***Ra’Kiya Amos is a participant of The Kewanee Voice Student Journalism Program, funded by the Harry Anderson Memorial Trust.
The Kewanee wrestling team has taken down teams left and right, adding two more wins against St.Bede and Erie-Prophetstown last week.
Kewanee dominated the St. Bede Bruins with an overall score of 64 to 15 before beating the Erie-Prophetstown Panthers 56-17.
Standouts from the first match included senior Tyson Currie, whose determination made the difference with a fall in the second period at the 3:20 mark.
Kewanee’s fastest pins against the Bruins came from junior Chance DeSplinter (0:27), senior Alex Duarte (0:31), junior Dontel Wommack (0:38) and sophomore Lain Taylor (0:56).
In the second match, persistence brought Currie and junior Hunter Vancil well-earned wins at 5:47 and 5:11. Junior Douglas Swearingen found speedy success (0:31), as did DeSplinter (0:46).
Kewanee (H.S.) vs Peru (St.Bede)
113- Tyson Currie over Jameson Daley
120- Trenton Edens over Gabriel Brunch
126- Hunter Vancil falls to Max Moreno
132- Chance DeSplinter over Maks Niedzwiedz
138- Lain Taylor over Kristophor Penaverde
144- Dontel Wommack over Nicholas Del Pilar
150- RaKiya Amos won by forfeit
157- Ben Taylor over Andre Pineda
165- Joey McGuire falls to Jordan Coventry
175- Ace LaFollette over Jack Maschmann
190- Douglas Swearingen over Grrett Connelly
215- Alex Durate over William Sramek
285- Leo Gandarilla over William Sramek
106- Jameson Daley won by forfeit
Kewanee (H.S.) vs Erie
120- Tyson Currie over Matthew Crandall
126- Hunter Vancil over Wyatt Stewart
132- Chance DeSplinter over Dean Fisk
138- Lain Taylor over Noah Wetzell
144- Dontel Wommack falls to Aidan Jepson
150- Ben Taylor over Tristan Hovey
157- Brayden Johnson falls to Wyatt Goossens
165- Joey McGuire over Dante Pels
175- Ace LaFollette over Jordan Crow
190- Douglas Swearingen over Jonas Howard
215- Alex Durate over Jeffrey Chastain
285- Leo Gandarilla falls to Caleb Reymer
106- Double Forfeit
113- Kurt Edens won by forfeit
Kewanee’s wrestlings team will be back in action on Thursday, Jan. 16 at Morrison. The next day, the Boilers will host Monmouth-Roseville and Princeton in Brockman Gym starting at 5:30 p.m.
Wrestling fans craving more pins and falls should stop by Brockman Gym or tune in to the Boilers’ YouTube livestream for Kewanee’s annual invite, which will start at 9 a.m. this Saturday.
