Articles Tagged: Independence High School

Girls basketball: Eight games will determine area state-tournament representation in 5A and 4A.

Here is a breakdown, including top qualifiers, synopsis and predictions, of each class at the Iowa High School Athletic Association state wrestling tournament Wednesday through Saturday at Casey’s Center in Des Moines.

District wrestling team assignments and host sites for all classes. Postseason begins Saturday, February 14, 2026

Decorah hadn’t wrestled in the State Duals since the second of back-to-back runner-up finishes in1996. The Vikings picked up where they left off, returning to the Class 2A finals Saturday at Xtream Arena in Coralville.

Linn-Mar’s Kate Seery was reminded of coming up shy of the finals in her past state wrestling tournament appearance. She changed that by reaching the 115-pound championship match at the Class 2A state meet Friday at Xtream Arena in Coralville.

The Iowa High School Athletic Association State Duals tournament is set for Saturday at Xtream Arena in Coralville.

West Delaware has applied a team philosophy to an individual sport. The Hawks have thrived in duals and look to continue that success, hosting a Class 2A regional Tuesday in Manchester.

Independence received titles from Ben Anderson (120), 126-pounder Adam Carey and Kam Kremer at 150 at the Wamac Conference boys wrestling tournament Saturday at Marion. The Mustangs won its first conference tournament title since 2015.

Photos from the WaMaC Conference boys wrestling tournament Saturday, January 31, 2026.

Iowa City West is the No. 7 seed and will host a Class 3A regional dual Tuesday, according to the pairings released by the Iowa High School Athletic Association on Tuesday. Williamsburg’s Grant Eckenrod hits 700-win plateau. Decorah dominates Anamosa tournament.

The final installment of the Gazette’s area high school boys wrestling individual rankings for the 2025-26 season.

Croix and Lane Gudenkauf earned wins over ranked opponents and helped West Delaware upend rival Independence, 35-33, in a Wamac Conference dual Thursday night at Independence.

Independence and West Delaware compete in a regular-season dual called the “Battle for the Del-Buc Trophy” and “Highway 20 Clash.” Fourth-ranked Independence hosts No. 5 West Delaware Thursday, continuing one of Eastern Iowa’s top wrestling rivalries.

The sixth installment of the Gazette’s area high school boys wrestling individual rankings for the 2025-26 season.

Waterloo High School in Illinois competed in the Linn-Mar Lions Duals on Saturday. The team also attended the Iowa men’s wrestling dual against Wisconsin at Carver-Hawkeye Arena on Friday.