K.J. Pilcher

This week, The Gazette’s K.J. Pilcher and Dick Briggs sit down with Iowa Girls High School Athletic Union Executive Director Erin Gerlich.

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.

University of Iowa men’s wrestling suffered an up-and-down weekend, rebounding from a loss to Penn State with a win at Maryland. Iowa women’s wrestling crown five champions at Grand View Open. UNI overcame travel woes and West Virginia. Upper Iowa clinches GLVC dual title in the Wrestling Weekend That Was.

Second-ranked Iowa won eight matches and rolled to a 34-9 victory over No. 25 Maryland in a Big Ten Conference dual Sunday at College Park, Md.

Linn-Mar’s Malik DeBow has made a habit of wrestling his best late in the season. He rolled to his third Mississippi Valley Conference Super Meet title and helped the Lions claim their third MVC tournament team title in the last four seasons.

The second-ranked Hawkeyes received wins from Drake Ayala and Stephen Buchanan but the No. 1 Nittany Lions dominated the rest of the dual for a 30-8 victory Friday night at the Bryce Jordan Center in State College, Pa.

Tess Richards has persevered injury and illness the last two seasons. She was determined to compete in this year’s postseason and claimed the 115-pound title Friday at the Class 1A girls’ wrestling regional at Solon.

Iowa City High won seven of the final nine matches to defeat host Cedar Rapids Prairie, 42-26, Thursday night. The Little Hawks won the Mississippi Valley Conference Valley Division dual title.

Iowa and Penn State have split two previous No. 1 vs. No. 2 meetings. Some newer Hawkeyes will get their first taste of the rivalry Friday in State College, Pa.

Here are The Gazette’s fifth 2024-25 installment of area high school boys’ wrestling individual rankings.

The Lions won two straight MVC Super Meets before being unseated by Cedar Rapids Prairie last season. Linn-Mar is coming off a team title at Clinton’s Bob Lueders Invitational and is one of the favorites at the MVC tournament.

This week, The Gazette’s K.J. Pilcher and Dick Briggs sit down with Cornell College men’s wrestling coach Brent Hamm. They chat about the Rams’ impressive season, his coaching philosophy, wrestling under Brad Smith and the late Mike Duroe, and what's next on the schedule. Plus, Pilcher and Briggs break down Iowa vs. Penn State and recap last weekend’s college and high school results.

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.

Top-ranked 157-pounder Jacori Teemer missed more than two months of action due to injury. He returned to the lineup Saturday, helping No. 2 Iowa defeat No. 4 Ohio State in a Big Ten Conference wrestling dual at Carver-Hawkeye Arena.

Iowa’s 184-pound redshirt freshman talked about competition and mental health on his 20th birthday, sharing his approach to battle the challenges on and off the mat.