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Jasmine Schwartz wrestles her final opponent Friday in Osage. Photo courtesy Lory Groe

Lake Mills junior Jasmine Schwartz reacts with emotion after finding out she would advance to state Friday. Photo courtesy Lory Groe

Jasmine Schwartz hugs coach Mike Piper after finding out she won the match to advance to state. Photo courtesy Lory Groe

Lake Mills wrestler Anna Stene wrestles an opponent Friday. Photo courtesy Lory Groe

Coaches, fellow wrestlers and others cheer on Anna Stene Friday. Photo courtesy Lory Groe

Anna Stene hugs her father, Andy Stene, after finding out she would advance to state. Photo courtesy Lory Groe

Two girls from Lake Mills and one from Northwood-Kensett punched their tickets to the girls state wrestling tournament slated to begin this week.

Lake Mills senior Anna Stene and junior Jasmine Schwartz, as well as Northwood-Kensett senior Jessika Ausborn placed in the top two of their respective brackets to earn the trip.

Both schools wrestled at the 1A Region 4 qualifying tournament in Osage Friday afternoon. The Bulldogs brought 12 competitors to the competition, while the Vikings brought three.

Schwartz, at 105 pounds, earned a bye into the quarterfinal match where she defeated Taelyn Bass from New Hampton Turkey Valley in a quick first period pinfall. Her semifinal match went a little longer, as Schwartz picked up the pinfall win in the third period over Crestwood’s Kara Kennedy. She then capped off the day with her fastest win of the day, pinning Kylie Belinsky in just 36 seconds to take first place in the bracket.

Stene, in her 115 pound bracket, also earned a bye into the quarterfinals where she also won by pinfall in the first period, defeating Charles City’s Tegan Cavanaugh. The pinfalls kept rolling for the Bulldogs with Stene picking up another in the semifinal round, beating Ellie Adams from Decorah in the second round.

In the championship match, Stene fell in a 10-3 decision to Cameryn Judisch out of Sumner Fredericksburg. Wrestling back in the consolation match for second place, Stene got back to her winning ways, defeating Isla Schemmel of Crestwood in a second period fall.

For the Vikings, Ausborn received a bye into the second round before proceeding to dominate the competition with four-straight pinfall victories to take first place at 125 pounds.

Her run started with a second-period fall over Keylyee Collins from Eagle Grove in the second round, followed by a third-period fall in the quarterfinals against Decorah’s Simone Downing, then a first-period fall against Karlee Henry of Crestwood in the semis, finally with a second-period championship pinfall against MFL MarMac’s Mackenzie Bachman.

The three wrestlers will compete at the girls state tournament scheduled to start Thursday afternoon when the class 1A action begins at 4:30 p.m. The tournament will be held at Xtream Arena in Coralville.

Also wrestling for Lake Mills were Kelsey Roedel (100 pounds, DNP), Laylah Ingledue (110 pounds, DNP), Faith Stene (120 pounds, DNP), Lily Young (125 pounds, DNP), Xavia  Lowell (130 pounds, DNP), Mya Peterson (135 pounds, DNP), Afton Dean (140 pounds, fourth place), Piper Kjeldahl (155 pounds, third place), Avery Hoffmeyer (170 pounds, fourth place) and Chantell Soley (190 pounds, DNP).

Northwood-Kensett also had Kaylene Peterson (140 pounds, DNP) and Leaha Diamond (170 pounds, DNP).

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