It’ll be another February where there is no shortage of Southeast Iowa representation at the Iowa High School State Wrestling Tournament with numerous area athletes punching their ticket to the big dance by cracking the top two at Saturday’s class 1A district meet in Wapello.
Sigourney-Keota had nine competing on the day and three were able to crack the top two including Reanah Utterback making history once again. Having already won the girls state wrestling title last month, the freshman will have a chance to compete for a boys title as well after placing first at 106 lbs. She collected a 3-0 decision and 4-2 sudden victory to become just the fifth girl in Iowa High School history to advance to boys state. She will be joined by teammates Cade Molyneux and Conner Reed. Molyneux managed a fall in 4:34 and an 8-6 sudden victory in the finals to win the 160 lb weight class. Reed won by a 6-2 decision in his first match at 220 lbs and even though he was pinned in the finals, the senior did not need a wrestle back to claim second. Savages that saw their season come to a close included Austin Gorsh fourth at 113 lbs, Brady Clark fourth at 120 lbs, DJ Hammes fourth at 132 lbs, Evan Dawson fourth at 152 lbs, Jack Clarahan third at 170 lbs, and Aidan Schuster fourth at 182 lbs.
WACO was able to get two through with Louden Huisenga winning the 145 lb bracket and Jonah Clark doing the same at 220 lbs. Huisenga managed a pin in 57 seconds and a 4-1 decision to claim gold. Clark made quick work by creating two falls that totaled just 3:00. Gage Samo ended up in fourth at 106 lbs.
Highland came into the day with a pair of wrestlers and both moved onto state with Easton Schlabaugh placing first at 113 lbs and Carlos Valenzuela second at 132 lbs. Schlabaugh was efficient with a 16-0 technical fall and a pin in 1:50. Valenzuela won by fall in 1:14, was pinned in the finals, but did not need a wrestle back to move on.
SK finished fourth in the team standings out of 14 with 55 points, WACO was fifth with 38, and Highland was sixth with 33.5. The seven advancing through will compete at Wells Fargo Arena this Thursday through Saturday in Des Moines. Listen to KCII every hour on the hour all three days for updates on area athletes.
Full results are below.
Sigourney-Keota
106
Reanah Utterback (38-3) placed 1st and scored 16.0 team points.
- Semifinal – Reanah Utterback (Sigourney-Keota) 38-3 won by decision over Gage Samo (Waco Wayland) 36-12 (Dec 3-0)
- 1st Place Match – Reanah Utterback (Sigourney-Keota) 38-3 won in sudden victory – 1 over Dalton Ervin (Moravia) 38-7 (SV-1 4-2)
113
Austin Gorsh (26-16) placed 4th and scored 0.0 team points.
- Semifinal – Easton Schlabaugh (Highland) 16-3 won by tech fall over Austin Gorsh (Sigourney-Keota) 26-16 (TF-1.5 3:59 (16-0))
- 3rd Place Match – Skyler Beck (Louisa Muscatine) 23-19 won by decision over Austin Gorsh (Sigourney-Keota) 26-16 (Dec 10-6)
120
Brady Clark (30-18) placed 4th and scored 0.0 team points.
- Semifinal – Brandon Paez (Lisbon) 33-1 won by fall over Brady Clark (Sigourney-Keota) 30-18 (Fall 1:19)
- 3rd Place Match – Zach Harbison (Wapello) 35-14 won by fall over Brady Clark (Sigourney-Keota) 30-18 (Fall 2:00)
132
DJ Hammes (33-15) placed 4th and scored 0.0 team points.
- Semifinal – Tiernan Boots (Lisbon) 33-12 won by fall over DJ Hammes (Sigourney-Keota) 33-15 (Fall 3:41)
- 3rd Place Match – Paul De Jong (North Mahaska) 31-7 won by fall over DJ Hammes (Sigourney-Keota) 33-15 (Fall 1:36)
152
Evan Dawson (29-13) placed 4th and scored 0.0 team points.
- Semifinal – Lincoln Holub (Lisbon) 31-8 won by fall over Evan Dawson (Sigourney-Keota) 29-13 (Fall 0:30)
- 3rd Place Match – Joshua Osborn (English Valleys) 33-10 won by decision over Evan Dawson (Sigourney-Keota) 29-13 (Dec 16-9)
160
Cade Molyneux (42-6) placed 1st and scored 18.0 team points.
- Semifinal – Cade Molyneux (Sigourney-Keota) 42-6 won by fall over Sam Aitchison (Regina) 36-6 (Fall 4:34)
- 1st Place Match – Cade Molyneux (Sigourney-Keota) 42-6 won in sudden victory – 1 over Kendal Pugh (Louisa Muscatine) 33-10 (SV-1 8-6)
170
Jack Clarahan (45-4) placed 3rd and scored 9.0 team points.
- Semifinal – Aidan Udell (Regina) 33-3 won by fall over Jack Clarahan (Sigourney-Keota) 45-4 (Fall 0:40)
- 3rd Place Match – Jack Clarahan (Sigourney-Keota) 45-4 won by major decision over Blake Juhl (Pekin) 31-20 (MD 15-4)
- 2nd Place Match – Aidan Udell (Regina) 33-3 won by no contest over Jack Clarahan (Sigourney-Keota) 45-4 (NC)
182
Aidan Schuster (34-8) placed 4th and scored 0.0 team points.
- Semifinal – Christopher Waikel (Regina) 30-12 won by decision over Aidan Schuster (Sigourney-Keota) 34-8 (Dec 8-4)
- 3rd Place Match – Jamien Moore (Lisbon) 28-12 won by major decision over Aidan Schuster (Sigourney-Keota) 34-8 (MD 8-0)
220
Conner Reed (39-5) placed 2nd and scored 12.0 team points.
- Semifinal – Conner Reed (Sigourney-Keota) 39-5 won by decision over Caden Shetler (Regina) 30-16 (Dec 6-2)
- 1st Place Match – Jonah Clark (Waco Wayland) 44-1 won by fall over Conner Reed (Sigourney-Keota) 39-5 (Fall 1:45)
- 2nd Place Match – Conner Reed (Sigourney-Keota) 39-5 won by no contest over Caden Shetler (Regina) 30-16 (NC)
WACO
106
Gage Samo (36-12) placed 4th and scored 0.0 team points.
- Semifinal – Reanah Utterback (Sigourney-Keota) 38-3 won by decision over Gage Samo (Waco Wayland) 36-12 (Dec 3-0)
- 3rd Place Match – Wes Sadler (Lisbon) 27-17 won by decision over Gage Samo (Waco Wayland) 36-12 (Dec 2-1)
145
Louden Huisenga (40-5) placed 1st and scored 18.0 team points.
- Semifinal – Louden Huisenga (Waco Wayland) 40-5 won by fall over Michael DeJong (North Mahaska) 31-13 (Fall 0:57)
- 1st Place Match – Louden Huisenga (Waco Wayland) 40-5 won by decision over Indy Harbaugh (Lisbon) 29-13 (Dec 4-1)
220
Jonah Clark (44-1) placed 1st and scored 20.0 team points.
- Semifinal – Jonah Clark (Waco Wayland) 44-1 won by fall over Matthew McDanel (Moravia) 17-16 (Fall 1:15)
- 1st Place Match – Jonah Clark (Waco Wayland) 44-1 won by fall over Conner Reed (Sigourney-Keota) 39-5 (Fall 1:45)
Highland
106
- Semifinal – Reanah Utterback (Sigourney-Keota) 38-3 won by decision over Gage Samo (Waco Wayland) 36-12 (Dec 3-0)
- 3rd Place Match – Wes Sadler (Lisbon) 27-17 won by decision over Gage Samo (Waco Wayland) 36-12 (Dec 2-1)
145
Louden Huisenga (40-5) placed 1st and scored 18.0 team points.
- Semifinal – Louden Huisenga (Waco Wayland) 40-5 won by fall over Michael DeJong (North Mahaska) 31-13 (Fall 0:57)
- 1st Place Match – Louden Huisenga (Waco Wayland) 40-5 won by decision over Indy Harbaugh (Lisbon) 29-13 (Dec 4-1)
220
Jonah Clark (44-1) placed 1st and scored 20.0 team points.
- Semifinal – Jonah Clark (Waco Wayland) 44-1 won by fall over Matthew McDanel (Moravia) 17-16 (Fall 1:15)
- 1st Place Match – Jonah Clark (Waco Wayland) 44-1 won by fall over Conner Reed (Sigourney-Keota) 39-5 (Fall 1:45)