by Brathjen on February 18, 2012
J.C. Vercande has done it. The Williamsburg senior has snared the Iowa Class 2A 145-pound championship, dominating Denver-Tripoli’s Cory Chapin before claiming a 19-4 technical fall win in Saturday’s state championship match at Wells Fargo Arena in Des Moines. Vercande dominated from the git-go, using a pair of early takedowns to set the tone. Vercande [...]
by Brathjen on February 18, 2012
DES MOINES — The championship matches are still to come, with Williamsburg’s JC Vercande looking to etch his name in championship gold. But among five other Iowa County wrestlers who were looking for medals, two of them nabbed fourth-place finishes in Saturday’s consolation finals. Williamsburg 220-pounder Corbin Blythe was pinned in 1:19 by Charles City’s Brian Halligan [...]