Both of Steelville High School’s wrestling teams competed in Park Hills this past week.

Steelville’s girls’ team wrestled on Jan. 9 in the Lady Rebel Invitational at Central High School in its third meet of the season. Jaydon Sharp went 2-2 in the 105-pound class and took fifth place. Nikki Jenson won two and lost three in the 115-pound group to take sixth place. Lydia Smelser lost both of her bouts in the 125-pound class and didn’t place. Stormee Yates won two and lost two in the 135-pound class and took fifth place. Yates is 7-6 on the season, and leads the Lady Cardinals in victories. Sharp is 4-7, Smelser is 3-7, Elisabeth Warden is 1-3, Nikki Jenson is 2-7 and Kyla Bennett is 0-2. The Lady Cardinals will compete next on Jan. 20 at the Central Girls Scramble in Park Hills.

Steelville’s boys’ team wrestled on Jan. 10 against Park Hills. The Cardinals didn’t win a bout that afternoon.

Sophomore John Henry Bell wrestled in his first matches of the year in the 157-pound class. Bell lost his first bout 0-3 by fall and was defeated 0-7 by fall in his second bout. Kyle Todd lost 0-3 by fall and 1-4 by fall in his bouts in the 106-pound class. Jacoby Eaton lost 0-3 by fall before losing 10-20 by major decision in the 126-pound class. Owen Rutledge lost 3-19 by technical fall in his first bout and lost 3-13 by fall in his second bout. Aiden Retkowski lost 3-1 by injury default and then forfeited his second bout due to injury.

Steelville’s junior varsity team is scheduled to compete on Jan. 16 in the Owensville JV Tournament. The Cardinals’ varsity team will wrestle next on Jan. 17 in Owensville’s tournament.