Schoenherr, Huston earn spots in state tournament

Wrestling

     Senior Brett Schoenherr and freshman Damon Huston will represent the Midland Eagles at the State Class 1A Wrestling Tournament last week, after both won district championships at the Feb. 9 district meet in Jesup.

     Schoenherr (39-3) scored two pins to win the 220-pound title, including a pin of East Buchanan’s Luke Recker at 5:55 in the finals.

     Huston (42-1) also won with two pins, closing out the title with a pin of Jaymus Wilson, Alburnett, in 4:52.

     Griffin Gravel competed in the 126-pound weight class at districts, and was third. He lost a semifinal match, won his third place match, but because his semifinal opponent lost in the finals, Gravel didn’t get the chance to wrestle back for a true second spot. He finished at 34-7.

     As a team, the Eagles were third with 50 points. Don Bosco was the runaway team champion with 194, and Dyersville Beckman was second with 56.5.

      Huston and Schoenherr will compete at State Thursday, Feb. 14, in the 1:30 p.m. session at Wells Fargo Arena in Des Moines.

Boys basketball

     Midland picked up one victory in four recent boys basketball teams as the regular season wound down.

     The Eagles (2-8, 4-16) played at Calamus-Wheatland Jan. 25, and lost 70-33. Carsen Rupp had 10 points, Iziek Soper had nine, and Britan Martens added seven.

     At Clinton Prince of Peace Feb. 1, the Eagles lost 60-23. Ethan Kaftan scored nine points and Hunter Brown added eight for Midland. Soper had six rebounds.

     On Feb. 2, Midland lost 80-34 at Easton Valley despite 16 points from Brown. Soper had five rebounds.

     The Eagles bounced back to score a 47-33 home win over Clayton Ridge in a non-conference game Feb. 4. Martens came off the bench to score 12 points and grab eight rebounds. Soper had nine points. Carsen Rupp made five assists. Kaftan had seven points and two blocks.

Girls basketball

     Midland scored a non-conference girls basketball victory last week.

     The Eagles (5-5, 8-11) played host to Clayton Ridge Feb. 4, and won 38-23, as Mikayla Dosland scored 14 points. Drew Jensen added seven points, four assists and four steals. Arianna Hacke also had four assists. Delanie Uppena had nine rebounds.

Correction

     In the Midland Recap of last week, the Express reported that Midland had two sectional champions; there were actually three. Senior Griffin Gravel was sectional champion at 126 pounds.

     The Express regrets the error.