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Cherryville NC, (WNN) - A milestone week for two Ironmen athletes as Kaleb Pendleton picked up his 100th career win as a wrestler, and Steven Wyatt qualified for two events in the upcoming Western Regional swim meet. The wrestling team competed twice last week and will have two events this week as they tune up for the postseason tournaments.
Cherryville hosted a quad meet against Mountain Island Charter, West Lincoln, and Stuart W. Cramer on January 13. As a team, Cherryville finished the night 1-2. Individually, there were some quality wins. Kenny Waters and Mason Powers went 3-0, while Kaleb Pendleton and Maddox Carrigan each finished 2-1.
113lbs. Kenny Waters over Matthew Baumgartner by fall for 6 points
126lbs. over Wayne Peterson by fall for 6 points.
132lbs. Mason Powers over Austin Taylor by decision (5-2) for 3 points
150lbs. Kaleb Pendleton over Jeremiah Guy by fall for 6 points
157lbs. John Hedgpeth won by forfeit for 6 points
285lbs. Maddox Carrigan over Javen Boyd by major decision (8-0) for 4 points
Bryson Yarbro throwing his opponent - Cherryville High School Wrestling - Quad Meet at Cherryviille High School Gym - January 13th, 2026
Mason Beam (WNN)
106lbs. Geovanny Martinez over Phillip Ashcraft by technical fall (15-0) for 5 points
113lbs. Kenny Waters over Karson Clarke by fall for 6 points
120lbs. Bryson Yarbro over Elan Webb by technical fall (17-0) for 5 points
132lbs. Mason Powers over Bode Michael by fall for 6 points
285lbs. Maddox Carrigan over Christian Mackinnon by fall for 6 points
113lbs. Kenny Waters over Jagger Beatenhead by fall for 6 points
132lbs. Mason Powers over Eason Stouff by fall for 6 points
150lbs. Kaleb Pendleton over Cooper Boyle by decision (11-9) for 3 points
The Ironmen finished 10th out of 17 schools with a score of 57.5 points in the James Orr Memorial Tournament in Robbinsville, NC. Kaleb Pendleton entered the day needing one win to reach 100 career wins, which he achieved in the quarterfinal round. He finished his historic day 2-1and placed 3rd in the 150lbs. weight class. Maddox Carrigan continued his impressive season by finishing in 2nd place in the 285lbs. weight class. Below is a summary of the Cherryville performances broken down by weight class.
Kaleb Pendleton walking with his parents holding his 100th win banner - January 17th, 2025
Cherryville Ironmen Athletics
106lbs. Geovanny Martinez (Cherryville) placed 4th placed 4th and scored 8 team points.
Champ round 1- received a bye
Quarter final – Geovanny Martinez by decision (19-12) over Hunter Hill (Hayesville High School)
Semifinal – Landon Mantz (Smoky Mountain High School) won by fall (1:07) over Geovanny Martinez
Cons. Semi – Geovanny Martinez received a bye
3rd Place Match – Jason Taylor (Alcoa High School) won by fall (2:01) over Geovanny Martinez
113lbs. Kenny Waters (Cherryville)
Champ Round 1 – received a bye
Quarterfinal – Devin Burchfield (Robbinsville High School) won by technical fall (1.5 2:40 16-0) over Kenny Waters
Cons. Round 2 – received a bye
Cons. Round 3 – received a bye
Cons. Semi – Spencer O’Rourke (Rosman High School) won by technical fall (1.5 3:26 16-0)
120lbs. Bryson Yarbro (Cherryville) scored 5.5 team points
Champ. Round 1 – received a bye
Quarterfinal – Bryson Yarbro won by technical fall (1.5 5:34 17-1) over Parker Hughes (Hayesville High School)
Semifinal – Adair Panama (Robbinsville High School) won by fall (1:01) over Bryson Yarbro
Cons. Semi – Bryson Gaffney (West Forsyth High School) won by fall (1:38) over Bryson Yarbro
126lbs. Tenchi Shannon (Cherryville)
Champ. Round 1 – Porter Gonzales (West Henderson High School) won by decision (14-9) over Tenchi Shannon
Cons. Round 1 – Tenchi Shannon received a bye
Cons. Round 2 – Salih Urtis (West Forsyth High School) won by technical fall (1.5 2:04 17-0) over Tenchi Shannon
132lbs. Mason Powers (Cherryville) 3 team points
Mason Powers getting ready to start his match - Cherryville High School Wrestling - Quad Meet at Cherryviille High School Gym - January 13th, 2026
Mason Beam (WNN)
Champ Round 1 – received a bye
Quarterfinal – Michael Lettner (Tuscola High School) won by decision (8-4) over Mason Powers
Cons. Round 2 – Mason Powers won by fall (2:59) over Austin Beurmann (Rabun Gap-Nacoochee School)
Cons. Round 3 – Jnoua Dechavez (West Forsyth High School) won by technical fall (1.5 4:24 17-2) over Mason Powers
150lbs. Kaleb Pendleton (Cherryville) placed 3rd and scored 18 team points.
Kaleb Pendleton bringing his opponent to the mat - Cherryville High School Wrestling - Quad Meet at Cherryviille High School Gym - January 13th, 2026
Mason Beam (WNN)
Champ Round 1 – received a bye
Quarterfinal – Kaleb Pendleton won by fall (1:06) over Henry Spivey (Tuscola High School)
Semifinal – Ahmet Zaggout (West Forsyth High School) won by technical fall (1.5 5:46 19-3) over Kaleb Pendleton
Cons. Semi – Kaleb Pendleton won by fall (0:43) over Aiden Canupp (Gibbs High School)
3rd Place Match – Kaleb Pendleton won by fall (0:20) over Chase Beasley (Andrews High School)
157lbs. John Hedgpeth (Cherryville) scored 4 team points
Champ. Round 1 – received a bye
Quarterfinal – John Hedgpeth won by decision (8-7) over Gabriel Patterson (Hayesville High School)
Semifinal – Lleyton Hooper (Robbinsville High School) won by fall (1:43) over John Hedgpeth
Cons. Semi – Cameron Hardy (West Forsyth High School) won by technical fall (1.5 2:20 18-0) over John Hedgpeth
285lbs. Maddox Carrigan (Cherryville) placed 2nd and scored 20 team points
Maddox Carrigan grappling an opponent - Cherryville High School Wrestling - Quad Meet at Cherryviille High School Gym - January 13th, 2026
Mason Beam (WNN)
Champ. Round 1 – received a bye
Quarterfinal – Maddox Carrigan won by fall (0:40) over Jackson Plume (Christ School)
Semifinal – Maddox Carrigan won by fall (3:04) over Rayland Martinez (Hayesville High School)
1st Place Match – Tyson Click (Samuel Everett School of Innovation) won by decision (4-0) over Maddox Carrigan
The latest swim meet was held at Shelby High School on January 8, 2026. Competing in the meet were Cherryville, Shelby, Burns, East Gaston, Lincolnton, and Stuart W. Cramer. Steven Wyatt placed first in three events and qualified for the Western Regionals in two events. Steven’s times were 4:17.95 in the 400 S Freestyle. This time was a season best and earned a first-place finish. In the 50 S freestyle he set a personal best with a time of 26.71. He qualified for regionals in this event as he took a first-place finish. Wyatt’s other regional qualifying time was 4:53.81 in the 500 S Freestyle. The NCHSAA 1A/2A/3A Western Regionals will be held January 31 at the Mecklenburg County Aquatic Center in Charlotte, NC, and the NCHSAA State Championship meet will be held February 6 at the Greensboro Aquatic Center in Greensboro, NC.
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