Pioneers compete at Herb Irgens Invitational

Five individuals from the Okoboji/HMS wrestling team placed during OABCIG’s Herb Irgens Invitational last weekend at Ida Grove.

The only H-M-S wrestler to place was Nick Bronstad, who finished third at 285 pounds. Bronstad pinned Colton Wieland of Carroll (1:53) and defeated Mack Ortner of Don Bosco (1-0) before losing by fall to Gage Marty of Solon (4:50) in the semifinals. In the consolation semifinals, Bronstad won by fall over Cael Moffatt of Akron-Westfield (3:03) and lost the third-place match to Ethan Hooyer of Sioux Center (5-0).

Bryce Dodge wrestled at 170 pounds. He lost by fall to Z...