Fatima’s wrestling team battled in two quads last week, the boys going undefeated and the girls picking up quality matches, winning some, and finding ways to improve in others.

“I think the boys and girls wrestled very well last week,” said Coach Kurt Strope as the Comets opened the season 5-0 for the first time in several years. “It was fun seeing the jumps several of them made from Tuesday to Friday. Hopefully, they can continue to improve at that pace. Everyone on the team picked up wins, contributing to our victories. We hope to continue our streak of winning duals into the week to come.”

At the season-opening Boonville quad, Fatima won duals against Higginsville (60-12) and Boonville (48-31), and the JV defeated Missouri School for the Deaf (12-0).

The Comets won duals against Osage (42-36), Macks Creek (76-0), and Warsaw (44-36) at the Osage quad.

Skyla Schroeder went 5-0, Heidi Struemph was 3-2, and Elizabeth Meyer went 2-1 on the week.

Five Comets wrestled in a JV tournament on Saturday at Jefferson City.

— 106 - Caden Rosentreter (3-2) placed third. He lost the first round to Greg Cizin (Helias Catholic) by fall. In the second round, Rosentreter had a bye, and in the third round, he won by major decision over Guage Meyr of Capital City. In the championship bracket, Rosentreter lost to Evan Blair (Mexico) by fall, and in the third-place match, he won by medical forfeit over Cizin.

— 113 - Thomas Kremer (4-1) placed first. He opened with a win by fall over Gage McDonald (Jefferson City), took the second match by fall over Ashton Hynson (Capital City), and lost the third round to Landon Holleman (Capital City). In round four, Kremer won by forfeit over Asher Johnson (Waynesville), and he claimed a victory by decision over Tyler Harper (Parkway Central) in the fifth round.

— 126 - Benjamin Stephens (2-2) placed sixth. In the first round, he won by forfeit over Jacob Cook (Capital City). After losing the second round by fall to Gavin MacMurray (Waynesville), Stephens rebounded with a win by fall over Dane Rogers (Parkway Central). In the consolation bracket, Stephens received a bye.

— 150 - Ryder Herzing (4-1) placed second and scored. He opened with a win by major decision over Eli Prewett (Capital City), then won by fall over Landon Krause (Waynesville), and received a bye in the third round. In the championship bracket, Herzing won by fall over David Odekunle (Parkway Central), and then lost the title match by decision to Peyton Pritchett (Hannibal).

— 215 - Masyn Fenton (2-1) earned eighth place after opening with a bye, then winning by fall over Jonah Wheeler (Helias Catholic). In the quarterfinal Fenton lost by fall to Stephen Willis (Capital City).