Area State Wrestling Qualifiers and Tonight’s Local Basketball Games – 2/16

On Saturday, state qualifying district wrestling tournaments were held across Iowa and 10 area wrestlers punched their ticket to the state tournament in Des Moines later this week.

From Bellevue its their Heavyweight Liam Flickinger

Northeast heavyweight Brady Shannon also qualified 

Midland sent two wrestlers in Wyatt Christiansen at 157 and Dane Ballou at 175

Central DeWitt qualified 5 wrestlers: Cale Johnson at 126, Eli Edfors at 132, Greyson Grell at 138, Keaton Hansen at 150, and Kazmir Senneff at 215.

Maquoketa senior Ryker Henderson is also going back to the state tournament, qualifying at heavyweight this year. 

On Saturday night, in a game heard on KMAQ, the Maquoketa girls basketball team had a record-breaking win in their regional quarterfinal game against Wilton, beating the Beavers 96-11. Setting the program record for most points scored in a game and largest margin of victory.

Tonight in local high school postseason boys basketball – Class 1A has their district quarterfinal round and 4 area teams are in action:

Bellevue hosts North Cedar

Calamus-Wheatland entertains Lone Tree

Easton Valley plays West Central

Marquette Catholic is hosting Prince of Peace 

Tune in to Maquoketa boys basketball tonight on KMAQ as the Cardinals travel up to Manchester for their final regular season game to face West Delaware. Pregame coverage begins around 7.