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ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. AS LAUREN MICHELSON REPORTING LIVE FROM IOWA CITY, LET’S GET TO SOME WRESTLING HERE. WE’RE ON RECORD. WATCH TWO HERE AT THE GIRLS STATE WRESTLING MEET. LET’S START AT CLASS A, 100 POUNDS MORRILL VANDERPOOL, WEST SIDE NEEDS 32 SECONDS TO GET THE PIN. THEN AT 110 POUNDS, CLASS B, IT’S YUTAN JUNIOR MADISON DARLING. SHE GETS THE PIN IN HER OPENING ROUND MATCH. SHE WINS AGAIN IN THE QUARTER. SHE’S MOVING ON TO THE SEMIS. BACK TO CLASS A DEFENDING CHAMP AT 130 POUNDS. OMAHA WEST KALYN LYONS NEEDS JUST OVER A MINUTE TO PIN HER FIRST OPPONENT. SHE WINS THE MATCH TWO. SHE’S GOING TO THE SEMIS. STAY IN CLASS A BENNINGTON MIA ANDERSON, ALSO THE DEFENDING CHAMP AT 110, SHE EARNS THE PIN TO IMPROVE TO 37 ONE. SHE MOVES TO 38 ONE. LATER, SHE’S INTO THE SEMIS. WE DON’T HAVE ANYONE GOING FOR FOUR STRAIGHT STATE TITLES, BUT WE HAVE A FEW GOING FOR THREE, INCLUDING KALYN SKUTT CATHOLIC AT 120 POUNDS. SHE GETS WIN NUMBER 57 ON THE SEASON. THAT’S A NEW STATE RECORD IN A SINGLE SEASON, BUT SHE WANTS TO WIN THREE STRAIGHT GOLD MEDALS TO HAVE ONE MORE SEASON TO WRESTLE, TO GET THAT ELUSIVE FOURTH. SO DEFINITELY A SENSE LIKE THEY FIRST SANCTIONED THE GIRLS WRESTLING IN NSAA. IT’S ONE OF MY TOP GOALS TO BE THE FIRST FOUR TIMER. THIS IS WHERE, LIKE ALL THE WORK OF YOUR SEASON PAYS OFF. SO I JUST CAME HERE READY TO HAVE FUN. YEAH, THE FUN CONTINUES LATER ON TONIGHT AND TOMORROW. TOMORROW AFTERNOON IT’S THE SEMIFINALS BEFORE THE FINALS BEGIN AT 6:00. THE BOYS STATE WRESTLING TOURNAMENT BEGINS ON THURSDAY. REPORTING LIVE FROM THE
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Day one of girls’ state wrestling sees incredible talent from Class A and Class B
Tuesday was the first day of the two-day girls wrestling state meet at CHI Health Center. In Class A, at 100 pounds, Mara Vanderpool only needed 32 seconds to get the pin.Then at 110 pounds, in Class B, it was Yutan junior Addisyn Darling who got the pin in her opening round match.Back to Class A, defending champ at 130 pounds, Omaha Westview’s Kalynn Lyons needed just over a minute to pin her first opponent.Also in Class A, Bennington’s Mia Anderson, who is also the defending champ, at 110 pounds, earned a pin to improve to 37-1.There aren’t any girls going for four straight state titles, but there are a few going for three straight, including Kaylyn Harrill of Skutt Catholic. At 120 pounds, she is ranked 11th nationally, and on Tuesday, she got win number 57 on the season, which is a new state record. Make sure you can always see the latest news, weather, sports and more from KETV NewsWatch 7 on Google Search.NAVIGATE: Home | Weather | Local News | National | Sports | Newscasts on demand |
Tuesday was the first day of the two-day girls wrestling state meet at CHI Health Center.
In Class A, at 100 pounds, Mara Vanderpool only needed 32 seconds to get the pin.
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Then at 110 pounds, in Class B, it was Yutan junior Addisyn Darling who got the pin in her opening round match.
Back to Class A, defending champ at 130 pounds, Omaha Westview’s Kalynn Lyons needed just over a minute to pin her first opponent.
Also in Class A, Bennington’s Mia Anderson, who is also the defending champ, at 110 pounds, earned a pin to improve to 37-1.
There aren’t any girls going for four straight state titles, but there are a few going for three straight, including Kaylyn Harrill of Skutt Catholic. At 120 pounds, she is ranked 11th nationally, and on Tuesday, she got win number 57 on the season, which is a new state record.
Make sure you can always see the latest news, weather, sports and more from KETV NewsWatch 7 on Google Search.
NAVIGATE: Home | Weather | Local News | National | Sports | Newscasts on demand |
