Six ACGC wrestlers competed at the Dan Harris Invitational at Corning over the weekend, with Blaine Beeler coming home with the best showing as he captured second place at 120 lb. The competition was pretty fierce as twenty three teams competed, beginning on Friday evening and continuing throughout the day on Saturday.

Beeler pinned his way to the finals, advancing out of round one through a bye and then proceeding to win by fall over his next three opponents. He lost in the finals to Bryce Hatten of Winterset by major decision, 24-7.

Others competing for the Chargers were Easton Benson at 126 lb, Zach Fees at 132 lb, Gabe Rowley at 132 lb, Ben Kingery at 182 lb, and Spencer Grove at 220 lb. As a team the Chargers finished sixteenth with 33 points. Highly ranked Missouri Valley won the meet with 230.5 points.

The Chargers will complete the regular season this week with two events. On Tuesday ACGC will travel to Woodbine for duals with Tri-Center and Woodbine. Next Saturday, Jan. 27 ACGC will host the Charger Invitational as twenty three teams are set to compete with the action to begin at 8 AM at the ACGC High School.

ACGC results at Corning are as follows:

120 lb.: Blaine Beeler (31-7) placed 2nd and scored 24.00 team points.

• Champ. Round 1 - Blaine Beeler (Adair Casey/Guthrie Center) 31-7 received a bye () (Bye)

• Champ. Round 2 - Blaine Beeler (Adair Casey/Guthrie Center) 31-7 won by fall over Trae Hall (Chariton) 7-22 (Fall 0:34)

• Quarterfinal - Blaine Beeler (Adair Casey/Guthrie Center) 31-7 won by fall over Ethan Reicks (Riverside Oakland) 15-17 (Fall 1:51)

• Semifinal - Blaine Beeler (Adair Casey/Guthrie Center) 31-7 won by fall over Steele McLaren (Atlantic) 28-15 (Fall 1:45)

• 1st Place Match - Bryce Hatten (Winterset) 24-7 won by major decision over Blaine Beeler (Adair Casey/Guthrie Center) 31-7 (MD 10-0)

126 lb: Easton Benson (22-5) did not place and scored 5.00 team points.

• Champ. Round 1 - Easton Benson (Adair Casey/Guthrie Center) 22-5 received a bye () (Bye)

• Champ. Round 2 - Easton Benson (Adair Casey/Guthrie Center) 22-5 won by decision over Colton Hauschild (Southwest Iowa) 17-11 (Dec 6-4)

• Quarterfinal - Kolby Hulett (Creston- Orient Macksburg) 25-9 won by decision over Easton Benson (Adair Casey/Guthrie Center) 22-5 (Dec 4-0)

• Cons. Round 2 - Easton Benson (Adair Casey/Guthrie Center) 22-5 won by fall over David Walker (Central Decatur) 4-7 (Fall 1:16)

• Cons. Round 3 - Quinten Vogel (Missouri Valley) 30-16 won by fall over Easton Benson (Adair Casey/Guthrie Center) 22-5 (Fall 4:56)

132lb: Zachary Fees (23-12) did not place and scored 0.00 team points.

• Champ. Round 1 - Zachary Fees (Adair Casey/Guthrie Center) 23-12 received a bye () (Bye)

• Champ. Round 2 - Gabe Ruepke (Chariton) 23-1 won by fall over Zachary Fees (Adair Casey/Guthrie Center) 23-12 (Fall 2:39)

• Cons. Round 1 - Cameron Vanderhoof (Red Oak) 30-12 won by decision over Zachary Fees (Adair Casey/Guthrie Center) 23-12 (Dec 9-2)

138 lb: Gabe Rowley (10-5) did not place and scored 4.00 team points.

• Champ. Round 1 - Gabe Rowley (Adair Casey/Guthrie Center) 10-5 received a bye () (Bye)

• Champ. Round 2 - Gabe Rowley (Adair Casey/Guthrie Center) 10-5 won by fall over Dakota Davis (Central Decatur) 12-14 (Fall 4:20)

• Quarterfinal - Austin Gutknecht (Clarinda) 28-2 won by tech fall over Gabe Rowley (Adair Casey/Guthrie Center) 10-5 (TF-1.5 2:30 (19-4))

• Cons. Round 2 - Kruise Kiburz (Winterset) 5-1 won by fall over Gabe Rowley (Adair Casey/Guthrie Center) 10-5 (Fall 4:56)

182 lb: Ben Kingery (8-21) did not place and scored 0.00 team points.

• Champ. Round 1 - Ben Kingery (Adair Casey/Guthrie Center) 8-21 received a bye () (Bye)

• Champ. Round 2 - Carlos Nunez (Clarinda Academy) 15-12 won by decision over Ben Kingery (Adair Casey/Guthrie Center) 8-21 (Dec 5-3)

• Cons. Round 1 - Ben Kingery (Adair Casey/Guthrie Center) 8-21 received a bye () (Bye)

• Cons. Round 2 - Beau Barncastle (Creston- Orient Macksburg) 17-14 won by fall over Ben Kingery (Adair Casey/Guthrie Center) 8-21 (Fall 4:13)

220 lb: Spencer Grove (3-5) did not place and scored 0.00 team points.

• Champ. Round 1 - Spencer Grove (Adair Casey/Guthrie Center) 3-5 received a bye () (Bye)

• Champ. Round 2 - Tyler Courtier (Shenandoah) 34-2 won by fall over Spencer Grove (Adair Casey/Guthrie Center) 3-5 (Fall 0:30)

• Cons. Round 1 - Spencer Grove (Adair Casey/Guthrie Center) 3-5 received a bye () (Bye)

• Cons. Round 2 - Hunter Stange (Tri-Center Neola) 12-5 won by fall over Spencer Grove (Adair Casey/Guthrie Center) 3-5 (Fall 3:08)