K.J. Pilcher

DES MOINES — Irony defined Clint Lembeck’s experience. The best thing that happened was his worst match of the week. …

DES MOINES – The start of the season brought dreams of a state championship. The end of the season delivered …

DES MOINES — Different roads led to the same destination. Cedar Rapids Prairie’s Josh Wenger made his fourth state tournament, …

DES MOINES – Union Community advanced three to the semifinals and Max Thomsen’s quest for a fourth state title continues. …

DES MOINES — Cedar Rapids Prairie pushed three into the semifinals and remains in contention for a team trophy. The …

DES MOINES — Fast, furious and in first. Alburnett isn’t interested in slowing down until they complete its mission of …

DES MOINES — Cedar Rapids Jefferson’s Brenden Baker shared a photo on Instagram recently. The picture showed him crumpled on …

DES MOINES — Cedar Rapids Prairie has numbers and plenty of points to go with them. The Hawks used them …

DES MOINES — Cedar Rapids Jefferson was in the mood to celebrate. Senior Luke Sedlacek posed for a selfie with …

DES MOINES – Alburnett Coach Kane Thompson huddled his team and provided some words of wisdom. He shared some perspective …

DES MOINES – Southeast Polk and Bettendorf are going for gold. Again. The nationally ranked teams rolled to the Iowa …

DES MOINES — Alburnett’s attempt to return to the State Duals final came to a halt at the hands of …

The adage states to be the best, you have to beat the best. Cedar Rapids Xavier’s Clint Lembeck wanted to …

Max Thomsen got hooked on wrestling in Kindergarten. In his own words, he became ‘addicted’ when his dad started to …

Cedar Rapids Jefferson and Cedar Rapids Prairie are separated by about six miles on the southwest side of town. The …