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Iowa City High’s Kael Kurtz and Linn-Mar’s Brayden Parke added another chapter to a competitive rivalry between the two ranked Class 3A wrestlers. City High’s top-ranked Gabe Arnold edged the Lions’ No. 2 Tate Naaktgeboren in a battle between nationally-ranked seniors. Linn-Mar dominated the rest of the dual for a 49-21 victory.
A native of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, 6-foot-9 Iowa City High freshman Samuel Mbingazo already is getting interest from college programs.
Watch or listen to the January 4, 2023 episode of the Pinning Combination podcast, talking all things wrestling in Iowa.
The response to the Iowa Girls High School Athletic Union’s first sanctioned season of wrestling has been deafening. Participation numbers have rapidly grown in the first half and many are excited about trajectory, even though officials work toward improvements.
University of Iowa signee Gabe Arnold moved 890 miles from Wyoming Seminary College Preparatory School in Kingston, Pa., to Iowa City for his senior year of high school. A visit to Iowa City and an interaction with City High senior and fellow future Hawkeye Ben Kueter had something to do with it.
Iowa City High’s Ben Kueter has been named the 2022 Gazette area prep football player of the year. He’s an Iowa commit, for both football and wrestling. The Gazette’s coach of the year is Mount Vernon’s Lance Pedersen, who led his Mustangs to the Class 3A state championship game.
Here are seven Gazette-area teams to keep an eye on during the 2022-23 Iowa high school boys’ wrestling season.
Here are 16 Gazette-area wrestlers to keep an eye on during the 2022-23 Iowa high school boys’ wrestling season.
Prep volleyball: Claude Howard steps down after leading Springville to eight state-tournament appearances; Tricia Carty resigns at Iowa City High.
A Hawkeye at the collegiate level and a Little Hawk at the high school level are finalists for the award that goes to the top linebacker in the country.
Here are some Gazette area teams and bowlers to watch entering the 2022-23 Iowa high school bowling season.
Live updates Tuesday from the 2025 state volleyball tournament at Xtream Arena, Coralville.
State volleyball, 3A quarterfinal: Western Christian sweeps Mount Vernon, advances to the semifinals for the 25th consecutive year.
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