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 ...

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 ...

 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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

DES MOINES - Alburnett’s Colton Martin needed some extra time, but finally earned the desired outcome.Eighth-ranked Martin scored a takedown in overtime, adding back points for a 7-2 win over No. 5 Brandon Chestnut of West Monona in a first-round match at 130 pounds of ...

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 ...

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 ...

Alburnett Coach Kane Thompson said he likes to challenge each incoming class to do something the previous ones haven't achieved, but his list is shrinking.The fifth-ranked Pirates continue to elevate the program to new heights, winning the school's first Tri-Rivers Conference team title and crowning ...

CEDAR RAPIDS - Waverly-Shell Rock Coach Rick Caldwell wasn't trying to be arrogant or boastful, even though he had every right.The Go-Hawks have rumbled with some of the best wrestling teams in the state and country, and after those tough tests Caldwell was glad to ...