Lady Hounds 8th at loaded Vinton-Shellsburg Invite

VINTON – Fort Madison’s girls wrestling team captured eighth place at a loaded Vinton-Shellsburg Invitational over the weekend.
The event featured four of the state’s top 10 girls' wrestling teams and the Lady Hounds finished with  104.5 points behind Charles City’s 113 and Davenport’s 117 just outside the top 5.
Junior Hailey Kemper, ranked 9th in the state at 100 lbs lost a major decision to eventual champion Bettendorf’s Olivia Hernandez (16-4) by a 15-4 major decision. Hernandez would pin Waverly-Shell Rocks Amber Hoth, who’s tied with Kemper at 9th place in the state for the title.
The Bloodhound went 4-0 for the rest of the tournament with a bye and three pins for 3rd place in the bracket and 20 team points.
Sophomore Mara Smith and junior Sadie Brandon both went 3-2 on the day and captured 4th-place finishes for the Lady Hounds. Smith ran into the states 2nd-ranked wrestler at 120 lbs in Abigail Meyrer in her semifinal match. Meyrer recorded a pin over Smith in the first period.
In the consolation semifinal match, Smith scored a dramatic come-from-behind win over Independence’s Jordin Derr. Smith led 4-1 after the first period and neither wrestler scored in the second period. But Derr racked up a two-point reversal and a two-point nearfall with 1:22 left in the match. Derr kept control until about 35 seconds left when Smith was able to work an escape and then rode out the remaining 33 seconds trying to work a pin  and advance to third-place match.
There, Smith ran into the state’s 2nd-ranked 115 lb. wrestler in Vinton-Shellsburg’s Bree Swenson falling at 1:44 in the first period.
Brandon won her first two matches advancing to the semifinals against South Tama County’s Abigail Chyma who knocked the Lady Hound into the consolation bracket with a fall halfway through the second period. There Brandon defeated Delilah Maxfield by injury default. Brandon led 6-2 at that point scoring three take downs in the first period. Brandon then suffered a pin midway through the second period to Dakota Cornell of Vinton-Shellsburg in the 3rd-place match to anchor 4th for the Hounds and collect 18 points.
Kat Diprima went 4-2 on the day to win 5th place at 135 lbs and getting 14.5 points for the Lady Hounds. She upended Payton Lefevre of Vinton in the 5th-place match after falling in consolation semifinal wrestling to 4th-ranked Isabella Deeds of Ridgeview by pin in the first period.
Complete results of the event are below.
100 lbs. - Hailey Kemper (17-2) placed 3rd and scored 20.0 team points..Champ. Round 1 - Hailey Kemper (Fort Madison) 17-2 received a bye () (Bye). Quarterfinal - Hailey Kemper (Fort Madison) 17-2 won by fall over Alex Cherry (Cedar Rapids Washington) 3-4 (Fall 2:34). Semifinal - Olivia Hernandez (Bettendorf) 16-4 won by major decision over Hailey Kemper (Fort Madison) 17-2 (MD 15-4). Cons. Semi - Hailey Kemper (Fort Madison) 17-2 won by fall over Belle Weets (Vinton-Shellsburg) 14-13 (Fall 0:53). 3rd Place Match - Hailey Kemper (Fort Madison) 17-2 won by fall over Livia Smith (South Tama County) 12-8 (Fall 1:43)
100 lbs. - Lucille Zimmerman (9-12) placed 6th. Champ. Round 1 - Amanda Esche (Johnston) 2-3 won by fall over Lucille Zimmerman (Fort Madison) 9-12 (Fall 1:18). Cons. Round 1 - Lucille Zimmerman (Fort Madison) 9-12 received a bye () (Bye). Cons. Round 2 - Lucille Zimmerman (Fort Madison) 9-12 won by fall over Alex Cherry (Cedar Rapids Washington) 3-4 (Fall 1:03). Cons. Round 3 - Lucille Zimmerman (Fort Madison) 9-12 won by fall over Kaylin Kibbee (Waverly-Shell Rock) 4-4 (Fall 5:01). Cons. Semi - Livia Smith (South Tama County) 12-8 won by fall over Lucille Zimmerman (Fort Madison) 9-12 (Fall 1:00). 5th Place Match - Belle Weets (Vinton-Shellsburg) 14-13 won by fall over Lucille Zimmerman (Fort Madison) 9-12 (Fall 3:20)
105 lbs. - Emma Berry (7-14) place is unknown and scored 0.0 team points.. Champ. Round 1 - Ruby Miller (Mid-Prairie) 6-14 won by fall over Emma Berry (Fort Madison) 7-14 (Fall 0:55). Cons. Round 1 - Emma Berry (Fort Madison) 7-14 received a bye () (Bye). Cons. Round 2 - Elyssa Graber (WACO, Wayland) 11-7 won by fall over Emma Berry (Fort Madison) 7-14 (Fall 0:52)
120 lbs. - Mara Smith (22-3) placed 4th and scored 16.0 team points.. Champ. Round 1 - Mara Smith (Fort Madison) 22-3 won by fall over Athena Flores (WACO, Wayland) 4-12 (Fall 0:54). Quarterfinal - Mara Smith (Fort Madison) 22-3 won by fall over Nesa Selmani (Bettendorf) 17-5 (Fall 4:27). Semifinal - Abigail Meyrer (Pleasant Valley) 18-1 won by fall over Mara Smith (Fort Madison) 22-3 (Fall 0:42). Cons. Semi - Mara Smith (Fort Madison) 22-3 won by decision over Jordin Derr (Independence) 17-7 (Dec 6-5). 3rd Place Match - Bree Swenson (Vinton-Shellsburg) 24-2 won by fall over Mara Smith (Fort Madison) 22-3 (Fall 1:44)
125 lbs. - Iris Arevalo (9-12) place is unknown. Champ. Round 1 - Jadalynn Daily (Davenport) 14-5 won by fall over Iris Arevalo (Fort Madison) 9-12 (Fall 0:28). Cons. Round 1 - Claire Carey (Independence) 15-9 won by fall over Iris Arevalo (Fort Madison) 9-12 (Fall 2:41)
125 lbs. - Briena Fenton (11-8) place is unknown and scored 4.0 team points. Champ. Round 1 - Briena Fenton (Fort Madison) 11-8 won by fall over Madison Reinier (Mid-Prairie) 5-13 (Fall 3:23). Quarterfinal - Destiny Brown (Ridge View) 15-2 won by fall over Briena Fenton (Fort Madison) 11-8 (Fall 5:46). Cons. Round 2 - Claire Carey (Independence) 15-9 won by fall over Briena Fenton (Fort Madison) 11-8 (Fall 3:43)
130 lbs. - Alaina Schwerin (8-8) place is unknown. Champ. Round 1 - Huda Anglo (Johnston) 5-3 won by major decision over Alaina Schwerin (Fort Madison) 8-8 (MD 15-2). Cons. Round 1 - Alaina Schwerin (Fort Madison) 8-8 received a bye () (Bye). Cons. Round 2 - Addison Buseman (Waverly-Shell Rock) 14-10 won by fall over Alaina Schwerin (Fort Madison) 8-8 (Fall 4:21)
130 lbs. - Chloe Sokolik (19-5) placed 7th and scored 11.0 team points. Champ. Round 1 - Chloe Sokolik (Fort Madison) 19-5 won by fall over Alexus Umbaugh (Union, LaPorte City) 0-2 (Fall 0:23). Quarterfinal - Ashlee Farrier (Mid-Prairie) 14-1 won by fall over Chloe Sokolik (Fort Madison) 19-5 (Fall 1:43). Cons. Round 2 - Chloe Sokolik (Fort Madison) 19-5 won by fall over Jadyn Wirth (Waterloo West) 5-10 (Fall 1:45). Cons. Round 3 - Huda Anglo (Johnston) 5-3 won by decision over Chloe Sokolik (Fort Madison) 19-5 (Dec 5-0). 7th Place Match - Chloe Sokolik (Fort Madison) 19-5 won by fall over Olivia Schminke (Vinton-Shellsburg) 13-12 (Fall 1:58)
135 lbs - Kat Diprima (22-7) placed 5th and scored 14.5 team points. Champ. Round 1 - Kat Diprima (Fort Madison) 22-7 won by fall over Chloe Kraayenbrink (Cedar Rapids Washington) 0-4 (Fall 0:46). Quarterfinal - Morgan Strief (Bettendorf) 18-5 won by decision over Kat Diprima (Fort Madison) 22-7 (Dec 8-2). Cons. Round 2 - Kat Diprima (Fort Madison) 22-7 won by tech fall over Natalie Wright (Fort Madison) 1-13 (TF-1.5 3:41 (16-1)). Cons. Round 3 - Kat Diprima (Fort Madison) 22-7 won by decision over Kennedi Bevans (Independence) 16-10 (Dec 6-3). Cons. Semi - Isabella Deeds (Ridge View) 18-2 won by fall over Kat Diprima (Fort Madison) 22-7 (Fall 0:45). 5th Place Match - Kat Diprima (Fort Madison) 22-7 won by fall over Payton Lefevere (Vinton-Shellsburg) 16-7 (Fall 6:19)
135 lbs. - Natalie Wright (1-13) place is unknown. Champ. Round 1 - Peyton Burt (Waterloo West) 7-7 won by fall over Natalie Wright (Fort Madison) 1-13 (Fall 0:50). Cons. Round 1 - Natalie Wright (Fort Madison) 1-13 received a bye () (Bye). Cons. Round 2 - Kat Diprima (Fort Madison) 22-7 won by tech fall over Natalie Wright (Fort Madison) 1-13 (TF-1.5 3:41 (16-1))
140 lbs. - Tatum Peters (15-9) placed 6th and scored 5.0 team points. Champ. Round 1 - Tatum Peters (Fort Madison) 15-9 received a bye () (Bye). Quarterfinal - Izzy Giza (Bettendorf) 13-6 won by fall over Tatum Peters (Fort Madison) 15-9 (Fall 1:53). Cons. Round 2 - Tatum Peters (Fort Madison) 15-9 received a bye () (Bye). Cons. Round 3 - Tatum Peters (Fort Madison) 15-9 won by decision over Paisley Bro (South Tama County) 14-9 (Dec 4-3). Cons. Semi - Kyna Moffit (Pleasant Valley) 16-6 won by fall over Tatum Peters (Fort Madison) 15-9 (Fall 5:36). 5th Place Match - Izzy Giza (Bettendorf) 13-6 won by fall over Tatum Peters (Fort Madison) 15-9 (Fall 1:10)
145 lbs - Mady Emmett (15-10) placed 6th and scored 13.0 team points. Champ. Round 1 - Mady Emmett (Fort Madison) 15-10 won by fall over Isabelle Ross (Union, LaPorte City) 0-2 (Fall 0:59). Quarterfinal - Cassi Paustian (Pleasant Valley) 17-4 won by fall over Mady Emmett (Fort Madison) 15-10 (Fall 0:45). Cons. Round 2 - Mady Emmett (Fort Madison) 15-10 won by fall over Kasey Stone (Waverly-Shell Rock) 10-11 (Fall 2:38). Cons. Round 3 - Mady Emmett (Fort Madison) 15-10 won by fall over Sarah Novak (Cedar Rapids Washington) 4-4 (Fall 0:58). Cons. Semi - Arianna Vesey (Bettendorf) 12-5 won by fall over Mady Emmett (Fort Madison) 15-10 (Fall 0:21). 5th Place Match - Ayva Lopez (Bettendorf) 8-4 won by fall over Mady Emmett (Fort Madison) 15-10 (Fall 1:32)
155 lbs. - Sadie Brandon (13-3) placed 4th and scored 18.0 team points. Champ. Round 1 - Sadie Brandon (Fort Madison) 13-3 won by fall over Keira Cewe (Bettendorf) 6-5 (Fall 4:26). Quarterfinal - Sadie Brandon (Fort Madison) 13-3 won by fall over Dakota Cornell (Vinton-Shellsburg) 23-7 (Fall 1:18). Semifinal - Abigail Chyma (South Tama County) 15-4 won by fall over Sadie Brandon (Fort Madison) 13-3 (Fall 2:26). Cons. Semi - Sadie Brandon (Fort Madison) 13-3 won by injury default over Delilah Maxfield (Bettendorf) 15-8 (Inj. 1:27). 3rd Place Match - Dakota Cornell (Vinton-Shellsburg) 23-7 won by fall over Sadie Brandon (Fort Madison) 13-3 (Fall 3:00)
190 lbs. - Taylea Palar (0-13) placed 6th and scored 3.0 team points. Champ. Round 1 - Taylea Palar (Fort Madison) 0-13 received a bye () (Bye). Quarterfinal - Reese Winslow (Pleasant Valley) 17-7 won by fall over Taylea Palar (Fort Madison) 0-13 (Fall 1:11). Cons. Round 2 - Taylea Palar (Fort Madison) 0-13 received a bye () (Bye). Cons. Round 3 - Taylea Palar (Fort Madison) 0-13 received a bye () (Bye). Cons. Semi - Lydia Parkhurst (Waterloo West) 11-5 won by fall over Taylea Palar (Fort Madison) 0-13 (Fall 1:52). 5th Place Match - Macy Bonebrake (WACO, Wayland) 8-11 won by fall over Taylea Palar (Fort Madison) 0-13 (Fall 1:06)