Belle Plaine’s two state qualifiers advanced through first round wins Thursday morning at the state wrestling tourney in Des Moines.
At 103 pounds, Zakk Buch claimed an 8-2 win over previously unbeaten Lance Maquire, a Fort Dodge St. Edmond senior. Buch will next face Jordan Bremer, a sophomore from Woodbury Central Moville, who got an 11-0 major decision over Hunter Hutchison, Lisbon. Bremer was fourth at 103 last year and is 40-2 this season.
At 125 pounds, Jack O’Brien beat Lone Tree senior Dillon Buline, 9-2. Next up for the Plainsman senior will be Dillon Lorentzen, a Logan-Magnolia junior, who beat Guthrie Center’s Kris Lehman, 4-2.
Both wrestlers will next be in action Friday beginning at 9 a.m.