IOWA CITY - Kegan Wakefield's prep career has been a bumpy road of injury.His senior season has been a smooth ride, but he knows he could hit an unexpected pothole. He is prepared to meet it with the same toughness that has propelled him through ...

Two is company and three is a crowd.It is doubtful the Mississippi Valley Conference minds occupying much of the space at the Iowa High School Athletic Association State Duals tournament.If results resemble seeds, three MVC wrestling teams will earn berths to the state team competition ...

Then there was one.Iowa City West’s Jack Hathaway played a role in whittling down the field of undefeated wrestlers going for a fourth state title this season.Hathaway scored a 2-1 victory over Southeast Polk’s Cory Clark in the 126-pound finals of Urbandale’s Ed Winger Classic ...

CEDAR RAPIDS - Renovations to the U.S. Cellular Center will force the Iowa High School Athletic Association to move the 2012 State Duals tournament, but that process has not begun.IHSAA Assistant Executive Director Alan Beste said Saturday that the search for a replacement site for next year's ...

CEDAR RAPIDS - It might seem like a recurring nightmare for Iowa City West.The Trojans have watched as someone else hoisted the golden trophy that comes along with a state champion. Many of the last seven championships have come at their expense.Top-ranked West will attempt ...

CEDAR RAPIDS - The Iowa High School Athletic Association is celebrating the 25th year of the State Duals wrestling tournament Saturday.Tournament organizers will honor the top programs, teams and coaches in a ceremony immediately before the finals round at the U.S. Cellular Center, starting at 6 ...

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 - 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 ...

Iowa City West wrestling coach Mark Reiland surpassed 300 dual wins Jan. 15 when the Trojans defeated Lombard (Ill.) Montini Catholic, 40-19.Reiland has coached for 14 seasons, including 12 seasons at West. He was the head coach at Solon previously. He became just the 25th ...

CEDAR RAPIDS — If Tanner Werner wasn’t front and center for the Waverly-Shell Rock wrestling poster then coaches may want to schedule another shoot.At the very least, he made a strong case for himself to be the program’s poster boy Saturday.Werner knocked off the top ...