went 2-1, Caleb Will(138) went 2-1, Gavyn McGuire(145) went 3-0, Kyle Johnson(145) went 1-2, Grant Smith(160) went 2-2, John Klingson(160) went 1-2, Cole Sorenson(160)went 3-1, and Ryan Wicklein(285) went 1-1.

Wrestlers Battle at Gilbert

The 2021-2022 Wrestling Jags opened their season December 2, Thursday night at Panorama High School. In the first dual of the night, the Jags wrestled conference foe Manson NW, winning 51-27. Panora&nbsp;then tangled with the Cougars winning&nbsp;a close dual. In the final dual of the night, the Jags beat the Panthers 53-30. Scoring team points in a dual consists of the following: Winning by fall or forfeit receives six team points, scoring a technical fall(winning by 15 points) scores&nbsp;five team points, a major decision(winning by 8-14 points) scores four team points, and a decision(scoring 1-7 points) receives 3 team points. It has been a unique start of the season as we have had to piece together a starting lineup waiting&nbsp;for some of our wrestler/football players to return to the mat after their state championship run.&nbsp;&nbsp;"It was good to pick up a couple of wins opening up, we as a team did some good things but there are definitely some areas to improve on; our conditioning and mat savvy have to keep getting better. We were beaten in some upper body positions&nbsp;getting thrown to our backs."Opening line up for the Jags includes 106 Spencer Suchan, 113 Taelynn Slawson, 120 Caelan Oakes, 126 Kaden Holder, 132 Conner Klingson, 138 Max Miller,&nbsp;145 Carson Suchan, 152 Ty Klatt, 160 Reed Andrews, 170 Harley Bryson, 182 Zack Miller, 195 Ethan Buenting, 220 Nathan Graves and 285 Ryan Wicklein. The lineup will probably change a bit as a few of the upperclassmen work their way into the lineup and guys sliding down a weight class.&nbsp;Taelynn Slawson, Caelan Oakes, Max Miller, Ty Klatt, Harley Bryson, and Zack Miller finished&nbsp;2-0; Spencer Suchan, Kaden Holder, Reed Andrews, and Ryan Wicklein went 1-1. Conner Klingson and Nate Graves finished&nbsp;0-2. In JV action Cory Fawcett went 2-0, Caden Kaltschnee 1-1, and John Klingson, Kole Sorenson, and Grant Smith went 1-0.