KMCH SPORTS: WD Hawks Wrestling and Friday Preview

BY JON SWISHER – SPORTS DIRECTOR:

The West Delaware Girls Wrestling team went 2-3 in their appearance at the Battle of Waterloo inside Young Arena in Waterloo.

The Hawks started yesterday morning off with a 48-28 loss to Crestwood. They came back and defeated BCLUW/SH 53-17 and Bettendorf 44-36. They placed 5th in Bracket C. In Pool 5, they were clipped by North Scott 43-42 before they were thumped by Des Moines Public Schools 60-18.

Independence also went 2-3. With wins over Cedar Rapids Xavier and Pleasant Valley and falling to Lake Mills , Des Moines Public Schools and Bettendorf.

East Buchanan took first in Bracket C, winning over BCLUW-SH, Crestwood and Cedar Rapids Prairie. They lost in pool play to Cedar Falls and Osage.

The top-ranked Class 2A West Delaware Boys defeated No. 6 Mount Vernon 37-29 and Marion 59-17 last night in their WaMaC Conference East side Triangular. They will open up in day one of the Boys Battle of Waterloo this afternoon at 4pm taking on Clear Lake as the 2-seed in bracket D- the Jeff Voss bracket – named in honor of former Hawks head man who was one of 5 inducted into the Battle of Waterloo Hall of Fame on Wednesday night.

Tonight in High School Basketball, the West Delaware Hawks entertain Mount Vernon in a WaMaC East Division doubleheader beginning at 6pm. Bill Logan and Ryan King will have the call from Seedorff Gymnasium inside West Delaware High School on the KMCH Sports Video Stream at kmch.com.

We’ll have coverage area Girls and Boys Basketball from North Linn on the airwaves from KMCH Sports as Maquoketa Valley is at North Linn. The Girls contest will feature Class 1A #1 North Linn and Class 2A # 13 Maq. Valley. Coverage will start around 6:05 for a 6:15 girls tip-off with Sports Director Jon Swisher and Kirkwood Community College Assistant Women’s Coach Matt Haas.