The North Tama girls wrestling squad brought home a fifth-place finish, including four medals at last Saturday’s season-opening BGM Girls Tournament in Brooklyn. From left, medalists Arabelle Zook (bronze), Nylah Spinks (silver), Addy Hochstetler (gold), and Grace Dvorak (silver). PHOTO COURTESY ANDREW KNAACK

BROOKLYN – For the second year in a row, Redhawk wrestler Addison “Addy” Hochstetler has rolled the competition in her first foray on the mats at the season-opening BGM Girls Tournament.

Hochstetler, a senior, won 4-0 the 155-pound bracket at BGM on Saturday, Nov. 22. In the opening round, she defeated 3-0 Southeast Polk’s Raegyn Davis by pinfall in 44 seconds and then followed suit in the second and third rounds, pinning North Mahaska’s Amara Edwards-Hinton in 1:03 and North Mahaska’s Serenity Van Wyk in 1:20, respectively.

In the final, Hochstetler defeated North Mahaska’s Kieren Perez by major decision 13-4, racking up three successful takedowns and a nearfall over Perez as part of her championship win.

Last season, Hochstetler won her first state medal with a fifth-place finish at 145 pounds. In 2023, she also punched her ticket to the state tournament, finishing with a 1-2 record. Ahead of Saturday’s tournament in Brooklyn, Hochstetler was ranked No. 3 in Class 1A at 145 pounds by IAWrestle.

Out of the 15 teams wrestling at BGM, the Redhawks took fifth overall with 121 points, an improvement over last season’s seventh-place performance. Eddyville-Blakesburg-Fremont was the tournament champ with 158 points, followed by Iowa Valley (145), Pekin (135), and North Mahaska (129).

Members of the 2025-26 Redhawk girls wrestling team pictured on Saturday, Nov. 22, at the BGM Girls Tournament in Brooklyn. The team (which was missing at least four wrestlers due to injury and school trip) placed fifth out of 15 teams. PHOTO COURTESY ANDREW KNAACK

In addition to Hochstetler, Redhawk medalists included Nylah Spinks (1-1 at 100 pounds) and Grace Dvorak (3-1 at 110 pounds) who both earned silver, and Arabelle Zook who finished in third place (3-1 at 105 pounds).

Rounding out the Redhawk roster, Alaney Sienknecht (155 pounds) and Olivia Youngblood (135 pounds) both took fifth at the tournament, while Brityn Blaine (130 pounds) and Jocelyn Harms (140 pounds) each notched a sixth-place finish.

Following the Thanksgiving holiday, the Redhawks will be back on the mats on Saturday, Nov. 29, for the Belle Plaine Girls Wrestling Tournament. Teams scheduled to wrestle besides the host Plainsmen include Aplington-Parkersburg, BGM, Columbus Catholic, Don Bosco, Grinnell, Moravia, Nashua-Plainfield, Pekin, Waterloo West, and Wilton.