Johnelle Gliem headlines Baxter girls at BGM wrestling tournament

BROOKLYN — The Baxter girls wrestling team opened its season on Saturday at the BGM Girls Tournament.

Johnelle Gliem led a trio of Bolts with a third-place finish and Baxter placed 13th in the 16-team field.

Eddyville-Blakesburg-Fremont scored 218.5 points to win the tournament. Pekin (116.5), Albia (109), Iowa Valley (104) and host BGM (96) completed the top five. Baxter scored 46 points.

Gliem finished third at 155 pounds. She was 3-1 with three pins. All four of her matches ended in the first period and she completed her day with a pair of pins in 30 and 26 seconds.

Malaya Hurd made her prep debut and finished fourth at 235 pounds. She was 1-2 with one pin.

Zoey Gliem finished 4-1 at 145 and all five matches ended in the first period. She posted four pins, including two in 13 and 44 seconds.