PCM wrestlers score pair of sweeps to stay unbeaten

PERRY — The Mustangs had disadvantages in forfeit wins in each of their two duals on Thursday, but a dominating effort on the mat led the PCM wrestling team to a 2-0 night during a Heart of Iowa Athletic Conference triangular.

PCM edged host Perry, 42-36, thanks to a 5-3 advantage in pins and cruised past Saydel, 50-16.

The Mustangs were 8-1 in contested matches against Saydel and six of those wins were by pins from Kaliber Fry (126), Sawyer Bouwkamp (190) Kaiden Valore (215), Bentlee Sloan (138), Easton Morris (144) and Finn Wilson, who made his season debut at 175 pounds.

Fry, Morris and Wilson all ended their matches in the first period, Class 2A No. 5 Kaden Clark (285) got an 8-0 win by major decision and Tucker Wheeler (157) won by a 16-4 major decision.

It was Clark’s first non-pin contested win this season, and he improved to 14-0 with 12 pins.

Saydel (1-4, 1-1 in the HOIAC) had a 2-1 advantage in forfeits and there were double forfeits at 106 and 113. Zach Richards accepted a forfeit for PCM (8-0, 2-0) at 150.

Fry, Richards, Wheeler, Bouwkamp and Clark all won by fall against Perry (0-5, 0-2). Clark needed 30 seconds to end his match, while Bouwkamp and Fry scored first-period falls, too.

Harrison Brinegar (165) and Wilson (175) accepted forfeits and there was a double forfeit at 106.

Class 2A No. 12 Fry (13-1) was 2-0 with two first-period pins. He’s got five wins by pin and five more by technical fall this season.

Bouwkamp (9-4) also won twice by fall, and Clark, Wilson, Richards and Wheeler (12-3) were 2-0 for the night, too.

Mustangs go unbeaten in home quadrangular

MONROE — The Mustangs started fast twice and rallied for a win in the other dual during a home quadrangular on Tuesday.

PCM finished 19-10 in contested matches and overcame six forfeits in wins over Sigourney/Keota, Pella and Pleasantville. The Mustangs defeated S/K 40-29, handed the Dutch a 32-27 defeat and edged Pleasantville 38-33.

Clark went 3-0 with three pins at 285, Fry was 3-0 with three technical falls at 126 and Brinegar finished 3-0 with two pins at 165. Wheeler (157), Jeffrey McDanel (175), Valcore (215), Sloan (138) and Richards (150) all went 2-1. Both of Valcore’s wins came by pin.

Clark and Wheeler also registered their 100th career victories in the team sweep.

The Mustangs went 7-3 in contested matches and were 0-2 in forfeits against Sigourney/Keota (3-3). Brinegar, McDanel, Valcore, Clark and Sloan all won by fall and Wheeler and Fry were winners by technical fall.

PCM led 29-6 in the dual and started 27-0 against Pleasantville. The Mustangs rallied from down 15-0 and 21-6 to Pella.

The Mustangs were 6-4 in contested matches and gave up the only forfeit in the dual against Pella (3-7). Wheeler and Clark both won by first-period fall and Fry, Sloan and Richards each scored technical fall victories.

In the win over Pleasantville (5-2), PCM was 7-3 in contested matches and gave up all three forfeits. Brinegar, Valcore, Clark, Richards and Bouwkamp all won by fall, while Fry won 17-2 and McDanel was a 9-5 winner.

Wheeler, who is ranked fourth in 2A at 157, lost 11-7 to Pleasantville’s Zane Mullenix, who is ranked seventh in 1A at 144.

McDanel’s lone loss for the day came against Pella’s Logan Bruxvoort, who is ranked fifth in 3A at 175.