Day two of the Iowa High School State Wrestling Tournament is a wrap and a pair of Class 1A area wrestlers have secured a spot on the podium in Des Moines.
Highland’s Easton Schlabaugh and Bryce Thompson had a pair of wins on Friday to keep their season alive. Schlabaugh opened the day at 106 lbs in the second round consolation match with a 5-2 decision victory over Easton Kroll of Wapsie Valley and then turned around for a 4-2 win over Mount Ayr’s Drew Ehlen to move to 3-1 in the tournament. Thompson started the morning in the winners bracket at 113 lbs, but dropped a 5-2 decision to Donovan Hanson of West Bend in the quarterfinals. The senior bounced back for 11-3 and 4-3 wins over Colfax-Mingo’s Noah Strohmeyer and Don Bosco’s Andrew Kimball to advance to day three at Wells Fargo Arena.
The 2021 Iowa High School State Wrestling Tournament kicked off yesterday with the Class 1A morning session and three of five area grapplers advanced to day two of the annual event.
Highland’s Bryce Thompson won his first and only match on Thursday at 113 lbs with a 16-1 technical fall over St. Albert’s Zach Williams. The senior will compete in the quarterfinals against West Bend’s Donovan Hanson on Friday. Teammate Easton Schlabaugh was on the short end of a 10-8 decision in his first match at 106 lbs, but stayed alive in the tournament with a pin (:40) in the first round of consolations. Sigourney-Keota’s Cade Molyneux lost to his first opponent by fall (6:36), but rebounded for a 9-7 decision victory in the second match. Sigourney-Keota’s Cade Streigle and WACO’s Landan Provino saw their season come to a close with a pair of losses. Streigle was pinned in 2:47 and 5:11 at 195 lbs. Provino lost by fall in 38 seconds and 1:13 at 285 lbs.