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Clear Creek Amana had a slightly disappointing outing in another otherwise exceptional season its last time out with an opening-round loss at the regional dual meet last week.

The Clippers more than made up for that performance on Saturday.

Clear Creek Amana qualified 11 wrestlers for the state meet and finished runner-up as a team in a strong effort at the Class 3A, District 2 meet at Bettendorf High School.

Jack Stevens won a district title at 150 pounds and five other Clippers finished runner-up as Clear Creek Amana racked up 179.5 points to finish behind only second-ranked Bettendorf which won the team title with 246 points.

City High was third with 166.5 points followed by Fort Madison with 100 and Davenport Central with 64.5.

The 11 qualifiers for Clear Creek Amana includes five multi-time qualifiers and is three more qualifiers than the Clippers had last season.

Stevens (39-14) won the 150-pound title with a 7-2 victory over Kendell Kerr of Bettendorf in the title match to secure a second trip to the state meet.

Cale Nash, Elder Mendieta, Jose Mendieta, Carson Nash and Vinnie Keller all added runner-up finishes for the Clippers.

Malachi Clement, Nolan Howell, Rykers Jones, Trace Robertson and Ethan Williams all advanced to the four-day 3A state meet that opens on Wednesday at Wells Fargo Arena in Des Moines with third-place finishes on Saturday.

Seventh-ranked Cale Nash (43-4) became a three-time qualifier with a runner-up finish at 120 pounds.

Nash fell to second-ranked Jake Knight of Bettendorf in the title match.

Jose Mendieta (30-20) returned to the state meet with a runner-up finish at 113 pounds falling to City High junior Kendall Kurtz in the title match while freshman Elder Mendeita (18-33) pinned Bettendorf freshman Hudson Fleming in 1:58 in the second-place match at 106 pounds.

Carson Nash (34-19) was second at 215 pounds losing a 7-2 decision to No. 10 Evan Franke of Muscatine in the title match and Keller (25-26) was runner-up at 285 pounds.

Williams and Howell each became two-time state qualifiers with third-place finishes.

Ninth-ranked Howell (39-14) was third at 138 pounds and Williams (36-14) was third at 190 pounds.

Malachi Clement (13-32) was third at 126 and Trace Robertson (25-24) was third at 157 for the Clippers.

Class 3A, District 2

At Bettendorf High School

Team scores – 1. Bettendorf 246; 2. Clear Creek Amana 179.5; 3. City High 166.5; 4. Fort Madison 100; 5. Davenport Central 64.5; 6. Muscatine 62; 7. Burlington 48; 8. Davenport West 35

Championship matches; state qualifiers   

106 – 1. Braxton Hutchinson (BUR) pinned Hudson Fleming (BET) 5:42; 2. Elder Mendieta (CCA); 3. Fleming (BET)

113 – 1. Kendall Kurtz (ICH) tech. fall Jose Mendieta (CCA) 16-1; 3. Garrett Evans (BET)

120 – 1. Jake Knight (BET) tech. fall Cale Nash (CCA) 21-5; 3. Chris Davis (ICH)

126 – 1. Timothy Koester (BET) pinned Edgar Mhoon-Lopez (ICH) :59; 3. Malachi Clement (CCA)

132 – 1. Jayce Luna (BET) dec. Cale Seaton (ICH) dec. 8-6; 3. Hunter Strong (DW)

138 – 1. Kael Kurtz (ICH) dec. Cody Trevino (BET) 3-2; 3. Nolan Howell (CCA)

144 – 1. Duncan Harn (BET) dec. Jake Mitchell (ICH) 7-2; 3. Ryker Jones (CCA)

150 – 1. Jack Stevens (CCA) dec. Kendell Kerr (BET) 7-2; 3. Jake Jantzi (DC)

157 – 1. Kael Voinovich (ICH) pinned Nolan Riddle (FM) 1:22; 3. Trace Robertson (CCA)

165 – 1. Lincoln Jipp (BET) pinned Wyatt Hess (DW) :35; 3. Joe Hartman (FM)

175 – 1. Andy Franke (MUS) dec. Armon Williams (BET) 3-1; 3. Mason Tilley (ICH)

190 – 1. Brayden Koester (BET) pinned Isaac Thacher (FM) 3:16; 3. Ethan Williams (CCA)

215 – 1. Evan Franke (MUS) dec. Carson Nash (CCA) 7-2 TB-1; 3. Ronan Numkena (BET)

285 – 1. Cory Arnett (FM) dec. Aiden Lee (BET) 5-4; 2. Vinnie Keller (CCA); 3. Lee (BET)

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