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Mount Ayr Record-News
Mount Ayr, Ringgold County, Iowa
Thursday, December 03, 2015, Page 9
Raiders welcome eight new wrestlers
The Raider wrestlers are headed into the season coached by co-coaches Kurt Wallace and John Ford, both in their second year in Mount Ayr. They are assisted by Kevin Trullinger.
The Raiders finished sixth overall in the conference and finished 13-12 in duals. The wrestling team graduated Joe Ricker who was the 1A state runner-up and had 49 wins, and Grant Staats who was a district qualifier and had 30 wins and Adrian Richards. The Raiders Grant Staats is running track at Morningside College and Joe Ricker is playing football at Iowa Western Community College.
The Raider 2015-16 wrestling team includes:
Front Row: Wesley Armstrong, Tucker Darrah, Quintin Gregg, Marcus Daughton, Devin Russo, Trevor Henry, Trevor Anderson and Jake Hoveland.
Back Row: Coach John Ford, Cal Daughton, Hunter Wilson, Justin Wehling, Jacob McCreary, Josh Cox, Logan Kelley and Coach Kurt Wallace.
Not pictured: Mitchell Jennett and Zach Murphy.
Mount Ayr Record-News
Mount Ayr, Ringgold County, Iowa
Thursday, January 21, 2016, Page 1
Pretty in pink?
Last Friday, the Mount Ayr Raider wrestling team wore commemorative pink singlets to raider money for the American Cancer Society. The singlets were sold in a sealed bid auction after the Ron
Scott Duals tournament. The "Pink Out" project was organized soley by the wrestlers themselves.
Mount Ayr Record-News
Mount Ayr, Ringgold County, Iowa
Thursday, February 04, 2016, Page 11
Wrestlers fourth at Quad State tourney
Daughton wins 100th
By Rod Bastow
It was a good day for the Mount Ayr Raider wrestlers as they traveled to Maryville, MO, for the Quad State Classic on Saturday, January 30. Eleven Raiders competed in the tournament and six of
them placed as Mount Ayr placed fourth in the team standings. Mount Ayr had three runners-up - Cal Daughton at 170, Justin Wehling at 182 and Josh Cox at 182. Quentin Gregg and Marcus
Daughton both placed third and Zach Murphy placed fourth. It was a milestone day for Cal Daughton. He had a 100th win of his high school career, and he was honored for it immediately after his match.
Mount Ayr Record-News
Mount Ayr, Ringgold County, Iowa
Thursday, February 11, 2016, Pages 11 & 12
Five Raiders advance to district tournament
Cox, Daughton grab sectional championships
By Rod Bastow
The Mount Ayr wrestlers had a great day at the IHSAA 1A Sectional 2 tournament at Liberty Center on Saturday, February 6.The Raiders had only three of their 12 participants seeded in the top
two coming into the tournament. However, they left the tournament with two champions and three second-place finishers. Cal Daughton and Josh Cox were both champions for the Raiders while Quentin Gregg, Marcus
Daughton and Justin Wehling were runners-up. These five will advance to the district tournament at Truro on Saturday, February 13. Trevor Henry and Zach Murphy placed fourth. Tucker Darrah and Hunter Wilson placed fifth,
and Zane Powell and Trevor Anderson placed sixth to complete their seasons.
Photographs courtesy of Mount Ayr Record-News
Transcription by Sharon R. Becker, December of 2015; updated August of 2016
Mount Ayr Record-News
Mount Ayr, Ringgold County, Iowa
Thursday, February 18, 2016, Pages 1 & 11
Heading for the state meet!
Freshman 106-pounder Quentin Gregg leaps into the arms of assistant coach Kyle Hayse following his victory in the match for second place at the district wrestling meet Saturday, earning him a trip
to the Iowa State Wrestling Tournament this week.
Photographs courtesy of Mount Ayr Record-News/Darla Sobtka
Transcription by Sharon R. Becker, December of 2015; updated August of 2016
Mount Ayr Record-News
Mount Ayr, Ringgold County, Iowa
Thursday, February 25, 2016, Page 13
Gregg's westling season ends at State
By Rod Bastow
Quentin Gregg's storybook season in wrestling came to an abrupt end at the State Wrestling Tounament. The tournament ran from Thursday, February 18 through Saturday, February 20 and was held
at Wells Fargo Arena in Des Moines.Although Quentin wrestled the best he could, he couldn't match the strength and experience of his two opponents in the tournament. Quentin was pinned by Hunter Pfantz of West Marshall-State
Center in his first match. Pfantz quickly took Gregg down in the match. He turned him over with a half nelson and the pin soon followed. In his consolation match Quentin lasted until the second period with William Kooi of
West Lyon-Inwood. Quentin was overpowered in the match and found himself constatnly fighting to get off his back. It closes a great season for Gregg as he finishes with a records of 31 and 20. He knows what he needs
to do to make a return trip and to be able to advance further in the tournament. Count on hearing more from Quentin as he has three more years of competition for the Raiders.
Photograph courtesy of Mount Ayr Record-News
Transcription by Sharon R. Becker, August of 2016
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