Live From Lakeland: Day 1 is Done

LAKELAND - Manatee finished the first day of the state wrestling tournament with a flourish.
Ronny Whitt (103), Travis Fulk (135) and Brett Barber (145) all scored pins in the second round of the consolation bracket after Alex Doran (140) and Quinn Tibbetts (heavyweight) secured spots in Saturday's championship semifinals.
Doran and Tibbetts have already clinched medals - awarded to the top six finishers in each weight class - and Whitt, Fulk and Barber will be looking to do the same when the consolation round resumes today at 9 a.m. Each wrestler needs one more win to reach the podium.
The semifinals will immediately follow.
Lakewood Ranch's Kyle Riley-Hawkins rebounded from a first-round loss at 189 pounds to win both of his consolation matches and advance into Saturday's action.
Riley-Hawkins is looking to become Lakewood Ranch's first state medalist in five years.
I will be back at The Lakeland Center on Saturday, blogging all the day's action as it happens.