Chariton District
# of Ranked Wrestlers - 17
103
One of only two weights where there won't be a Ballard wrestler involved. No. 3 freshman Dalton Kingery of PCM is the big favorite here. Dillon Newton of Davis County and Cody Christianson of CMB meet in a first-round bout with the winner likely meeting Kingery for the crown.
112
Top-ranked Dakota Bauer is the first of many heavily-favored Ballard wrestlers at this District. Bauer should have little trouble here, with Saydel Sectional runner-up Brandon Teeple of PCM possibly a finals foes once again.
119
No. 7 Willie Miklus of Ballard should reach the finals here without any trouble. Isaac Bair of Clarke and Matt Snyder of Bondurant-Farrar meet in a very important first-round bout, with the winner more than likely following Miklus out to State.
125
Second-ranked and returning State champ Tyler Grask of Ballard and Albia Sectional champ Dustin Harberts of Chariton are likely finals foes here.
130
A pair of ranked wrestlers come through the Albia Sectional and could meet once again. No. 4 Matt White of Albia and Kyler Risher of Centerville, ranked fifth at 125 in the final ratings, had an outstanding title bout at Sectionals. Risher will have to get through Brad Mickelson of Ballard in the first round.
135
Top-ranked Tanner Weatherman of Ballard and No. 7 James Clark of Chariton should have little trouble reaching the finals here.
140
Second-ranked Tanner Hiatt of Ballard should reach the title bout without much trouble. His opponent will be the winner of a very good semifinal bout between Dakotah Poe of Albia and Kyle Bozman of Saydel.
145
Carl Davis of Southeast Warren and Austin Pottebaum of Bondurant-Farrar meet in what should be a very entertaining first-round match. The winner likely faces No. 6 Taylor Eichinger of Ballard for the gold.
152
Top-ranked Trent Weatherman of Ballard has been in the State finals three times, winning last season. If he doesn't win here, it will be the upset of the season. David Koplin of CMB and Dillon Wolfer of Albia meet in the semifinal to decide Weatherman's finals foe.
160
Fans should get a very good title bout here between top-ranked T.J. Hiatt of Ballard and No. 5 Ethan Moorman of Centerville.
171
Like the weight class before, a ranked Ballard and Centerville wrestler should meet here for the crown. Top-ranked and defending State champ Brock Weatherman of Ballard and No. 4 Mikey England of Centerville should have little trouble with their first-round foes, which will set up a much-anticipated championship match.
189
Garrett White of Centerville and Dillon Weatherman of Ballard meet in one semifinal, while Tyler Shore of Chariton and Ben Nash of PCM meet in the other. This appears to be a fairly even weight class, with the slight nod for the title going to Shore, with a 31-5 record.
215
With No. 4 Chris Schaudt of Ballard making the drop to 215 before Sectionals, that sets up the possibility of a very good title match here. No. 8 Slater Poe of Albia is on the other side of the bracket and it would be very surprising if there two don't meet for the gold.
285
This weight class could be anyone's for a taking. Brandon Polito of Carlisle and Tony Saucedo of Clarke are the Sectional champs, but Zach leonard of CMB and Chariton's Lee Snider are quite capable of putting together a pair of solid matches as well. It may come down to who can stay off his back.

Humboldt District
# of Ranked Wrestlers - 23
103
This weight class should be entertaining, to say the laast. Top-ranked Alex Spooner of Forest City should have little trouble in the first round, but that shouldn't be the case in the finals. In the other semifinal, No. 4 Isaac Lundgren of Emmetsburg and No. 5 Kwinn Kraft of RCL-SCAL square off in what should be a dandy. The winner won't have much time to rest, as Spooner likely waits in the wings.
112
No. 2 Jacob Colon of Clear Lake and No. 7 Tyler Patton of Webster City should face off for the title. Patton does have a solid first-round test with Cole Anderson of Forest City.
119
Fourth-ranked Tre Rutz of Humboldt leads the charge here. Algona Sectional champ Alex Dittrich of Algona is a likely finals foe.
125
Top-ranked and undefeated Joe Colon of Clear Lake should have little trouble winning this weight, even with eighth-ranked Erik Schmidt of Gilbert a possible title bout opponent.
130
Fans should get an extremely exciting title match here. Top-ranked Tucker Weber of Clear Lake and No. 3 Dylan Rusher of Roland-Story just have to take care of their first-round business and the stage will be set for a good one for the gold.
135
No. 4 Joe Bieber of Clear Lake is the clear favorite. Tim Brock of Forest City, who followed Bieber out of Sectionals, may just do so again.
140
Aaron Sorenson of Forest City upset No. 10 Jake Kopriva of Clear Lake at Sectionals and it looks like those two should meet again for the District crown, with a pair of 15-loss wrestlers coming through the Roland-Story Sectional.
145
With No. 8 Steve Scarrow of Clear Lake losing at Sectionals, that means he must face No. 9 Kanne Kraft of RCL/SCAL right off the bat. Kyle Walker of Algona, who defeated Scarrow at Sectionals, meets Aaron Skalla of JSPC, in what should be another good first-round bout. The headliner, however, is definitely Scarrow vs. Kraft.
152
Tenth-ranked Christian Trebil of Clear Lake knocked off No. 5 Joe Naig of Emmetsburg at Sectionals and the two very well could meet again at Districts. Both are heavily favored in the first round, but can't afford to be looking ahead.
160
No. 3 Nick Larson of Algona is the heavy favorite here, with Ryan Wilcke of Clear Lake and Keaton Mathis of Roland-Story meeting in a very good first-round bout.
171
Sectional champs Jacob McBride of Webster City and No. 7 Landon Ludwig of Algona appear to be on a collision course to meet here for the District title.
189
No. 6 Kelan Richardson of RCL/SCAL meets Coda Subject of Forest City in an interesting first-round bout. If Richardson gets past that, as expected, he would likely meet No. 8 Jacob Morris of Emmetsburg in the finals.
215
Top-ranked and once-beaten Patrick Kolker of Clear Lake is the man to beat here. The semifinal match between Jordan Harestad of Gilbert and Algona's Logan Johnson should be a good one.
285
No. 6 Zach Linquist of Clear Lake has a solid first-round foe in formerly-ranked Bret Johnson of Roland-Story. The winner of that match should be meeting No. 8 Cody Dierks of Gilbert in the finals.

North Cedar, Clarence District
# of Ranked Wrestlers - 15
103
The tournament begins with what appears to be a wide-open weight class. All four grapplers have 10 or more losses, so it may come down to who can put together two good matches and keep the jitters to a minimum. Nelson Jerabek of Mount Vernon and Landon Felton of Monticello meet in one semifinal, with Greg Vance of Dubuque Wahlert and Alec Dalton of Davenport Assumption facing off in the other.
112
No. 3 Bradley McDermott of Davenport Assumption is the clear favorite here, with fellow Sectional champ Jarad Hoefer of West Delaware a likely title bout opponent.
119
The two wrestlers who came through the Assumption Sectional just may meet again at Districts. Sixth-ranked Zeb Light of Mount Vernon and Quinn Klinefelter of DeWitt Central, who was ranked earlier in the season, should be favored to win their semifinal bouts.
125
No. 10 Eyasu Russell of Mount Vernon is favored to win here. If Eyasu does reach the finals, he will get the winner of a good semifinal match-up of Jeremy Felderman of Assumption and Derick Smith of Monticello.
130
No. 5 Nathan Vaske of West Delaware should come out on top here. He does have a good first-round foe, however, in formerly-ranked Tim O'Connell of Maquoketa. Tommy Riefe of Assumption, who finished ahead of O'Connell at Sectionals, takes on Ryan Dolan of Anamosa, who was also ranked earlier in the season.
135
No. 3 Brody Grothus of Assumption should have little trouble here. Tyler Murphy of Central DeWitt followed Grothus out of Sectionals and may just follow him right to State.
140
A pair of ranked wrestlers should have little trouble in the semifinals and meet for the title. They are No. 5 Brett Yonkovic of West Delaware and No. 6 Landon Williams of Assumption.
145
A very good first-round bout here between Tommy Argo of Assumption and Cam Savage of Center Point-Urbana. No. 7 Chris Ketchum of West Delaware should be waiting for the winner in the finals, but he better not look past Ryan Cox of Mount Vernon in the semifinals.
152
This weight could be anyone's for the taking. Sectional champs Ryan Flagel of Maquoketa and Malcom Hanford-Brown of CP-U will be favored in their first-round bouts, but not by a ton.
160
Assumption Sectional survivors No. 10 Thomas Mayberry of Maquoketa and Tyler Craig of Mount Vernon just may meet again for the District title here.
171
Brian Hoffman of NE Goose Lake, a State place finisher in 1A last season, looks to make a return trip to Des Moines and will be favored to do so. The winner of a semifinal between Alex Rans of West Delaware and Larry Eggers of Maquoketa should meet Hoffman in the finals.
189
Second-ranked Carl Broghammer of West Delaware and Sam Gervase of Assumption meet in what could be a good first-round bout. If Broghammer gets past that test, he should meet No. 5 Casey Kreiter of Central Dewitt in the finals.
215
No. 7 Drew Sheeder of Assumption and James Kost of North Cedar made it out of Sectionals together and may be the two to beat here. Sheeder is the obvious favorite and Kost matches up against Jamie Helmrichs of West Delaware in the semifinals.
285
No. 9 Brock Goodall of Central DeWitt and formerly-ranked Nick Trenkamp of West Delaware meet in a very good first-round bout. The winner will more than likely face second-ranked Andrew Bush of Assumption in the title match.

Cherokee, Washington District
# of Ranked Wrestlers - 13
103
With outstanding freshman Hunter Langley of Sergeant Bluff-Luton beating 10th-ranked Whitey Pierce of OA/BCIG at Sectionals, that sets up a big first-round bout here between Pierce and No. 6 Tim Negaard of Boyden-Hull/Rock Valley. Langley doesn't have an easy first-rounder either, with Austin Bainbridge of Sheldon/SO.
112
This weight appears to be a toss-up, with Sectional champs Corey Pinkley of SB-L and Jon Grevengoed of Western Christian Hull slight favorites to advance.
119
No. 3 Darius Dutcher of OA/BCIG is the man to beat here for sure. OA/BCIG Sectional runner-up David Stubblefield of Sioux City Heelan was ranked earlier in the season and he a Dutcher are heavy favorites to win their first-round bouts and meet for District gold.
125
Fourth-ranked Josh Schaefer of OA/BCIG has had just one loss this season and avenged that one with an impressive victory. It is doubtful he will be tested here, with the other three wrestlers bringing in 10 or more losses.
130
No. 10 Steven Brockshus of Sibley-Ocheyedan is favored here and could possibly meet Dalton Hemer of OA/BCIG in the finals.
135
Second-ranked Derrick Miner of Spirit Lake Park has lost just once this season and don't expect the second one to come here. Houston Hieronimus of Sibley-Ocheyedan and Damian Brand of SB-L meet in what should be a very good semifinal bout to decide Miner's opponent in the finals.
140
Undefeated and fourth-ranked Cody Solari of SB-L should breeze through this bracket. Freshman Brent Stickrod of OA/BCIG followed Solari out of Sectionals and just may do the same here.
145
Four very good wrestlers make up this weight class and it appears to be a toss-up for who will survive. None of the four are ranked, but have outstanding records and this should be one of the best weight classes here. Taylor Berger (33-3) of Carroll and Justin Truckenmiller (38-5) of Sibley-Ocheyedan meet in one semifinal. The other first-round match pits Jordan Langley (35-3) of SB-L against freshman Collin Ascherl (37-5) of MOC/Floyd Valley.
152
No. 8 Tyler Down of OA/BCIG and Knute Klinker of S-O meet in what should be a very good first-round match. Waiting for the winner in the finals should be No. 7 Ted Kruger of S-O.
160
The first of two talented Sheldon/SO freshmen in a row is Tanner Matthews. He claimed the Rock Valley Sectional title, but has a very tough first-round bout against 43-match winner Taylor Witzel of AGHSC. Jeremy Hemer of OA/BCIG should come through the other side into the finals.
171
A very good first-round bout against 10th-ranked Sheldon/SO freshman Bruce McWilliams and formerly-rated Chaps Wilcke of OA/BCIG. The winner will probably get third-ranked Brian Block of Sibley-Ocheyedan in the title match.
189
Sectional champs Ryan Rozeboom of SB-L and Pete Matthews of Sheldon/SO will be favored to win their first-round bouts and then meet for the District crown.
215
A pair of wrestlers from the Rock Valley Sectional should meet once again for the District crown. No. 9 Taylor Whitt of MOC/Floyd Valley and No. 10 Jay Kruger of Sibley-Ocheyedan are heavy favorites in the semifinals and should decide the District winner.
285
A pair of recently-ranked wrestlers should do battle for the District title. Tim Smits of MOC/Floyd Valley bested Kyle Trierweiler of Sibley-Ocheyedan at Sectionals and the two are favored to meet once again for the District gold.

South Tama County District
# of Ranked Wrestlers - 18
103
Ninth-ranked Alex Brown of Hampton-Dumont is the favorite here, but should get tested in the finals against either J.C. Vercande of Williamsburg of T.K. Pope of Nevada.
112
No. 8 Aaron Davenport of South Tama and fellow Sectional champ Ryan Lutes of Tri-County (Conrad) appear to be solid favorites in the first round and could face off in the finals.
119
No. 5 Ryan Matherly of Grinnell will have to beat Anthony Davis of Williamsburg in the first round if he wants another shot at No. 10 James Kent of Iowa Falls-Alden, who defeated Matherly at Sectionals.
125
Tyler Lashbrook of Tri-County and Dylan McLaughlin of LaPorte City Union meet in one semifinal, while Tyler Walz of South Tama and Sam Showalter of Hampton-Dumont meet in the other.
130
At least one very good wrestler will be staying home. No. 2 Nick Rutherford of Grinnell faces No. 7 Logan Mathes of South Tama in the first round. The winner likely faces sixth-ranked Gabe Uhde of East Marshall in the finals. Uhde defeated Rutherford at Sectionals.
135
No. 8 Justin Lopata of Benton Community and No. 10 Blake Melling of East Marshall appear on a collision course for the finals.
140
Cheyen Reiter of LaPorte City Union is the lone wrestler at this weight with fewer than 15 losses. He will be favored to win, with second place a toss-up.
145
Tenth-ranked Brice Brecht of Iowa Valley and previously-rated Jase Schossow of East Marshall will be favored in the semifinals and should meet to decide the title.
152
If previously-ranked Wade Morris of Tri-County can get past Chase Skoneckza of Benton in the first round, he will likely meet No. 3 Kyle Lux of South Tama in the finals.
160
A pair of wrestlers from the Iowa Falls-Alden Sectional should meet up again to decide this title. No. 9 Ryan Valline of East Marshall got the best of No. 8 Keaton Rickels of Iowa Falls-Alden at Sectionals and expect the second meeting in a week between the two.
171
Second-ranked and returning State runner-up Sam Upah of East Marshall sports a perfect 40-0 record and is the huge favorite here. Zach Purdy of LaPorte City Union and Tracey Jones of Tri-County square off in a semifinal bout.
189
Ninth-ranked Jordan Kaiser of Benton will be tested in the semifinals against Jesse Buchanan of East Marshall. The winner likely faces seventh-ranked Devan Lemke of Iowa Falls-Alden in the finals.
215
Patrick Hansen of Hampton-Dumont will be favored to take the crown here, with Sectional runner-up Tanner Williams a possible finals foe.
285
Top-ranked and returning State runner-up Austin Blythe of Williamsburg should cruise into the finals, where he could meet No. 10 Adam Crawford of Nevada. Crawford has a solid first-round foe in Nathan Jones of Gladbrook-Reinbeck/North Tama.

West Liberty District
# of Ranked Wrestlers - 14
103
No. 8 Kody Krenz of Louisa-Muscatine is the clear favorite here, with Dalton Beckler of Clear Creek-Amana and Chad McCannon of Mediapolis battling for a title match spot against Krenz.
112
A pair of Mid-Prairie Sectional competitors could come out on top here as well. No. 9 Kalen Greiner of Sigourney-Keota is the favorite to win, while Sectional runner-up Aaron Kurtz of Mid-Prairie may be able to follow him out to State.
119
Matt Seeley (26-5) of Sigourney-Keota is the lone wrestler at this weight with fewer than 14 losses, so he has to seen as the favorite.
125
Undefeated and third-ranked Jake Keller is a huge favorite to win this weight, with Anthony Hutchinson of Clear Creek-Amana a possible finals foe.
130
No. 8 Kyle Paulsen of Wilson should get past Dylan Stewart of Columbus Junction in the first round. If he does, the Beaver will likely meet formerly-ranked Andy Rhoads of Louisa-Muscatine in the finals.
135
A very good weight class. No. 6 Matt Mullikin of Sigourney-Keota takes on formerly-ranked Brady Milder of Columbus Junction in one semifinal. In the other first-rounder, Schyler Sterna of Louisa-Muscatine meets another formerly-ranked individual, Edgar Ortiz of West Liberty.
140
Seth Noble is top-ranked, undefeated and a returning State champ. Any questions? There should be no questions at this weight, other than who will follow Noble out to State? Freshman J.J. Hanus of Solon and Brode Hills of Louisa-Muscatine meet in the first round and that could be your answer.
145
The weight class of the tournament...maybe in all of 2A Districts. No. 2 Colton Moore (32-1) of West Burlington/ND suffered his first loss of the season at Sectionals to No. 4 Matt Mougin (34-4) of Columbus Junction. That means Moore must battle No. 3 Ryan Hand (37-1) of Wilton in the first round. The winner more than likely gets another meeting with Mougin, as both have wrestled him this season. Someone very capable of winning it all in Des Moines will be staying home.
152
Devin Bender of Solon and Marcus Miller of West Burlington/ND meet in a solid first-round match. The winner should get Kyle Baker of Mediapolis in the finals.
160
Both wrestlers from the Mediapolis Sectional appear to be favorites to win their semifinal bouts. Jonathon Thomson of Mediapolis and Austin Conaway of Columbus Junction met at Sectionals and may again this weekend.
171
No. 9 Lee Maxwell of Wilton should make it through this weight class, while the second spot appears to be up for grabs.
189
Unless there is a huge upset in the semifinals, No. 3 Stewart Holloway of West Burlington/ND and No. 4 Tomas Lira of West Liberty will meet in the finals.
215
James Morris of Solon has made it to this point of the season undefeated and brings the No. 3 ranking into battle. Logan Metcalf of Fairfield and Michael McLaughlin of Sigourney-Keota meet in what should be a good semifinal bout.
285
Fifth-ranked Javier Rendon is probably glad to get into the 2A field, after losing a handful of times to top-ranked 1A big man Kyle Kober of West Branch. Rendon faces solid sophomore Mike Smithburg of Fairfield in the first round Saturday and if he wins, should meet up with Gil Martinez of Columbus Junction in the finals.

Crestwood, Cresco District
# of Ranked Wrestlers - 24
103
No. 7 Matt Paulus of New Hampton and Austin Evens of Independence meet in a very good first-round bout to start the tourney. The winner should meet second-ranked undefeated freshman Dylan Peters of Denver-Tripoli in the finals.
112
No. 5 Tyler Endres of Independence has a good test in the first round against Jordan Roths of New Hampton. If Endres gets through that, he will probably faces No. 4 Tanner Schmidt of Charles City in the finals. Schmidt won the 2A title at 103 a season ago.
119
It would be shocking if there wasn't a Sectional re-match here. Top-ranked Levi Wolfensperger of Denver-Tripoli and No. 2 Chris Paulus of New Hampton came out of the New Hampton District and are heavily favored to meet at Districts again.
125
Two good first-round bouts with No. 9 Trevor Hejhal of Osage against Chris Johnson of Independence and Nick Hagen of Crestwood against Anthony Hable of Decorah.
130
No. 9 Brent Blaser of Osage is favored here, but the winner of the semifinal between Tom Mahoney of New Hampton and Daniel Ryan of Independence could give him a good go in the finals.
135
A pair of ranked wrestlers will get good tests before possibly meeting for the District title. No. 9 Tim Negen of Denver-Tripoli faces Josh Hundt of MFL MarMac and No. 5 Chris Alber of Independence meets Andy Hugeback of New Hampton.
140
If third-ranked Taylor Reicks of MFL MarMac and No. 7 Oz Wolfensperger of Denver-Tripoli take care of business in the first round, they will meet for the District title. Eddie Rausch of New Hampton could pose a challenge for Reicks in the first round.
145
Top-ranked and undefeated Blake Sorenson of Denver-Tripoli should make it out without any trouble. Eric Horstman of Central Springs and Mitch Berns of Waukon meet in what should be a very good semifinal bout. The winner of that match will be in very good shape to follow Sorenson out to State.
152
If No. 6 Noah Minikus of Denver-Tripoli can get past Andrew Casper of Decorah in the first round, he will likely meet second-ranked Shane Havenstrite of North Fayette in the finals.
160
The best weight class of the tournament with a trio of top-six ranked wrestlers battling for two State spots. No. 4 Blake Bagby of Independence meets sixth-ranked Jesse Johnson of Charles City in a first-round battle. The winner will more than likely see No. 2 Andrew Rodas of MFL MarMac in the finals.
171
No. 5 Blaize Cabell of Independence and formerly-ranked Alec Lang of New Hampton meet in an interesting first-round match. The other semifinal should also be good, with Tanner Mork of North Fayette facing Brandon Schmidt of Charles City.
189
No. 10 Dalton Schutjer of Charles City should make it out on top of this weight, with fellow New Hampton Sectional participant Andrew Nodtvedt of Central Springs a possible title match opponent once again.
215
Fifth-ranked Lucas Sharp of Charles City will have to get past a tough Brendan Gilbert of MFL MarMac if he wants a shot at No. 6 Ryan Fank of Independence in the finals.
285
Third-ranked and undefeated Adam Praska of Crestwood and No. 7 Charles Knipf of MFL MarMac should face off for the District crown.