Braden Hansen

Hansen goes from hospital bed to district qualifier

Published by editor on Tue, 02/09/2021 - 9:54am

IOWA FALLS — Mid-December, 160-pound Bulldog junior wrestler Braden Hansen started feeling sick.

He ended up in the hospital and his future in wrestling was in doubt.

Fast-forward to December and Braden Hansen surprised everyone with a return to the mat at the Bulldogs’ home tournament.

A few weeks ago, he was a North Central Conference champion and on Saturday, Feb. 6 at Iowa Falls-Alden High School the wrestler whose nickname is ‘Fuzz’ advanced to the Class 2A District meet at New Hampton this coming Saturday.

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Bulldogs battle in 3 close home duals

Published by admin on Tue, 12/24/2019 - 10:10am

HAMPTON – For the want of a nail.

The Bulldog wrestlers were missing a few weight classes and despite their talent were only able to nab one of three home duals, losing two key North Central Conference match-ups against Humboldt (36-31) and Clarion-Goldfield-Dows (39-33).

Plus, when it came down to the final match against the Cowboys at heavyweight, the Bulldogs were at a distinct disadvantage with Alex Koch weighing in 60 pounds lighter than his opponent that helped decide the final score.