KEWANEE WEATHER

Kewanee wrestlers win quadrangular at Riverdale


By Jami Townsend    December 26, 2023
Jackson Hawkins earned two pins at Wednesday’s quadrangular meet at Riverdale. [Photo by Chase Palm of The Kewanee Voice Student Journalism Program].

The Kewanee High School wrestling team added three more wins to their season last week at Riverdale. 

The Boilers had a hard-earned 42-41 win over host Riverdale. They also recorded wins over Amboy (66-18) and Ottawa (Marquette), 60-24. 

In dual team competitions, the Boilers are now 10-2-1 on the season. Their two ties were with Sherrard and Rockridge and their lone loss was to Sterling (Newman).  

Earning two pin wins each for the Boilers were Benjamin Taylor, Waylan Lambert, Jackson Hawkins and Alejandro Duarte. 

Riverdale

In the tight win over Riverdale, Kewanee earned seven wins by pin and Riverdale had five wins via pin. Kewanee gave up one match by forfeit (at 157 lbs) and one loss by technical fall (at 144 lbs). 

Boilers earning WBF/PIN were:

113 lbs – Kingston Peterson over Triton Pulfrey. 

132 – Chance DeSplinter over Cole Barrett

138 – Ben Taylor over over Caden Foster

150 – Waylan Lambert over Brayden Geigle

165 – Brayden Johnson over Brennan Higgins

190 – Jackson Hawkins over Marcus Bennett

215 – Alejandro Duarte over Jacob Schreydeya

Amboy 

Kewanee earned three wins by pin and eight via forfeit. Amboy earned three wins by pin (at 106, 120 and 126). 

Boilers earning WBF/PIN were: 

138 – Ben Taylor over Caden Heath

144 – Landon Mason over Jose Lopez

215 – Alejandro Duarte over Evan Flanagan

Kewanee wrestlers winning via forfeit were:

Trenton Edens (113), Dontel Wommack (132), Mikah Newton (150), Waylon Lambert (157), Brayden Johnson (165), Joey McGuire (175), Oshwaldo Sanchez (190), Alejandro Duarte (215), Douglas Swearingin (285).

Ottawa (Marquette)

The Boilers earned four wins by pin and had six by forfeit. Marquette earned three wins via pin (at 126, 157 and 285) and won one by forfeit. 

Boilers earning WBF/PIN were:

106 – Gideon Hawkins over Shea Conner

150 – Waylan Lambert over Nolan Demink

175 – Joey McGuire over Alex Schaefer 

190 – Jackson Hawkins over Grant Dose

Kewanee wrestlers winning via forfeit were:

Trenton Edens (113), Tyson Currie (120), Dontel Wommack (132), Alex Fernandez (138), Mikah Newton (144), Douglas Swearingin (215).