North Butler-Clarksville Wrestling Competes at Jesup Regional on Tuesday
The #24(1A) North Butler-Clarksville boys wrestling team will look to prove that they belong when they compete at regional against #10(1A) Lisbon and #7(1A) Jesup with a trip to state on the line at Jesup on Tuesday.
NBC is 13-12 in duals and enters off a fourth place finish at Doug Tree’s Invite, at home on Saturday. Top performers are Carl Shew, who’s 35-5 at 106, Tanner Arjes, who’s 39-0 at 132, and McKade Bloker, who’s 33-0 at 190. Head Coach Adam Holm says competing in the Top of Iowa pushes the program towards the next-level and this is an opportunity to be a contender.
"Being in the Top of Iowa we have a lot of good competition, we're happy to see that," says Holm. "We like to see how we, compare to them, push us and just want to compete, and try to stay with them. We want to be able to show everybody that, North Butler- Clarksville is not just a small town's team anymore. That we're gonna put us on the map. Got some wrestlers that are going step up and show quite a few people that they're here to wrestle also."
Lisbon is 18-7 in duals and took runner-up placing at Tri-Rivers Conference meet on Saturday. Tiernan Boots, who’s 21-2 at 144, Indy Ferguson, who’s 19-4 at 215, and Jonah Reiling, who’s 19-4 at 285 spark the Lions.
Jesup is 19-2 in duals and finished atop the podium at the North Iowa Cedar League tournament on Saturday. The J-Hawks soar in with Ayden Bergman, who’s 38-2 at 106, Dawson Bell, who’s 36-5 at 144, and Kile Bucknell, who’s 37-3 at 175.
The regional semifinal dual between North Butler-Clarksville and Lisbon is at 6:00 p.m. with the winner to face Jesup in the regional final for a bid to state duals.
