K.J. Pilcher

Here are three Gazette area Class 1A wrestlers who made waves in the quarterfinals of the Iowa high school boys’ state wrestling tournament Thursday at Wells Fargo Arena.

Class 1A boys’ state wrestling takeaways from Thursday: Brody Neighbor avenged two previous losses to North Linn’s Cael Bridgewater, highlighting a strong quarterfinal round for Alburnett.

Cedar Rapids Prairie’s Tyler Lee and Linn-Mar’s Grant Boddicker devoured fourth-seeded opponents to reach the Class 3A state quarterfinals Wednesday night at Wells Fargo Arena. They helped their teams finish in the top 10 after the first day of the state tournament.

These three Gazette area athletes stood out on the first day of the 2023 Iowa high school boys’ state wrestling tournament at Wells Fargo Arena.

Alburnett senior Gunnar Keeney reached the state wrestling tournament for the third straight year, but this appearance was different. He got his hand raised, which wasn’t the case the last two seasons.

It’s time for the traditional Iowa high school boys’ state wrestling tournament, this year in an expanded, four-day format. K.J. Pilcher and Dick Briggs have a class-by-class preview on this week’s episode of the Pinning Combination.

Iowa City High’s Ben Kueter has one more opportunity to emblazon his image on high school wrestling fans of all ages when he competes in the Class 3A state wrestling tournament this week. He has an opportunity to join the state’s most elite group as the 32nd four-time state champion and seventh to complete an undefeated high school career.

A class-by-class synopsis of the 2023 Iowa high school boys’ state wrestling tournament, including team and individual predictions.

Here are five storylines to follow during this week’s Iowa high school boys’ traditional state wrestling tournament.

Cedar Rapids Prairie’s Dylan Munson parlayed his offseason effort into a no-doubt performance at the Class 3A district tournament Saturday at Jefferson. He was one of two Prairie champions, pinning his way through the 106-pound bracket and advancing to the state wrestling tournament.

Iowa’s No. 13 Cobe Siebrecht pulled off a big move in sudden victory to drop No. 10 Will Lewan at 157 pounds. He helped No. 2 Iowa handle No. 9 Michigan, 33-8, in a Big Ten Conference dual Friday night at Carver-Hawkeye Arena.

The road to the Iowa high school boys’ state wrestling tournament is different this year. The trek is shorter for small schools, while all classes will see more wrestlers advance than previous seasons.

Coe 141-pounder Bryce Parke has endured the highs and lows of the college wrestling season. He thrived against rival Cornell, posting an 8-0 major decision over Carter Fecht in the Kohawks’ 33-6 dual win.

After 20 attempts from University of Iowa Coach Tom Brands when entering the transfer portal, Brody Teske answered the call to be a Hawkeye. He has stepped in as the 133-pound starter for second-ranked Iowa.

Xtream Arena hosted an energetic three days of championship events, the Iowa women dominated and Northern Iowa and Iowa State each went 2-0 leading into their showdown Friday. This is the Wrestling Weekend That Was.