The Pella wrestling team continues to prepare for Saturday’s Class 3A District meet at Knoxville. Coach Joe Burch admits they will be at a bit of a disadvantage with such a young team competing against much larger, more experienced teams including several from the CIML but he hopes to see a don’t give up, never quit mental attitude from his guys despite what the score may be. He says he has high hopes for his two seniors Brent Smith at 135 and A.J. Arenndahl at 189. Both have state tournament experience as Smith qualified as a freshman but has narrowly missed the past two years finishing third at the district meet and Arendahl had a podium finish in fifth place at last years state tournament. The top two finishers in each weight class Saturday will advance to next week’s State Wrestling tournament at Wells Fargo Arena in Des Moines. The District Meet starts at noon Saturday at Knoxville High School.