The #2 (2A) Clarion-Goldfield-Dows boys wrestling team earned the 2025-26 North Central Conference dual team title with a 2-0 night, Iowa Falls-Alden went 0-2 in a triangular hosted by the Cadets on Thursday, as aired on 104.9 KLMJ. CGD won 49-19 over #9 (2A) Algona, Algona won 54-19 over IFA and CGD won 63-11 over IFA.
In CGD’s dual against Algona, the Cowboys won three matches by fall including Cole Wibholm at 106, Linden Phetxoumphone at 132 and JT Kelso at 285. Estuardo Lopez at 113, Colin Sesker at 157 and Easton Beyer at 190 each won by technical fall. Dawson Beyer at 150 won by major decision. Paxton Redenius at 120 and Ryan Hartwig at 138 each won by decision.
In IFA’s dual against Algona, Zach Smith won by fall at 113. Two Cadets won by technical fall including Kolbe Hansen at 126 and Jase Ites at 138. Zane Gillespie at 120 won by a decision.
In CGD’s dual against IFA, the Cowboys won three matches by fall including Linden Phetxoumphone at 132, Sesker at 157 and Kelso at 285. Adrian Phetxoumphone at 126 won by technical fall. Lopez at 113 won by major decision. Two Cowboys won by decision including Reed Campbell at 144 and Traesyn Cope at 215. IFA’s Gillespie won by fall at 120. Ites won by technical fall at 138 for the Cadets.
CGD Head Coach Cory Yoder highlights the team’s marquee win over Algona and their ultimate goal for the season.
“An awesome feeling. We kind of lost to Algona last year in a big one. They took it to us last year. We had this one circled on our calendar for a long time. Tonight our kids showed they were ready to go in that first meeting. It showed in a big win over a very good Algona team, who’s going to make some noise in the regional duals,” says Yoder. “Our team has come together, as you see we’re a tight-knit group. We got guys that can fill in for spots, as you saw. We’re going to keep getting better and better. The focus on the line down is, conference this week then regional duals. Our main focus coming in this year was that dual state title. We want that dual state title.”
IFA Head Coach Scott Patton reflects on the Cadets performance and the team’s work to get healthy.
“The team scores didn’t end up the way we wanted it to. We kind of knew that coming in with the open weights that we had tonight, against two very good teams, top of the conference. We wanted the guys we had in the lineup to compete hard, and I think that’s what they did for the most part. Right now we got to get healthy. That’s the biggest thing for us,” says Patton. “We get to the end of the season, you got to look forward to districts. We had a couple guys maybe who could have gone tonight. There’s really no reason to push it, just a few weeks out from district tournament. Hopefully next week or so we get those guys healthy, get them back and get them competing before we get to districts.”
Up next all three teams will compete at the North Central Conference tournament at Humboldt on Saturday. It will air on 104.9 KLMJ.
