Crestwood wrestling
CRESCO - After more than 30 years on the sidelines, Crestwood Boys’ Head Wrestling Coach Keith Slifka officially stepped away from the mat for the final time on Saturday, Feb. 18 following the Class 2A finals at 160 pounds at the State Tournament in Des Moines.
Slifka’s journey as a wrestling coach...
CRESCO - The 2022-23 Crestwood boys’ wrestling season might not go into the books as the most successful season in school history, but it will go down as a pretty darn exciting and good one.
The Cadets posted a stellar 16-5 overall dual meet record, which included two losses to eventual Class 2A...
DECORAH -- Competing at the Class 2A District Wrestling Tournament on Saturday, Feb. 11, the Crestwood Boys' team scored 173.5 points to earn first place overall. Individually, seven Cadets qualified for the State Tournament, which runs from Feb. 15-18 in Des Moines. The state qualifiers include:...
CRESCO - The Crestwood boys' wrestling dual meet against Waukon scheduled for Thursday, Jan. 19, at Waukon has been postponed because of the weather. No rescheduled date has been announced.
CRESTON - Facing off against several outstanding teams at the Creston Invitational on Jan. 14, the Crestwood boys’ wrestling team flexed its muscles by finishing third overall out of 11 teams with 196.5 points. Crestwood crowned three champions including: Mitchell Schmauss (106), Cole Butikofer (...
CRESCO - Competing on the mat for the first time at home on Dec. 6, the Crestwood boys’ wrestling team had no trouble against North Fayette Valley and North Butler-Clarksville as the Cadets dominated NFV, 52-17; and crushed NB-C, 66-12. During the dual against NFV, Cadet senior Cole Butikofer won...
CRESCO - Shortly after the Class 2A State Wrestling Tournament, I went to Crestwood High School to interview Cresco/ Crestwood’s only four-time State Champion - Carter Fousek.
While Fousek has every right to walk the halls of Crestwood like a king might strut through his castle, people who know him...
CRESCO - Crestwood High School will host a pep rally on Friday, Feb. 25, at 11:20 a.m. to congratulate senior Carter Fousek on his fourth State title and the Crestwood wrestling team on its success this season.
DES MOINES - No. 1 ranked Carter Fousek of Crestwood became the 31st Iowa high school wrestler to win four State Championships on Saturday, Feb. 19, after notching a 7-1 decision over No. 3 Logan Arp (43-3) of South Tama County in the title bout at 138 pounds in Class 2A at Wells Fargo Arena in Des...
DES MOINES - The Crestwood wrestling team edged Atlantic, 31-30, in the consolation bracket to place fifth at the Class 2A State Team Dual Tournament held at Wells Fargo Arena in Des Moines on Feb. 16. Complete results from the State Team Duals will be in the Feb. 23 issue of the Times Plain Dealer.
