Tigerhawks split SICL triangular at English Valleys

NORTH ENGLISH — The Tigerhawks took advantage of six forfeits during a win over English Valleys, but Colfax-Mingo’s boys wrestling team split a South Iowa Cedar League triangular on Tuesday.

Colfax-Mingo defeated host English Valleys 43-29 but fell 42-25 to Sigourney/Keota.

The Tigerhawks were 4-5 in contested matches against Sigourney/Keota and 1-2 in forfeit wins. But all five wins for S/K ended in pins, while C-M’s four wins featured two pins, one major decision and one decision.

Jayden Cherveny and Cason Fitch scored the wins by pin at 126 and 132, respectively, while Kyle Wood won 9-4 at 165 and Caden Sykes scored a 13-2 major decision at 175.

Logan Roam accepted C-M’s forfeit at 106. There were two double forfeits.

In the win over English Valleys, Sykes won 11-7 at 175 and Allan Bregar scored a 10-1 major decision at 215. The Tigerhawks were 2-2 in contested matches and had a 6-3 advantage in forfeit wins. There was one double forfeit.

Roam, Cherveny, Fitch, Xavier Cross (144), Wood and Konner Bennett (285) took forfeits at their weights.

Fitch, Cherveny, Wood and Sykes all were 2-0 while Roam was 2-0 with two forfeits.

Fitch, who is ranked 11th in Class 1A at 120, is 17-2 with eight pins this season. He hasn’t wrestled a single match at 120 though.

Tigerhawks defeat West Central Valley at Trojan Duals

PLEASANTVILLE — Colfax-Mingo managed only one win at the Trojan Dual Tournament on Saturday.

The Tigerhawks couldn’t overcome a severe disadvantage in forfeits and went 1-4 on the day.

The team’s win came against West Central Valley. The Tigerhawks were 1-1 in contested matches against the Wildcats and used seven forfeits to win 48-18.

Colfax-Mingo came up short in its duals against Panorama, Albia, host Pleasantville and 2A No. 10 Williamsburg.

Fitch gave C-M its only contested win against West Central Valley. He won by fall at 132, while Todd Phillips (106), Roam (113), Cherveny (126), Cross (138), Sykes (175), Nathan Endersbe (190) and Alex Hartson (215) all accepted forfeits. There were three double forfeits in the dual.

In the 54-29 loss to Panorama, the Tigerhawks were 3-3 in contested matches but were 2-6 in forfeits.

Fitch won by fall at 126, Bregar scored a win by pin at 215 and Cherveny (12-6) won 20-2 at 132. Sykes and Endersbe won by forfeit.

In the 54-23 loss to Albia, Colfax-Mingo was 4-4 in contested matches, but the Blue Demons took all six forfeits.

Roam (113), Sykes and Endersbe all won by fall and Fitch scored a 17-0 technical fall at 126.

Pleasantville defeated Colfax-Mingo 64-12. Sykes had the team’s only contested win as he won by injury time at 175. Roam accepted a forfeit at 106. The Trojans were 5-1 in contested matches and had a 7-1 advantage in forfeits.

Williamsburg shut out the Tigerhawks 83-0 as the state-ranked Raiders were 7-0 in both contested matches and forfeits.

Sykes (15-4) finished the day 4-1 with two forfeits, while Fitch was 3-2 with two pins. Roam (12-6) and Endersbe both were 3-2 with two forfeits.

Fitch wrestled four times at 126 and once at 132. He lost 8-3 to 1A No. 9 Tommy Booth of Pleasantville in his first match of the day and then suffered a 20-4 loss to Williamsburg’s Lincoln Schropp, who is ranked sixth in 2A at 126.