Watch or listen to the January 11, 2023 Pinning Combination podcast, talking all things wrestling in Iowa. On this episode: Big wins for Iowa, UNI and Iowa State and a packed weekend of high school tournaments.
West Delaware’s Will Ward battled back from a considerable deficit with a third-period pin to claim the 195-pound title and help the Hawks to a runner-up finish Saturday at the Bobcat Jerry Eckenrod Invitational at Benton Community.
Photos from the 2023 edition of the Jerry Eckenrod Invitational wrestling tournament at Benton Community.
Iowa Wrestling Weekend That Was extended into Monday with UNI and Iowa State’s action at the Collegiate duals in New Orleans and important news from the IGHSAU and IWCOA.
Ankeny Christian swept Don Bosco in a Class 1A Iowa high school state volleyball quarterfinal.
Young, fresh and new at the state volleyball tournament, seventh-ranked Ankeny Christian enjoyed a dandy debut Tuesday night, sweeping No. 8 Don Bosco in a Class 1A quarterfinal, 25-16, 25-23, 25-14, at Xtream Arena.
No. 8 Don Bosco came into Wednesday night's Class 1A Region 6 final against No. 10 North Cedar with a plan and executed it to perfection en route to a 25-19, 25-19, 25-10 win.
Lisbon will try again for a state volleyball tournament breakthrough, but Sumner-Fredericksburg — led by the state’s leading hitter in Isabelle Elliott — stands in the way.
The Gazette’s 2022 preseason Iowa high school football rankings: Remsen St. Mary’s and Easton Valley head the 8-Player list.
Here are five Class 2A and Class 1A Iowa high school softball regional semifinal games to watch in the area Friday.
The Gazette takes a look at some of the area Iowa high school baseball results from last week and upcoming games of interest this week.
Top-seeded Don Bosco beat Lisbon to win the Class 1A state duals championship for the second straight year.
Here is a closer look at Iowa high school state wrestling tournament that begins Thursday at Wells Fargo Arena in Des Moines.
The top-ranked pound-for-pound wrestler in the Class of 2002, Kylie Welker, was the first signee for the Iowa women’s wrestling program. Soon after, Bettendorf’s Ella Schmit and Wyoming Seminary Prep’s (Pa.) Reese Larramendy followed, showing the talent is already flocking to the Iowa program.
Iowa State Coach Kevin Dresser and Purdue Coach Tony Ersland were both two-time state champions for Humboldt before continuing their wrestling careers as Iowa Hawkeyes and then eventually as college coaches. They brought their NCAA Division I programs to Humboldt Sunday for a dual that the Cyclones won, 23-13.
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