In his final season on the mat, Webster City’s Hisler (195 pounds) has officially reached the medal round. The same goes for Doolittle, the Lynx junior at 120.

Linden Phetxoumphone (106), Jaxon Cherry (220) and Austin Mason (170) are still alive to help Webster City push for a team medal.

“All five guys are still alive and have legit shots at medals,” said WCHS head coach CJ Hisler. “They (Phetxoumphone and Cherry) both lost by a point. That tends to be the nature of the sport.

“It’s great to see Carson and CJ back in the semifinals.”

-Messenger photo by Britt Kudla CJ Hisler of Webster City

The Lynx (45) are currently in third place. Osage (92.5) is the Class 2A leader, followed by West Delaware (55.5), Sergeant Bluf-Luton (50.5) and Burlington Notre Dame.

“We are trying our best to bring back a team trophy,” Hisler said. “We have guys on the back side that can get pins and hopefully the rest of the guys can keep it rolling.”

Both Hisler (28-1) and Doolittle (38-1) finished third for the Lynx last year. Doolittle was also a bronze medalist as a freshman.

Hisler, the No. 2 seed, pinned seventh-seed Carter Smuck (38-9) of Winterset in 1:09 of the quarterfinals. He will now face third-seeded CJ Carter (45-3) of Glenwood on Friday for the right to wrestle for the 195-pound title.

“Getting a team medal would be icing on the cake for us,” CJ Hisler said. “It’s something that I’ve always wanted to achieve as a wrestler.”

Doolittle, the top seed, earned a 7-1 decision over West Marshall’s No. 9 seed Shane Hanford (22-2).

Doolittle now squares off with fourth-seeded Blake Fox (49-2) of Osage. Fox has a fall in a major decision in the first two rounds.

“It feels pretty good, knowing that I’m still battling on the front side,” Doolittle said. “Going into the semis, I’ve been there before and am familiar with the atmosphere.

“During my match, I didn’t wrestle my best. I know I could’ve done much better. But I just have to keep going and focus on my next one.”

Cherry (36-3), the third seed, suffered a tight 3-2 loss to Ballard’s sixth-seed Henry Christensen (43-7). The junior is now one win away from a medal after finishing fourth in 2022.

Cherry will meet next No. 15 Drew Jackson (34-13) of Crestwood.

Phetxoumphone (36-3) lost to a familiar opponent in his quarterfinal match, suffering a tight setback to Hampton-Dumont-CAL’s Jayson Stevens (38-7). Phetxoumphone, the four seed, dropped a 6-5 decision — his second loss to Stevens, who is the 12th seed.

On the horizon for Phetxoumphone is ninth-seed Jayce Curry (42-11) of Sergeant Bluf-Luton.

Mason (35-10), the 18th seed at 170 pounds, picked up two falls on the consolation side to reach the blood round.

The Lynx senior pinned No. 16 Micheal Ohotto (36-9) of Garner-Hayfield/Ventura in 53 seconds. His second win was a fall over Woodward-Granger’s 23rd seed Max Dalton (18-12) in 1:43.

Up next for Mason will be sixth seed Henry Ryan (43-4) of Mount Vernon.

Class 2A semifinal round action and the fourth round and quarterfinal round of consolations will begin at 1:30 inside Wells Fargo Arena on Friday.