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Girls Wrestling: The First Meet of the Season

November 21, 2024 indicates the first meet of the 2024-25 Girls Wrestling Wrestling season.

Aven Winberg, reporter • December 16, 2024

Alyssa Muheljic

Wahawk Wresters looking at their competitors on Thursday, November 21st.

Thursday, Nov. 21 2024 represents the first girl’s wrestling meet of the 2024-25 season. Waterloo West High’s girls wrestling team, consisting of West and East High students, went against Cedar Rapids Jefferson at 5:30 pm and Tripoli at 7:30 pm, in the Siddens Gymnasium at West High. The girls lost to Cedar Rapids Jefferson however they won as a team against Tripoli.

The girl’s varsity team had a total of three pins against Cedar Rapids Jefferson. Reagan Westphal, Libby Stocks and Kammie Gleiter each got a pin against the opposing school. Ultimately, West High gained a total of 18 points as a team against Cedar Rapids Jefferon’s 66 total points.

Reagan Westphal celebrating her win against a Cedar Rapids Jefferson wrestler. (Jayna Gomez)

Kammie Gleiter prepping to wrestle against CR Jefferson. Ultimately getting a pin for the win. (Alyssa Muheljic)

West High’s Junior Varsity team lost against Cedar Rapids Jefferson’s J-Hawks. The Junior Varsity girls ended up getting a few pins against the opposing team during the match on Thursday.

Cedar Rapids Jefferson and Tripoli’s wrestling teams went against one another at 6:30 pm in the Siddens Gymnasium. Tripoli’s wrestling team, consisting of four girls, ended up losing 0-84 against Cedar Rapids Jefferson. Due to the opposing school having a lack of wrestlers, there were multiple automatic wins for both West High and Cedar Rapids Jefferson.

The last match of the night started at an estimated 7:30 pm with the West High Wahawks going against the Tripoli Panthers. There were three pins on West High School’s behalf against Tripoli High School. Tripoli won one of the four matches they were able to wrestle on Thursday. Kammie Gleiter and Tamla Paw got pins in their matches against Tripoli. In the end, West High School won 54-6 against Tripoli High School.

Overall, West High won 1 out of 2 matches on Thursday, November 21 in the Siddens Gymnasium. This starts the girl’s season off to a 1-1 win streak.

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About the Contributors

Aven Winberg, Reporter

Aven Winberg is a Junior at West High. This is her first year on the Wahawk Yearbook and Wahawk insider staff. Outside of the newsroom, you can also find Aven reading a book, writing, spending time with friends, or participating in West High’s Cheer team.

Alyssa Muheljic, Reporter

Alyssa Muheljic is a junior at West High and this is her first year on Wahawk yearbook and insider staff. Outside of West she does track in the spring, spend time with her little cousin (Aylan) as well as friends and family, and traveling.

Jacy Gomez, Print Editor-in-Chief

Jacy Gomez is a junior at West High this is her second year on staff. Outside of Wahawk Insider, Jacy is a part of Student Senate, National Honor Society, and can commonly be found working at Doughy Joeys. Outside school, you can find her hanging out with her family and friends.