By: Matt Scher, [email protected]
Humboldt, IA – The 2025 Iowa High School Athletic Association (IHSAA) Class 2A Region 8 semifinal and final saw No. 9 Clarion-Goldfield-Dows win two matches to punch their ticket to the 2025 IHSAA State Dual Tournament, their first appearance since 2020.
SEMIFINAL: No. 9 Clarion-Goldfield-Dows 50 – No. 14 Hampton-Dumont/CAL 17
132-Adrian Phetxoumphone (Clarion-Goldfield-Dows) over Charlie Showalter (Hampton-Dumont-CAL) (TF 19-4 4:47)
138-Kolton Hefti (Clarion-Goldfield-Dows) over Brody Strother (Hampton-Dumont-CAL) (Dec 17-12)
144-Colin Sesker (Clarion-Goldfield-Dows) over Jaymes Stevens (Hampton-Dumont-CAL) (Dec 6-0)
150-Ryder Strother (Hampton-Dumont-CAL) over Caden Hauenstein (Clarion-Goldfield-Dows) (Fall 3:04)
157-Taylor Mahler (Hampton-Dumont-CAL) over Jaxen Engstrom (Clarion-Goldfield-Dows) (Fall 1:54)
165-Caleb Seaba (Clarion-Goldfield-Dows) over Colin Bird (Hampton-Dumont-CAL) (MD 14-3)
175-Ryland Morgan (Clarion-Goldfield-Dows) over Sean Heilskov (Hampton-Dumont-CAL) (MD 14-3)
190-Charlie Campbell (Clarion-Goldfield-Dows) over Brody Robertson (Hampton-Dumont-CAL) (TF 19-4 3:55)
215-Traesyn Cope (Clarion-Goldfield-Dows) over Maddon Evans (Hampton-Dumont-CAL) (Dec 9-7)
285-JT Kelso (Clarion-Goldfield-Dows) over Emmitt Elling (Hampton-Dumont-CAL) (Fall 1:34)
106-Madox Strother (Hampton-Dumont-CAL) over Cole Wibholm (Clarion-Goldfield-Dows) (TF 18-2 3:41)
113-Paxton Redenius (Clarion-Goldfield-Dows) over OPEN
120-Linden Phetxoumphone (Clarion-Goldfield-Dows) over Luke Showalter (Hampton-Dumont-CAL) (TF 16-0 2:25)
126-Ryan Hartwig (Clarion-Goldfield-Dows) over William Vosburg (Hampton-Dumont-CAL) (Fall 0:56)
FINAL: No. 9 Clarion-Goldfield-Dows 38 – No. 8 Humboldt 37
138-Owen Mayall (Humboldt) over Kolton Hefti (Clarion-Goldfield-Dows) (Fall 3:45)
144-Tyce Clarken (Humboldt) over Jaime Steffenson (Clarion-Goldfield-Dows) (Fall 2:50)
150-Colin Sesker (Clarion-Goldfield-Dows) over Jaxson Kirchhoff (Humboldt) (Dec 4-1)
157-Braden Downs (Humboldt) over Caleb Seaba (Clarion-Goldfield-Dows) (SV-1 9-3)
165-Landon Halverson (Humboldt) over Ryland Morgan (Clarion-Goldfield-Dows) (MD 13-1)
175-Charlie Campbell (Clarion-Goldfield-Dows) over Trey Al-Hameed (Humboldt) (Fall 0:23)
190-Broedy Hendricks (Humboldt) over Daven Duncalf (Clarion-Goldfield-Dows) (Fall 0:55)
215-Cael Donahe (Humboldt) over Traesyn Cope (Clarion-Goldfield-Dows) (Fall 0:45)
285-JT Kelso (Clarion-Goldfield-Dows) over Ayden Fiengo (Humboldt) (Fall 1:49)
106-Paxton Redenius (Clarion-Goldfield-Dows) over Dylan Frideres (Humboldt) (Fall 4:31)
113-Angel Cortes (Clarion-Goldfield-Dows) over Sam Knight (Humboldt) (Fall 1:48)
120-Linden Phetxoumphone (Clarion-Goldfield-Dows) over Henry Kramer (Humboldt) (Fall 0:39)
126-Adrian Phetxoumphone (Clarion-Goldfield-Dows) over Jonny Hayden (Humboldt) (TF 17-2 2:08)
132-Cyler Cirks (Humboldt) over OPEN
Humboldt Head Boys’ Wrestling Coach Chad Beaman spoke after the night concluded on his team falling short to the Cowboys in the regional final.
Humboldt senior Landon Halverson dropped down to 165 pounds for the 2A Regional Final against Clarion-Goldfield-Dows Tuesday night, recording a 13-1 major decision over the Cowboys’ Ryland Morgan for his 100th career victory.
Halverson joins Tyce Clarken and Owen Mayall in reaching the milestone this season. The win was also the 40th of the season for Halverson. The Humboldt boys’ wrestling team now turns their attention to the individual portion of the season, hosting a 2A District on February 15.