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Cedar Rapids Prairie’s Louden Bloxham suffered a leg injury that kept him off the mat up to a month of the state tournament. He turned the hurt into hardware with a win in the 190-pound quarterfinal of the Class 3A state wrestling tournament Thursday at Casey’s Center ini Des Moines.
Iowa City West freshman Diego Robertty needed just 43 seconds for a pin in his Class 3A state wrestling tournament debut Wednesday at Casey’s Center in Des Moines. He has carried on the family tradition that includes two Olympian parents.
Here is a breakdown, including top qualifiers, synopsis and predictions, of each class at the Iowa High School Athletic Association state wrestling tournament Wednesday through Saturday at Casey’s Center in Des Moines.
District wrestling team assignments and host sites for all classes. Postseason begins Saturday, February 14, 2026
While the top-seeded Reyes finished the season at 43-1 and pinned No. 2-seed Delilah Subsin of Ottumwa in two minutes for the 235 crown, improvement was needed to make it happen.
Cedar Rapids Prairie’s boys basketball team has a goal of hosting each of its Class 4A substate games. The Hawks are unranked in the class and need to get into the top eight in the next two weeks. A 65-59 win Friday night over Linn-Mar was Prairie’s ninth win in 10 games.
Linn-Mar’s Kate Seery was reminded of coming up shy of the finals in her past state wrestling tournament appearance. She changed that by reaching the 115-pound championship match at the Class 2A state meet Friday at Xtream Arena in Coralville.
The Iowa High School Athletic Association State Duals tournament is set for Saturday at Xtream Arena in Coralville.
Linn-Mar’s Chloe Adamson and Cedar Rapids Prairie’s Emelia Reyes missed placing at last year’s state tournament. They worked hard over the last year and advanced to the semifinals for their first medal at the girls state wrestling tournament Thursday at Xtream Arena in Coralville.
Very young, inexperienced, undersized, all that combined to make Cedar Rapids Kennedy’s boys basketball team less than stellar in the early going this season. But the Cougars have figured things out despite three freshmen who are playing big roles and are on a five-game win streak after Monday night’s 72-68 win at Linn-Mar.
West Delaware has applied a team philosophy to an individual sport. The Hawks have thrived in duals and look to continue that success, hosting a Class 2A regional Tuesday in Manchester.
Iowa City West is the No. 7 seed and will host a Class 3A regional dual Tuesday, according to the pairings released by the Iowa High School Athletic Association on Tuesday. Williamsburg’s Grant Eckenrod hits 700-win plateau. Decorah dominates Anamosa tournament.
The final installment of the Gazette’s area high school boys wrestling individual rankings for the 2025-26 season.
The Dyersville Beckman boys basketball team has had more than its first share of injuries and illness this season. The illness belonged to head coach Michael Molony this time, though he toughed out the flu and led his Blazers past Alburnett in a Class 2A district semifinal, 59-33.
Cedar Rapids Prairie’s Louden Bloxham suffered a leg injury that kept him off the mat up to a month of the state tournament. He turned the hurt into hardware with a win in the 190-pound quarterfinal of the Class 3A state wrestling tournament Thursday at Casey’s Center ini Des Moines.
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