Greene County had one of its better showings at Saturday’s Ogden Dual Meet Wrestling Tournament. Coach Zach Beekman’s Rams went 4-0 in Pool B, advancing to the championship match vs. Pool A winner Humboldt. The Wildcats claimed the overall title with a 51-27 victory over Greene County, who went 4-1 on the day and is 7-3 in dual meets for the season. The Wildcats improved to 11-0 in duals.

McKinley Robbins at 106 lbs., Nathan Black at 145 lbs. and Will Hansen at 152 lbs. each went 5-0 on Saturday.Greene County wrestlers with 4-1 records Saturday included John Sprague at 120 lbs. and Matt Naberhaus at 285 lbs. Joe Davis (152/160) and Cameron Miller (170) both were 3-1 with Brenner Gallagher (113) and Brady Stauffer (138) each 3-2.

Robbins won what was perhaps the match of the day for the entire tournament, a 10-4 decision over Humboldt senior Cole Nelson, ranked third in Class 2A, and a top 12 finisher at the 2019 Class 2A State Tournament. Robbins trailed 3-0 early in period two, but rallied to go ahead 6-4 with time running out in the match and the wrestlers in the neutral position when a desperation takedown attempt by Nelson resulted in a four-point move for Robbins as the match ended. The freshman started the year unranked, but this win, coupled with a 7-4 loss on Dec. 7 at the Dallas Center-Grimes tournament to the top rated 2A wrestler at 106, should elevate him in the pollsters’s eyes. Robbins is now 12-1 on the season and he’s won his last eight matches. The loss was the first this season for Nelson, who was 14-0 prior to meeting Robbins.

Pool play began with the Rams winning 54-30 over North Butler/Clarksville, then topping East Sac County 52-24, followed by a 45-27 victory over Kuemper Catholic, and a 66-18 win against Ogden.

Freshman Emma Hoyle made Ram wrestling history by taking part in the Des Moines East girls’ tournament, marking the first time the Rams sent an entry to a girls’ only tourney. She won by fall in her first match, then lost 11-9 to go 1-1 in matches and finish second in her bracket at 145 lbs. Hoyle is the only girl out for wrestling for the Rams.