Jack Showalter

Barkema eighth for second straight year

Published by editor on Tue, 02/23/2021 - 8:35am

DES MOINES – Another year, another state medal for the Bulldogs’ Carl Barkema.

The junior 152-pounder finished eighth for a second consecutive year for coach Patrick Hansen after dropping to the consolation bracket following a loss to top-ranked, seeded and eventual state champion Jack Gaukel of Spirit Lake Park.

Barkema had a tough first round match against Spirit Lake Park’s Zach Jensen, who he pinned in 5 minutes, 22 seconds.

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Barkema, Showalter still chasing the dream

Published by editor on Thu, 02/18/2021 - 9:59pm

DES MOINES — Bulldog juniors Carl Barkema and Jack Showalter will continue to wrestle in the Class 2A state meet on Friday.

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Bulldogs advance two to state meet

Published by editor on Tue, 02/16/2021 - 9:32am

NEW HAMPTON — Two Bulldog wrestlers were the among the five competing to advance out of the Class 2A District 6 wrestling meet to punch their tickets to state.

Class 2A No. 7 152-pounder Carl Barkema and Jack Showalter (120) will represent coach Patrick Hansen’s team in Des Moines this week.

Barkema (40-1) qualified as a district champion, earning his second trip as a junior.

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Bulldog trio nab top-10 finishes at Cadet Invitational

Published by editor on Tue, 09/01/2020 - 9:40am

HAMPTON – Some young, strong Bulldog runners took to Maynes Grove and raced to top-10 finishes, including a runner-up spot for freshman Lydia Maas in the varsity girls’ race on Thursday, Aug. 27.

Maas was second only to IF-A/AGWSR’s Ellie Meyer, who claimed her second straight home meet title.

Meyer ran to the win in 19 minutes, 27.7 seconds while Maas was nearly two minutes back at 21:17.5. Third-place, also by the Cadets’ Teah Miller, was more than a minute behind Maas (22:59.8).

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Bulldog wrestling trio place at Corn Cob Nationals

Published by admin on Tue, 03/24/2020 - 9:05am

DES MOINES – Jack Showalter and Jakyb Kapp finished second at the Corn Cob Wrestling Nationals held at the Jacobson Building on the Iowa State Fairgrounds held Saturday, March 14.

A third Bulldog wrestler, Jaycob Martzahn, finished fourth.