Johnson, Meinders win NICL wrestling titles

   PARKERSBURG –  The Dike-New Hartford wrestling team earned its opportunities at the North Iowa Cedar League Tournament last Saturday, but the end of the day left the Wolverines wanting a little bit more.
   Trent Johnson won his fourth career NICL title and was named the league’s Outstanding Wrestler of the Year as D-NH took second place in the team standings at the league tourney at Aplington-Parkersburg High School in Parkersburg.
   The Wolverines scored 177.5 total points to finish second to the Titans, who won the title with 258.5 team points. SH-BCLUW took seventh in the team standings with 110.5 points, AGWSR was 10th with 77 points and GRNT took 13th with 52.5 points.
   AGWSR’s Caleb Meinders won the 220-pound title with a second-period pin of Hudson’s Nathan Graves.
   Almost a week after their first meeting, Meinders was able to work his way out of a cradle attempt by Graves, sitting out into a pinning combination for AGWSR’s lone conference title winner on Saturday.
   “He got out of position when I stood up and I just reached around the head and pulled him back,” Meinders said. “It was all about placement. … [Winning the conference title] felt fantastic, just another stepping stone to the other podium in Des Moines.”
For more on the NICL Tournament, check out the Feb. 2 edition of the Grundy Register.

AGWSR's Caleb Meinders rolls Hudson's Nathan Graves over into a pinning predicament as AGWSR coach Chad Gerbracht (top left) shouts instructions during the 220-pound title match at the NICL Tournament in Parkersburg last Saturday. (Jake Ryder/The Grundy Register photo)
NICL Tournament
At A-P High School, Parkersburg
Team scores – 1. Denver-Tripoli 258.5; 2. Dike-New Hartford 177.5; 3. Hudson 168; 4. Wapsie Valley 166; 5. Sumner-Fredericksburg 140.5; 6. Jesup 121; 7. SH-BCLUW 110.5; 8. Union 108; 9. East Marshall/GMG 94.5; 10. AGWSR 77; 11. West Marshall 76; 12. Waterloo Columbus 58; 13. GRNT 52.5; 14. Aplington-Parkersburg-Grundy Center 42.
Individual results
(Championship matches and area placewinners)
106 – Jacob Moore (D-T) dec. Taylor Kolthoff (SH-BCLUW) 11-7. 5th: Ali Gerbracht (AGWSR) pinned Zack Nicol (D-NH) 3:15.
113 – Gabe Lewis (D-T) SV-1 Jacob Ragsdale (D-NH) 5-3. 3rd: Hunter Pfantz (WM) won by injury default over Ian Showers (SH-BCLUW).
120 – Nick Meling (EM/GMG) dec. Blake Steege (D-T) 8-5. 5th: Colin Schmitz (WC) dec. Grant Bixby (D-NH) 3-0.
126 – Riley Wright (D-T) dec. Donny Schmit (WV) 3-1. 5th: Jacob Worthen (Union) dec. Nathan Schmitt (D-NH) 7-4. 3rd: Ethan Schmitz (WC) major dec. Coby Willett (SH-BCLUW) 15-3.
132 – Derek Holschlag (Union) pinned Conner Brandt (WV) 3:25. 3rd: Izik Rodriguez (Hudson) major dec. Noah Skornia (GRNT) 10-2. 5th: Matthew Klahsen (AP-GC) pinned Reece Roberts (D-NH) 1:23.
138 – Kaleb Krall (WV) dec. Caleb Wilson (D-T) 3-1. Consolation championship: Ben Ogle (AP-GC) pinned Cory Isenhower 1:56.
145 – Trent Johnson (D-NH) dec. Kaleb Boleyn (WC) 6-4. 5th: Jack Maitland (AP-GC) dec. Chase Burr (WM) 8-5.
152 – Cael Krueger (D-T) pinned Tanner Smith (D-NH) 1:49.
160 – Karsen Seehase (S-F) pinned Noah Bandstra (EM-GMG) 1:17. 5th: Hunter Maitland (AP-GC) won by injury default over Ryland DuChane (SH-BCLUW). Consolation championship: Clayton Mapel (D-NH) pinned Jon Colsch (Hudson) 1:42.
170 – Taylan Entriken (Hudson) pinned Nick Durnin (D-NH) 2:54.
182 – Bodie Garnier (S-F) dec. Riley Little (WV) 8-3. 3rd: Owen Fuller (SH-BCLUW) pinned Trever Dorn (D-T) 0:55. 5th: Cam Fulcher (Hudson) pinned Daniel Graves (D-NH) 1:04.
195 – Wes Geisler (Hudson) pinned Tery Rummans (AGWSR) 3:53. 5th: Caleb Engle (SH-BCLUW) dec. Logan Noe (EM/GMG) 7-5.
220 – Caleb Meinders (AGWSR) pinned Nathan Graves (Hudson) 2:13. 3rd: Keenan Bahlmann (D-T) pinned Ethan Huntington (D-NH) 1:24. 5th: Tanner Calderwood (GRNT) pinned Mason Dhyne (SH-BCLUW) 2:51.
285 – Brian Sadler (Jesup) pinned Chase Arends (D-NH) 2:15. 5th: Dawson Ellingson (Hudson) pinned Peyton Willenbring (GRNT) 3:22.