The Highland Huskies looked strong in a wrestling triangular last night in Wayland. Highland won both of their duals, defeating the home WACO Warriors 42-24 and edging out Louisa-Muscatine 36-34. The night was a good one for Highland sophomore Isaac Kleese, who wrestled twice and won both his bouts with a pin at 195 pounds. The Huskies’ two state-ranked wrestlers also picked up wins. Junior Luke Guseman, number-10 in Class 1A at 120 lbs, pinned his opponent, as did senior Carlos Valenzuela, ranked 12th in 1A at 132. Other winners for Highland were sophomore Landon Bell at 106, junior Remington Fields at 138 and junior Jack Peiffer at 152.

WACO dropped its other dual with Louisa-Muscatine 39-33. Junior John Mclaughlin led the Warriors with a pair of victories at 126 lbs, winning 6-4 and 8-6 decisions. Senior Drew Diers got a pin at 220, while classmate Junior Quiroz won a 3-1 decision at 145. WACO will be one of many teams that comes to Highland this weekend for the annual Gary Curtis Invitational starting tomorrow morning.