Waldorf wrestling team to renew rivalry with NIACC

The Waldorf College wrestling program will renew its rivalry with North Iowa Area Community College tonight with a dual featuring the NIACC team and the Waldorf junior varsity squad.

"I'ts probably been 35 years since we've wrestled," said Steve Kelly, head coach at NIACC and a former head coach at Waldorf. "It's been a long time."

Waldorf and NIACC were competitive rivals for many years as junior colleges until NIACC cut the sport in the mid-1970s. The Trojans brought back the program three years ago.

The dual begins at 7 p.m. at NIACC.

Waldorf head coach Tyler Brandt said this will be a good opportunity for younger wrestlers to get some matches in.

“We hope to go over there and be extremely competitive,” he said.

Waldorf's JV men's wrestling team is coached by Robert Thomas and Matt Paeth.

Kelly coached at Waldorf when it was a two-year junior college and was here during the transition from a two-year to a four-year institution.