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History Four Doolittle

CLEAR LAKE — Carson Doolittle etched his name into the record books on Saturday.

Doolittle joined his brother Drake Doolittle as only the second brother duo to become four-time North Central Conference champions.

“It’s pretty cool and it means a lot to have my name up there along with my brother’s,” Carson said. “Especially since it is a very small list.”

Carson is the 12th overall four-time league champion and third Lynx to do it.

“Being a four-time NCC champ means a lot because only a few people are able to achieve that goal,” Carson said. “Looking forward to the postseason it helps me stay motivated and shows that what I have been doing is working and to continue working.”

Doolittle, ranked third, earned a major decision (12-2) over Charlie Showalter of Hampton-Dumont-CAL to remain unbeaten at 26-0 this season.

In the first two rounds, Doolittle pinned St. Edmond’s Kinnick Henning (1:59) and also pinned Clarion-Goldfield’s Kolton Hefti (1:50).

“I feel like there is a lot that goes into this happening,” said Drake. “First you have to buy into the sport and then have goals. And I think this was a goal of his to get there and it takes effort to do it.”

Drake Doolittle, in his first season as Webster City head coach, had a front row seat to see his brother make history.

“We both grew up wrestling,” Drake said. “I used to go to tournaments and compete and watch and Carson grew up watching me do it.

“And I think this was on his list of having seen his brother do it and have success and then one up him — it’s a good step for him.”

Drake was NCC champion from 2016 to 2019. Clear Lake brother’s Ryan Faught (2013 to 2016) and Eric Faught (2016 to 2019) were the first brother pair to accomplish the feat.

Cam Phextoumphone (2019 to 2022) was the last Lynx to win four titles.

Second-ranked Linden Phetxoumphone (113) won his first NCC crown, pinning third-ranked Jayson Stevens (26-3) of Hamption-Dumont in 3:17.

It was a rematch of last year’s NCC final, where Stevens beat Phextoumphone. The series is now even at 2-2 between the two 113 pounders.

“That was one of my most (finals) exciting matches to be a part of so far,” Doolittle said. “He had a good game plan, but he got in a weird position and got down 5-0. We talked and said he had to keep a level head and we had to adjust and he did and that shows a lot for his maturity.

“This was a high level match and we knew we had to open up to get the win.”

Eighth-ranked Landon Griffin (19-5) finished second at 285 pounds. Griffin beat Hunter Kollasch of Algona in 1:41 of the semifinals.

Griffin lost 3-0 to fourth-ranked Carter Heliskov (26-2) of Hampton-Dumont in the finals.

“I’m super proud of Landon,” Doolittle said. “Making it to the finals is a huge accomplishment. He didn’t necessarily come away with his goal, but just building to the end of the year and getting to the Well is a big thing.

“I love to see guys with high goals and put in the time and effort and he is a guy who wants to succeed and puts in the work.”

Tristan Mason (150) and Luke Estlund (175), both placed third. Isaac Firsching (165) was fourth, while Angel Ramirez (106), Gavin Wynkoop (132), and Dawson Bertran (138), were fifth, Brayden Burthnett (120) and Carson Bertran (190) were both sixth.

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