The state wrestling meet has wrapped up, and the area athletes have brought home quite a bit of hardware.

For the Washington Demons, they brought home three medals from five wrestlers for the first time since 1992. Freshmen Kyle Anderson won eighth place after falling in the seventh place match by a 3-2 decision, Fletcher Green won eighth place after taking a fall in the seventh place match, and Brad Skubal won seventh place for Washington by beating Julio Sanchez by a 1-0 decision. Washington’s Tristan Pohren and Andrew Waite both missed the medals.

Demon head coach Brent Van Weelden described the weekend as up and down, but looking back on it thinks it was a pretty good state meet.

“Overall getting three medals, that’s great. We got three guys on the victory stand and we took five. Tristan is one point away from medaling, Andrew is one match from medaling, so you have to be happy, “Van Weelden said. “I’m sure when I look back on in a month, I’ll think it was a great tournament, but as a coach, if you’re not always wanting more, you’re not doing the right thing, and you always want your kids to do better, and it’s really more from them than us.”

Green finishes with the school record for career wins at Washington with 155.

Mid-Prairie Phirom Peterscmidt wrestled on to win sixth place, falling in the fifth place match by a 6-3 decision.

Columbus Junction only had one medalist with Josh Keller, who lost in the semifinals of the championship bracket, lost in the semi’s of the consolation bracket, but buckled down and got fifth with a 9-3 decision. Mark Ramirez and Kyle Davis were both knocked out in the second round of the consolation bracket.

Highland came away the winners from the area, bringing home a gold, silver and bronze medal. Drew West went a perfect 50-0 this season, capping it off with a 6-5 decision over Justin Portillo to win the state championship at 106 pounds in 1A. His brother Bryce West won third by a fall at 113, and Travis Cole of highland lost a 6-2 decision to Jeren Glosser from Eddyville-Blakesburg in the championship match to finish as the 138 pound runner-up.

Sigourney-Keota took four wrestlers, but unfortunately had no medals.

Wapello brought home two medals from state, with Jack Walker winning fifth place at 113, and Ryley Howell finishing in fourth at 285.

That wraps up the wrestling season, listen to the PM sports page on Wednesday, as we talk with some of these area coaches and athletes about their experience in Des Moines.