SOFIA, Bulgaria â€"Max Nowry (Wheeling, Ill./USOEC) had a 1-1 record, the top U.S. performance on the first day of the Petko Sirakov and Ivan Iliev Junior International on Saturday.

Competing at 50 kg/110 lbs., Nowry opened with a 3-0, 6-0 win over Abdellaoui Abdenour of Algeria. He was eliminated with a second-round loss to Nikolay Vichev of Bulgaria, 0-1, 1-2.

Three other U.S. athletes were eliminated in their first match. Six more U.S. wrestlers will compete on Sunday.

PETKO SIRAKOV AND IVAN ILIEV JUNIOR INTERNATIONAL
At Sofia, Bulgaria, March 20, 2010

50 kg/110 lbs. - Max Nowry, Wheeling, Ill. (USOEC)
WIN Abdellaoui Abdenour (Algeria), 3-0, 6-0
LOSS Nikolay Vichev (Bulgaria), 0-1 1-2

60 kg/132 lbs.- Jimmy Chase, Carol Stream, Ill. (New York AC)
LOSS Khaiehaden Vahidreza (Iran), 0-1, 0-3

74 kg/163 lbs. - Caleb Smith, Patoka, Ind. (USOEC)
LOSS Maxat Bayatystanov (Kazakhstan), 0-2, 0-6

96 kg/211.5 lbs. - Robert Barbour, Colorado Springs, Colo. (Sunkist Kids)
LOSS Tomislav Lavric (Croatia), 0-4, 0-1