Linn-Mar’s Grant Kress has dedicated his time to wrestling, working on his own skills and improving by helping with the program’s youth club. The Lions’ second-ranked 157-pounder opened the season with a pin, but No. 13 Dubuque Hempstead topped No. 5 Linn-Mar, 37-36, on tiebreak criteria.
Fifth-ranked Linn-Mar will be a state wrestling trophy contender, especially after earning 10 state berths and winning the Class 3A district Saturday at Cedar Rapids Jefferson. Iowa City West was second with eight advancing to state in Des Moines.
Kane and Tate Naaktgeboren have a strong brotherly bond that includes a love for wrestling. They both won individuals crowns and helped Linn-Mar claim its first Mississippi Valley Conference Super Meet team title Saturday at Cedar Rapids Jefferson.
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