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K.J. Pilcher
Prep sports and Hawkeye wrestling reporter. Listen in to our Podcast or get our Sports Newsletter.
Latest Articles by K.J. Pilcher
Iowa State Wrestling Mar. 8, 2022 5:58 pm1290d ago
Iowa Wrestling Weekend That Was: David Carr led the Cyclones, becoming the program’s 16th three-time conference champion and one of eight automatic NCAA qualifiers for Iowa State. UNI had seven automatic qualifiers, including Parker Keckeisen, who won his second Big 12 crown and extended the Panthers’ conference reign at 184.
Hawkeye Wrestling Mar. 6, 2022 7:17 pm1292d ago
Alex Marinelli captured his fourth Big Ten wrestling crown, while Iowa finished third in the team race.
Hawkeye Wrestling Mar. 6, 2022 5:23 pm1292d ago
Big Ten wrestling notebook: Iowa’s Drake Ayala is less than two months into his official college career and earned a chance to compete at the national tournament.
Hawkeye Wrestling Mar. 6, 2022 12:08 am1292d ago
Alex Marinelli notched his fourth straight conference finals appearance and is one of four Hawkeyes to wrestle for a Big Ten championship on Sunday.
Hawkeye Wrestling Mar. 5, 2022 4:33 pm1293d ago
Iowa’s Max Murin posted a thrilling come-from-behind victory against Northwestern’s fifth-seeded Yahya Thomas to reach the Big Ten Championships semifinals and earn an automatic berth back to the NCAA tournament.
Panther Wrestling Mar. 4, 2022 1:49 pm1294d ago
Kyle Biscoglia is the epitome of a student-athlete. Northern Iowa’s 133-pounder is the Big 12 tournament’s No. 2-seed and a triple-major who has already been accepted into University of Iowa’s Carver College of Medicine.
Hawkeye Wrestling Mar. 4, 2022 12:29 pm1294d ago
Alex Marinelli will attempt to win his fourth conference crown, while second-ranked Iowa vies for its third straight team title at the Big Ten Wrestling Championships this weekend. The national title that has eluded Marinelli remains the main goal.
Pinning Combination Mar. 3, 2022 7:34 pm1295d ago
The Gazette's K.J. Pilcher and Hall of Fame coach Dick Briggs break down this weekend's Big Ten and Big 12 wrestling tournaments on the Pinning Combination podcast.
Hawkeye Wrestling Mar. 2, 2022 12:51 pm1296d ago
Iowa has eight wrestlers seeded fourth or better for the Big Ten Wrestling Championships this weekend at Nebraska.
Hawkeye Wrestling Feb. 28, 2022 3:06 pm1298d ago
BTN announced “wall-to-wall” TV coverage of the 2022 Big Ten Conference Wrestling Championships hosted by Nebraska March 5-6.
Prep Baseball and Prep Softball Feb. 28, 2022 1:15 pm1298d ago
The Iowa High School Athletic Association will hold the state baseball tournament at two sites for the the 2022 championships. Class 1A and 2A will return to Carroll’s Merchants Park and University of Iowa’s Duane Banks Field.
Pinning Combination Feb. 23, 2022 12:52 pm1303d ago
From the wild team races to the outstanding individual showings, K.J. Pilcher and Dick Briggs discuss their top takeaways from the 2022 Iowa high school state wrestling tournament on this episode of the Pinning Combination podcast. Plus, a look at Iowa, Iowa State, UNI and more Iowa college teams going into the postseason.
Iowa High School Wrestling Feb. 22, 2022 11:12 am1304d ago
Iowa City West’s Hunter Garvin and Iowa City High’s Ben Kueter won their third state wrestling titles, while Linn-Mar’s Kane Naaktgeboren grabs No. 2.
Iowa High School Wrestling Feb. 20, 2022 12:19 am1306d ago
A surprise pin for Hunter Garvin, more dominance from Ben Kueter. The Iowa City West and Iowa City High wrestlers won their third state titles Saturday night.
Iowa High School Wrestling Feb. 20, 2022 12:20 am1306d ago
Brandon Paez avenged his only loss of the season to become one of two Lisbon state wrestling titlists Saturday night, joining Cade Siebrecht.