Photo courtesy of the Washington Matbackers.

The Washington High School wrestling team will be recognized this evening. The Washington Matbackers are holding a welcome home celebration for the Demon wrestlers at the high school.

The Washington Demon wrestling team’s season concluded with a fourth-place finish in the Class 2A state dual tournament. It was the team’s second year in a row to make the trip to the state dual tournament. In addition, Kyle Anderson (126). Austin Hazelett (145), Trey Van Weelden (152), Tristin Westphal-Edwards (160), and Karlton Skubal (195) represented Washington in the 2017 Iowa State Individual Wrestling tournament. Anderson (6th), Hazelett (6th), Van Weelden (2nd), and Westphal-Edwards (7th) came home with medals. The celebration will start at 6 p.m. in the Washington High School commons. Washington head wrestling coach Brent Van Weelden says light refreshments will be served during the event and it is open to the public.