Mediapolis — A historic regular season was capped off by a historic conference tournament as the Notre Dame Nikes set the Super Conference’s record for team margin of victory, rolling to a 105.5 point victory Saturday in Mediapolis.
The Nikes, Class 2A’s third-ranked team, crowned six conference champions and rolled up 249.5 points in the victory.
Columbus/Winfield-Mount Union finished second while Wapello was a distant third.
Carter West, Kayden Deitzenbach, Blaine Frazier, Isaiah Fenton, River Belger and C.J. Walrath were the six champions for the Nikes, with Walrath earning a major decision over New London’s Josh Glendening.
New London finished fifth in the team race, getting conference championships from Marcel Lopez (126), Dominic Lopez (160) and Trent Wilkerson (195).
Columbus/Winfield-Mount Union saw their top-ranked 120-pounder Lane Scorpil claim a conference championship pinning Notre Dame’s C.J. Davis in 5:22.
Wildcat heavyweight Russell Coil earned a fall win over Louisa-Muscatine’s Spencer Kessell, as well.
Mediapolis’ 138-pound stud Quinten Aney earned a 5-0 decision over Tate O’Shea of Notre Dame in his finals bout.
Aney was the lone Bulldog on the championship bracket.
Next up for area wrestlers will be sectionals this Saturday.
KILJ will be your home for sectional results both on the air and online at kilj.com.