Sports 5 December 2016

Chickasaws make statement at Independence

Yeah, New Hampton is pretty good at wrestling.  Just ask the other 24 teams that took part in the inaugural Independence Invitational Friday and Saturday.  Yet, Chickasaw coach Nick Hemann, as happy as he was with winning a team title, knows winning Indee can only be a stepping stone for his Chickasaws.  “It was a good tournament and our guys wrestled really well against a lot of ranked kids,” Hemann said. “But it’s December. And we’ve got plenty of work to do.”  The Class 2A top-ranked Chickasaws piled up 285 points in the tournament to beat Class 3A third-ranked Fort Dodge by 26 points for the team title. Missouri power Christian Brothers College High School, finished third with 242.  And the Chickasaws did it at less than full strength. One of its top wrestlers, Michael Millage, won’t be eligible until January because of the state’s open enrollment rules, and several New Hampton wrestlers are still wrestling “up a weight.”  For all the New Hampton results, please see the Dec. 6 Tribune. 

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