K.J. Pilcher

DES MOINES — For Tate Naaktgeboren, this has been a year in the making. He waited and worked, assuring that …

DES MOINES — A Coke and a smile. Enjoy it, Robert Avila Jr. You deserved it. After a season of …

DES MOINES – MFL MarMac wrestling coach Chet Bachman was sleeping Thursday night when he received a call. He didn’t …

DES MOINES — They are the Saturday Night Guys. Linn-Mar’s Tate Naaktgeboren, Iowa City High’s Ben Kueter and Iowa City …

DES MOINES – A second chance resulted in a second medal. Now, North Linn’s Cael Bridgewater is looking for the …

DES MOINES — West Delaware’s Jared Voss has seen the movie ‘Rocky.’ So, he recognized the line when coaches jokingly …

DES MOINES — Edgewood-Colesburg’s Dawson Bergan traded spectating for scrapping. A year ago, he sat in the stands to watch …

DES MOINES – West Delaware Athletics Director Matt Weis might want to consider building a new trophy case. The current …

DES MOINES – This wasn’t the goal or what Lisbon trained for the entire season. Settling for second seemed hard …

Bettendorf’s Ella Schmit and Ottumwa’s Jasmine Luedtke qualified at 106 pounds in Class 3A, making them the third and fourth …

DES MOINES – It was a nice accomplishment for Linn-Mar, especially for the seniors that capped their careers. Pats on …

A closer look at the 2021 traditional Iowa high school state wrestling tournament, which begins Thursday and runs through Saturday …

Robert Avila Jr. was just 5 years old when he made an uncommon proclamation for someone so young. He told …

Wrestling is considered an individual sport. Within the walls of West Delaware’s wrestling room, however, a different attitude prevails. Team …

A closer look at Gazette-area teams competing in the 2021 Iowa high school wrestling state duals tournament Wednesday at Wells …