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PHOTOS: South Tama youth compete in AAU tournaments

Autumn Elsbury competed in the Grade 7-8 200 bracket at the Iowa AAU Girls State Championship on Feb. 27. Elsbury finished as a champion winning three matches by fall to capture the 200-pound division title. – Photo provided
Maeley Elsbury competed in the Grades 9-12 126 bracket at the Iowa AAU Girls State Championship on Feb. 27. Elsbury was the runner-up in her division, winning her first three matches but falling in the finals to Valerie Hamilton of Gridley, Ill. who was recently ranked No. 6 in the National Wrestling Hall of Fame/USA Wrestling/FloWrestling national rankings. – Photo provided
Lakyr Peska competed in the 5th-6th Grade 215 bracket at the Iowa AAU Kids State Championship on Feb. 26-27. Peska finished with two losses and was the 7th place finisher by default after receiving a bye in the final round. – Photo provided
Marcus Bear competed in the 7th-8th Grade 189 bracket at the Iowa AAU Kids State Championship on Feb. 26-27. Bear finished with one win and one loss and was forced out of the tournament due to injury. – Photo provided
Anistyn Bear competed in the Iowa AAU Super Peewee State Tournament on March 5-6 in Waterloo. Bear was the runner-up in the Girls K-2 65 division winning her first three matches before losing in the championship round by fall. – Photo provided
Mason Tanke and Loudon White competed in the Iowa AAU Super Peewee State Tournament on March 5-6 in Waterloo. Both wrestled in the kindergarten division. – Photo provided
Leonardo Castañon and Kade Haughey competed in the Iowa AAU Super Peewee State Tournament on March 5-6 in Waterloo. Both wrestlers finished with three wins and two losses in the 1st grade division. – Photo provided

Photos of Tama-Toledo area kids who competed at the recent Iowa AAU Kids State Championship and Iowa AAU Super Peewee State Tournament.