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Author: Grant Burkhardt | January 21, 2013 | No comments

Alburnett head wrestling coach Kane Thompson joined the set of KCRG-TV9's "On Iowa Live" along with reporter K.J. Pilcher and former Hawkeye Mark Ironside to talk prep wrestling on Monday night.

Author: K.J. Pilcher | January 12, 2013 | No comments

CEDAR RAPIDS - The pillow will feel a little softer, the bed cozier and the dreams more pleasant.They are a reward for a job well done, and Alburnett senior Grant Henderson earned it.Henderson scored three unanswered points to avenge a loss to West Delaware's Jake ...

Author: K.J. Pilcher | January 3, 2013 | No comments

ALBURNETT - The Alburnett wrestling team has the firepower, so the Pirates took it upon themselves to promote it.Class 1A top-ranked Alburnett wanted to display it for fans, inviting members of the community to "Pack The Gym" for a "White Out" for one of its few ...

Author: K.J. Pilcher | February 4, 2012 | 2 comments

 WINTHROP — One team. One family. One mission.The saying sprawled on the back of Alburnett wrestling sweatshirts provides a blunt message of the Pirates goal to be No. 1 in the state.Alburnett took its first step in trying to improve two straight third-place finishes in Des ...

Author: K.J. Pilcher | February 26, 2011 | No comments

CEDAR RAPIDS - Alburnett was one of five schools making its debut at the Iowa High School Athletic Association State Duals tournament Saturday.The fourth-seeded Pirates topped that by becoming the only one of those teams to post a victory, topping Manson-Northwest Webster, 46-24, in the Class ...

Author: K.J. Pilcher | February 25, 2011 | No comments

CEDAR RAPIDS - Saturday will mark a first for the Alburnett and Williamsburg wrestling programs.Both will make their debut in the Iowa High School Athletic Association State Duals wrestling tournament at the U.S. Cellular Center, beginning at 10 a.m. The Pirates are seeded fourth int ...

Author: K.J. Pilcher | February 15, 2011 | No comments

Different weights, different classes but the same goals.The wrestling careers of Alburnett's Christopher Halblom and Williamsburg's Austin Blythe have run parallel, but both are hoping they intersect. If that happens, they will join a select group of Iowa high school wrestlers.Halblom and Blythe will attempt to ...

Author: K.J. Pilcher | February 7, 2011 | No comments

As the prep wrestling season is winding down, a few area programs are trying to extend the season by another week.Three area teams are poised to accomplish a first for their respective schools as wrestlers in Class 1A and 2A participate in Iowa High School ...

Author: Angie Holmes | February 5, 2011 | No comments

ALBURNETT - If Alburnett opponents were smart they would take an eraser to the whiteboard in the Pirates wrestling room.The fifth-ranked Pirates list their goals on that very board and for the second straight weekend they have achieved one of them. Alburnett followed its first ...

Author: K.J. Pilcher | February 5, 2011 | No comments

ALBURNETT - If Alburnett opponents were smart they would take an eraser to the whiteboard in the Pirates wrestling room.The fifth-ranked Pirates list their goals on that very board and for the second straight weekend they have achieved one of them. Alburnett followed its first ...

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