The Iowa high school boys’ wrestling is paused until 2024. The season resumes with 6 1/2 weeks of competition until champions are crowned in Des Moines. Here are some notable events for the second half of the season.
This week’s episode of the Pinning Combination podcast starts out west, where Iowa State won the Cliff Keen Las Vegas Invitational. Then we move east to break down Iowa’s win over Penn. Hall of fame coach Dick Briggs shares his thoughts on the NIL era before moving into the high school segment, where we look back at last week’s big tournaments.
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.
Linn-Mar took on Dubuque Hempstead during a boys’ wrestling dual at Linn-Mar High School in Marion on Thursday.
Dubuque Hempstead grad quickly established himself as one of the Missouri Valley Football Conference’s best punters last season and has improved his numbers this fall
Capsules for the 2023 Iowa high school state cross country meet Friday and Saturday at Lakeside Golf Course.
Iowa City West has been the gold standard for girls’ swimming in the Mississippi Valley Conference in recent years. There should be an interesting battle with Cedar Falls at this year's conference meet at Dubuque Hempstead.
Cedar Rapids Kennedy posted its second shutout of the season, Vicenzo Gianforte passed for four TDs and helped the offense amass 462 yards and the Cougars earned their fifth straight victory. Class 5A No. 3 Kennedy thumped Dubuque Hempstead, 44-0, Thursday night at Kingston Stadium.
Photos from Cedar Rapids Kenendy’s 44-0 win over Dubuque Hempstead at Kingston Stadium.
Led by individual champion Adam Gray, Cedar Rapids Kennedy’s boys’ cross country team earned its first MVC Super meet title in school history Thursday at Birdsall Park. The Cougars placed all five scorers in the top 17 and upset Class 4A top-ranked, short-handed Cedar Falls.
A dozen of the top Gazette-area Iowa high school football games to watch in Week 7.
Dubuque Hempstead rallied to topple Class 5A ninth-ranked Linn-Mar in five sets. Hempstead pulled alongside the Lions atop the Valley Division.
The Dubuque Hempstead defense stiffened when it needed to and the Mustangs left Kingston Stadium with a 28-7 win over Cedar Rapids Washington on Friday night.
Prep football: A dozen of the top Gazette-area games to watch in Week 1.
Iowa high school girls’ state soccer tournament bids will be awarded Thursday night. Here are the matchups for the the 24 regional finals, plus a closer look at six games featuring Gazette area teams.
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