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Class 1A state wrestling: Finals matchups, storylines to watch
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Feb. 20, 2016 2:43 am, Updated: Feb. 20, 2016 4:09 am
The final day is here. Miss anything from Des Moines, or need a quick refresher? Wrestling reporter K.J. Pilcher catches you up on the top Class 1A state wrestling storylines in the area in the video above.
Here are Saturday night's finals matchups, with area wrestlers listed in bold.
106: No. 3 Donny Schmit (Wapsie Valley, 44-3) vs. No. 5 Samuel Loyd (New London, 50-2)
113: No. 1 Brock Henderson (North Linn, 49-0) vs. No. 3 Jeremiah Colon (Mason City Newman, 39-1)
120: No. 2 Brady Kyner (Southeast Warren, 55-0) vs. No. 1 Bryce West (Highland, 57-0)
126: No. 1 Alex Thomsen (Underwood, 52-0) vs. No. 2 Drew West (Highland, 55-0)
132: No. 2 Briar Cochran (Moravia, 54-1) vs. No. 6 Chase McLaughlin (Lisbon, 49-8)
138: No. 2 Jacob Krakow (Iowa Valley, 55-4) vs. No. 1 Nick Williams (Lisbon, 31-1)
145: No. 2 Trent Johnson (Dike-New Hartford, 46-0) vs. No. 1 Carter Happel (Lisbon, 54-0)
152: No. 2 Conner Shulista (Alburnett, 55-1) vs. No. 1 Zach Axmear (English Valleys, 55-0)
160: No. 3 Sal Arzani (Interstate 35, 53-1) vs. No. 8 Nathan Haynes (Missouri Valley, 60-5)
170: No. 1 Tanner Sloan (Alburnett, 43-3) vs. Tim Barr (AHSTW, 57-1)
182: No. 2 Austin Lentz (Ogden, 46-0) vs. No. 1 Daniel Bishop (Hinton, 49-1)
195: No. 2 Slade Sifuentes (Lake Mills, 58-0) vs. No. 1 Landers Kuboushek (South Winneshiek, 51-3)
220: No. 2 Colton Hansen (Mason City Newman, 52-3) vs. No. 1 Rylan Richardson (South Central Calhoun, 57-0)
285: No. 3 Tim Butcher (Manson-Northwest Webster, 46-1) vs. No. 1 Jared Brinkman (Iowa City Regina, 41-0)
And the top 10 teams going into Saturday's final session:
1. Alburnett 110.5
2. Lisbon 103.0
3. Missouri Valley 47.5
4. Don Bosco 46.0
4. Mason City Newman 46.0
6. Highland 44.5
7. Underwood 44.0
8. Interstate 35 40.0
8. Sibley-Ocheyedan 40.0
10. North Linn 38.5
Lisbon's Chase McLaughlin grapples with Alburnett's Drake Halblom in a 132-pound class 1A semifinal match at the 2016 State Wrestling Tournament at Wells Fargo Arena in Des Moines on Friday, Feb. 19, 2016. McLaughlin won the match 5-3 in sudden victory. (Adam Wesley/The Gazette)