WATERLOO — The Ottumwa boys soccer team got a taste of how tough the competition is around the state Saturday at the Wahawk Soccer Classic, hosted by Waterloo West.

The Bulldogs took a 2-0 loss to Bettendorf and a 3-0 loss to Waterloo Columbus before bouncing back and throttling Davenport North 7-1 to finish 1-2 on the day. The Bulldogs had cruised to a 3-0 record to start the season.

“It just goes to show us what we need to work on and what we need to do,” said Ottumwa coach Aaron Rose. “That shows us the type of talent and competition that is out there. We were not the big fish in the pond anymore.”

The Bulldogs are now 4-2 overall and will head over to Fairfield for action on Tuesday.

Host Waterloo West and Bettendorf won out in pool play to advance to the tournament finals, but Saturday’s weather forced that contest to be canceled. Muscatine defeated Columbus 3-2 in the third-place game.

In the 7-1 rout over Davenport North, Danton Irelan came up big for Ottumwa, scoring three goals and getting three assists. Ceasar Botello had a pair of goals in that contest, while Osvaldo Trejo added one and Guillermo Trejo scored the other.

“We came out in the final game and actually woke up,” said Rose. “We played together as a team and had a much better team effort. It was nice to play that way and get a win after two losses and be able to come out of the tournament with our heads held high.”

Wahawk Soccer Classic

At Waterloo, 4-14

POOL RESULTS

POOL A — Waterloo West def. Muscatine 3-2; Denver def. Fort Dodge 2-0; West def. Ft. Dodge 3-0; Muscatine def. Denver 2-1; West def. Denver 5-1; Muscatine def. Ft. Dodge 4-0.

POOL B — Bettendorf def. Ottumwa 2-0; Waterloo Columbus def. Davenport North 4-0; Bettendorf def. Dav. North 1-0; Columbus def. Ottumwa 3-0; Bettendorf def. Columbus 3-0; Ottumwa def. Dav. North 7-1.

THIRD PLACE — Muscatine def. Columbus 3-2.

CHAMPIONSHIP - No game, weather postponement.

Bettendorf 2, Ottumwa 0

Bett         1    1    —    2

Ott         0    0    —    0

Scoring Summary

Bettendorf — Tom Dunlavy goal.

Bettendorf — Ryan Hamby goal.

Ottumwa: Total Shots — 4 (Ceasar Botello 3). Total Saves — 5 (Kevin Gonzalez 5). Total Fouls — 5.

Bettendorf: Total Shots — 18. Total Saves — 4. Total Fouls — 2.



Waterloo Columbus 3, Ottumwa 0

Ott             0    0    —    0

WatCol         2    1    —    3

Scoring Summary

Columbus — Alfredo Real goal.

Columbus — Real goal.

Columbus — Ben Jasper goal.

Ottumwa: Total Shots — 7 (Botello 2). Total Saves — 8 (Arny Perez 8). Total Fouls — 2.

Columbus: Total Shots — 12. Total Saves — 5. Total Fouls — 3.



Ottumwa 7, Davenport North 1

DavN         1    0    —    1

Ott         3    4    —    7

Scoring Summary

Ottumwa — Botello (Danton Irelan).

Ottumwa — Irelan (Denny Guido).

Ottumwa — Irelan (T.J. Brechon).

North — Brenden Johnson goal.

Ottumwa — Botello (Irelan).

Ottumwa — Osvaldo Trejo (Irelan).

Ottumwa — Guillermo Trejo.

Ottumwa — Irelan.

Davenport North: Total Shots — 7. Total Saves — 10. Total Fouls — 2.

Ottumwa: Total Shots — 5 (Irelan 3). Total Saves — 5 (Perez). Total Fouls — 1.