Iowa City West (No. 8) defeated Southeast Polk 40-23 to advance to the Class 3-A championship match at the state duals wrestling meet.
The Trojans will face Bettendorf (No. 19), which outlasted traditional state champion Waverly-Shell Rock (No. 21) 31-22.
Southeast Polk’s Cory Clark survived an upset bid in a semifinal, beating Kegan Wakefield of Iowa City West 7-5. Clark used three takedowns to build a 7-1 lead before giving up a reversal.
Clark was penalized for stalling and for an illegal hold in the third period, but was able to hang on to run his career record to 132-0. Clark beat Wakefield last Saturday in the 119-pound championship match at the traditional state wrestling meet.
Clark’s day is not done though. The Rams will face Waverly-Shell Rock in a third-place match later today.
For Complete Story by Mike Malloy, Des Moines Register
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