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Koethe finally reaches the finals

Feb. 17, 2012 9:39 pm
Iowa City West's Justin Koethe (right) reacts as sports trainers tend to an injured Sioux City East's Ethan Lara (background) during their class 3A 160 lbs. semi final match during the Iowa High School Athletic Association State Wrestling Tournament at Wells Fargo Arena on Friday, Feb. 18, 2011, in Des Moines, Iowa. Koethe was disqualified for a slam on Lara. West coach Mark Reiland is at left. (Jim Slosiarek/SourceMedia Group News)
Cedar Rapids Kennedy assistant wrestling coach Kyle Clark, left, and head coach Brent Paulson celebrate after Luke Kremer defeated Linn-Mar's Joel Northrup in a 132 pound match during the Class 3A semifinals at Wells Fargo Arena in Des Moines on Friday, February 17, 2012. (Cliff Jette/The Gazette)
Linn-Mar's Mark Atwater celebrates his victory over Casey Marnin of Southeast Polk in a 182 pound match during the Class 3A semifinals at Wells Fargo Arena in Des Moines on Friday, February 17, 2012. (Cliff Jette/The Gazette)
Bettendorf's Colbey Vance pushed on the head of Mitch Wantock of Linn-Mar in a 170 pound match during the Class 3A semifinals at Wells Fargo Arena in Des Moines on Friday, February 17, 2012. (Cliff Jette/The Gazette)
Linn-Mar's Joel Northrup screams in pain as he wrestles Luke Kremer of Cedar Rapids Kennedy in a 132 pound match during the Class 3A semifinals at Wells Fargo Arena in Des Moines on Friday, February 17, 2012. (Cliff Jette/The Gazette)
Cedar Rapids Prairie's Josh Wegner, top, wrestles Phillip Laux of Iowa City West in a 113 pound match during the Class 3A semifinals at Wells Fargo Arena in Des Moines on Friday, February 17, 2012. (Cliff Jette/The Gazette)
Cedar Rapids Prairie's Josh Wegner, left, wrestles Phillip Laux of Iowa City West in a 113 pound match during the Class 3A semifinals at Wells Fargo Arena in Des Moines on Friday, February 17, 2012. (Cliff Jette/The Gazette)
Linn-Mar's Matt Wempen presses Fort Madison's Bryce Meyer's face into the mat in a 106 pound mat during the Class 3A semifinals at Wells Fargo Arena in Des Moines on Friday, February 17, 2012. (Cliff Jette/The Gazette)
Southeast Polk's Alex Meyer (left) drags down Cedar Rapids Prairie's Cameron Rathje in their 170-pound bout in the 3A semifinals at the state wresting tournament at Wells Fargo Arena on Friday, Feb. 17, 2012, in Des Moines. (Liz Martin/The Gazette-KCRG)
Iowa City West's Dakota Bauer celebrates after beating West Des Moines Valley's Kyle Larson in their 132-pound bout in the 3A semifinals at the state wresting tournament at Wells Fargo Arena on Friday, Feb. 17, 2012, in Des Moines. (Liz Martin/The Gazette-KCRG)