The East Atchison High School Wrestlers placed 2nd in their home quad Tuesday, February 4, 2020. Pictured are team members, from left to right: front row – Aaron Schlueter, Justin Stanton, Jaden Clark, Tanner Rollins, and Carter Holecek; and back row – Braiden Wennihan, Jayden Umbarger, Ashton Yeary, Cameron Nance, Connor Brown, and Tyler Donaldson.

East Atchison wrestlers were recognized February 4. Pictured above are Ashton Yeary, right, son of Michele Yeary, left.

Taylor Stanton, daughter of Adam and Candis Stanton, was recognized at Senior Night February 4.

Tarkio High School guitarists Lexi Somerville and Jaden Clark, along with band director Amy Haddock, performed the “Star Spangled Banner” at the East Atchison Wrestling Quad Tuesday, February 4, 2020, at the Tarkio Activity Center.

The East Atchison High School Wrestling Team hosted a quad meet Tuesday, February 4, 2020, at the Tarkio Activity Center. East Atchison came in second place behind East Mills, followed by Southwest Iowa in third and Rock Port in fourth.

East Atchison defeated Rock Port 45 to 18, Southwest Iowa 42 to 30, and lost to East Mills 39 to 36.  It was a fantastic night of wrestling from all teams. There were exciting individual matches that went back and forth and down to the last seconds. 

Individual stats follow:

East Atchison

vs. Rock Port

106 lbs. – Lucas Joesting (East Atchison) over Caleb Lucas (Rock Port) (decision 10-5)

120 lbs. – Justin Stanton (East Atchison) won by forfeit

126 lbs. – Braiden Wennihan (East Atchison) won by forfeit

132 lbs. – Trulin Pankau (Rock Port) over Jaden Clark (East Atchison) (fall 5:11)

138 lbs. – Gabe Abbott (Rock Port) over Carter Holecek (East Atchison) (fall 1:55)

145 lbs. – Tanner Rollins (East Atchison) won by forfeit

152 lbs. – Connor Brown (East Atchison) won by forfeit

170 lbs. – Colten Stevens (Rock Port) over Aaron Schlueter (East Atchison) (Injury [time])

182 lbs. – Cameron Nance (East Atchison) won by forfeit

220 lbs. – Jayden Umbarger (East Atchison) won by forfeit

285 lbs. – Ashton Yeary (East Atchison) won by forfeit

East Atchison

vs. East Mills

106 lbs. – Lucas Joesting (East Atchison) over Zach Biggerstaff (East Mills) (fall 0:38)

120 lbs. – Justin Stanton (East Atchison) over Anthony Obermiller (East Mills) (fall 1:01)

132 lbs. – Ryan Stortenbecker (East Mills) over Jaden Clark (East Atchison) (fall 1:46)

138 lbs. – Tyler Prokop (East Mills) over Carter Holecek (East Atchison) (fall 3:55)

145 lbs. – Tanner Rollins (East Atchison) won by forfeit

170 lbs. – Brody Gordon (East Mills) over Aaron Schlueter (East Atchison) (decision 3-0)

182 lbs. – Cameron Nance (East Atchison) won by forfeit

220 lbs. – Jayden Umbarger (East Atchison) over Sylas Allen (East Mills) (fall 3:18)

285 lbs. – Ashton Yeary (East Atchison) won by forfeit

East Atchison vs.

Southwest Iowa

106 lbs. – Lucas Joesting (East Atchison) over Justin Wells (Southwest Iowa) (fall 0:00)

120 lbs. – Justin Stanton (East Atchison) over Kyle Kesterson (Southwest Iowa) (fall 0:00)

126 lbs. – Spencer Baier (Southwest Iowa) over Braiden Wennihan (East Atchison) (fall 0:00)

132 lbs. – Layne Ettleman (Southwest Iowa) over Jaden Clark (East Atchison) (fall 0:00)

138 lbs. – Carter Holecek (East Atchison) won by forfeit

145 lbs. – Colton Hauschild (Southwest Iowa) over Tanner Rollins (East Atchison) (fall 0:00)

160 lbs. – Joseph Thompson (Southwest Iowa) over Connor Brown (East Atchison) (Injury [time])

170 lbs. – Aaron Schlueter (East Atchison) won by forfeit

195 lbs. – Cameron Nance (East Atchison) over Chance Roof (Southwest Iowa) (fall 0:00)

220 lbs. – Jayden Umbarger (East Atchison) over Samuel Daly (Southwest Iowa) (fall 0:00)

285 lbs. – Ashton Yeary (East Atchison) over Zach Sheldon (Southwest Iowa) (fall 0:00)

Rock Port

vs. East Mills

106 lbs. – Caleb Lucas (Rock Port) over Zach Biggerstaff (East Mills) (decision 7-6)

132 lbs. – Ryan Stortenbecker (East Mills) over Trulin Pankau (Rock Port) (fall 1:00)

138 lbs. – Tyler Prokop (East Mills) over Gabe Abbott (Rock Port) (fall 2:21)

170 lbs. – Brody Gordon (East Mills) over Colten Stevens (Rock Port) (MD 9-0)

Rock Port

vs. Southwest Iowa

106 lbs. – Caleb Lucas (Rock Port) over Justin Wells (Southwest Iowa) (fall 0:00)

132 lbs. – Layne Ettleman (Southwest Iowa) over Trulin Pankau (Rock Port) (fall 0:00)

138 lbs. – Gabe Abbott (Rock Port) won by forfeit

170 lbs. – Colten Stevens (Rock Port) won by forfeit

East Atchison’s senior wrestler Ashton Yeary pins his opponent to the mat during the quad in Tarkio February 4, 2020.

East Atchison’s Braiden Wennihan, bottom, forces his opponent into a pretzel while wrestling at the Tarkio quad February 4, 2020.

East Atchison’s Jayden Umbarger waits for the ref’s whistle to declare the pin in the Tarkio quad Tuesday, February 4, 2020.

Rock Port’s Gabe Abbott does a little heavy lifting in the Tarkio quad Tuesday, February 4, 2020.

East Atchison’s Cameron Nance went on to pin this Southwest Iowa opponent at the Tarkio quad February 4, 2020.

Rock Port’s Trulin Pankau and East Atchison’s Jaden Clark wait for the ref’s whistle in the Tarkio quad Tuesday, February 4, 2020.

East Atchison’s Connor Brown rolls his opponent to the mat during the Tarkio quad February 4, 2020.

East Atchison’s Carter Holecek works to get out of the hold his East Mills opponent has on him during the Tarkio quad February 4, 2020.

The grappling between East Atchison’s Aaron Schlueter and Rock Port’s Colten Stevens in the 170 pound class was very evenly matched and had the crowd cheering for both boys. Unfortunately, both had bloody noses and when Aaron’s wouldn’t quit bleeding, he was forced to forfeit.

East Atchison’s Lucas Joesting pulls down Rock Port’s Caleb Lucas to get the pin in the 106 pound weight class.

Rock Port’s Caleb Lucas puts a hold on East Atchison’s Lucas Joesting in the Tarkio quad Tuesday, February 4, 2020.

East Atchison’s Tanner Rollins faces off with a Southwest Iowa opponent in the Tarkio quad Tuesday, February 4, 2020.

East Atchison’s Jaden Clark wrestles with an East Mills opponent in the Tarkio quad Tuesday, February 4, 2020.

East Atchison’s Justin Stanton works out of a hold in the Tarkio quad Tuesday, February 4, 2020.