Articles Tagged: Alburnett High School

Iowa’s Real Woods, Iowa State’s David Carr, Northern Iowa’s Parker Keckeisen and South Dakota State’s Tanner Sloan, a former Alburnett prep, finished second in the NCAA Division I Wrestling Championships.

When Real Woods advanced to the NCAA wrestling finals, the Iowa celebration was subdued. The win came on the heels of a crushing loss that shocked the Hawkeyes and most of the wrestling world when Purdue’s Matt Ramos derailed Spencer Lee’s attempt for a fourth national title.

Iowa State’s David Carr defeated Stanford’s Shane Griffith, 2-1, in a battle of former national champions in the quarterfinals of the NCAA Division I Wrestling Championships on Friday at BOK Center. He claimed his third All-America honor and returned to the semifinals after a year hiatus.

A list of 30 wrestlers who qualified for the NCAA Division I Wrestling Championships from Iowa, Iowa State, UNI and former state preps at other programs

After a few days to reflect, the Pinning Combination is ready to break down an expanded Iowa high school boys’ state wrestling tournament. K.J. Pilcher and Dick Briggs take a class-by-class look at the standout teams, wrestlers and storylines.

Tate Petersen scored 28 points and set Monticello’s career scoring record in his team’s 57-51 win Tuesday night over Alburnett in a Class 2A district final. Petersen, a Kirkwood recruit, has played a lot of this season with an injured shoulder.

Class 1A boys’ state wrestling finals recap: Brandon Paez captured his third state championship in four appearances. He became the seventh three-time titlist and 11th to win at least three in Lisbon’s storied tradition.

Jordan Caton scored a game-high 25 points Friday night as Class 2A ninth-ranked Alburnett survived an upset bid from Northeast, 62-58, Friday night in a district final. But the junior guard’s biggest win was when he and his three siblings were adopted six years ago.

Three standouts on the third day of the 2023 Iowa High School Athletic Association state wrestling tournament at Wells Fargo Arena.

Class 1A boys’ state wrestling Friday recap: Brandon Paez embraced a journey from Nevada to Lisbon and now four state wrestling finals appearances.

Here are three Gazette area Class 1A wrestlers who made waves in the quarterfinals of the Iowa high school boys’ state wrestling tournament Thursday at Wells Fargo Arena.

Class 1A boys’ state wrestling takeaways from Thursday: Brody Neighbor avenged two previous losses to North Linn’s Cael Bridgewater, highlighting a strong quarterfinal round for Alburnett.

Alburnett senior Gunnar Keeney reached the state wrestling tournament for the third straight year, but this appearance was different. He got his hand raised, which wasn’t the case the last two seasons.

Girls’ basketball: Laney Pilcher scores, and much more (24 points, 18 rebounds, eight steals), in Jesup’s 2A regional-quarterfinal victory over Alburnett.

It’s time for the traditional Iowa high school boys’ state wrestling tournament, this year in an expanded, four-day format. K.J. Pilcher and Dick Briggs have a class-by-class preview on this week’s episode of the Pinning Combination.