Wrestlers Face Action-Packed Start to Season

Taylor Smith, Sports Editor

The newly combined Eagle Grove and Clarion-Goldfield-Dows girls wrestling team opened their 2025-26 season at a Charles City quad that featured Algona, Clear Lake, and the hosting Comets on November 17^th.

The Eagles would lose 72-12 vs. Algona, 42-18 vs. Charles City, and 51-12 against Clear Lake.

Catherine Orozco (100) and Marlee Thompson (115) both earned 1^st period falls in their matches vs. Algona, and Thompson had another pin vs. Clear Lake’s Kenna Eilders to wind up 2-1 on the day.

Keeley Peterson (155) won twice by forfeit.

Last Thursday, the ladies returned to action in Webster County at the Fort Dodge Girls Early Bird.

Algona took 1^st place with 132 total team points, followed by Fort Dodge (68), Boone (59), and Des Moines Hoover (34). Eagle Grove finished with 30 points for 5^th place.

Orozco, Peterson, and Morgan Keller (120) all won a match on the day, and Thompson went 2-0 after winning by fall and major decision.

Finally, the girls ended their brutal first week of wrestling with a Saturday morning tournament in Emmetsburg.

Thirteen other schools were in attendance at the Lady E-Hawk Wrestling Tournament, and EG finished an impressive 8^th place with 106.5 points.

Central Lyon (266), GTRA (223), and Humboldt (168) all placed in the Top-3.

Thompson was a runner-up at 115 after dominating her first three matches and finishing 4-1 on the day.

Orozco earned bronze, while Peterson and Keylyee Collins (135) both took home 4^th place.

Baylee Steig (7^th/140), Elideth Santiago (8^th/125), and Mya Gilbert (8^th/120) all medaled for the Eagles as well.

The team will return to the mat on Monday, December 1^st at a tournament in Manson