DES MOINES - A beating from one of the state’s best-ever heavyweights helped turn Valley Community's Joe Koehn into a state title contender.Koehn will move up the medal stand a few places this year after his victory Friday in the Iowa High School Athletic Association ...

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 ...

DES MOINES — Cedar Falls’ Cassy Herkelman finally got her chance to compete in the Iowa High School Athletic Association state wrestling tournament.After she received a default from Linn-Mar’s Joel Northrup, who cited religious beliefs, She advanced to the Class 3A quarterfinals without wrestling a ...

Williamsburg's Austin Blythe taped his second of daily interviews during the Iowa High School Athletic Association Class 2A state wrestling tournament at Wells Fargo Arena in Des Moines. Blythe, who signed to play football at the University of Iowa next year, is attempting to win ...

DES MOINES - The first female state tournament qualifiers were a big enough for story for arguably the biggest and most prestigious high school athletic event in Iowa.When Linn-Mar 112-pounder chose his faith over a possible state championship run, his default to Cedar Falls Cassy ...

DES MOINES - Ottumwa's Megan Black tried to ignore the frenzy surrounding females making their debut at the Iowa High School Athletic Association state wrestling tournament.Black actually became the first female wrestler to compete in a match at the traditional state meet, losing by fall ...

DES MOINES - After days of speculation, Linn-Mar's Joel Northrup sacrificed a chance to compete for a state wrestling title instead of wrestling Iowa's first female state tournament qualifier.The controversial decision had the crowd of the Iowa HIgh School Athletic Association Class 3A state tournament ...

After a few days of speculation, Linn-Mar Athletics Director Scott Mahmens confirmed that Lions' 112-pounder Joel Northrup will forfeit his opening round match of the Iowa High School Athletic Association Class 3A state wrestling tournamentto Cedar Falls Cassy Herkelman, the Iowa's first female state qualifier.Mahmens ...

Williamsburg's Austin Blythe visited with us after the first round of the Iowa High School Athletic Association Class 2A state wrestling tournament at Wells Fargo Arena in Des Moines. He will do so each of the four days of the tournament as he attempts to ...

STATE TOURNAMENT* At Des Moines (Wells Fargo Arena) Wednesday 1 p.m. - Class 1A first round and first-round consolations6:30 p.m. - Class 2A first round and first-round consolations Thursday 9 a.m. - Class 3A first round and first-round consolations2 p.m. - Class 1A quarterfinals and second-round consolations6:30 p.m. - Class ...