K.J. Pilcher

Kane and Tate Naaktgeboren have a strong brotherly bond that includes a love for wrestling. They both won individuals crowns and helped Linn-Mar claim its first Mississippi Valley Conference Super Meet team title Saturday at Cedar Rapids Jefferson.

Top-ranked Penn State remained unbeaten and handed No. 2 Iowa its first dual loss, winning three of the final four matches for a 19-13 win Friday night at Carver-Hawkeye Arena.

Isaac Fettkether has been a dependable contributor for West Delaware the last two seasons. His win secured top-ranked West Delaware’s dual win over No. 3 Independence Thursday night.

Iowa and Penn State have produced numerous memorable moments in wrestling. Here is a list of the Hawkeyes’ top five moments against the Nittany Lions.

The Pinning Combination podcast celebrates a historic weekend for wrestling in Iowa and discusses what the IGHSAU’s format for girls’ wrestling might look like in 2022-23.

Cedar Rapids Prairie’s Blake Gioimo has quietly produced one of the more dominant seasons in Class 3A wrestling. The top-ranked 113-pounder is 37-0 with a bonus-point win rate around 86 percent.

The Iowa Wrestling Coaches and Officials Association girls’ state tournament has been a contributing factor to the boom in participation and a highlight event for girls’ high school wrestling in the state. This year was even more special.

Iowa Coach Clarissa Chun was originally supposed to start the post in February. She was able to start early and has been busy establishing the first Power-5 women’s wrestling program.

Unbeaten Loras won five straight matches and escaped with a 19-18 American Rivers Conference dual win over Coe.

Independence junior and three-time state medalist Rachel Eddy opted for basketball over wrestling at an early age. As a freshman, she returned to the mat and hasn’t looked back.

Iowa 133-pound All-American Austin DeSanto stepped back in the lineup for the first time in two weeks. He posted a technical fall and helped second-ranked Iowa drop No. Ohio State, 21-12.

Cedar Rapids Kennedy senior Lexi Byrne did not want to have any regrets after stepping off the mat Friday. She accomplished her goal and advanced to the quarterfinals of the IWCOA girls’ state wrestling tournament.

Linn-Mar’s Brayden Parke, the fourth-ranked 126-pounder, used a third-period escape to edge Iowa City High’s No. 7 Kael Kurtz. He notched one of the Lions’ nine wins in a dual victory over the Little Hawks.

Iowa wrestling coach Tom Brands calls Max Murin “a warrior in every sense of the word.” The All-American developed that mentality and toughness growing up in Pennsylvania.

The Gazette's K.J. Pilcher and Hall of Fame coach Dick Briggs discuss the Hawkeyes’ situation at 133 and the weekend in wrestling on the Pinning Combination, a podcast about all things wrestling in Iowa.