Audubon wins Lenox Invitational

Pettit makes finals for Panther JV

LENOX — Audubon crowned four champions and scored 203.5 points to win the Lenox Invitational Saturday.

Clarinda was second with three champs and 197.5 points. Dusten Reed won the 113-pound title as Bedford-Lenox took third with 147 points.

Corning was fifth with 104 points and had three champions in Logan Wood (106), Kallan Schmelzer (160) and Zach Barton (195).

East Union had a champion in Bryson Kinyon, who pinned Tayler Pettit of Creston/O-M JV in the finals.

That was the Panthers’ highest finish, while Garrett Taylor (126) and Jacob Johnston (160) each placed fourth. As a team, Creston/O-M JV scored 72.5 points for seventh place in the 12-team field.

Pettit had an impressive day for the Panthers, winning by a 16-0 technical fall and a second-period pin before facing the top-seeded Kinyon in the finals. Kinyon had three first-period falls.

At 126, Taylor won an 8-2 decision before losing in the semifinals. He came back to win by a fall in the consolations and lost by a fall in the third-place match.

Johnston had a similar path, reach the semifinals with a 13-2 win before being derailed by Schmelzer’s championship run. Johnston had a consolation win by fall before losing by one point in the third-place match.

Team scoring and placing matches involving area wrestlers:

Team scores (champions) — 1. Audubon (4) 203.5; 2. Clarinda (3) 197.5; 3. Bedford-Lenox (1) 147; 4. Southeast Warren (1) 140.5; 5. Corning (3) 104; 6. Maryville, Mo. (1) 89; 7. Creston/O-M JV 72.5; 8. Treynor 62; 9. Southwest Iowa 48; 10. (tie) Nodaway Valley 40 and East Union (1) 40; 12. Clarinda Academy 27.

106 — 1. Logan Wood (Corn) major dec. Kyle Juelsgaard (Aud), 16-2; 3. Sawyer Andresan (B-L) pinned Jones Huyhn (CA), 1:14.

113 — 1. Dusten Reed (B-L) pinned Jonathan Hardy (SEW), 1:42.

120 — 1. Blake Luca (Clar) dec. Jake Hunerdosse (SEW), 4-3; 3. Jake Mulford (Aud) pinned Ben Freese (NV), 1:10; 5. Alex Fargo (Cr) dec. Josh Mitchell (B-L), 6-5.

126 — 1. Cole Race (Clar) dec. Nate Alexander (Mary), 12-9; 3. Matt Smith (Aud) pined Garret Taylor (Cr), 3:49; 5. Roberto Munoz (CA) dec. JD Lyman (NV), 12-7.

132 — 1. Trey White (Clar) pinned Andrew Malloy (Aud), 2:22; 5. Cody Johnson (SWI) major dec. Bryce Briley (Cr), 25-17.

138 — 1. Joshua Parker (SEW) pinned Trevor Smith (Aud), 2:45; 3. Trey Stickler (Clar) pinned Dylan Cornelison (NV), 1:58; 5. Hunter Russell (B-L) pinned Marc Riley (Trey), 2:39.

145 — 1. Chase Peterson (Aud) pinned Jacob Hoch (SEW), 1:55; 5. Jaydn Erlandson (NV) pinned Garrett Newton (Corn), 1:40.

152 — 1. Kolton Jensen (Aud) dec. Justin Marn (Corn), 7-0; 3. Grant Christensen (B-L) dec. Derek Stiens (Mary), 6-3; 5. Jesse Rathe (Cr) pinned Sam Sutherland (Trey), 4:35.

160 — 1. Kallan Schmelzer (Corn) dec. Addison Spear (SEW), 6-0; 3. Dylan French (B-L) dec. Jacob Johnston (Cr), 5-4.

170 — 1. Bryson Kinyon (EU) pinned Tayler Pettit (Cr), 1:03; 3. Christian Lauritsen (Clar) pinned Seth Willets (B-L), 3:59.

182 — 1. Jesse Svoboda (Aud) dec. Cole Bonde (B-L), 6-2; 3. Dusty Swindler (Clar) tech fall Mike Ward (EU), 20-4; 5. Andrew Hovenga (Trey) pinned Sammy Richey (Corn), 1:37.

195 — 1. Zach Barton (Corn) pinned Ty Schnieder (SEW), :48; 5. Zach McMillen (B-L) pinned Kolby Jenkins (Mary), 2:49.

220 — 1. Matt Fett (Aud) pinned Brook Stephens (Clar), 3:34; 3. Brett Blackburn (SWI) pinned Jacey Glynn (B-L), 1:17; 5. Austin Eblen (Cr) pinned Chris Davis (SEW), 5:56.

285 — 1. Brendan Weybrew (Mary) pinned Dakota Calfee (Clar), 5:54; 3. Zane Burge (SWI) pinned Devon Wheeler (B-L), :48.