Lopez Martin, Menne capture first-ever Pirate UIC girls’ wrestling titles

ELKADER – Sophia Lopez Martin took Postville’s first-ever Upper Iowa Conference girls’ wrestling championship at 155 pounds and Ariana Menne followed minutes later at 170 as the Postville girls’ wrestling team competed in the first Upper Iowa Conference girls’ wrestling tournament at Central High School in Elkader.

Lopez Martin, a freshman, pinned MFL MarMac freshman Hannah Jacobson 24 seconds into the third period in her only match of the night. She was seeded first in her weight class and had byes until the final.

Menne, a senior needed just 1 minute, 30 seconds to win her two matches. In her semifinal match she needed just 23 seconds to pin Waukon’s Jada Protsman and in the final she needed just 1:07 to pin MFL MarMac’s Aurdrey Ruff.

Pirate sophomores Bernice Garcia and Isabelle White also reached the finals, with Garcia dropping a major decision at 115 pounds and White getting pinned at 135. Other Pirate place winners were Sophia Salinas fourth at 120, Fernanda Hernandez fifth at 140 and Jasmin Roman sixth at 100.

The Pirates placed fourth in the team race. New Hampton/Turkey Valley won the meet with 151 points while Waukon (127 ½) and North Fayette Valley (125) rounded out the top three.

Postville wrestles for state tournament berths Friday at a Class 1A state qualifier at East Buchanan High School in Winthrop.

Upper Iowa Conference Tournament

Team scores – 1) New Hampton/Turkey Valley 151; 2) Waukon 127 ½; 3) North Fayette Valley 125; 4) Postville 101 ½; 5) Janesville 98 ½; 6) MFL MarMac 92; 7) South Winneshiek 72; 8) Central (Elkader) 59; 9) Riceville 54; 10) Tripoli 37.

100 – 1) Kennedy Bachman (MFL MarMac); 2) Macy Rose (NFV); 6) Jasmin Roman (Postville). Final: Bachman pinned Rose, 1:08.

105 – 1) Brielle Starkweather (NFV); 2) Taelynn Bass (NH/TV). Final: Starkweather pinned Bass, 1:51.

110 – 1) Addison Buseman (Janesville); 2) Drey O’Brien (NH/TV). Final: Buseman pinned O’Brien, 3:36.

115 – 1) Vanessa Salas (NH/TV); 2) Bernice Garcia (Postville). Final: Salas won by major decision over Garcia, 11-2.

120 – 1) Makenna Kurth (Waukon); 2) Tori Keonigs (Riceville); 4) Sophia Salinas (Postville). Final: Kurth won by technical fall over Keonigs, 17-2 (2:00).

125 – 1) Reese Berns (Central); 2) Harper Humpal (NH/TV). Final: Berns won by decision over Humpal, 8-7.

130 – 1) Mayleigh Medberry (Central); 2) Maddy Jansen (South Winn); 6) Candy Solovi (Postville). Final: Medberry won by decision over Jansen, 9-7.

135 – 1) Gracie Walz (South Winn); 2) Isabelle White (Postville). Final: Walz pinned White, 0:53.

140 – 1) Kelly Throndson (NH/TV); 2) Presley Pugh (Janesville); 5) Fernanda Hernandez (Postville). Final: Throndson pinned Pugh, 3:18.

145 – 1) Alexis Oakland (NFV); 2) Payton Becker (Riceville). Final: Oakland pinned Becker, 3:06.

155 – 1) Sophia Lopez Martin (Postville); 2) Hannah Jacobson (MFL MarMac). Final: Lopez Martin pinned Jacobson, 4:24.

170 – 1) Ariana Menne (Postville); 2) Audrey Ruff (MFL MarMac). Final: Menne pinned Ruff, 1:07.

190 – 1) Isabella Harken (Tripoli); 2) Allia Ericson (Waukon). Final: Harken pinned Ericson, 3:16.

220 – 1) Ava Trende (NH/TV); 2) Kaidance Hall (NH/TV). Final: Trende pinned Hall, 4:23.