The Cowboy wrestling team took fourth in their bracket at the Battle of Waterloo last Friday and Saturday. The top three teams from that bracket were Waverly-Shell Rock, Linn-Mar and Osage in that order.
They defeated Union (LaPorte City) in their bracket opener 54-24. Falls were recorded by Reed Abbas (152) in 3:27, Bryce Allen (170) in 1:46, Cael Ahrens (182) in 4:21, Camden Hanson (195) in 2:30, Kain Nelson (220) in :58 and Danny Chavez (285) in 1:32. Three others won by forfeit.
They lost in the semifinal 61-15 to Waverly-Shell Rock. Winners were Cale Kirstein (120) 9-7 in OT, Ethan Traub (126) by fall in 1:55 and Abbas by fall in 3:48. In the third-place match of the bracket, they lost 50-27 to Osage. Winners by fall included Rigo Bobadilla (106) in :53, Abbas in 1:00 and Nelson in :51. Seaba took a 3-0 decision, and Kaeden Langfitt won by forfeit.
Prior to that, they had pool play in facing Independence and losing 58-18. Winners by fall were Tyler Stein (113) in 1:58, Abbas in :59 and Seaba in :44. Those were the only matches won in that dual. They lost to Crestwood (Cresco) 46-21, with fall winners as Abbas in 1:24, Seaba in 1:42 and C. Hanson in 1:36. Stein won a 9-5 decision. They finished with a 56-21 loss to Davenport Assumption. Falls were won by Stein in :40, Traub in 4:46 and Chavez in :56, with Seaba getting a 7-2 win.
The overall tournament winner was Lisbon, followed by Don Bosco, West Delaware (Manchester) and Waverly-Shell Rock.
