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.

The quarterfinals and second round of consolations for Class 1A get started at 9 a.m. this morning. Listen to KCII for updates.