Dreyer district champ, advances to state wrestling

Humboldt's Reed Dreyer (37-5) is the lone entry for the Wildcats in the upcoming state wrestling tournament. Dreyer earned a first-place finish at 195 pounds to lead Humboldt's eight-man contingent in the Class 2A District Tournament held on Saturday, Feb. 15 in Webster City. The top two finishers at each weight advance to state.Humboldt junior 103-pounder Levi Sawyer finished third, sophomore 120-pounder Zane Russell placed third. Senior 132-pounder Jake Miller placed third, along with senior 285-pounder Dylan Hendricks. Junior 138-pounder Mike Madsen, senior 170-pounder Nikko Wheeler and junior 182-pounder Adam Mickelson took fourth for Humboldt.The Class 2A individual state tournament will be held Feb. 20-22 at Wells Fargo Arena in Des Moines. Class 2A action begins at 9 a.m. on Thursday (Feb. 20).See complete story in the Humboldt Independent Newspaper.