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Feb. 2—The Lake Mills girls wrestling team took to Crestwood Friday night for the 1A Region 3 tournament with hopes of sending a host of competitors to the state tournament.
At the end of the day, two Bulldogs were still standing, punching their tickets to the state tournament. Sophomore Afton Dean took first place at 170 pounds and senior Piper Kjeldahl came in second at 155 pounds.
Dean dominated through each match in her bracket. After receiving byes through the first two rounds, Dean won with three straight pinfalls to claim first place. The first came against Isla Henkes of MFL MarMac in the first period. In the semifinals Dean pinned Waukon's Claire Hankes in the first period, and in the championship match Dean defeated Kayma Burleson via pinfall in the second period.
Like Dean, Kjeldahl received a bye in the first and second rounds. In the quarterfinals, she defeated Harper DeMaris of St. Ansgar in a 9-1 major decision. Kjeldahl then won via pinfall in the semifinals, defeating New Hampton/Turkey Valley's Raelen Manderfield in the third period. In the championship, she fell victim to a pinfall herself in the final seconds of the match against Miley Walz from East Buchanan. The loss sent Kjeldahl to the consolation championship, where she defeated Jenny Ramirez from West Fork in an 8-1 decision.
Ten other Bulldogs also participated in the tournament. While three of them placed in the top four, none qualified to move on to the state tournament.
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Mya Peterson was the next highest finisher, coming in third place at 140 pounds. Josephine Islas and Lily Young each came in fourth place of their respective brackets. Islas at 145 pounds and Young at 120 pounds.
Liz Oldenkamp, Mya Anderson, Jasmine Schwartz, Faith Stene, Laylah Ingledue, Kylie Schulz and Jaselyn Isalas also wrestled for Lake Mills but failed to place in the top four.
Northwood-Kensett also competed in the tournament. The Vikings sent four wrestlers, two of which finished in fourth place, but all missed on advancing to the state tournament.
Logan Manning finished in fourth place at 190 pounds and Kinley Stambaugh came in fourth at 235 pounds. Merrin Hanson and Harley Logeman also wrestled for the Vikings, but did not place in the top four.
Kjeldahl and Dean will wrestle in the state tournament starting at 10 a.m. Thursday at Xtream Arena in Coralville.
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At the end of the day, two Bulldogs were still standing, punching their tickets to the state tournament. Sophomore Afton Dean took first place at 170 pounds and senior Piper Kjeldahl came in second at 155 pounds.
Dean dominated through each match in her bracket. After receiving byes through the first two rounds, Dean won with three straight pinfalls to claim first place. The first came against Isla Henkes of MFL MarMac in the first period. In the semifinals Dean pinned Waukon's Claire Hankes in the first period, and in the championship match Dean defeated Kayma Burleson via pinfall in the second period.
Like Dean, Kjeldahl received a bye in the first and second rounds. In the quarterfinals, she defeated Harper DeMaris of St. Ansgar in a 9-1 major decision. Kjeldahl then won via pinfall in the semifinals, defeating New Hampton/Turkey Valley's Raelen Manderfield in the third period. In the championship, she fell victim to a pinfall herself in the final seconds of the match against Miley Walz from East Buchanan. The loss sent Kjeldahl to the consolation championship, where she defeated Jenny Ramirez from West Fork in an 8-1 decision.
Ten other Bulldogs also participated in the tournament. While three of them placed in the top four, none qualified to move on to the state tournament.
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Mya Peterson was the next highest finisher, coming in third place at 140 pounds. Josephine Islas and Lily Young each came in fourth place of their respective brackets. Islas at 145 pounds and Young at 120 pounds.
Liz Oldenkamp, Mya Anderson, Jasmine Schwartz, Faith Stene, Laylah Ingledue, Kylie Schulz and Jaselyn Isalas also wrestled for Lake Mills but failed to place in the top four.
Northwood-Kensett also competed in the tournament. The Vikings sent four wrestlers, two of which finished in fourth place, but all missed on advancing to the state tournament.
Logan Manning finished in fourth place at 190 pounds and Kinley Stambaugh came in fourth at 235 pounds. Merrin Hanson and Harley Logeman also wrestled for the Vikings, but did not place in the top four.
Kjeldahl and Dean will wrestle in the state tournament starting at 10 a.m. Thursday at Xtream Arena in Coralville.
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