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Monticello’s Logan McQuillen wins title with late takedown
DES MOINES – The message was simple, yet so true. “You are a state champion,” was voiced by a member of the Monticello coaching staff to senior Logan McQuillen after he claimed the 160-pound title Saturday night during the Iowa High ...
2A finals recap: West Delaware rules
DES MOINES – West Delaware ruled the night and Class 2A. The beloved Grand March was led by one of the school’s administrators, a quartet of classmates belted out a stirring rendition of the National Anthem and then the top-ranked Hawks ...
Daniel Gaffey is Regina’s first champ since 1984
Iowa City Regina's Daniel Gaffey held on late to beat Ryley Howell of Wapello 3-2 to win the 1A-220-pound state championship. Gaffey becomes Regina's first state champion since Steve Rogers in 1984. Here's video of the final period and the ...
Tripoli’s Brandon Sorensen becomes 23rd four-time winner
DES MOINES – The elite group of Iowa prep wrestlers welcomed two more members. Creston’s Jake Marlin and Denver-Tripoli’s Brandon Sorensen became the 22nd and 23rd four-time state champions at the Iowa High School Athletic Association state wrestling championships Saturday night at Wells ...
West Branch’s Cade Jones wins title with crucial takedown
West Branch's Cade Jones scored a third-period takedown to beat Emmetsburg's Austin McCartan at 1A-195. Here's video of the final period:
St. John goes from hospital to state podium
DES MOINES - A fifth-place finish wasn't what the doctor ordered, but one was needed for Skyler St. John. The Cedar Rapids Prairie 145-pounder battled foes, while fighting a severe virus sent him to an area hospital between the quarterfinal and ...
3A/1A finals recap: Prairie, Linn-Mar, West finish strong
DES MOINES — Western Dubuque’s Dawson Nemmers knew Waverly-Shell Rock’s Spencer Derifield. So when the highly-ranked 152-pounders met up in Saturday’s Class 3A state wrestling tournament finals, there were no secrets. “I knew some of the stuff he was going to do,” ...
West Delaware’s Dean Broghammer wins title at 2A-285
DES MOINES - Dean Broghammer (47-0) put the finishing touches on West Delaware's team win Saturday, building a 5-0 lead before pinning Bondurant-Farrar’s Chad Pohlmeier in 2:50. He joined older brother, Carl, who won the 189-pound championship in 2009 for ...
Final 2A team standings
Final team standings in Class 2A, courtesy TrackWrestling.com 1. West Delaware, Manchester 151.0 2. Assumption, Davenport 113.5 3. Mediapolis 100.0 4. Union, LaPorte City 81.0 5. Creston/Orient-Macksburg 70.0 6. Sergeant Bluff-Luton 62.0 7. Charles City 56.5 8. Clear Lake 50.0 9. Denver-Tripoli 49.0 10. Bondurant-Farrar 44.0 11. Spirit Lake Park 43.0 12. ...
WSR’s Spencer Derifield wins title at 3A-152
DES MOINES — Western Dubuque’s Dawson Nemmers knew Waverly-Shell Rock’s Spencer Derifield. So when the highly-ranked 152-pounders met up in Saturday’s Class 3A state wrestling tournament finals, there were no secrets. “I knew some of the stuff he was going to do,” ...
North Linn’s Brendan Schott wins at 1A-170
North Linn's Brendan Schott finished a 46-0 season and won the state title, 3-2, over Emmetsburg's Nick Schany at 1A-170. Here's video of the final round:
Washington’s Fletcher Green beats WD’s Less for title
DES MOINES - Washington’s Fletcher Green earned his long-awaited chocolate shake. The Washington Demons junior hasn’t had one all season, but planned to celebrate his latest feat by downing one. Green tallied two early takedowns and posted an 8-3 victory over West ...
Union’s Max Thomsen wins 2A-126 title
DES MOINES - On a night when history was made, Union Community’s Max Thomsen took one step closer to making his own and older brother, locking climbed one step higher. Max Thomsen captured his second state title in two seasons and ...
‘Relief:’ Lisbon’s Carter Happel wins 1A-120 state title
DES MOINES — Nothing felt “sudden” about Lisbon freshman Carter Happel’s first state title at 120. Happel scored a takedown with 30 seconds left in overtime to outlast Wilton’s Brady Ruden, 4-2. “A relief that I finally got it done,” said the ...
Alburnett’s Hunter Washburn wins second straight title
Alburnett 113-pounder Hunter Washburn won his second straight championship Saturday with a pin of Jack Walker (Wapello) at 1:30 of the first period. Here's video of the first period and the win.
West Delaware’s Patrick Woods wins state title
DES MOINES - Top-ranked Pat Woods opened Saturday’s night competition with a first-period fall and Adam Reth and Dean Broghammer added titles at the Iowa High School Athletic Association’s Class 2A state wrestling championship at Wells Fargo Arena capped West ...
Recap of semifinal Friday
KCRG-TV9's Josh Christensen recaps the morning and afternoon sessions of state wrestling tournament's third day, where wrestlers were competing for a spot in Saturday's final matches.
2A semis recap: West Delaware’s smalls dominate
DES MOINES – The charge was led by the ankle-biter and the auto racer. The smallest wrestlers in top-ranked West Delaware’s lineup made the biggest impact in the semifinal round of the Iowa High School Athletic Association Class 2A state wrestling ...
3A semis recap: Area schools get rocked
DES MOINES — Western Dubuque’s Dawson Nemmers kept plugging away, trying to find his offense. His foe in Friday’s Class 3A state tournament semifinal bout, Dustin Caldwell of Clinton, was having none of it. Until it mattered most. Nemmers, ranked fourth at 152 ...
1A semis recap: Iowa Valley’s Lofthus provides big drama
DES MOINES — The clock ticked toward zeroes, but Iowa Valley’s Logan Lofthus failed to flinch. The score: 4-2, in favor of his foe, Taylor Lehman of Clarion-Goldfield, in Friday’s 138-pound Class 1A state wrestling tournament semifinal. The rousing comeback: Complete after ...
Video: Alburnett’s Windfield gets closer to 1A-160 title
Alburnett's Dylan Windfield pinned West Marshall's Dale Hilleman in 5:41 on Friday to advance to the 1A-160-pound finals, where he'll face Jake Haberman of Clarion-Goldfield. Here's video of Windfield's fall.
Video: Lisbon’s Happel gets to 1A final
Lisbon's Carter Happel got a second-round pin of SEWA's Jake Hunerhosse to advance to the 1A-120-pound final, where he'll face Wilton's Brady Ruden. Here's video of Happel's pin on Friday at Wells Fargo Arena.
Video: North Linn’s Schott advances to 170 final
North Linn's Brendan Schott beat Wilton's Koy Snider by 6-0 decision at 1A-170 to advance to the final. Schott is 44-0 and will face Emmetsburg's Nick Schany on Saturday in Des Moines. Here's video of the final period.
Video: Regina’s Gaffey wins thrilling semifinal
Iowa City Regina's Daniel Gaffey advanced to the 1A-220 finals with a win over Maquoketa Valley's Ryan Parmely on Friday in Des Moines. The match was one of the best of the tournament so far. Gaffey will wrestle Wapello's Ryley ...
Video: West Branch’s Jones advances to final
West Branch's Cade Jones advanced to the 1A-195-pound final with a pin of Tyler Hoffman (East Buchanan) in 2:25. Jones will face unbeaten Austin McCartan of Emmetsburg in the finals on Saturday. Here's video of the pin.
Lions trio remain in state title hunt
DES MOINES - Linn-Mar has three wrestlers still in the hunt for an individual state title. Matt Wempen, Alijah Jeffery and Ross Lembeck won quarterfinal matches Friday during the Iowa High School Athletic Association Class 3A state wrestling tournament at Wells ...
Hawks advance four to semifinals, sit in second
DES MOINES - Cedar Rapids Prairie is another round closer from a team trophy. The Hawks won four of five matches during the quarterfinals of Iowa High School Athletic Association Class 3A state wrestling tournament Friday at Wells Fargo Arena. Prairie ...
Jefferson’s Moncivais posts podium performance
DES MOINES - Cedar Rapids Jefferson's Michael Moncivais was projected to finish sixth in his district tournament, but earned a top-six finish at the state tournament. The J-Hawks 132-pound junior pinned Storm Lake's Juan Figueroa in 4:29 of the Iowa High ...
Washington’s Gillis grabs medal
DES MOINES - Cedar Rapids Washington heavyweight Zac Gillis will tote some hardware home with him Saturday night. The Warriors senior won his second straight consolation match to move into the top eight of his weight Friday at the Iowa High ...
Video: Prairie’s Netolicky pins his way to 3A semis
Cedar Rapids Prairie's heavyweight Andrew Netolicky scored a pin in the 3A quarterfinals to beat Tom Schiffer of Mason City and advance to the 3A-285 semifinal, where he'll face Zach Renshaw of Lewis Central. Here's the second round, where Netolicky gets the ...
Video: Alburnett’s Shulista clinches top-8 finish
Alburnett 132-pounder Conner Shulista lost earlier Friday to Blake Marolf of Eddyville-Blakesburg-Fremont in the quarterfinals, but rebounded to beat Derik Bailey of Maple Valley and guarantee himself a spot in the top-eight. Here are the second and third rounds: Round two: Round three:
Video: Linn-Mar’s Wempen advances at 113
Linn-Mar's Matt Wempen advanced to the 3A-113 pound semifinals with a 3-0 win over Bryce Meyer of Fort Madison. Here's the full match video: Round one: Round two: Round three:
Video: West’s Walters gets to semis
At 3A-126 pounds, Iowa City West's Chris Walters beat Prairie's Josh Wenger 8-1 to advance to the semifinals. Here's the decisive second and third rounds video:
Hawks rebound from duals
DES MOINES - Be all you can be, and then a little more. With the idea that nine qualifiers won't produce a championship effort, the West Delaware Hawks hope their collective effort results in a "10th man." Top-ranked West Delaware won seven of ...
Video: State wrestling report – 1A/3A
In the video above, KCRG-TV9's Josh Christensen reports on the night session of day two of the state wrestling tournament in Des Moines, which included Alburnett's strong start in 1A and Prairie's nice showing in 3A. In the video below, Josh ...
3A team standings through Thursday
The team standings in Class 3A of the state wrestling tournament, through Thursday, courtesy TrackWrestling.com 1. Southeast Polk 33.5 2. Prairie, Cedar Rapids 25.0 3. Bettendorf 23.5 4. Linn-Mar, Marion 23.0 5. Waverly-Shell Rock 22.0 6. North Scott, Eldridge 19.0 7. Mason City 14.5 8. Dowling Catholic, WDM ...
2A team standings through Thursday
The team standings in Class 2A of the state wrestling tournament through Thursday, courtesy TrackWrestling.com. 1. Assumption, Davenport 30.0 2. West Delaware, Manchester 23.0 3. Charles City 22.5 4. Mediapolis 20.0 5. Union, LaPorte City 13.5 6. Bondurant-Farrar 13.0 7. Hampton-Dumont 12.0 7. Spencer 12.0 9. Sergeant Bluff-Luton 11.5 10. ...
1A team standings thru Thursday
Team standings for Class 1A through wrestling action Thursday, courtesy TrackWrestling.com 1. Alburnett 28.0 2. Woodbury Central, Moville 18.5 3. Emmetsburg 17.0 3. W Marshall, State Center 17.0 5. West Hancock, Britt 16.0 6. St. Edmond, Fort Dodge 13.0 7. Eddyville-Blakes-Fre 12.0 8. Aplington-Parkersburg 11.0 8. Panorama, Panora 11.0 10. ...
Video: West Delaware’s Muller gets pin
West Delaware 145-pounder Zach Muller got a second-period pin against Kenton Murray of Spirit Lake. Here's the full match video: Round 1: Round 2:
‘You can’t take that away’
DES MOINES — When the IOC voted Tuesday to cut wrestling from the Olympics beginning in 2020, reactions across the nation and around the globe ranged from disappointment, to shock, to outrage. The history-defying decision isn’t necessarily final, but the news ...
St. John pushing to join family ranks
DES MOINES — As J.C. Vercande clutched his first state wrestling championship trophy for Williamsburg last year, his stepbrother, Skyler St. John, watched. One day, St. John figured, that could be him — and the Prairie junior is convinced his time ...
Thursday results for Delaware County schools
Edgewood-Colesburg 1A-126 - Sawyer Amling (23-0) place is unknown and scored 4.00 team points. Champ. Round 1 - Sawyer Amling (Edgewood-Colesburg) 23-0 won by pin over Cody Brown (Eddyville-Blakes-Fre) 19-17 (Pin 2:29) Maquoketa Valley 1A-120 - Jared Coyle (42-6) place is unknown and scored ...
Alburnett moves in, moves to top in 1A
DES MOINES - Alburnett's Hunter Washburn said he feels at home in Wells Fargo Arena. Might as well, since the top-ranked Pirates acted like they owned the joint. Alburnett blitzed the field in the opening round of the Iowa High School Athletic ...
Video: Prairie’s St. John moves on at 145
Here's all three rounds of the match in 3A-145 lbs, where Prairie's Skyler St. John scored a 6-3 decision over Waverly-Shell Rock's Corey Abernathy. Round one: Round two: Round three:
Thursday results for Linn County schools
Results courtesy of TrackWrestling.com Alburnett 1A-106 - Zach Fowler (41-2) place is unknown and scored 4.00 team points. Champ. Round 1 - Zach Fowler (Alburnett) 41-2 won by pin over Logan Johnson (Aplington-Parkersburg) 30-13 (Pin 3:25) 1A-113 - Hunter Washburn (46-2) place is unknown ...
Prairie’s Uthoff wrestles despite injury
DES MOINES — Don’t call it a comeback. A wrestle-back, yes, but Cedar Rapids Prairie’s fifth-ranked 106-pounder Sam Uthoff isn’t dwelling on the past — whether it be the knee injury he sustained in state duals, or his near-upset of No. ...
Thursday results for Iowa City schools
Results courtesy of TrackWrestling.com Iowa City, City High 3A-106 - Colton Chalupa (9-19) place is unknown and scored 0.00 team points. Champ. Round 1 - Tanner Rohweder (Dowling Catholic, WDM) 35-6 won by pin over Colton Chalupa (Iowa City, City) 9-19 (Pin 3:25) Cons. ...
Thursday results for Cedar Rapids schools
Results courtesy of TrackWrestling.com Cedar Rapids, Prairie 3A-106 - Sam Uthoff (30-8) place is unknown and scored 2.00 team points. Champ. Round 1 - Jacob Schwarm (Bettendorf) 21-1 won by decision over Sam Uthoff (Prairie, Cedar Rapids) 30-8 (Dec 11-9) Cons. Round 1 - ...
Video: Gomez’s late takedown beats Wash’s Gillis
Marshalltown's Pedro Gomez scored a two-point takedown with less than 10 seconds remaining in the final period and beat Washington's Zac Gillis at 3A-285 in the first round. Here's the full match video: Round one: Round two: Round three:
Midland posts perfect round
The Midland Eagles posted a perfect round to open the Iowa High School Athletic Association Class 1A state wrestling tournament Thursday at Wells Fargo Arena in Des Moines. Kyle Pegorick (132), T.J. Bowen at 138 and 182-pounder Ryan Leonard each won ...
Video: North Linn’s Schott talks about first round win
In the video above, North Linn's Brendan Schott finishes off West Hancock's Ryder Clark in the 1A-170-pound first round on Thursday morning in Des Moines. Schott talks about the win to reporter K.J. Pilcher in the video below.
Alburnett wins first duals title
DES MOINES — Conner Shulista’s wide-eyed no more. The Alburnett freshman 132-pounder stormed through the Class 1A state dual tournament Wednesday, pinning all three foes as the top-ranked Pirates sailed to their first championship with wins over No. 8 West Marshall ...
Assumption again
DES MOINES - There wasn't one smile for the post-match photo. West Delaware was less than thrilled with the fact it was toting another runner-up trophy back to Manchester. Plus, the way it happened added a dash of salt in the wound. Second-ranked Davenport Assumption ...
Video: State duals – finals
KCRG-TV9's Josh Christensen anchors our television coverage from here in Des Moines. Watch the video above for highlights from the quarterfinals and semifinals of the State Duals on Wednesday at Wells Fargo Arena. The video below is Josh's report on the state ...
Injury bug bites Prairie during State Duals
DES MOINES - Cedar Rapids Prairie freshman Sam Uthoff limped to the mat with a smattering of applause from nearby fans. The Hawks' 106-pound freshman deserved the appreciation given his Wednesday morning. Uthoff inured his knee during the quarterfinal round of the Iowa ...
Semifinal results – state duals
3A semifinal results from Wednesday in Des Moines, courtesy of TrackWrestling.com: Match Summary - #1 Southeast Polk def #4 Waverly-Shell Rock 46-19 SEP WSR 170 Dylan Blackford (#1 Southeast Polk) over Caleb Rieken (#4 Waverly-Shell Rock) Pin 0:43 6.00 0 182 Luke Sargent (#1 Southeast Polk) over Casey Schulte (#4 Waverly-Shell Rock) ...
Photos – 3A semifinal – Cedar Rapids Prairie vs. Bettendorf
Click on the center of the photo gallery to go to our photo store, where you can buy any photo we've published from the 2013 state wrestling tournament. Match Summary - #3 Bettendorf def. #2 Cedar Rapids Prairie 51-13 PRCR BETT 170 Michael Belanger (#3 ...
Photos – 2A semifinal – West Delaware vs. Charles City
Click on the center of the photo gallery to go to our photo store, where you can buy any photo we've published from the 2013 state wrestling tournament. Match Summary - #1 West Delaware def. #4 Charles City 40-21 WDEL CHRC 170 Brent Lammers (#1 West ...
Photos – 1A semifinal – Alburnett vs. Clarion-Goldfield
Click on the center of the photo gallery to go to our photo store, where you can buy any photo we've published from the 2013 state wrestling tournament. Match Summary - #1 Alburnett def. #5 Clarion-Goldfield 56-24 ALBU CLGO 170 Zachary Hoyle (#1 Alburnett) over Jordan ...
Twice would be nice for Lux
Once is not enough for Erik Lux. The South Tama senior was not satisfied with winning a state title last year. It only made him hungrier for another. Lux has the chance to win a second straight championship when the Iowa High School Athletic ...
Lions ready to roar at state meet
All the puzzles pieces have fallen into place. What kind of picture it produces is unclear, but Linn-Mar coach Doug Streicher likes what he sees at the moment. The Lions rolled through the district meet, qualifying a school record 12 wrestlers to the ...
State wrestling: Class 3A weight-by-weight
106 POUNDS Gazette-area qualifiers: Jordan Crawford (Iowa City West, So), Sam Uthoff (C.R. Prairie, Fr), Colton Chalupa (Iowa City High, So). Ranked qualifiers: 1. Nolan Hellickson (SE Polk, So), 2. Jacob Schwarm (Bettendorf, So), 3. Chase Lynn (Dubuque Senior, Jr) 4. Henry ...
State wrestling: Class 1A weight-by-weight
106 POUNDS Gazette-area qualifiers: Colton Dietrick (Jesup, So), Sheldon Ealy (English Valleys, So), Zach Fowler (Alburnett, Jr). Ranked qualifiers: 1. Zach Fowler (Alburnett, Jr.), 2. Taylor Curtis (Underwood, Sr.), 5. Jimmy Abell (Colfax-Mingo, So.), 6. Jordan Schmitz (Don Bosco, Jr.), 7. Dylan ...
State wrestling: Class 2A weight-by-weight
106 POUNDS Gazette-area qualifiers: Pat Woods (West Delaware, Jr), Max Wehage (Vinton-Shellsburg, So), Brock Rathbun (Center Point-Urbana, Fr). Ranked qualifiers: 1. Patrick Woods (West Delaware, Jr.), 2. Brock Rathbun (Center Point-Urbana, Fr.), 3. Brandon Mayer (Crestwood, So.), 4. Ryan Schmalen (Clear Lake, ...
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