KMCH SPORTS: West Delaware hosts annual Wrestling end of season awards banquet

BY JON SWISHER – SPORTS DIRECTOR:

Information gathered by JAMIE VASKE – KMCH Sports

The West Delaware Athletic Department hosted there annual West Delaware Boys Wrestling and Cheerleaders banquet last night at WDHS.

The cheerleaders were coached by Caitlyn Scherbring who presented two awards. The “Leader” Award went Keizel Rivera and the “Spirit Award was given to Avary Ungs. The group earned a IHSAA “Distinguished in Academic Achievement Award as they had a Term 2 GPA of 3.68. Five members were WaMaC Academic All-Conference.

Wrestling Head Coach Jake Voss presented Individual Awards to Wrestlers:

Jeremy Shover Guts Club Members-

Sladen Shover, Landon Strauser, Lucas Peters, Nate Weber, Owen Lewin, Jarrett Engel, Kooper Waugh, Jerrett Lynch, Colten Roling, Croix Gudenkauf, Liam Weber, Lane Gudenkauf, Rylan Gaul, Blake Mather and Dylan Schaul.

The Innocent Back Award – given to wrestlers who complete the entire season without being pinned – the Hawks had 5 guys going into the last round of state and lost 3 of those wrestlers except for Liam Weber and Blake Mather.

Awards voted on by the team included-

Captains: Lane Gudenkauf, Kooper Waugh, Jarrett Engel, Liam Weber, Blake Mather and Dylan Schaul.

John and Dorothy Sill Most Improved: Colten Roling and Lucas Peters.

Lee Logan Courage Award: Sladen Shover

Rob Hatfield Coaches Award: Jarrett Engel and Lane Gudenkauf

The Hawks team also earned the IHSAA “Distinguished in Academic Achievement Award as they had a Term 2 GPA of 3.22. They had four members honored as WaMaC Academic All-Conference.

Day 4 of the State Girls Basketball Tournament in Des Moines saw some thrilling finishes. In the Class 5A semifinals, Johnson outlasted Ankeny 49-39. Waukee Northwest upset West Des Moines Dowling Catholic 56-50 in OT. Those two winners will meet in the 5A title game this evening beginning at 6pm.

In 3A-

Mount Vernon survived Dubuque Wahlert Catholic 53-49. Maquoketa fought back to avoid being upset as they overcame a 13-point deficit in the 4th period to beat Des Moines Christian 61-54. The 3A final contest with those two victors will take place tonight at 8pm.

In 4A-

Dallas Center-Grimes had an exciting comeback with seconds remaining to defeat Norwalk 47-42. Carlisle upset Sioux City Bishop Heelan 73-60. Those two winners meet for the 4A crown Saturday afternoon at 2:30pm.

Before the championship games begin tonight the 2A and 1A semifinals will occur on day number 5 of the tourney.

In 2A-

Denver goes up against Hinton at 10am and Treynor faces Rock Valley at 11:45am.

In 1A-

Bishop Garrigan of Algona has Dunkerton at 1:30pm and Newell-Fonda will play St. Albert Council Bluffs at 3:15pm