The Creston/Orient-Macksburg wrestling team held a slim half-point advantage over Glenwood, 78.5-78, heading into the semifinal round of the Hawkeye 10 Conference wrestling tournament here on Saturday.

Things really got rolling for the Panthers when 113-pounder Kruz Adamson, the first of 10 Panther semifinalists, scored a dramatic upset victory over second-seeded and Class 2A fifth-ranked Chris Hopkins of Harlan, igniting the Creston/O-M fan base and the Panther team to a repeat  Hawkeye 10 Conference tournament championship.

Creston/O-M beat out Hawkeye 10 duals champion Glenwood 242.5-223 for the team title.