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Iowa high school wrestling: Live updates for the 1A semifinals and consolation rounds

Des Moines Register

Now things are getting pretty serious.

Welcome to Day 3 of the Iowa high school wrestling tournament. Yesterday we set semifinal matchups across all three classes. Today, we'll narrow that down to two wrestlers at each weight vying for the title of 2023 state champion.

Need a refresher on what happened yesterday? Click here.

But in summary, Iowa City's Ben Kueter is still an animal. The top-seeded wrestler at 235 for Class 3A has pinned both his opponents to reach the semifinals. Not only did he win both his matches by fall, but he's only been on the mat for a grand total of 26 seconds this tournament. He pinned Ankeny's Will Hinrichs in 12 seconds to clinch his spot in the semis.

He's looking like he has a very good chance to win the state title Saturday, which would be his fourth. If he gets it done, he'd be just the 32nd Iowan in history to call themselves a four-time state champion.

More:Who will win the 2023 Iowa boys state wrestling championships? Here's our team race breakdowns.

The team races are shaping up well too. Don Bosco is in line for a historic five-peat in 1A if they can handle business today. Osage is running away with the 2A crown. In 3A, it's tight, but Waverly-Shell Rock is leading the pack after two days of wrestling.

We have a lot of fun in store today across our three sessions. First one starts at 9 a.m. and we'll be right along with you, updating this live blog with the newest results til the third session ends around 9:30 p.m.

11:28 a.m. 152-pound consolation matches for Saturday

Ryan Steinlage and Maddox Nelson make up one of the consolation matches while Carson Klostermann and Preston Przak make up the other.

11:25 a.m. 145-pound sixth round consolation matches set

Keaton Moeller vs. Karter Decker and Ryan Brennan vs. Nick Steinlage make up Saturday morning's 145-pound consolation matches.

11:23 a.m. 138-pound consolation matches set for Saturday

Cael Bridgewater takes on Myles McMahon in the bracket's sixth consolation round.

Also in completion are Brody Neighbor and Kolt Knaack.

11:20 a.m. 285-pound finals set

Don Bosco's Mark Ortner will face Lisbon's Wyatt Smith in the championship round.

11:15 a.m. 132-pound consolation matches

Holden Mathis vs. Jordan Dusenberry and Carlos Valenzuela vs. Gavin Reed makes up the sixth consolation round.

11:15 a.m. Saturday's 132-pound consolation matches set

Holden Mathis and Jordan Dusenberry will compete for a spot in the third place match, while Carlos Valenzuela and Gavin Reed will compete for the other spot.

11:10 a.m. 220-pound championship final set

Mason Knipp and Jared Thiry have a date in the championship round tomorrow evening.

11:06 a.m. 126-pound consolation matches set for Saturday

Corbin Reisz will face Preston Klostermann for a spot in the third place match. Brody Brisker will be competing for that same opportunity against Kolton Munson.

11:03 a.m. 120-pound consolation matches ahead

With Tayten Coufal's win, he will face Gabriel Brisker to start tomorrow's consolation action. Then, Hayden Hegleson will face Tegan Slaybaugh.

11:00 a.m. 195-pound finals set

Westwood, Sloan's Jackson Dewald will face Mediapolis' Josh Glendening in the championship round.

10:56 a.m. 113-pound fifth round consolation results

Gage Samo will face Eli Becerra for a spot in tomorrow night's third place match.

Austin Etzel will be wrestling for that same opportunity against Nic Brase.

10:55 a.m. 106-pound fifth-round consolation winners

Brock Shaha advances and will take on Cooper Hinz in the sixth consolation match tomorrow evening.

Wesley Sadler will face Lucas Oldenkamp to kick off tomorrow night's action.

10:52 a.m. 182-pound finals set

Columbus Catholic's Carson Hartz and Midland's Caden Ballou will face off in the championship round.

10:49 a.m. 285-pound consolation match results

Gage Jorgenson will compete against David Hammer while Aiden Salow will take on Alexander Kaufmann.

10:46 a.m. Matchups for the fifth round of the 220-pound consolation

Aiden Heitland will face Jack Hiland and Brady Davis will take on David Smith.

10:40 a.m. 170-pound finalists determined

After making it through a grueling overtime semifinals match, Emmetsburg' Jace Nelson-Brown is set to face Columbus Catholic's Maximus Magayna in the championship round.

10:35 a.m. Field for 195-pound fifth consolation round set

Ashton Honnold will take on Jack Schwenn and Eli Green will face Ben Saxton.

10:30 a.m. 160-pound championship round set

New London's Dominic Lopez will face Logan-Magnolia's Wyatt Reisz in the championship final.

10:27 a.m. Who said you had to be a top-10 seed to make it far in the tournament?

In the fifth consolation round of the 182-pound bracket, there are three wrestlers who had double-digit seeds. They are No. 17 Logan Montgomery, No. 13 Chase Wickwire, and No. 14 Cade Shirk.

The lone exception is No. 2 MaKade Bloker.

10:23 a.m. Great matchups ahead in the next 170-pound consolation rounds

Jack Clarahan vs. Jordan Saul and Gils Cowell vs. Jacob Thiry makes up the fifth-round consolation matches.

10:22 a.m. 160-pound fifth consolation round preview

Connor Timm is set to face Andrew Kimball and Avery Vaske will face John McGill in the next consolation round.

10:20 a.m. Kyler becomes the second 'Knaack' to advance to the championship round

Just like Don Bosco's Kaiden Knaack advanced to the championship round for 145-pound wrestlers, brother and teammate Kyler Knaack advances to the 152-pound final.

He will face West Hancock, Britt's Kellen Smith.

10:10 a.m. Another quartet of top-10 seeds advances in the consolation rounds

No. 6 Ryan Steinlage, No. 7 Cooper Gates, No. 9 Layne Brenden, and No. 4 Preston Prazak are headed to the fifth consolation round.

10:05 a.m. 145-pound consolation round field is set

Gunnar Keeney will take on Keaton Moeller while Ryan Brennan faces Indy Harbaugh in the next consolation round.

10:00 a.m. 145-pound championship final

West Sioux, Hawarden's Mikey Baker will face Don Bosco's Kaiden Knaack in the championship round.

9:55 Next round of 138-pound consolation matches

John Helton will face Kolt Knaack while Trae Hagen will take on Cael Bridgewater.

9:56 a.m. 138-pound championship match features

Underwood's Blake Allen and South Winneshiek's Collin Holm have advanced to the finals.

9:52 a.m. Consolation matches coming up

Kendrick Huck will face Holden Mathis, while Carson Seuntjens and Gavin Reed will do battle in the next consolation round.

9:50 a.m. 132-pound finals set

Underwood's Gable Porter will take on North Butler-Clarksville in the 132-pound championship match.

9:42 a.m. Next set of consolation matches announced

In the next set of consolation matches today Brody Brisker will face Carson Thomsen and Corbin Reisz will take on Ethan Sachau.

9:40 a.m. Battle of the No. 1 and No. 6 seed set for the 126- pound finals

No. 1 Garret Rinken will have his work cut out for him Saturday night as he is set to take on No. 6 Dawson Scmit in the finals.

9:32 a.m. No. 17 seed Luke Guseman crashes next consolation rounds.

While top-10 seeds Tayten Coufal, Jaxon Larson, and Hayden Helgeson were favorites to advance to the next round, No. 17 Luke Guseman has defied the odds with his win this morning.

He will face Hegleson for a spot in the 120-pound third-place match.

9:30 a.m. 120-pound semifinalist decided

Lisbon's Brandon Paez and West Hancock, Britt's Teague Smith will clash in the championship finals.

9:24 a.m. Field set for the next round of 113-pound consolation matches

For a spot in the third place match, Cole Frost will take on Gage Samo and Austin Etzel will face Ayden Bergman.

9:22 a.m. Rowdy Neighbor and Cael Morrow are set to meet in the 113-pound final

After both wrestlers earned decision victories in the semifinals, Alburnett's Rowdy Neighbor and junior Cael Morrow have a date in the championship match on Saturday.

9:15 a.m Four top-10 seeds advance in the consultation round

With wins in the first 106-pound consolation rounds of the day, Reanah Utterback, Brock Shaha, Wesley Sadler, and Davis Bramman are headed to the next round.

Utterback is the second-ever girls' wrestler to secure a medal at the IHSAA state wrestling championship meet.

9:10 a.m. Jayden Rinken and Mason Shirk are headed to the championship match

After tough matches in the semifinals, Nashua-Plainfield's Jayden Rinken and Wilton's Mason Shirk will square off in the 106-championship round.

Session Seven is Underway!

Wrestling has started for the Class 1A semifinals and consolation matches.

Schedule of events for Day 3 of Iowa high school wrestling state tournament

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