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West Branch stopped a few unenviable state meet streaks last season.

With two state qualifiers a year ago the Bears had a state qualifier for the first time since 2016 , multiple wrestlers at the state meet for the first time since 2014 and left Des Moines with the program’s first state win and state medal since 2016.

It appears that was just the start of the postseason success for West Branch.

West Branch crowned a pair of champions and qualified six wrestlers for the state meet on Saturday in a runner-up team finish at the Class 1A, District 12 meet at Wilton High School.

Returning state medalist Logan Wright and freshman Cooper Gates each won district titles as West Branch finished runner-up to third-ranked Wilton with 162 points.

The host Beavers crowned nine champions and won the team title with 232.5 points.

Fourth-ranked Wright (37-3) won the 220-pound title with a 9-4 win over seventh-ranked Jack Hiland of Bellevue in the championship match.

Gates (34-4) went 3-0 with a pair of pins on his way to the 152-pound title.

No. 12 Gates pinned Mediapolis freshman Kyler Crow in 2:50 in the championship match.

Timmy Hosier, Lincoln Edwards, Logan Christoffel and Cale Seydel all earned spots at the Class 1A state meet scheduled for February 15-18 at Wells Fargo Arena in Des Moines with runner-up finishes on Saturday.

Timmy Hosier (14-12) was runner-up at 113 pounds falling to seventh-ranked Austin Etzel of Wilton in the title match.

Fourth-ranked Edwards (38-6) was runner-up at 120 pounds dropping an 11-0 major decision to sixth-ranked Gabriel Brisker of Wilton in the final.

Edwards pinned Kalvin Manternach in 1:29 in a wrestleback to earn a second consecutive trip to state.

Christoffel (32-8) was runner-up at 132 pounds dropping a 6-3 decision to Jordan Dusenberry of Wilton in the final and Cale Seydel (24-14) advanced to state with a runner-up finish at 145

Class 1A, District 12

At Wilton High School    

Team scores – 1. Wilton 232.5; 2. West Branch 162; 3. Mediapolis 97; 4. Durant 86.5; 5. New London (84; 6. Wapello 65; 7. Midland 56; 8. Cascade 55; 9. Bellevue 43; 10. Northeast 30; 11. North Cedar 17

Championship matches; state qualifiers

106 – 1. Mason Shirk (WIL) pinned Codder Malcolm (WAP) 1:31

113 – 1. Austin Etzel (WIL) pinned Timmy Hosier (WB) 2:30

120 – 1. Gabriel Brisker (WIL) major dec. Lincoln Edwards (WB) 11-0

126 – 1. Brody Brisker (WIL) pinned Gage Burden (NL) 1:28

132 – 1. Jordan Dusenberry (WIL) dec. Logan Christoffel (WB) 6-3

138 – 1. Trae Hagen (WIL) tech. fall Zach Harbison (WAP) 15-0

145 – 1. Hayden Hill (WIL) dec. Cale Seydel (WB) 8-1

152 – 1. Cooper Gates (WB) pinned Kyler Crow (MED) 2:50

160 – 1. Dominic Lopez (NL) tech. fall Jordan Buford (MID) 25-10; 2. Kadyn Kraklio (DUR)

170 – 1. Michael Raines (NL) dec. Gatlin Rogers (WIL) 6-4

182 – 1. Kaden Shirk (WIL) dec. Caden Ballout (MID) 9-2

195 – 1. Josh Glendening (MED) dec. Trent Wilkerson (NL) 6-0

220 – 1. Logan Wright (WB) dec. Jack Hiland (BEL) 9-4

285 – 1. Alexander Kaufman (WIL) pinned Quintyn Rocha (WB) 1:58; 2. Nolan DeLong (DUR)

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