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Lisbon's Cael Happel celebrates his win over Simley's Ryan Sokol in their 138-pound championship match at the Cliff Keen Independence Invitational at Independence High School on Saturday, Dec. 7, 2019. Thirty-two teams from around Iowa and the Midwest participated in the meet. Happel won by decision, 5-3. (Rebecca F. Miller/The Gazette)

Linn-Mar's Tate Naaktgeboren (left) takes down Solon's Caleb Ebert in their 160-pound semifinal match at the Cliff Keen Independence Invitational at Independence High School on Saturday, Dec. 7, 2019. Thirty-two teams from around Iowa and the Midwest participated in the meet. Naaktgeboren won by fall in 5:11 minutes. (Rebecca F. Miller/The Gazette)

Linn-Mar's Tate Naaktgeboren (left) wrestles Solon's Caleb Ebert in their 160-pound semifinal match at the Cliff Keen Independence Invitational at Independence High School on Saturday, Dec. 7, 2019. Thirty-two teams from around Iowa and the Midwest participated in the meet. Naaktgeboren won by fall in 5:11 minutes. (Rebecca F. Miller/The Gazette)

Iowa City West's Ashton Barker (right) wrestles Des Moines Lincoln's Mickey Griffith (left) in their 170-pound semifinal at the Cliff Keen Independence Invitational at Independence High School on Saturday, Dec. 7, 2019. Thirty-two teams from around Iowa and the Midwest participated in the meet. Griffith won by decision, 7-5. (Rebecca F. Miller/The Gazette)

Iowa City West's Ashton Barker (left) wrestles Des Moines Lincoln's Mickey Griffith (right) in their 170-pound semifinal at the Cliff Keen Independence Invitational at Independence High School on Saturday, Dec. 7, 2019. Thirty-two teams from around Iowa and the Midwest participated in the meet. Griffith won by decision, 7-5. (Rebecca F. Miller/The Gazette)

Iowa City West's Will Hoeft wrestles Independence's Cole Davis (left) in their 182-pound semifinal match at the Cliff Keen Independence Invitational at Independence High School on Saturday, Dec. 7, 2019. Thirty-two teams from around Iowa and the Midwest participated in the meet. Hoeft won by decision, 9-3. (Rebecca F. Miller/The Gazette)

Iowa City West's Will Hoeft wrestles Independence's Cole Davis (bottom) in their 182-pound semifinal match at the Cliff Keen Independence Invitational at Independence High School on Saturday, Dec. 7, 2019. Thirty-two teams from around Iowa and the Midwest participated in the meet. Hoeft won by decision, 9-3. (Rebecca F. Miller/The Gazette)

Simley, Minn.'s Nolan Wanzek (right) wrestles Christian Brothers College's Lucas White ((left) in their 170-pound semifinal match at the Cliff Keen Independence Invitational at Independence High School on Saturday, Dec. 7, 2019. Thirty-two teams from around Iowa and the Midwest participated in the meet. Wanzek won by decision, 4-1. (Rebecca F. Miller/The Gazette)

Lisbon's Cole Clark wrestles Christian Brothers College's Jack Darrah (right) in their 195-pound semifinal match at the Cliff Keen Independence Invitational at Independence High School on Saturday, Dec. 7, 2019. Thirty-two teams from around Iowa and the Midwest participated in the meet. Clark won the match. (Rebecca F. Miller/The Gazette)

Algona's Andrew Hamilton (left) wrestles New Hampton Turkey Valley's Evan Rosonke (right) in their 220-pound semifinal match at the Cliff Keen Independence Invitational at Independence High School on Saturday, Dec. 7, 2019. Thirty-two teams from around Iowa and the Midwest participated in the meet. Hamilton won the match. (Rebecca F. Miller/The Gazette)

at the Cliff Keen Independence Invitational at Independence High School on Saturday, Dec. 7, 2019. Thirty-two teams from around Iowa and the Midwest participated in the meet. (Rebecca F. Miller/The Gazette)

Lisbon's Brant Baltes (right) wrestles Fort Madison's Danen Settles (left) in their 285-pound match at the Cliff Keen Independence Invitational at Independence High School on Saturday, Dec. 7, 2019. Thirty-two teams from around Iowa and the Midwest participated in the meet. Settles won the match. (Rebecca F. Miller/The Gazette)

Lisbon's Brant Baltes (left) wrestles Fort Madison's Danen Settles (right) in their 285-pound match at the Cliff Keen Independence Invitational at Independence High School on Saturday, Dec. 7, 2019. Thirty-two teams from around Iowa and the Midwest participated in the meet. Settles won the match. (Rebecca F. Miller/The Gazette)

Crestwood's Hunter Bye (right) wrestles Osage's Zach Williams (left) in their 160-pound semifinal match at the Cliff Keen Independence Invitational at Independence High School on Saturday, Dec. 7, 2019. Thirty-two teams from around Iowa and the Midwest participated in the meet. (Rebecca F. Miller/The Gazette)

Osage's Zach Williams is declared the winner over Crestwood's Hunter Bye in their 160-pound semifinal match at the Cliff Keen Independence Invitational at Independence High School on Saturday, Dec. 7, 2019. Thirty-two teams from around Iowa and the Midwest participated in the meet. (Rebecca F. Miller/The Gazette)

Simley, Minn.'s Gavin Nelson (top) works to pin Maquoketa's Abraham Michel in their 182-pound semifinal match at the Cliff Keen Independence Invitational at Independence High School on Saturday, Dec. 7, 2019. Thirty-two teams from around Iowa and the Midwest participated in the meet. Nelson won the match. (Rebecca F. Miller/The Gazette)

Cedar Rapids Prairie's Ashton Stoner-DeGro (right) wrestles Simley, Minn.'s Quayin Short (left) in their 195-pound semifinal match at the Cliff Keen Independence Invitational at Independence High School on Saturday, Dec. 7, 2019. Thirty-two teams from around Iowa and the Midwest participated in the meet. Short won the match. (Rebecca F. Miller/The Gazette)

Simley, Minn.'s Bennett Tabor (left) works to pin Independence's Christian Kremer (right) in their 220-pound semifinal match at the Cliff Keen Independence Invitational at Independence High School on Saturday, Dec. 7, 2019. Thirty-two teams from around Iowa and the Midwest participated in the meet. Tabor won the match. (Rebecca F. Miller/The Gazette)

Linn-Mar's Brandon O'Brien (right) wrestles Simley's Cash Raymond (left) in their 106-pound championship match at the Cliff Keen Independence Invitational at Independence High School on Saturday, Dec. 7, 2019. Thirty-two teams from around Iowa and the Midwest participated in the meet. O'Brien won the match by tiebreaker, 2-2. (Rebecca F. Miller/The Gazette)

Linn-Mar's Brandon O'Brien (left) wrestles Simley's Cash Raymond (right) in their 106-pound championship match at the Cliff Keen Independence Invitational at Independence High School on Saturday, Dec. 7, 2019. Thirty-two teams from around Iowa and the Midwest participated in the meet. O'Brien won the match by tiebreaker, 2-2. (Rebecca F. Miller/The Gazette)

Linn-Mar's Brandon O'Brien celebrates his win after wrestling Simley's Cash Raymond in their 106-pound championship match at the Cliff Keen Independence Invitational at Independence High School on Saturday, Dec. 7, 2019. Thirty-two teams from around Iowa and the Midwest participated in the meet. O'Brien won the match by tiebreaker, 2-2. (Rebecca F. Miller/The Gazette)

Crestwood's Carter Fousek (left) wrestles Ankeny's Trever Anderson (right) in their 113-pound championship match at the Cliff Keen Independence Invitational at Independence High School on Saturday, Dec. 7, 2019. Thirty-two teams from around Iowa and the Midwest participated in the meet. Fousek won by sudden victory, 8-6. (Rebecca F. Miller/The Gazette)

Crestwood's Carter Fousek questions a call as he wrestles Ankeny's Trever Anderson in their 113-pound championship match at the Cliff Keen Independence Invitational at Independence High School on Saturday, Dec. 7, 2019. Thirty-two teams from around Iowa and the Midwest participated in the meet. Fousek won by sudden victory, 8-6. (Rebecca F. Miller/The Gazette)

Crestwood head coach Keith Slifka encourages Carter Fousek as he wrestles Ankeny's Trever Anderson in their 113-pound championship match at the Cliff Keen Independence Invitational at Independence High School on Saturday, Dec. 7, 2019. Thirty-two teams from around Iowa and the Midwest participated in the meet. Fousek won by sudden victory, 8-6. (Rebecca F. Miller/The Gazette)

Crestwood's Carter Fousek celebrates his win over Ankeny's Trever Anderson in their 113-pound championship match at the Cliff Keen Independence Invitational at Independence High School on Saturday, Dec. 7, 2019. Thirty-two teams from around Iowa and the Midwest participated in the meet. Fousek won by sudden victory, 8-6. (Rebecca F. Miller/The Gazette)

Fort Dodge's Drake Ayala (left) wrestles Christian Brothers College's Santino Robinson in their 120-pound championship match at the Cliff Keen Independence Invitational at Independence High School on Saturday, Dec. 7, 2019. Thirty-two teams from around Iowa and the Midwest participated in the meet. Ayala won by fall in 5:19 minutes. (Rebecca F. Miller/The Gazette)

Linn-Mar coach Doug Streicher shoutls as Linn-Mar's Bryce Parke wrestles Fort Dodge's Taylor Carson in their 126-pound championship match at the Cliff Keen Independence Invitational at Independence High School on Saturday, Dec. 7, 2019. Thirty-two teams from around Iowa and the Midwest participated in the meet. Taylor won by decision, 7-5. (Rebecca F. Miller/The Gazette)

Linn-Mar's Bryce Parke (left) wrestles Fort Dodge's Taylor Carson in their 126-pound championship match at the Cliff Keen Independence Invitational at Independence High School on Saturday, Dec. 7, 2019. Thirty-two teams from around Iowa and the Midwest participated in the meet. Taylor won by decision, 7-5. (Rebecca F. Miller/The Gazette)

Lisbon's Robert Avila, Jr. wrestles Iowa City West's Hunter Garvin in their 132-pound championship match at the Cliff Keen Independence Invitational at Independence High School on Saturday, Dec. 7, 2019. Thirty-two teams from around Iowa and the Midwest participated in the meet. Avila won by decision, 11-8. (Rebecca F. Miller/The Gazette)

Lisbon's Robert Avila, Jr. (left) wrestles Iowa City West's Hunter Garvin in their 132-pound championship match at the Cliff Keen Independence Invitational at Independence High School on Saturday, Dec. 7, 2019. Thirty-two teams from around Iowa and the Midwest participated in the meet. Avila won by decision, 11-8. (Rebecca F. Miller/The Gazette)

Lisbon's Robert Avila, Jr. watches the clock as he wrestles Iowa City West's Hunter Garvin in their 132-pound championship match at the Cliff Keen Independence Invitational at Independence High School on Saturday, Dec. 7, 2019. Thirty-two teams from around Iowa and the Midwest participated in the meet. Avila won by decision, 11-8. (Rebecca F. Miller/The Gazette)

Lisbon's Robert Avila, Jr. (top) wrestles Iowa City West's Hunter Garvin in their 132-pound championship match at the Cliff Keen Independence Invitational at Independence High School on Saturday, Dec. 7, 2019. Thirty-two teams from around Iowa and the Midwest participated in the meet. Avila won by decision, 11-8. (Rebecca F. Miller/The Gazette)

Lisbon's Cael Happel (right) wrestles Simley's Ryan Sokol in their 138-pound championship match at the Cliff Keen Independence Invitational at Independence High School on Saturday, Dec. 7, 2019. Thirty-two teams from around Iowa and the Midwest participated in the meet. Happel won by decision, 5-3. (Rebecca F. Miller/The Gazette)

Lisbon's Cael Happel watches the clock as he wrestles Simley's Ryan Sokol in their 138-pound championship match at the Cliff Keen Independence Invitational at Independence High School on Saturday, Dec. 7, 2019. Thirty-two teams from around Iowa and the Midwest participated in the meet. Happel won by decision, 5-3. (Rebecca F. Miller/The Gazette)

Solon's Hayden Taylor (right) wrestles Ankeny's Sam Kallem in their 145-pound championship match at the Cliff Keen Independence Invitational at Independence High School on Saturday, Dec. 7, 2019. Thirty-two teams from around Iowa and the Midwest participated in the meet. Taylor won by decision, 7-2. (Rebecca F. Miller/The Gazette)

Christian Brothers College's Vinny Zerban (top) wrestles Pleasant Valley's Eli Loyd in their 152-pound championship match at the Cliff Keen Independence Invitational at Independence High School on Saturday, Dec. 7, 2019. Thirty-two teams from around Iowa and the Midwest participated in the meet. Zerban won by fall in 2:44 minutes. (Rebecca F. Miller/The Gazette)

Linn-Mar's Tate Naaktgeboren (right) wrestles Osage's Zach Williams in their 160-pound championship match at the Cliff Keen Independence Invitational at Independence High School on Saturday, Dec. 7, 2019. Thirty-two teams from around Iowa and the Midwest participated in the meet. Naaktgeboren won by decision, 5-1. (Rebecca F. Miller/The Gazette)

Linn-Mar's Tate Naaktgeboren wrestles Osage's Zach Williams in their 160-pound championship match at the Cliff Keen Independence Invitational at Independence High School on Saturday, Dec. 7, 2019. Thirty-two teams from around Iowa and the Midwest participated in the meet. Naaktgeboren won by decision, 5-1. (Rebecca F. Miller/The Gazette)

Des Moines-Lincoln's Mickey Griffith (left) wrestles Simley's Nolan Wanzek (right) in their 170-pound championship match at the Cliff Keen Independence Invitational at Independence High School on Saturday, Dec. 7, 2019. Thirty-two teams from around Iowa and the Midwest participated in the meet. Griffith won by decision, 1-0. (Rebecca F. Miller/The Gazette)

Des Moines-Lincoln's Mickey Griffith celebrates his win over Simley's Nolan Wanzek (right) in their 170-pound championship match at the Cliff Keen Independence Invitational at Independence High School on Saturday, Dec. 7, 2019. Thirty-two teams from around Iowa and the Midwest participated in the meet. Griffith won by decision, 1-0. (Rebecca F. Miller/The Gazette)

Iowa City West's Will Hoeft (right) wrestles Simley's Gavin Nelson in their 182-pound match at the Cliff Keen Independence Invitational at Independence High School on Saturday, Dec. 7, 2019. Thirty-two teams from around Iowa and the Midwest participated in the meet. Nelson won by decision, 6-3. (Rebecca F. Miller/The Gazette)

Iowa City West's Will Hoeft (left) wrestles Simley's Gavin Nelson in their 182-pound match at the Cliff Keen Independence Invitational at Independence High School on Saturday, Dec. 7, 2019. Thirty-two teams from around Iowa and the Midwest participated in the meet. Nelson won by decision, 6-3. (Rebecca F. Miller/The Gazette)

Simley's Gavin Nelson celebrates his win over Iowa City West's Will Hoeft in their 182-pound match at the Cliff Keen Independence Invitational at Independence High School on Saturday, Dec. 7, 2019. Thirty-two teams from around Iowa and the Midwest participated in the meet. Nelson won by decision, 6-3. (Rebecca F. Miller/The Gazette)

Lisbon's Cole Clark wrestles Simley's Quayin Short (right) in their 195-pound championship match at the Cliff Keen Independence Invitational at Independence High School on Saturday, Dec. 7, 2019. Thirty-two teams from around Iowa and the Midwest participated in the meet. Short won by decision, 7-1. (Rebecca F. Miller/The Gazette)

Lisbon's Cole Clark wrestles Simley's Quayin Short (left) in their 195-pound championship match at the Cliff Keen Independence Invitational at Independence High School on Saturday, Dec. 7, 2019. Thirty-two teams from around Iowa and the Midwest participated in the meet. Short won by decision, 7-1. (Rebecca F. Miller/The Gazette)

Simley's Bennett Tabor (right) wrestles Algona's Andrew Hamilton (left) in their 220-pound championship match at the Cliff Keen Independence Invitational at Independence High School on Saturday, Dec. 7, 2019. Thirty-two teams from around Iowa and the Midwest participated in the meet. Tabor won by fall in 3:40 minutes. (Rebecca F. Miller/The Gazette)

Simley's Bennett Tabor (top) pins Algona's Andrew Hamilton (left) in their 220-pound championship match at the Cliff Keen Independence Invitational at Independence High School on Saturday, Dec. 7, 2019. Thirty-two teams from around Iowa and the Midwest participated in the meet. Tabor won by fall in 3:40 minutes. (Rebecca F. Miller/The Gazette)

Maquoketa's Taven Rich (top) wrestles Fort Madison's Danen Settles in their 285-pound championship match at the Cliff Keen Independence Invitational at Independence High School on Saturday, Dec. 7, 2019. Thirty-two teams from around Iowa and the Midwest participated in the meet. Rich won by fall in 39 seconds. (Rebecca F. Miller/The Gazette)

Maquoketa's Taven Rich (right) pins Fort Madison's Danen Settles in their 285-pound championship match at the Cliff Keen Independence Invitational at Independence High School on Saturday, Dec. 7, 2019. Thirty-two teams from around Iowa and the Midwest participated in the meet. Rich won by fall in 39 seconds. (Rebecca F. Miller/The Gazette)

Maquoketa teammates celebrate as Maquoketa's Taven Rich defeats Fort Madison's Danen Settles in their 285-pound championship match at the Cliff Keen Independence Invitational at Independence High School on Saturday, Dec. 7, 2019. Thirty-two teams from around Iowa and the Midwest participated in the meet. Rich won by fall in 39 seconds. (Rebecca F. Miller/The Gazette)

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