Wildcat girls 2nd after day one of the state wrestling tournament

The Humboldt girls wrestling team is in second place in the team scoring after the first day (Jan. 22) of the state wrestling tournament at Xtreme Arena in Coralville.

The Wildcats have 80 team points. Waverly-Shell Rock is the leader with 115 points. Osage is third at 76 with Colfax-Mingo fourth with 67.

Humboldt has three alive in the championship bracket and four in contention in the consolation bracket.

Wildcat 160-pounder Maria Elizondo went 2-0 on the day to advance to the quarterfinals on Saturday.

Humboldt 126-pounder Baylie Beers went 3-0 to stay alive. Wildcat senior Kendal Clark will wrestling in the 170-pound class on Saturday.

In the consolation side, the Wildcats have 106-pounder Lillian Morey (3-2), Deni McDaniel (2-1) at 132, Kali Beaman (2-1) at 145 and Alexa Hemmelrick (2-1) at 152.

Action begins Saturday morning at 9:30 a.m.

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