The Ballard women's wrestling team hosted a 16-team tournament to open up the 2023 wrestling season last Thursday.  Amelia Faubus finished 3rd at 100 lb and Liberty Boettger finished third at 135 lb.

The Bombers would travel to Nevada for the Central Iowa Kickoff Tournament on Saturday.  The Bombers would place 24th overall.  Liberty Boettger would finish 6th.

The Bombers are back in action on Friday - December 1 when they travel to the Woodward-Granger Tournament.  The tournament will begin at 4:00 PM.

DENNIS FIELD TOURNAMENT INDIVIDUAL RESULTS

110 lb - Hallie Fucaloro (Carlisle) won by fall over Amelia Faubus (Ballard) (Fall 1:19)

110 lb - Amelia Faubus (Ballard) won by fall over Elaina Labertew (Indianola) (Fall 2:29)

110 lb - Amelia Faubus (Ballard) won by fall over Maisy Davis (Clarke, Osceola/Murray) (Fall 2:00)

120 lb - Ariana Clinton (Ankeny) won by fall over Ava Vance (Ballard) (Fall 0:50)

120 lb - Shelby Schrock (Southeast Polk) won by fall over Ava Vance (Ballard) (Fall 3:31)

130 lb - Zoyie Gatewood (Ankeny) won by fall over Evelyn Faubus (Ballard) (Fall 2:30)

130 lb - Evelyn Faubus (Ballard) won by decision over Brooklyn Ramos (Southwest Iowa) (Dec 9-7)

130 lb - Melanie Salgado (Ankeny) won by fall over Evelyn Faubus (Ballard) (Fall 0:48)

135 lb - Liberty Boettger (Ballard) won by fall over Brooklyn Gehling (Iowa Falls-Alden) (Fall 0:31)

135 lb - Liberty Boettger (Ballard) won by fall over Brianna Freerksen (Ankeny) (Fall 1:56)

135 lb - Arabella Varvel (Southeast Polk) won by fall over Liberty Boettger (Ballard) (Fall 2:54)

135 lb - Liberty Boettger (Ballard) won by fall over Callie Chapman (Indianola) (Fall 5:39)

145 lb - Sam Dudley (Carlisle) won by fall over Mia Hilleman (Ballard) (Fall 1:03)

145 lb - Mia Hilleman (Ballard) won by fall over Allison Corona (Clarke, Osceola/Murray) (Fall 5:15)

145 lb - Rylie Love (Carlisle) won by fall over Mia Hilleman (Ballard) (Fall 1:03)

145 lb - Abbi Lemke (Pella) won by decision over Mia Hilleman (Ballard) (Dec 9-7)

CENTRAL IOWA KICKOFF TOURNAMENT TEAM SCORES (Top 10)

1. Ankeny, 246

2. Raccoon River, 243

3. Ames, 148

4. SE Polk, 143

5. South Tama County, 132

6. Clear Lake, 116 

7. Algona, 106.5

8. West Marshall, 104

9. Creston, 98

10. Carroll, 96

24. Ballard, 31

CENTRAL IOWA KICKOFF TOURNAMENT INDIVIDUAL RESULTS

110 lb - Jenna Randall (West Marshall) 1-2 won by fall over Amelia Faubus (Ballard) 6-2 (Fall 3:17)

110 lb - Amelia Faubus (Ballard) 6-2 won by fall over Hannah Roberts (Ogden) 0-2 (Fall 0:25)

110 lb - Amelia Faubus (Ballard) 6-2 won by major decision over Khloe Parker (Creston) 1-3 (MD 10-0)

110 lb - Amelia Faubus (Ballard) 6-2 won by decision over Marin Stutsman (Carlisle) 2-2 (Dec 2-1)

110 lb - Amelia Faubus (Ballard) 6-2 won by fall over Alivia Frost (West Marshall) 2-2 (Fall 5:38)

120 lb - Ava Vance (Ballard) 1-4 won by decision over Mackenzie Olsen (Nevada) 0-2 (Dec 5-0)

120 lb - Aurora Brookes (Southeast Polk) 4-1 won by fall over Ava Vance (Ballard) 1-4 (Fall 1:15)

120 lb - Savannah Steven (Algona) 6-3 won by fall over Ava Vance (Ballard) 1-4 (Fall 0:52)

130 lb - Evelyn Faubus (Ballard) 2-4 won by fall over Emelia Meester (West Marshall) 0-2 (Fall 3:26)

130 lb - Emma Allie (Clear Lake) 3-3 won by fall over Evelyn Faubus (Ballard) 2-4 (Fall 2:59)

130 lb - Grace Keeler (Creston) 6-3 won by fall over Evelyn Faubus (Ballard) 2-4 (Fall 0:40)

135 lb - Risako Sakon (Ballard) 1-2 won by fall over Brooklyn Gehling (Iowa Falls-Alden) 0-2 (Fall 3:20)

135 lb - Jaydee Bircher (Ottumwa) 3-4 won by decision over Risako Sakon (Ballard) 1-2 (Dec 8-4)

135 lb - Bella Bruins (Raccoon River-Northwest) 3-2 won by fall over Risako Sakon (Ballard) 1-2 (Fall 0:48)

135 lb - Liberty Boettger (Ballard) 6-3 won by fall over Lily Anderson (Ames) 4-3 (Fall 2:33)

135 lb - Liberty Boettger (Ballard) 6-3 won by fall over Zoey Vandevender (Creston) 7-1 (Fall 3:12)

135 lb - Lily Hans (Ankeny) 7-4 won by fall over Liberty Boettger (Ballard) 6-3 (Fall 3:02)

135 lb - Liberty Boettger (Ballard) 6-3 won by fall over Evan Johnson-Miers (Carlisle) 2-3 (Fall 3:05)

135 lb - Arabella Varvel (Southeast Polk) 4-1 won by fall over Liberty Boettger (Ballard) 6-3 (Fall 5:26)

140 lb - Willow Cole (South Tama County) 1-2 won by fall over Mia Hilleman (Ballard) 2-5 (Fall 1:05)

140 lb - Mia Hilleman (Ballard) 2-5 won by fall over Vye Nayaka (Raccoon River-Northwest) 0-2 (Fall 3:02)

140 lb - Regan Nicholson (Algona) 4-7 won by fall over Mia Hilleman (Ballard) 2-5 (Fall 2:50)

Photo Credit: Nirmalendu Majumdar, Ames Tribune