The Highland Huskies wrestling team returns a pair of state medalling brothers poised to make a return trip to Wells Fargo Arena next February. Sophomore Drew West returns after a state championship run in the 106 weight class while his brother, sophomore Bryce West, finished in third place in the 113 weight class in Des Moines this past February. Highland wrestling coach Clint Jones says the brother’s accomplishments didn’t stop at the state tournament.

“Drew was able to have the experience to go to Slovakia and wrestle for the World Cadet team.” Jones said, “(It was) a good experience for him over there, and for him to qualify for it is an accomplishment in itself.. ”

Shortly after returning from Slovakia, both West brothers placed second in greco roman in another regional tournament in Fargo, North Dakota. Coach Jones anticipates Drew West to wrestle at 113 this season, while Bryce is expected to wrestle at 120.

Outside of the West brothers Jones is high on senior Zach Kleopfer, who really showed major improvement during the final three weeks of last season. Kleopher ended up finishing second both the conference and sectional tournament.

The Huskies start practice on Monday, and open up the season on December 4th in Washington against the Demons and the Louisa-Muscatine Falcons.