Iowa City West’s Justin Avila shared some joyful tears with family, celebrating his 150-pound championship at the Class 3A boys’ state tournament Saturday night at Wells Fargo Arena.
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Iowa City West’s Justin Avila shared some joyful tears with family, celebrating his 150-pound championship at the Class 3A boys’ state tournament Saturday night at Wells Fargo Arena.
Iowa City West’s Justin Avila entered the 2025 boys’ state wrestling tournament Wednesday at Wells Fargo Arena in Des Moines with a “No Regrets” attitude. If he produces his best performance, prize will take care of itself.
Here is a class-by-class breakdown of the 2025 Iowa high school boys’ state wrestling tournament, which begins Wednesday and runs through Saturday at Wells Fargo Arena in Des Moines.
University of Northern Iowa seniors cap home competition in memorable fashion. Iowa swept final Big Ten foes. Wamac Conference flexes its muscle again and Coe closes dual season in the Wrestling Weekend That Was.
The Iowa High School Athletic Association dropped its weekly boys’ basketball rankings Monday, as well as all postseason brackets for Class 3A and 4A. Top substate seeds belong to Decorah in 3A and Linn-Mar and Cedar Rapids Kennedy in 4A. Linn-Mar moved up to No. 2 in this week’s 4A poll.
Iowa City High’s Kendall Kurtz has had a successful month. He defeated Dubuque Hempstead’s MItchell Pins for the 120-pound Class 3A district wrestling title Saturday at Cedar Rapids Jefferson. Kurtz enters next week’s state tournament with a 19-match win streak.
Girls’ basketball: Class 3A top-ranked Mount Vernon jumps on Clear Creek Amana early in a 61-42 win. Mustangs take a 19-game win streak into the postseason.
Williamsburg is looking for fifth State Duals berth when it hosts West Liberty and Anamosa in a Class 2A regional dual Tuesday night. The Raiders are ranked third with a 27-1 record.
Here are The Gazette’s fifth 2024-25 installment of area high school boys’ wrestling individual rankings.
No. 2 Iowa men beat Ohio State and built some momentum for trip to No. 1 Penn State. Iowa women’s team sweeps Journeyman Duals. Oklahoma State’s upper weights turn away University of Northern Iowa and Iowa State. Soldier Salute makes changes, Upper Iowa wins and high school results in the Wrestling Weekend That Was.
Here are The Gazette’s fourth 2024-25 installment of area high school boys’ wrestling individual rankings.
Spencer Lee competed in the Henri Deglane Grand Prix of France and rolled to gold in his first competition since the 2024 Olympics. Iowa men and women continue to dominate. UNI cools off Sun Devils and more in the Wrestling Weekend That Was.
Here are The Gazette’s third 2024-25 installment of area high school boys’ wrestling individual rankings.
The West Michigan Whitecaps had the best overall record in minor league baseball after the regular season. The Caps won all four playoff games, including 3-1 Tuesday night over the Cedar Rapids Kernels at Veterans Memorial Stadium to win the 2025 Midwest League championship. West Michigan finished 96-39 overall, playoffs included.
The Hawkeyes have one of the best defenses in the country. What is still missing to start Big Ten play?
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