CEDAR RAPIDS - Kelly May aspired to don a Cedar Rapids Jefferson singlet.He envisioned his time as a J-Hawk back when he joined the Bad Boys youth wrestling club in third grade.The Jefferson sophomore has made that wish a reality and added to his contributions Tuesday night, helping ...

The coaching carousel for local prep wrestling programs took a few interesting spins since last season.It is easy to be confused by the whirlwind of activity, and the connections of each move.Cedar Rapids Kennedy and Lisbon rehired their former coaches, Iowa City High said goodbye one of ...

CEDAR RAPIDS - Matt Orton won a state title for Cedar Rapids Jefferson wrestling coach Dick Briggs in 1989.The coach-athlete relationship has officially changed to peer status.Briggs and Orton confirmed Wednesday that Orton will be co-head coach alongside Briggs for the 2012-13 season. Orton joined the program as an ...

DES MOINES - Cedar Rapids Jefferson's Conner Herman aspired to be a state champion as a youth, which is the same time J-Hawks Dick Briggs recognized he had the talent to achieve it.Saturday night it became a reality.Herman scored a takedown with 14 seconds remaining ...

DES MOINES - Welcome back, Zach Witte.After a season away from the state wrestling tournament, the Cedar Rapids Prairie junior secured his return to the state finals. Just like he did when he was a state finalist as a freshman.Witte scored a takedown and nearfall ...

CEDAR RAPIDS - Alburnett Coach Kane Thompson doesn't need to do it.West Delaware Coach Jeff Voss integrated technology into the mix. Longtime Cedar Rapids Jefferson  Coach Dick Briggs has used various methods over his nearly 30 years of coaching but has reverted to pencil and ...

CEDAR RAPIDS — Conner Herman lost pounds in hopes of gaining wins.The Cedar Rapids Jefferson senior placed sixth at the state meet last year wrestling heavyweight and dropped about 40 pounds to wrestle his final varsity season at 215, trying to increase his chances for ...

CEDAR RAPIDS — Dylan Moenck has undergone a transformation in a season.The Cedar Rapids Jefferson senior morphed from an overwhelmed first-year starter to a confident contributor to the team’s success.Moenck remained unbeaten in Mississippi Valley Conference competition last night, helping the host J-Hawks to dual ...

CEDAR RAPIDS — The wrestling season has begun, but the verdict is still out on the level of competition in the Metro area.It’s hard for most coaches to determine exactly how strong area wrestling is and how it compares to recent years.“It’s hard to tell ...

Cedar Rapids Jefferson Coach Dick Briggs surpassed the 200-dual win mark last Thursday, guiding the J-Hawks to victories over Cedar Falls and Iowa City High. Briggs owns a 201-136-2 record in his 28th season at Jefferson.Briggs dismissed the milestone. He acknowledged it might be good ...