Short-handed Bolts fall to Knoxville

KNOXVILLE — The short-handed Bolts had a 4-2 advantage in contested matches, but Baxter fell to host Knoxville, 54-23, on Thursday.

Kolton Hurd (144), Maddox Peters (157) and Ruger Kincaid (165) all won by fall and Jack Anderson (138) scored a 16-0 technical fall victory, but the Bolts (1-3) gave up seven forfeits in the loss.

Gliem sisters lead Baxter girls at Eagle Grove

EAGLE GROVE — Johnelle Gliem finished second at 155 pounds, Zoey Gliem took third at 145 and the Baxter girls wrestling team placed 13th at the Lady Eagle Invitational on Tuesday.

The Bolts scored 41.5 points in the 15-team tournament hosted by Eagle Grove. Lake Mills won the tournament with 181 points, while Humboldt (169), Nevada (166), West Marshall (161) and Graettinger-Terril/Ruthven-Ayrshire (109) completed the top five.

Johnelle Gliem’s runner-up finish included a 2-1 day with two first-period pins. She improved to 5-2 this season.

Zoey Gliem (7-2) was 3-1 at 145. She won once by fall, once by medical forfeit and once by 15-0 technical fall.

Malaya Hurd was the Bolts’ third competitor and she finished 0-2 at 235.